Babies and Books
Week __
Theme
Introduction:
Hello my name is ________ and I am a _______ librarian here at the _____ Library and I’m
very happy to be here. Just a few reminders before we begin:
1. Please pup your phones on silent or vibrate for the duration of the program.
2. If your child becomes restless, please feel free to leave the room, the door is unlocked
and we will welcome you back in once your child settles down.
3. Imagine that there is an invisible field around me and the flannel board. If your child
goes into this area, please physically come up and remove them. Once one goes, they
all go.
Throughout the program we will be repeating many of the rhymes. There is a rhyme handout in
the back of the room to help you become familiar with the rhymes we do. I encourage you to
do some of these rhymes with your child at home. Repetition helps to keep connections
between developing brain cells.
Intro songs:
Hello song (_____ puppet)
Hi, hello and how are you?
How are you?
How are you?
Hi, hello and how are you?
How are you to-day?
(repeat 3 times)
[Clap]
The More we get together: Your friends are my friends
Sing together: your songs are my songs
Read together: your books are my books
[Clap]
Say Say ohh Baby (using baby or large puppet of choice)
Say say oh baby
Come here and clap with me
And bring your happy smile (touch baby’s cheeks)
Bounce on my lap so free
Shake shake your hands now
And shake your bottom too
Then shake your tootsies ten
Let’s do it again
(and that’s the end)
[Clap]
Flannel Board:
This is my Book I open it wide to see all the pictures that are inside
This is my ball, so big and so round. To toss in the air or roll on the ground
This is my umbrella; it keeps me dry, as the raindrops fall from the cloudy sky
This is my kitty; just hear him purr, as I gently stroke his long silky fur
[Clap]
Theme Related Story:
[Clap]
Theme Rhyme/Flannel:
[Clap]
Theme Body Rhyme:
[Clap]
Common Rhyme:
We do finger rhymes each week so that the children will become used to using their fingers
which will aid in using scissors and tying shoes when they get older
Open and Shut Them and/or Where is Thumbkin and/or Fe Fi Fo Fum
[Clap]
Interactive:
Each week we do an interactive rhyme with our babies. This teaches them to wait their turn
and to accept and give positive reinforcement for a job well done.
 Humpty Dumpty Flannel
 Hickory Dickory Dare
Hickory dickory dare.
The pig flew up in the air.
Farmer Brown
Soon brought her down.
Hickory dickory dare.

Colored Scarves
Wind oh wind I say, what are you blowing today?
Scarves oh scarves I say, I am blowing the scarves away
Peek a boo peek a boo
I see you, I see you
I see your button nose
I see your tiny toes
Peek a boo
I see you
Wind oh wind I say, what are you blowing today?
Scarves oh scarves I say, I am blowing the scarves away

Ringing the bells
We ring our bells together, together, together
We ring our bells together because it’s fun to do
We ring them up HIGH
We ring them down LOW
We ring them in the MIDDLE
(Sung to “Jingle Bells”)
Ring your bells, ring your bells,
Ring your bells today.
Oh what fun it is to ring,
To ring your bells today-ay! (x2)
We ring them up HIGH
We ring them down LOW
We ring them in the MIDDLE
(sung to tune of Muffin Man)
Oh do you know the ice-cream man, the ice-cream man, the ice-cream man
Do you know the ice-cream man who lives down on our street.
His bells go tingle-tingle-ting (x3)
As he goes down our street.
We ring them up HIGH
We ring them down LOW
We ring them in the MIDDLE
Item Away Song: “[Scarves, Bells, Ribbons, etc] away, [Scarves, Bells, Ribbons, etc] away,
time to put the [Scarves, Bells, Ribbons, etc] away”
[Clap]
Board book break: (2minutes)
We do our board book break every week. This encourages print awareness: Noticing print,
knowing how to handle a book and knowing how to follow the words on a page. This helps
your child become interested and enjoying books.
Play music, take attendance, photo opportunities, get ready for next segment while parents are
reading with their child(ren)
Books Away Song: “Books away, books away, time to put the books away”
Bubbles: Put on music CD with Bubbles song and blow bubbles
Closing rhyme:
Can you clap with two hands
two hands two hands
Can you clap with two hands?
Clap clap clap clap clap
Can you kick with two feet,
Can you kiss with two lips,
Can you wave good-bye,
Good-bye. See you next time.
Ending:
Thank you all for coming today
There are some books around the room so please check some of them out.
And remember to read to your baby everyday!
[Clap/Highfive/Pet the Puppet]