Hold up your fingers as you count, shrug when you let the fish go, and wiggle the little finger on your right hand when it gets bitten!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Once I caught a fish alive
6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right
Count with baby! How many fingers on each hand?
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z.
Now I know my ABC,
Next time won’t you sing with me?
What letter does baby’s name start with?
Find it in the alphabet, make the sound and say their name!
Baa Baa black sheep have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full
One for the master and one for the dame
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
Moo moo jersey cow have you any milk?
Yes sir, yes sir, three pails full
One for the master and one for the cat
And one for the little pig who wants to get fat.
Baa Baa white sheep have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir three bags full
One for the jumpers and one for the frocks
And one for the little girl with holes in her socks.
Can you keep a secret?
I don’t suppose you can.
You mustn’t laugh
You mustn’t cry
But do the best you can!
Tickle baby’s ear and tell him or her a secret!
Slowly, slowly, very slowly,
Goes the garden snail.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly,
Up the garden trail.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly,
Runs the little mouse.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly,
In his little house.
Hey diddle diddle
The cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
The little dog laughed to see such fun
And the dish ran away with the spoon
Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck 2
The mouse felt blue
Hickory dickory dock
Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck 3
The mouse said weeee
Hickory dickory doc
Hold baby carefully and say ‘up’ in a high voice as you lift baby up. Then say ‘down’ in a low voice as you lower baby down. Turn it into a game and watch baby laugh!
Horsey, horsey
Don’t you stop
Just let your feet go
Clippity clop
Your tail goes swish
Your wheels go round
Giddy up we’re
Homeward bound
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the King’s horses
And all the King’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again
Clap your hands, rub your tummy, blow a kiss etc twice after you sing each action
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands
If you’re happy and you know it
Then you really ought to show it
If you’re happy and you know it clap you’re hands.
If you’re happy and you know it rub your tummy…. Blow a kiss…. Tickle your toes….
Pointing to and naming things like hands, feet, nose etc will help baby to develop a vocabulary.
Baby is never too young to hear language used in daily life and from story books!
Incy Wincy spider climbed up the water spout
Down come the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain
So Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout again
Incy Wincy spider was climbing up the tree
Down came the snow and made the spider freeze
Out came the sun and melted all the snow
So Incy Wincy spider had another go
As baby grows, learning the hand movements to rhymes helps develop fine motor skills. Plus, it’s fun!
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
On a one horse open sleigh
Hey!
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells
Jingle All the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
On a one horse open sleigh
Old MacDonald had a farm
Ei-Ei-O
And on that farm he had a cow
Ei-Ei-O With a moo moo here
And a moo moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo moo
Old MacDonald had a farm
Ei-Ei-O
And on that farm he had a sheep….
And on that farm he had a duck….
And on that farm he had a dog…..
Open shut them, open shut them
Give a little clap
Open shut them, open shut them
Lay them in your lap
Open shut them, open shut them
Give them all a shake
Open shut them, open shut them
Keep them wide a wake
Open shut them, open shut them
Don’t get in a muddle
Open shut them, open shut them
Give your friends a cuddle
Pat a cake, pat a cake
Baker’s man
Bake me a cake
As fast as you can
Pat it and prick it and
Mark it with B and
Put it in the oven for
Baby and Me
Peek-a-boo,
Peek-a-boo
I see you!
I see you!
I see your button nose
I see your tiny toes
I see you!
Peek-a-boo!
Pointing to and naming things like hands, feet, nose etc will help baby to develop a vocabulary. Exposing babies to regular singing, reading and talking from birth will give them around 5000 words in their vocabulary by the time they start school!
Rock-a-bye baby
On the tree top
When the winds blows
The cradle will rock
When the bough breaks
The cradle will fall
And down will come baby
Cradle and all!
Round and round the garden
Like a teddy bear
One step, two step
And tickle under there
Round and round the haystack
Went the little mouse
One step, two step
And into his little house
Round and round the lighthouse
And up the spiral stair
One step, two step
And right up in the air!
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily,
Merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
Rock, rock, rock your boat
Gently to and fro
Wibbley, wobbley,
Wibbley, wobbley
Into the water you go….
Splash!
Starlight, star bright,
The first star I see tonight
I wish I may
I wish I might
Have this wish
I wish tonight
The Grand old Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again
And when they were up, they were up
And when they were down, they were down
And when they were only half way up
They were neither up nor down
These are baby’s fingers
These are baby’s toes
This is baby’s belly button
Round and round it goes
This is the way the farmer rides
The farmer rides
The farmer rides
This is the way the farmer rides
So early in the morning
This is the way the lady rides...
This is the way the gentleman rides…
This is the way the baby rides…
Singing and sharing rhymes is the best way to promote a love of reading when your child is very young. This means your child is more likely to develop early literacy skills before school, positioning them well for formal learning.
This the way we wash our hair
wash our hair wash our hair
This is the way we wash our hair
So early in the morning
This the way we wash our toes…
This the way we wash our tummy…
This the way we wash our knees…
This is the way we wash our hands…
This is the way we wash our face...
This little piggy went to market
This little piggy stayed home
This little piggy had roast beef
This little piggy had none
And this little piggy went
WEE WEE WEE
all the way home
On your lap, help your child ‘gallop’ along with the rhyme.
To market, to market
To buy a fat pig
Home again, home again
Jiggety-jig
To market, to market
To buy a fat hog
Home again, home again
Jiggety-jog
To market, to market
To buy a plum bun,
Home agin, home again,
Market is done!
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are.
When the blazing sun is gone
When he nothing shines upon
Then you shine your little light
Twinkle, twinkle all the night
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are.
Warm Kitty
Soft kitty,
Little ball of fur,
Sleepy kitty,
Happy kitty,
Purr, purr, purr!