Beginning Song – Bend and stretch

(Suit actions to the words, with small babies – gently move their arms as they sit in your lap)

Bend and stretch, reach for the stars
There goes Jupiter, here comes Mars
Bend and stretch, reach for the sky
Stand on tip-e-toe, oh so high!


Song – Baa, baa, black sheep

Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full. (nod your head, take hold of three fingers)
One for the master,
And one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane. (hold up or wiggle a finger for each bag of wool)


Board book – Dinosaur numbers / Paul Stickland

This board book takes the young reader through numbers up to 10, supported by fantastic illustrations of dinosaurs in different activities.


Rhyme – Two little dickie birds

Two little dickie birds sitting on a wall (hold a finger or fist for each bird)
One named Peter, one named Paul (bend or wiggle each finger or hand)
Fly away Peter, fly away Paul (move fist or finger to the side to hide each bird) Come back Peter, come back Paul (bring fist or finger back to the front)


Hand/finger rhyme – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (count out on child’s fingers)
Once I caught a fish alive (make hands wiggle like a fish)
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (count out on child’s fingers)
Then I let him go again (make hands release something)
Why did you let him go?
Because he bit my finger so. (make a biting motion with your hand)
Which finger did he bite?
This little finger on my right (gently wiggle pinkie on the right hand)


2nd board book – Five fluffy bunnies

Featuring Peter Rabbit and his family, this board book counts backwards as a fluffy bunny wanders away from a berry picking trip.


Tickle rhyme – Round and round the garden

Round and round the garden
Like a teddy bear (trace your finger around the child’s tummy or chest)
One step, a two step, (make your fingers creep towards a ticklish spot)
A tickly under there. (give a gentle tickle)


Bouncing rhyme – Jumping beans

One, two, three, four
Beans come jumping through my door (bounce the child to the number count) Five, six, seven, eight
Then they bounced onto my plate (bounce the child to the number count)


Closing song – Tommy Thumbs up

(using thumbs, follow actions)

Tommy thumbs up and Tommy thumbs down
Tommy thumbs dancing all around the town
Dance them on your shoulders
Dance them on your head
Dance them on your knees
And tuck them into bed. (make fists on last line)