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Back and Forth, Up and Down
Move a baby’s arms up and down and back and forth or count his fingers and toes as you use songs, chants, and nursery rhymes to introduce patterns and counting games.
Greeting Song: “Hola Greeting Song” #1
Sing the greeting song, hold up three name cards and greet those children by name. Repeat until every child is included.
Learn About Letters Together: “Here We Go Round the Alphabet”
Sing “Here We Go Round the Alphabet” and have children walk around a circle of the alphabet letters.
Play Together: Say It with Dance
Show children pictures of faces showing different emotions. Ask children to move in a way that shows that emotion.
Play Together: “Show Us What Your Instrument Can Do”
Gather children with their rubber-band instruments. Sing the song, “Show Us What Your Instrument Can Do” and have children demonstrate making sounds.
Sing Together: “Climb On!”
Discuss the children’s experiences on sleds. Sing the song about a sled.
Sing Together: “Down by the Bay”
Sing the song and invite children to suggest other silly verses with rhyming words.
Sing Together: “Fish Is Waiting”
Sing the song, naming objects and asking children to predict whether it will float or sink.
Sing Together: “I’m a Little Brown Seed” #1
Sing and act out the song to help children practice patience.
Sing Together: “Johnny Works with One Hammer”
Review the different tools builders use to build a house. Sing the song and act out hammering a nail for each verse.
Sing Together: “Keep on Trying”
Have children make comparisons as you reread the story The Little Engine That Could. Sing the song “Keep on Trying.”
Sing Together: “Old MacDonald Grew Some Plants”
Sing the song and encourage children to suggest other plants for additional verses.
Sing Together: “Opposite Song”
Discuss opposites and sing the song. Prompt children to provide the opposite words in the song.
Sing Together: “What Aroma Do I Smell?”
Review the word aroma and sing the song. Have children name a food smell they love.
Talk Together: Lullabies
Have children close their eyes as you play or sing a soothing lullaby and then talk about how it makes them feel.
Talk Together: Move to Music
Talk about some of the music the children have been listening to together. Play some music and invite children to move to the music.
Talk Together: Musical Instruments
Have children listen to music and name instruments they hear.
Watch Together: “Rocket-Doodle-Doo” #2 (BTL clip)
Play the Between the Lions video “Rocket-Doodle-Doo.” Have children name the /r/ words in the video.