Early Literacy Skills: SingLike this list

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• The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round

  Shang, Wendy Wan Long,

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  Sing to the tune of Wheels on the Bus. Make up movements to go with each verse. Can you make up your own version of Wheels on the Bus?

• Pete the Cat :

  Five Little Ducks

  Dean, James, 1957-

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  Let your child make the quacking noises

• Row, Row, Row Your Boat

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  Can you make up your own verse with different animals?

• Honey for You, Honey for Me

  a First Book of Nursery Rhymes

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  Point out rhyming words to your child as you read

• We're Going on a Bear Hunt

  Rosen, Michael, 1946-

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  Get up and move with the characters

• Little Blue Truck

  Schertle, Alice

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  A rhyming book. Let your child fill in the animal noises. Ask them to point out the rhyming words.

• Llama Llama Red Pajama

  Dewdney, Anna

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  Ask your child what words rhyme (what sounds like llama? pajama!)

• The Pout-pout Fish

  Diesen, Deborah

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  This has a good rhythm to it. Let your child sing out the blub blub blub part.

• Mother Goose Goes to India

  Sehgal, Kabir,

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  A collection of nursery rhymes

• My Very First Mother Goose

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  A collection of nursery rhymes

• Eric Carle's Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

  and Other Nursery Rhymes : a Lift-the-flap Book

  Carle, Eric,

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  A collection of nursery rhymes. Show your child the hand motions to the rhymes

• Dinosaur Dance!

  Boynton, Sandra,

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  Can your child move like the dinosaurs?

• How Do You Dance?

  Heder, Thyra,

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  Ask your child to make up a dance

• Drums

  Rajan, Rekha S.,

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  What can you use around the house to make a drum? Look for more by Rajan about different instruments

• Adela's Mariachi Band

  Vega, Denise,

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  A celebration of instruments

• The Belly Song

  Mother Moon,

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  A body positive book that shows how every body moves and dance differently. The text can be sung - dance along with it!

• It's Time to Hush and Say Good Night

  Soundar, Chitra,

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  A sweet lullaby with a rhyming text

• No Bear Anywhere

  Gilbert, Leah (Leah Rose),

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  A little child makes up his own song while on a walk. Make up a song with your child about an activity you are doing

• This Land Is a Lullaby

  Simpson, Tonya,

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  Another musical text, feel free to sing or just listen to the rhythm of the words

• Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

  Kubler, Annie, 1960-

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  Get up and move! Your child can learn body parts with this song. (This author has lots of board book versions of classic songs like this.)