Nursery Rhyme Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: Book, duck, boat, sheep

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Book: Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera
row row row your boat cover image

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out,
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Rhyme: “This Little Piggy”
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.

Flannel: “Baa Baa Black Sheep”
Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full.
One for my master, one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.

Book: Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker

Lap Song: “Little Red Wagon”
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Won’t you be my darlin’?

Additional verses:
Goin’ back and forth in my little red wagon… (lean front to back)
One wheel’s off and the axle’s broken… (lean side to side)
(Credit: Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You)

Lap Song: “The Grand Old Duke of York”
The grand old Duke of York, (bounce baby)
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby)
And marched them down again. (lower)

‘Cause when you’re up, you’re up, (lift baby)
And when you’re down, you’re down, (lower)
And when you’re only halfway up (lift halfway)
You are neither up nor down. (lower)

Lap Song: “Hickory Dickory Dock”
Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock. (lift)
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down, (lower)
Hickory dickory dock.

Additional verses:
The clock struck two, the mouse said, “Boo!” (bounce)
The clock struck three, the mouse said, “Whee!” (slide down legs)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Shaker Eggs: “Skip to My Lou” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Closing Rhyme