February 9, 2007

February 9, 2007

Today's theme was "Night Time/ Sleepy Time"

BOOKS READ:

• The Noisy Way to the Bed by Ian Wybrow
  
  
• Goodnight, my Duckling by Nancy Tafuri
  
  
• Song of Night by Katherine Riley Nakamura
  
  
• Little Donkey Close Your Eyes by Margaret Wise Brown

FINGER PLAYS :

• Wee Willie Winkie
  
  Wee Willie Winkie
  Runs through the town,
  Upstairs and downstairs
  In his nightgown,
  Rapping at the window,
  Crying through the lock,
  "Are the children in their beds, for now it's eight o'clock?"
  
  
• Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
  
  Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
  One fell off and bumped his head.
  Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,"
  No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
  Four little monkeys jumping on the bed,
  One fell off and bumped her head.
  Papa called the doctor and the doctor said,
  "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
  Three little monkeys jumping on the bed,
  One fell off and bumped his head.
  Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
  "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
  Two little monkeys jumping on the bed,
  One fell off and bumped her head.
  Papa called the doctor and the doctor said,
  "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
  One little monkey jumping on the bed,
  He fell off and bumped his head.
  Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
  "Put those monkeys straight to bed!"

(Hold up the number of fingers to match the number of monkeys in the verse, bounce your fingers up and down for "jumping." Hold up one finger each time one falls off, and then hold your head with both hands when the monkey bumps her head. Dial the phone with one finger when the doctor is called, and shake your index finger to indicate "no more monkeys jumping on the bed!")

SONGS:

• Rock-a- bye Baby
  
  Rock-a-bye, baby
  In the treetop
  When the wind blows
  The cradle will rock
  When the bough breaks
  The cradle will fall
  And down will come baby
  Cradle and all
  
  Baby is drowsing
  Cosy and fair
  Mother sits near
  In her rocking chair
  Forward and back
  The cradle she swings
  And though baby sleeps
  He hears what she sings
  
  From the high rooftops
  Down to the sea
  No one's as dear
  As baby to me
  Wee little fingers
  Eyes wide and bright
  Now sound asleep
  Until morning light
  (Sound file -- External link: NIH.gov)
  
  
  
• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
  (Download/listen to mp3 of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star*)
  
  

  *All recordings are created by the Allentown Public Library from source material believed to be in the public domain. Our recordings may be downloaded, copied, modified, etc. according to Creative Commons licensing.

  

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