Hello and Goodbye Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

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)

Sign Language: Hello, goodbye, baby, time, say

Hello Song: “Hello Babies”
Hello, babies,
Hello, babies,
Hello, babies,
It’s time to say, “Hello.”

Book: Say Hello Like This! by Mary Murphy
The cover of the book Say Hello Like This! The illustration is of two baby chickens peeping.

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Book: I Can Say Bye-Bye! by Stephanie Cohen, illustrated by Lindsay Dale-Scott
The cover of the book I Can Say Bye-Bye!: A First Words Flap Book. The illustration is a photo of a smiling baby waving to the reader with a speech bubble that says, "Includes 8 full page flaps and a mirror!"

Lap Rhyme: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap, ride to town, (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap, up and down, (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow,
Giddyap, giddyap, WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Lap Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle

Lap Song: “Bumpity Bumpity Goes the Dump Truck”
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Dump out the load. (tip baby to the side)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Shaker Eggs: “Hello!” – Super Simple Songs

Goodbye Song: “Goodbye Babies” (with sign language)
Goodbye, babies,
Goodbye, babies,
Goodbye, babies,
It’s time to say, “Goodbye.”

Closing Rhyme