My Body Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: hands, can, hurt, more

Book: Hands Can by Cheryl Willis Hudson
hands can book cover

Song: “Bouncing, Bouncing, Baby on My Knee”
Bouncing, bouncing, baby on my knee.
Bouncing, bouncing, 1 – 2 – 3!

Clapping, clapping, baby on my knee.
Clapping, clapping, 1 – 2 – 3!

Rocking, rocking, baby on my knee.
Rocking, rocking, 1 – 2 – 3!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Rhyme: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
One, two, buckle my shoe;
Three, four, knock at the door;
Five, six, pick up sticks;
Seven, eight, lay them straight;
Nine, ten, let’s do it again!

Book: Nose to Toes, You Are Yummy! by Tim Harrington

Song: “On my Toe there is a Flea” x2 by Frog in the Meadow: Music, Now I’m Two

Rhyme: “Icky bicky soda cracker”
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Up goes you! (lift baby up)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
I love you! (hug baby)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”

Book: Where is Baby’s Belly Button? by Karen Katz

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: “Fingers and Toes” – Milkshake: Happy Songs

Closing Song

Body Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book: Nose to Toes, You are Yummy! by Tim Harrington

Song: “My Body Likes to Wiggle Waggle” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen…?”)
Fingers like to wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle (wiggle fingers)
Fingers like to wiggle waggle this way and that!
Feet like to wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle (wiggle feet)
Feet like to wiggle waggle this way and that!
My body likes to wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle (wiggle body)
My body likes to wiggle waggle this way and that!

Big Book:  From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”

Book: I Got the Rhythm  by Connie Schofield-Morrison, illustrated by Frank Morrison

Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl

Book:  Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas

Song: “They’re A Part of Me” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
They’re a part of me.

Additional verses:
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my legs go bend, bend, bend, etc…

Song: “Can You Shake Your Egg?” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen?”)
Can you shake your egg with me,
egg with me, egg with me?
Can you shake your egg with me
and put it on your (head, knee, belly, etc.)?

Closing Rhyme

Craft: My Body puzzle