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Read Together: Max Found Two Sticks #2
Reread Max Found Two Sticks by Jerry Pinkney, and have children tap out some of the rhythms Max makes on their thighs.
Read Together: Who Sank the Boat? #2
Reread the book. Focus children on how the animals balance the boat.
Reading and Rhythm
Rhyming books are not only appealing to your baby, they help him learn, too!
Reading Gestures
Tune into a baby’s gestures and imitate them. Give her the words to go along with the gestures and when she’s ready, she’ll be able to use the words on her own.
Ready, Set, Squeeze!
Holding objects in his hands and squeezing them is good practice for when your baby eventually holds crayons, markers, and pencils.
Recite Together: “A Kite” #1
Recite a poem about a kite and the color blue.
Recite Together: “A Kite” #2
Recite a poem about kites and change the color of the kite in each reading.
Recite Together: “A Seed is Planted”
Recite the poem and have children move like a growing seed.
Recite Together: “Bear Snores On”
Read the first pages of “Bear Snores On” by Karma Wilson. Emphasize rhyme words.
Recite Together: “Down the Ramp”
Introduce children to a chant about ramps. Recite it using hand motions and have children join you.
Recite Together: “Five Fat Peas”
Recite the poem with the gestures. Clarify that peas are seeds.
Recite Together: Five Fine Carrots
Recite the chant about carrots and act out the motions. Repeat with different plant foods.
Recite Together: “Five Little Flowers”
Count the number of fingers on one hand. Recite the poem with the finger motions.
Recite Together: “Five Little Piggies”
Chant the poem and do the hand motions with children.
Recite Together: “Hungry for Bee-bim Bop!”
Recite “Hungry for Bee-bim Bop!” with hand motions.
Recite Together: “Jazz Baby, Jazz Baby” #2
Reread the poem “Jazz Baby, Jazz Baby.” Divide children into groups: have one group recite through a tube, and others do the action.
Recite Together: “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary”
Recite the poem and substitute children’s names for the name “Mary.”
Recite Together: “On the Hill”
Review what children have observed about objects rolling down a hill. Recite a poem about rolling down a hill.
Recite Together: “One Ramp, Two Ramps”
Review what children have learned about ramps. Recite “One Ramp, Two Ramps” with the up and down movements.
Recite Together: “Silly, Silly Mrs. McNosh”
Read the poem “Silly, Silly Mrs. McNosh.” Invite children to recite it with you.