Thanks to all who attended the Toddler Times yesterday. We had such fun learning how to do Little Miss Muffet and Hey Diddle Diddle with actions.
Little Miss Muffet (put hand down by side as if showing something small)
Sat on her tuffet. (pat your bottom)
Eating her curds and whey. (pretend to eat)
Along came a spider (walk your fingers up your arm)
Who sat down beside (pat your bottom)
And frightened Miss Muffet away (run in place)
Hey Diddle Diddle (cup hands around mouth)
the cat (meow and show whiskers)
and the fiddle (pretend to play fiddle)
The cow (moo with horns on head)
jumped over the moon (jump)
The little dog (bark with hands bent like paws)
laughed to see such a sight (laugh with hand over eyes)
And the dish ran away (hands on hips while running in place)
With the spoon (Hands over head while running in place)
That Little Miss Muffet rhyme is always my favorite. It always makes me laugh when the spider crawls up my arm.
Oh, wow! We also learned how to say the word spider with our hands. I am hoping to include different ASL words in our storytimes. It and fingerplays are a great way of helping kids both communicate and build those small motor muscles. Those are the ones in your hands that help you make small movements. They are super important when your kids begin to start writing.
.Afterwards, we made cow windsocks. No, not the kind you were on your feet : ) They help us know which way the wind is blowing and maybe a fun thing to play with too if you make your own breeze. Come on by next Tuesdays for our pumpkin storytime. There is one storytime at 10:30 am and one at 11:00 am.
