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The Library's Early Literacy Program

The Library's Early Literacy Program

For Babies

A Play with Letters Activity for Babies

Rub-a-dub-dub, Shapes in the Tub!

Play with Letters Find print everywhere. Play with words and letters.

PLAY

Rub-a-dub-dub, Shapes in the Tub!

Bathtime is fun time! Add some shape play to your bathtime fun by cutting shapes out of sponges and tossing them in the tub. Baby will love squeezing and exploring the shapes while you talk about them.


SING

The Eensy, Weensy Spider and The Great Big Spider

The Eensy Weensy Spider
Climbed up the water spout. (Thumbs and point fingers climb up each other)
Down came the rain (Raise hands and lower them while wriggling fingers)
And washed the spider out. (Sweep arms to the side)
Out came the sun (Raise hands above head to form circle)
And dried up all the rain,
And the Eensy Weensy Spider
Climbed up the spout again. (Repeat as before)

The Great Big Spider
Climbed up the water spout. (Hold arms out to side and raise them up)
Down came the rain (Raise hands and lower them while wriggling fingers)
And washed the spider out. (Sweep arms to the side)
Out came the sun (Raise hands above head to form circle)
And dried up all the rain,
And the Great Big Spider
Climbed up the spout again. (Repeat as before)


READ

Click the book jackets to find these books and more at the Library.

Find these books at http://catalog.coolcat.org

  • Circle Under Berry
  • Circle Under Berry by Carter Higgins
  • We Are Shapes
  • We Are Shapes by Melinda Beck
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Dinner: A Shapes Book
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Dinner: A Shapes Book by Eric Carle

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Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.

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