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Baby Classes 0-12 months
Welcome to The Best Start Club
I am so pleased you have chosen to join us this term.
This page is designed to support you during the Covid 19 shutdown, a way to keep you connected to the classes. I will look to develop this for the future. Access to this page is for those only currently enrolled in our classes. Please DO NOT SHARE this access.
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Enjoy, Iris
CLASS HANDOUTS
Here are some useful signs to get all the family involved. Please note some of these are different to what we use in class, some are the same. I cannot get access to thie images for Irish Sign Language so these are the British Sign Language images. Most of the animal sings I use in class are BSL.
In addition, I've included the Developmental Chart 0 - 12 months which I highly recommend. It's something I have put together based on a book called "Why They Cry" by Hetty Van De Rijt and Frans Plooij. It's a book I found when my son was a month old and it opened my eyes to why he was unsettled and clingy at different times and why after that phase he could do new things. Especially helpful when he went through "clingy periods". The book was republished about 10 years ago as "The Wonder Weeks".
A SELECTION OF CLASS SONGS
1. Ten Little Fingers (Rhyme)
Signs: 10 fingers, belong to me, see, shut, open, high, low
I have ten little fingers
And they all belong to me
I can make them do things…
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight…
… or open them wide
I can put them together…
Or make them all hide
I can make them jump high…
… or make them go low
I can fold them quietly…
…and hold them just so.
2. Clap Handies, Clap Handies
Signs: Clap hands, Daddy, home, hugs, kisses, baby, food
Clap handies, clap handies
Til Daddy comes home
With hugs and kisses for baby alone
Clap handies, clap handies
Til Daddy comes home
With food in his pocket for baby alone
2. Change Your Nappy Change It Carefully
Signs: Change, carefully, clean, happy
Change your nappy change it carefully
We all like it when we’re nice and clean
We’ll change your little nappy then you will be so happy
So come with me and you will be so very nice and clean
World copyright © 2006 I Powell
3. Here we go Round the Mulberry Bush
Signs: Cold, wash, hand, brush, hair, eat, milk
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we eat our food,
Wash our hands, eat our food,
This is the way we eat our food,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we clap our hands,
Clap our hands, clap our hands,
This is the way we clap our hands,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we brush our hair,
Brush our hair, brush our hair,
This is the way we brush our hair,
On a cold and frosty morning.
….Brush our teeth
…. Wash our hands
….drink our juice
4. The Wheels on the Bus
Signs: Wheels, bus, daddy, tickle, mummy, hug, children, up, down, baby, sleep, peekaboo, work
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All day long
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep
The conductor on the bus says any more fares
The doors on the bus go open and shut
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish
The daddys on the bus go tickle tickle tickle
The mummys on the bus go hug hug hug
The aunties on the bus go up and down
The uncles on the bus are going to work
The children on the bus go up and down
The children on the bus go peekaboo
The babies on the bus are fast asleep
5. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Signs: Row, boat, crocodile, scream, lion, roar
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently to and fro
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Into the water we go- SPLASH!
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
If you see a crocodile,
Don't forget to scream
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently to the shore
If you see a lion
Don’t forget to roar
6. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Signs: Twinkle, star, wonder, up, world, diamond
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
7. 1 2 3 4 5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive
Signs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, fish, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, let it go, why, bite, which
1 2 3 4 5 once I caught a fish alive
6 7 8 9 10 then I let it go again
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right.
8. Two Little Dickie Birds
Signs: Birds, sit, wall, fish, swim
Two little dickie birds sitting on a wall
One named Peter and one named Paul
Fly away Peter, Fly away Paul
Come back Peter, Come back Paul
Two little fishes swimming in a tank
One named Freddy and one named Frank
Swim away Freddy, swim away Frank
Swim back Freddy, swim back Frank
9. This Little Piggy
Signs: Pig, market/ shops, home, beef/ meat, none, cried
This little piggy went to the market
This little piggy stayed at home
This little piggy had roast beef
This little piggy had none
This little piggy cried
Wee wee wee wee wee
All the way home.
10. Horsie, Horsie, Don’t You Stop
Signs: Horse, stop, feet, tail, home
Horsie, horsie, don't you stop,
Just let your feet go clippety clop;
Your tail goes swish,
And the wheels go round—
Giddy up, we're homeward bound.
11. Five Little Peas
Signs: Peas, grow, little, fat, pop
Five little peas in a pea-pod pressed
One grew, two grew, and so did all the rest
They grew and grew and did not stop
Until one day the pea-pod POPPED!
Version 2
Five fat peas in a pea-pod pressed
One grew two grew and so did all the rest
They grew and they grew
And they grew and they grew
They grew so big and portly that the
Pea-pod POPPED!
12. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Signs: Teddy bear, nose, toes, turn around, ground, up, sky, turn out the light, goodnight (bed sign)
Teddy bear teddy bear touch your nose
Teddy bear teddy bear touch your toes
Teddy bear teddy bear turn around
Teddy bear teddy bear touch the ground
Teddy bear teddy bear reach up high
Teddy bear teddy bear touch the sky
Teddy bear teddy bear turn out the light
Teddy bear teddy bear say goodnight (bed sign)
13. I Love You, You Love Me
Signs: I love you, happy, family, hug, kiss, friends
I love you, You love me
We’re a happy family
With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you
Won’t you say you love me too
I love you, You love me
We’re best friends as friends should be
With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you
Won’t you say you love me too
14. Walking Round the Garden
Signs: Walking, teddy bear, tickle, up, clever, sit, sleepy, kiss, bed
Walking round the garden
Like a teddy bear
One step two steps
Tickle you under there
Walking down the hallway
Up and up the stairs
One step two steps
What a clever bear
Sitting in the bedroom
What a sleepy ted
All I need’s a kiss goodnight
And tuck you into bed
15. Five in the bed
Signs: Bed, roll over, fell out, good night
There were five in a bed and thelittle one said
Roll over, roll over
So they all rolled over
And one fell out
There were four in the bed …..
There were three in the bed ….
There were two in the bed …..
There was one in the bed and the little one said “Good night”, “sleeptight”.
16. You are My Sunshine
Signs: Sunshine, happy, I love you
You are my sunshine my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey
You’ll never know dear how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away
17. Skinnamarink
Signs: I love you, moon
Skinnamarinky dinky dee, skinnamarinky-do,
I love you.
Skinnamarinky dinky dee, skinnamarinky-do,
I love you.
I love you in the morning and in the afternoon,
I love you in the evening, underneath the moon.
Skinnamarinky dinky dee, skinnamarinky-do,
I love you.
Copyright © Kindermusik International
18. Hands and Face and Toesies
Signs: Hands, face, toes, wash /clean
Hands and face and toesies x 3
We wash them everyday x 3
Hands and face and toesies
We wash them everyday
World copyright © 2006 LPowell
19. Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
Head shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes
Head shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes
And eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes
20. Incey Wincey Spider
Signs: Spider, rain, sun, dry, tree, snow
Incey Wincy spider climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain
So Incey Wincy spider climbed up the spout again
Incey Wincy spider was climbing through the trees
Down came the snow and made poor Incey freeze
Out came the sunshine and melted all the snow
So Incey Wincy spider had another go
21. Little Miss Muffet
Signs: Sat, eating, spider, frightened
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on her tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away
22. How Much Is That Doggie in the Window
Signs: Dog, window, tail, friend, home
How much is that doggie in the window
The one with the waggily tail
How much is that doggie in the window
I do hope that doggie’s for sale
I must take a trip to California
And find my poor doggie a friend
If he has a friend he won’t be lonesome
And the doggie will have a good home
I don't want a rabbit or a kitten
I don't want a parrot that talks
I don't want a bowl of little fishes
You can't take a goldfish for walks
23. Old Mac Donald Had a Farm
Signs: Farm, cow, sheep, pig, mouse, horse, rabbit, duck, dog, cat
Old Mac Donald had a farm eieio
And on that farm he had a cow eieio
With a moo moo here and a moo moo there
Here a moo there a moo everywhere a moo moo
Old Mac Donald had a farm eieio
Old Mac Donald had a farm eieio
And on that farm he had a sheep eieio…….
And on that farm he had a pig eieio……….
And on that farm he had a duck eieio……
And on that farm he had a mouse eieio……
Other animals: Horse, cat, dog, rabbit…
2.4 I See You
Signs: I see you, You see me
I see you, I see you, tra la la la la la
I see you, I see you, tra la la la la la
I see you and you see me, tra la la la la la la
I see you and you see me, tra la la la la la la
Copyright © Kindermusik International
25. Dingle Dangle scarecrow
Signs: Cows, sleeping, sun, bed, up jumped, scarecrow, hat, shake, hand, feet, dog, dove(bird), hen, moon
When all the cows were sleeping
And the sun had gone to bed
Up jumped the scarecrow
And this is what he said!
I'm a dingle, dangle scarecrow
With a flippy floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
And shake my feet like that!
When the dogs are in the kennel
And the doves are in the loft,
Up jumped the scarecrow
And whispered very soft
I'm a dingle, dangle scarecrow
With a flippy floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
And shake my feet like that!
When all the hens were roosting
And the moon behind the cloud
Up jumped the scarecrow
And shouted very loud
I'm a dingle, dangle scarecrow
With a flippy floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
And shake my feet like that!
26. Little Peter Rabbit
Signs: Rabbit, nose
Little Peter Rabbit’s got a fly upon his nose
Little Peter Rabbit’s got a fly upon his nose
Little Peter Rabbit’s got a fly upon his nose
And he flipped it and he flapped it and the fly flew away
Floppy ears and curly whiskers
Floppy ears and curly whiskers
Floppy ears and curly whiskers
And he flipped it and he flapped it and the fly flew away
27. Rise Sugar Rise
Signs: Up / Rise
Sitting here together two by two
Sitting here together two by two
Sitting here together two by two
Rise sugar rise
Patting our hands now two by two
Patting our hands now two by two
Patting our hands now two by two
Rise sugar rise
Clapping our hands now two by two
Clapping our hands now two by two
Clapping our hands now two by two
Rise sugar rise
Tapping our thumbs now two by two
Tapping our thumbs now two by two
Tapping our thumbs now two by two
Rise sugar rise
Linking our pinkies now two by two
Linking our pinkies now two by two
Linking our pinkies now two by two
Rise sugar rise
Rise sugar rise
Copyright © Kindermusik International
28. Are You Sleeping
Signs: sleeping, brother, sister, bell
Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding Dang Dong
Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Sister ???
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding Dang Dong
29. Hickory Dickory Dock
Signs: Mouse, clock, up, down, stop
Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one the mouse ran down
Hickory dickory dock
Tick tock tick tock
Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck two the mouse went boo
Hickory dickory dock
Tick tock tick tock
Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck three the mouse went wee
Hickory dickory dock
Tick tock tick tock
Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck four the mouse said no more
Hickory dickory dock
Tick tock tick tock
Now let’s stop the clock
30. When Mummy Is Cooking
Signs: Mummy, Daddy, cooking, hot, careful, don’t touch
When mummy is cooking
Things can be hot
She says to be careful
And not to touch
When daddy is cooking
Things can be hot
He says to be careful
And not to touch
World copyright © 2006 I Powell
31. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Signs: Moon, quick, rocket ship
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’ll get there very soon,
If you want to get there quick,
Climb aboard our rocket ship,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon,
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ZOOM!