January in Colorado means the Stock Show’s in town! It’s a good time to read about ranches and cowpokes and learn all sorts of new words.
OPENING SONG: Hello Song*
OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them*
BOOK: At Home on the Ranch by GORDON
This is an easy reader book! I often check this section for beginning level readers since they can be very short. Sometimes I can find one that will work in baby storytime.
LITERACY TIP: Vocabulary
Your baby may not have much experience with cowboys and ranches and horses, but talk to them about new ideas and experiences anyway. The more we talk to our babies, the bigger their vocabularies grow. Sometimes we get bored talking about the same old daily routine with our kids. New topics can keep us motivated to keep talking!
FLANNEL SONG: If You Want to Be a Cowboy
Sing to: If You’re Happy and You Know It
If you want to be a cowboy, wear your jeans
If you want to be a cowboy, wear your jeans
If you’re a cowboy and you know it
Then your jeans will really show it,
If you want to be a cowboy, wear your jeans
Down Around the Corner
Sing to: Five Little Ducks Went Out to Play
Down around the corner at the general store
Were five cowboy hats and not one more
Along came someone with a nickel to pay
And they bought a cowboy hat and they took it awayDown around the corner at the general store
Were four cowboy hats…
FLANNEL SONG: A Hunting We Will Go*
Today we used sheep/jeep, hen/pen, pig/wig, and mare/chair
BOOK: Cowboy Small by LENSKI
I just chose a few pages of this to read!
SONG WITH PUPPETS: Down on Grandpa’s Farm
Oh, we’re on our way, we’re on our way
On our way to Grandpa’s farm
Oh, we’re on our way, we’re on our way
On our way to Grandpa’s farm.Down on Grandpa’s farm there is a big brown horse
Down on Grandpa’s farm there is a big brown horseThat horse, she makes a noise like this, neigh, neigh
That horse, she makes a noise like this, neigh, neigh
BOUNCE: Trot Trot to Boston
Trot trot to Boston
Trot trot to Lynn
Trot trot to Grammy’s house
Bounce baby gentle on your lap
But don’t fall IN!
Gently drop baby between your legs!
ACTION RHYME: Shoe A Little Horse
Shoe a little horse
Tap on the sole of baby’s foot
Shoe a little mare
Tap on the sole of baby’s other foot
But let the little colt go bare, bare bare!
Tap baby’s two feet gently together
ACTION RHYME: This is Big Big Big*
CLOSING SONG: Sneeze Game*
*Check out the My Baby Storytime page for the words and/or citations for these weekly activities!
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