January 2021 Early Literacy Calendar

Down By The Bay

Down by the bay where the watermelons grow back to my home I dare not go for if I do my momma will say: Did you ever see a GOOSE kissing a MOOSE? Down by the bay!

replace goose and moose with different silly rhyming words

whale/polka dotted tail

fly/wearing a tie

llama/wearing pajamas

snake/baking a cake

pig/wearing a wig

bear/wearing underwear

Another Rhyming Song

to the tune of "Mary Had A Little Lamb)

Rhyming words all end the same, end the same, end the same

Rhyming words all end the same just like CAT and BAT

replace CAT and BAT with other rhyming words and remember to pause to allow your child to do the rhyming!

The Rhyming Word Song

to the tune of "Do You Know The Muffin Man?"

Do you know two rhyming words, rhyming words, rhyming words

Do you know two rhyming words? They sound a lot alike.

CAT and BAT are rhyming words, rhyming words, rhyming words

CAT and BAT are rhyming words. They sound a lot alike.

replace CAT and BAT with other rhyming words

Five Little Snowmen

chant or sing to the tune "The Itsy Bitsy Spider"

Five little snowmen standing in a row (hold up 5 fingers)

Each had a hat and a big red bow (put hands on head and then neck)

Out came the sun and stayed all day (circle arms overhead)

And one little snowman melted away (slump down)

Repeat with 4, 3, 2, 1 until no snowmen are left

Hey Diddle Diddle

bounce baby on your lap

Hey diddle diddle

The cat and fiddle

The cow jumped over the moon!

(lift baby in the air)

The little dog laughed (give a tickle)

To see such sport

And the dish ran away with the spoon (move baby's legs like on a bicycle!)