Summary: We discuss nurturing your marriage, breastfeeding, and StoryTelling. Join us for an amazing hour that will help you be a better mother. Rhymes, Songs, and Chants for Little Ones What is the difference between reading and telling a story to your children? When you read a story the focus is on the book. When you tell a story your focus is on each other. You can change a mold a story to your child’s attention span and activity level. Storytelling develops your child’s ability to form pictures in their mind. Essential for reading, problem solving, empathetic behavior. It’s fun! There’s a lot of hard things you do as a mom this isn’t one of them. Is storytelling better? Good things happen when you tell a story to your child. For instance, Communication skills are developed when you tell a story. Turn taking, speaking with expression, hearing many sounds and words repeated and connected with a concept. Develops coordination when you use hand or moving rhymes. It’s portable: you don’t have to have a book with you to make it happen– great for grocery stores, doctor offices or anywhere you can’t give your entire focus to a book. Where do I start? Rhymes and interactive songs are a great place to start. They are easy to learn and remember. They are short and lend themselves to interaction. Beehive Here is a beehive. Where are all the bees? Hidden away where nobody sees. Watch. Watch and you see them come out of their hive . . . One Two Three Four Five! Buzzzzz! If You Want To Be a Monster If you want to be a monster Well, now’s your chance! Cuz everybody’s doing the monster dance. First you stomp your feet. (Stomp feet 4 times) Wave your arms all around. Shake it up! Shake it up! Put them on the ground. Ooh Ah, Ooh Ah, Ooh Ah, Ooh Ah Ah! Ooh Ah, Ooh Ah, Ooh Ah, Ooh Ah Ah! One Little Baby One little baby rocking in a tree. Two little babies splashing in the sea. Three little babies pounding at the door. Four little babies crawling on the floor. Five little babies playing hide and seek. Everybody cover your eyes till I say, “Peek!” Alligator Pie Alligator pie, alligator pie If I don’t get some I think I’m going to die. Give away the green grass, give away the sky, But don’t give away my alligator pie. Alligator stew, alligator stew If I don’t get some I don’t know what I’ll do. Give away my furry hat, give away my shoe But don’t give away my alligator stew. Alligator soup, alligator soup If Idon’t get some I think I’m gonna droop. Give away my hockey stick, give away my hoop But don’t give away my alligator soup! Here is a baby Here is a baby who needs a nap. Lay her down in her Mommy’s lap. Cover her up so she won’t peep. And rock her till she’s fast asleep. Clap Your Hands Clap your hands. Clap your hands. Clap your hands till the music stops. (Use these options for other verses) Pat your head . . . Rub your tummy. . . Stomp your feet . . Tick Tock Tick tock tick tock Goes my daddy’s big clock. Tick tock tick tock Goes my daddy’s big clock. But my Mommy’s little clock says, Tick tock tick tock tick tock tick tock. Two Little Blackbirds Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill. One named Jack the other named Jill. Fly away Jack Fly away Jill Come back Jack Come back Jill I have a Little Turtle I have a little turtle who lives in a box. He swims in the pond and he climbs on the rocks. He snapped at the minnow. He snapped at the flea. He snapped at the mosquito. And he snapped at me! He caught that minnow. He caught that flea. He caught the mosquito. But he can’t catch me! Jumping Jack Jumping Jack jump up and down Boing boing – boing boing Jumping Jack Jump up and down Boing boing Stop! Round and Round the Garden Round and round the garden Goes the Teddy Bear. One Step. Two Step. Tickle you under there![...]
