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12-15 minutes of engaging Early Literacy Brain Building
for babies and toddlers and the grownups who love them!

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From Miss Pam, Children's Librarian and Early Literacy Expert with over 35 years of experience.

Repetition is the key to learning, however, no two episodes are the same!

*Why a podcast for babies?

Get your baby cooing, babbling and talking - micro-steps to language. A mix of songs, rhymes and simple stories, is a joyful, educational tool to use every day for 12 minutes of intentional read, rhyme and singing - early literacy and numeracy skill building. REPERTOIRE gives you and your baby a shared repertoire of songs, stories, rhymes and more.

Once your child is familiar with a few episodes it's helpful to ease those fussy moments.

*Find Themed Playlists On Spotify

*SEASONS 1 to 3 are geared to newborn to age 4. *SEASON 4 is geared to ages to 2- 4+ years.

All seasons are fun for all ages! +Please *Rate and *Review!* THANKS

Questions? Send me an email info@babywordplay.com

🌺 Warmly, Miss Pam

+TESTIMONIAL: "I love the podcast. My daughter got excited as soon as she heard the first song. Thank you so much."

🌺 *Tingalayo! This Caribbean song has a bit of dialect, Me (My) donkey dance, Me (My) donkey sing... etc. An example of exposing your little one to the diversity of language.

*If you're new to the podcast please begin with #1 & #2 so you can learn some of the basics. *Please Subscribe Rate and Review!*🌺 For more information about Baby Wordplay 🌺 🌺 Questions? Send me an email🌺 Warmly, Miss Pam 🌺

++ This episode has a little British flavour. Cheers!

☕I feel lucky to be able to spend a few months in London each year with my daughter's family with 2 grandchildren, ages 3 and 5 years - and one just arrived!

This helps to keep me on my early literacy toes!

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+ 'Miss Pam Has 5 Senses' modeled on Aliki's book MY FIVE SENSES published by Harper Collins, adapted by me.

+Sitting here in London - tune from "Sitting Here in Limbo" - Jimmy Cliff

Thank you for tuning into me, and your little one!

- Miss Pam, Children's Librarian, Trained Teacher and Early Literacy Specialist.

PREMIUM

Wishy Washy Washer Woman

. . . and so much more!

Parents, listen with your little one the first few times. Do the actions with them or for them.

Make sure they can see your mouth and see how you make sounds the sounds that you make!

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Way down in the valley where nobody goes
     
There's a wishy washy washer woman washing her clothes

She goes: ooh! aah! ooh ahh, ooh ahh, ooh, ahh
       (using both hands scrub down then up)
That's how the wishy washy washer woman washes her clothes!

 Way down in the valley where nobody goes
There's a wishy washy washer woman drying her clothes

She goes:  (blow!) aah! (blow!) aah! (blow!) aah (blow!) aah!
That's how the wishy washy washer woman dries her clothes
 Way down in the valley where nobody goes
There's a wishy washy washer woman folding her clothes

She goes: clap clap, clap clap, clap clap, clap clap
That's how the wishy washy washer woman folds her clothes!

Have fun with phonics!

Warmly,Miss Pam

One of my favorite songs. Makes me feel happy every time - it's catching! Estoy en España y me gusta cantar de eso!

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Repetition is the key to learning, however, no two episodes are the same!

🌺 LYRICS:

Me gusta cantar, I like to sing Me gusta bailar, I like to dance Me gusta jugar, I like to play Me gusta contar, I like to count Me gusta cantar, Me gusta bailar Me gusta jugar, Me gusta cantar Me gusta means I like it and Tu me gustas means that I like you!

REPEAT!Me gusta leer, I like to readMe gusta comer, I like to eat Me gusta reir, I like to laugh Me gusta vivir, I like to liveMe gusta LEER, me gusta COMER Me gusta REIR, me gusta VIVIR Me gusta means I like it andTu me gustas means that I like you!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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*Why a podcast for babies?Get your baby cooing, babbling and talking - micro-steps to language. A mix of songs, rhymes and simple stories, is a joyful, educational tool to use every day for 12 minutes of intentional read, rhyme and singing - early literacy and numeracy skill building.

REPERTOIRE gives you and your baby a shared repertoire of songs, stories, rhymes and more.Once your child is familiar with a few episodes use it to ease those fussy moments or to get a 12 minute break! :)*SEASONS 1 to 3 are geared to newborn to age 4. *SEASON 4 is geared to ages to 2- 4+ years. *Find Themed Playlists On SpotifyAll seasons are fun for all ages! +Please *Rate and *Review!* THANKS Questions or problems? Send me an email info@babywordplay.com 🌺 Warmly, Miss PamFormerly of Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ, USA +TESTIMONIAL: "I love the podcast. My daughter got excited as soon as she heard the first song. Thank you so much." 

🌺 For more information ⁠⁠⁠@BabyWordplay ⁠⁠⁠www.babywordplay.com

This episode first aired in March, 2021

Great episode to introduce all kinds of tree names! Try Maple, Sycamore, Poui, Dogwood and more!

Inside the episode:

-Dancing In My Bones - S. Andrews

-Bend and Streeetch!

-Clap Your Hands

-Say, Say Oh Baby!

-Baby Pokey

-Mama's Little Baby Loves Dancing

-If You're Happy and You Know It

-Zoom to the Moon

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Sometimes you just need around 5 minutes to have a little fun with your little one, change the energy and get moving a little bit! Try this fun short episode with your little ones.

Watch two cute sleeping bunnies here!

LYRICS

See the little bunnies sleeping till it’s nearly noon 

(lie down and pretend to sleep)
Shall we wake them with a merry tune?
They're so still, are they ill?

Wake up soon, it's nearly noon!
Wake up bunnies! (jump up from the floor)
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop 

(hop up and down like a bunny!)
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop and stop 

(show your child how to STOP when they hear the word stop!)

Grandparents love Baby Wordplay!

Perhaps it harkens back to a different time, a simpler time, a quieter time. When things moved a bit more slowly, a bit more gently and without the distractions of modern life.

Warmly,

Miss Pam

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Hi, I'm Miss Pam, children's librarian, trained teacher, and founder of Baby Wordplay.

Let's say hello!

Howdy do, Kangaroo Looking fine, porcupine. Hello, hello, buffalo. Glad to see you, spotted Cheetah. Stay awhile, crocodile. Just say hi, pesky fly. Hey, hi, penguin. Let's begin, penguin.

Welcome to toddler phonics.

I'm so happy you're here.

Let's say hello to our guest.

Open your mouth and blow out quickly.

You do what I say

Ready?

Put your hands on your head x2

Put your hands on your hips X2

Put your hands on your heart X2

Put your hands up high X2

Put your hands together x2

Hands can do so many things.

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Put your hands up high.

Go ahead, put your hands way up high.

Put your hands down low.

Put your hands in the middle and wiggle just so

Wiggle wiggle.

Put your elbows in front.

Go ahead, put your elbows in front. Put your elbows in the back.

Put your elbows to the side and quack quack quack. Let's put a tune to it.

Well done, duck.

We have the hiccups!

We've got the hickity hups the hickity hups the hick hick hickity hups!

Bugs

Ha he he he Little Brown Bug who can you be?

Ha he he he little brown bug who can you be?

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Let's review some of the words that begin with the sound

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Give a gift of literacy Baby Wordplay Podcast helps parents support their baby's development in the most important and effective ways. Rest assured that you are giving a gift for a lifetime. Let's read, rhyme and sing together.

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So many ways to say goodbye.

See you later, alligator

See you soon, Big Baboon Gotta go, Buffalo Toodleloo Kangaroo

Take care, polar bear. Hit the road, yellow toad.

Ciao now, brown cow. Wave goodbye, butterfly.

Let me hear you say Bye bye. Bye bye. Bye bye.

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Happy

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Let hear you say Bye bye Bye bye Bye

/h/
Parents, listen with your little one the first few times. Do the actions with them or for them. Make sure they can see your mouth and see how you make sounds the sounds that you make!
Have fun with phonics!

Warmly,
Miss Pam

Every few weeks I must highlight this episode with the message that we are ONE and our futures are inevitably entwined.

Gather around! It's storytime with Miss Pam!

Nurture your baby's language through guided interactive play.

• "Let's wave hello!"

"I can make them jump high!"

Model how much fun - and how important - it is to read, sing and play with words.

Hosted by award-winning librarian, trained teacher and early literacy expert, Miss Pam.

* Seasons 1 to 3 are geared to newborn to age 4.* Season 4 is geared to ages 3 to 4 years and older. 

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Repetition is the key to learning, however, no two episodes are the same!

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*Why a podcast for babies?

Get your baby cooing, babbling and talking - micro-steps to language. A mix of songs, rhymes and simple stories, is a joyful, educational tool to use every day for 12 minutes of intentional read, rhyme and singing - early literacy and numeracy skill building.

REPERTOIRE gives you and your baby a shared repertoire of songs, stories, rhymes and more.

Once your child is familiar with a few episodes it's helpful to ease FUSSY MOMENTS

*Find Themed Playlists On Spotify

*SEASONS 1 to 3 are geared to newborn to age *SEASON 4 is geared to ages to 2- 4+ years. All seasons are fun for all ages!+Please *Rate and *Review!*

THANKS Questions? Send me an email info@babywordplay.com🌺

Warmly, Miss Pam

Formerly of Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ, USA

+TESTIMONIAL: "I love the podcast. My daughter got excited as soon as she heard the first song. Thank you so much." 

🌺 For more information ⁠⁠⁠Baby Wordplay ⁠⁠⁠www.babywordplay.com

Putting neuroscience into practice!

From librarian and early literacy specialist with over 40 years of experience.

 1.5 million+ downloads, subscribers and 400+ 5 star reviews on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 

🌺 Animal sounds are one of the keys to building language and they're fun! 

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IN THIS EPISODE:

*New opening to learn:

Huevos, plátano, tomate y pan X 2

(Eggs, banana, tomato and bread)

Me gusta desayunar (I like to have breakfast) Me gusta almorzar ( I like to have lunch)Me gusta cenar (I like to have dinner)

👋🏽 Diez Deditos - They all belong to me!*

*Follow the words with your actions.

Make eye contact. Smile!

Use your vocal range -- high and low and in between.

1.2.3 UNO-DOS-TRES! Count with me.

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It's spring! Birthdays abound.

This is a great rhyme and fingerplay for all ages.

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Here's another mini episode for you.

This is Baby Wordplay and this is Miss Pam.

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Your fingers are going to be your candles. Stick up your fingers, wiggle your fingers. And we're going to blow out the candles two by two. Okay, here we go.

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You

should have eight fingers up and two fingers down.

Now you should have eight fingers down and how many up?

Two.

Let's do that again.

When you blow out the candles, make sure to put your fingers down two by two.

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10 little candles on a birthday cake.

Puff, puff. Now there are eight. Eight little candles on candle sticks. Puff, puff. Now there are six. Six little candles and not one more.

Puff puff, now there are four. Four little candles for me and for you. Puff puff, now there are two. Two little candles shining bright like the sun.

Now there are none.

Zero.

I did this episode during one of my long visits to London, UK. Two poems from the "I Can Read", Oxford Poetry for Five-Year Olds, editor John Foster

*Reminder that there are 2 episodes from the archives that I'd made on previous visits to London - The London series. :)

Check out #114 and #116 if you haven't yet done so!
+ Thank you for being here! +
Cheers!

This is a free episode for a limited time! ☕️ I hope you've enjoyed this little slice of London.

The birds you hear are pigeons, crows and magpies!

Poems from "I Can Read! Oxford Poetry for 5 Year Olds", Edited by John Foster

+ Pets by Gwenda Izzet

+ My Big Band by Tony Mitton

+ See You Later Escalator by John Foster

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Remember to show your little ones how your mouth makes the sound. Rhyme and sing with me and engage your child in playing with words!

Welcome to Toddler phonics. I'm so happy you're here!

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Let's say hello to our next guest.

/f/ As in, fa.

as in family.

as in fly.

Let me hear you say.

Tuck your bottom lip inside your mouth and put your top teeth over it and say

Fly, fly, fly, we're flying to the sky.

Can you say that?

Yes. Fly, fly, fly. We're flying to the sky. If you'd like to fly with me, get your wings and we will see. Fly, fly, fly. We're flying very high. Let's do that again.

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as in finger.

As in flutter.

as in feelings.

Let's say these words together.

Fingers!

Fly!

Flutter!

Fee, Fi, Foe, Thumb.

Say that with me. We're practicing the F sound. Fee, Fi, Foe, Thumb.

Fee, fi, foe, thumb. Here are my fingers. Show me all your fingers. Here's my thumb. Now show me just your thumb.

Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum.

Goodbye, fingers. Make your hand into a fist.

Goodbye, Thumb. Well done.

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Listen for the words that begin with the sound.

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I have feelings so do you. Let's all sing about a few. We get happy. We get sad. We get scared. We get mad. I am proud of being me.

That's a feeling too, you see. I have feelings, so do you. We just sang about a few. Let's do that again. I have feelings, so do you. Let's all sing about a few.

We get happy. We get sad. We get scared. We get mad. I am proud of being me. That's a feeling too, you see. I have feelings, so do you. We just sang about a few.

Baby Word Play podcast helps parents support their baby's development in the most important and effective ways. Let's read, rhyme and sing together. www.babywordplay.com.

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Miss Pam!

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From Miss Pam, Children's Librarian and Early Literacy Expert with over 35 years of experience.

- 100+ episodes 12-15 minutes - for babies and toddlers and the grownups who love them!

Repetition is the key to learning, however, no two episodes are the same!www.babywordplay.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Why a podcast for babies? Get your baby cooing, babbling and talking - micro-steps to language. A mix of songs, rhymes and simple stories, is a joyful, educational tool to use every day for 12 minutes of intentional read, rhyme and singing - early literacy and numeracy skill building. REPERTOIRE gives you and your baby a shared repertoire of songs, stories, rhymes and more.

Once your child is familiar with a few episodes it's helpful to ease FUSSY MOMENTS

Find Themed Playlists On Spotify

*SEASONS 1 to 3 are geared to newborn to age 4.*SEASON 4 is geared to ages to 2- 4+ years. +Please

*Rate and *Review!*

THANKS Questions? Send me an email info@babywordplay.com🌺 Warmly, Miss Pam Formerly of Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ, USA

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Librarian Miss Pam leads you through 15 minutes of songs, fingerplays & wordplays for babies & toddlers.❣️Love is the theme of the day❣️

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Make a heart with your fingers

The Touch Game

Skidamarink with ASL

Mommy Loves Her Baby and Daddy Loves His Baby by Tara Jaye Morrow (Author), Tiphanie Beeke (Illustrator) [Excerpt]

Listen to the instrument

The More We Love Each Other

Love Grows and MORE!

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*Where is Thumbkin - practice verbs with your toddler.

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🕷 Fun with Itsy Bitsy and Skidamarink!

Smile at your baby throughout

Move your body + theirs, to help develop motor skills - fine and gross motor.

There's no one and nothing like YOU.

Interactive play fosters a strong bond between you and your baby and helps to build their cognitive and social development.

+Incorporating both sign language and Spanish enriches the experience and exposes babies to the diversity of language.

+Dancing can help children learn rhythm and coordination and is just plain fun.

+A mix of songs, rhymes, and read alouds, recorded specifically for you to stimulate your baby's brain, interspersed with important tips and valuable information about how to encourage language and vocabulary development in the first 1000 days.

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Warmly,Miss Pam

*TESTIMONIAL: "I love the podcast. My daughter got excited as soon as she heard the first song. Thank you so much for all the things you do."

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Welcome to Toddler phonics. I'm so happy you're here.

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Hi, I'm Miss Pam, children's librarian, trained teacher, and founder of Baby Wordplay,

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Let's say hello.

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Let's say hello to our guest.

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Hello, b, so nice to hear you. Hello, b, so nice to hear you.

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Put your lips together and push out the air.

Let me hear you say.

Yes, b as in butterfly.

Butterfly. Your turn.

Let's clap it.

Butterfly. One, two, three.

Butterfly. ⁓ Listen. Butterfly.

butter.

Butterfly.

The

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A mama butterfly lays all her eggs. Out pops a caterpillar crawling on its legs. The caterpillar first is rather thin, but then it eats and eats till it bursts its skin. It grows nice and big. The caterpillar climbs on a leaf or

twig. It makes a shell where it hangs inside. The shell then cracks and the parts divide.

When the shell opens, what comes out? A beautiful butterfly.

Fluttering about.

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This poem is as easy as one, two, three. Let's try it. We say, one, two, three, cha. One, two, three, ko. One, two, three, la. One, two, three,

Have you ever had a cup of hot cocoa or hot chocolate?

Cocoa started in Mexico. And since this poem is originally from Mexico,

Say uno, dos, tres, cho.

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Your turn.

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Uno, dos, tres, co.

Uno, dos, tres, la.

Uno, dos, tres, te.

We are breaking down the word chocolate. Yes, chocolate in Spanish. Let's do that again.

uno, dos, tres, cho.

Uno, dos, tres, co.

Uno, dos, tres, la.

Uno, dos, tres, te.

Let's stir our chocolate drink.

Chocolate bate bate

Let's say some words that begin with the B sound.

as in ball. Your turn.

Big.

Your turn.

Let's clap.

Ball. Pig.

us.

as in banana, banana. Beautiful. One, two, three. Beautiful. Beautiful. Bubble. Bubble.

Baby. Baby. One, two.

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an enormous thank you to all our monthly subscribers who help to sustain this labor of love.

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Thank you for listening to Toddler Phonics.

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bye

bye Bye bye

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I hear a baby babbling.

B as in babble.

brown bear.

(Transcript excerpts)

Hey Toronto, CA - I'm in your neighbourhood. Want to join a storyplay event? 🥰

[a MiNi Toddler Phonics episode is 3 minutes - zip in and out... includes a song and a language activity for you to do with your toddler and preschooler]

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"What would you do if you were a...

Conversation starter with your little one.

"If I was a...." (what animal?)

and say one thing they would do.

Warmly,

Miss Pam

Listen with your child and join in the fun. Do the gestures, make up verses, play with words for early literacy fun!

Warmly,

Miss Pam

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Add verses to this fun chant! Be creative! Have Fun Playing With Words!

Welcome to Toddler Phonics.

e/ /e/

Hello, eh, so nice to hear you. Hello, eh, so nice to hear you.

Hello, e/, so nice to hear you.

as in egg. Let me hear you say egg.

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Eggs, eggs.

Who lays eggs?

Hens lay eggs.

That I knew.

Only hens?

All birds do.

Only birds?

Not true.

Fish lay eggs and quite a few.

Birds and fish and insects too.

And reptiles and amphibians do.

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Elephant. Your turn.

Elephant. Let's clap that. Ready? Elephant. One, two, three. Elephant.

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Elevator. Elevator.

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Let's take a ride in the elevator.

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Listen for the sound.

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Get ready to go up. We take the elevator up, take the elevator down, take the elevator up, take the elevator down, take the elevator up, take the elevator down and we turn around. ⁓

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Thank you.

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Resources upon request

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Welcome to Toddlerphonics. I'm so happy you're here.

Let's practice some words that begin with the sound RR. Ready? ⁓ that begins with RR. Ready. Ready. Your turn.

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Put your hands together and make a book.

Put your hands together and make a book. Then open your book. Now close it. Open your book. Now close it. Open your book. Now read your book. Read your book.

Listen for the R sound.

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Five rosy apples hanging on a tree. The rosiest apples you ever did see. Along came the wind and gave a big blow. And one rosy apple fell down below.

Four rosy apples hanging on a tree, the rosiest apples you ever did see. Along came the wind and gave a big blow and one rosy apple fell down below. Now there are three rosy apples hanging on a tree, the rosiest apples you ever did see.

How long came the wind and gave a big blow?

And one rosy apple fell down below. Now there how many? Two! Two rosy apples hanging on a tree. The rosiest apples you ever did see. Along came the wind and gave a big blow. And one rosy apple fell down below. Now there's just one rosy apple. I think I'm gonna...

Pick it before that wind blows!

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Rhythm. Rhythm.

Let me hear you say, Rhythm. Let's clap that. Rhythm.

This is a long word. Ready? Rhinoceros.

turn.

Rhinoceros. Can you clap it?

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For more toddler phonics, please subscribe to Baby Word Play. Check our website, www.babywordplay.com. ⁓

RESOURCES:

I Got the Rhythm by Morrison

Row Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera

A Rhyming We Will Go - inspired by "A Hunting We Will Go"

/o/

Greetings!

Join in some phonics fun with your little one!

Every episode is an opportunity to build a daily routine to help your toddler practice the foundational skills for learning to read.

Have fun playing with sounds and words!

This episode includes adaptations of

🌱Handa's Noisy Night by Eileen Brown and

🌱The Napping House by Audrey Wood

If you can, I highly recommend that you check out these books.

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Hi, it's Miss Pam.

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Let's say hello to our guest!

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Put your tongue behind your top teeth and push out that air.

/d/ as in dog.

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created Toddler Phonics to help you build the foundational reading and math skills that are essential for all further learning.

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as in

Doctor. Doctor.

Dove. Dove.

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I'm Diez the Duck, I'm Diez the Duck, I'm Diez the Duck, I am. I'm Diez the Duck, I'm Diez the Duck, I'm Diez the Duck, I am.

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If I was a duck, I'd quack around all day. If I was a duck, I'd quack around all day. Quack around all day. If I was a duck. If I was a duck.

I'd waddle in the field all day if I was a duck. I'd waddle in the field all day. Waddle in the field all day if I was a duck. If I was a duck, I'd paddle in the water all day.

If I was a duck, I'd paddle in the water all day. Paddle in the water all day. If I was a duck. Quack, quack. Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack.

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Put your tongue behind your top teeth and push out that air.

dance. Let's dance.

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Let's get dancing. Dancing in My Bones by Sylvia Andrews. Here's the chorus. It goes, I've got hip hopping, tip topping, bee bopping, no stopping. Let's do that again. I've got hip hopping, tip topping, Bee bopping, no stopping. All right, we're ready.

I've got dancing in my bones, in my bones. I've got dancing in my bones, in my bones. I've got hip hopping, tip topping, bee bopping, no stopping. Dancing in my bones, in my bones.

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/d/ as in Daddy.

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I've got dancing in my heart, in my heart. I've got dancing in my heart, in my heart. I've got hip hopping, tip topping, bee bopping, no stopping. Dancing in my heart, in my heart. Dancing in my heart, in my heart.

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Dinosaur.

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Five enormous dinosaurs letting out a roar. One stomped away and then there were four.

Four enormous dinosaurs crashing down a tree. One stomped away and then there were three.

Three enormous dinosaurs eating

One stomped away and then there were two.

Two enormous dinosaurs resting in the sun. One stomped away and then there was one.

One enormous dinosaur left all alone. One stomped away and then there were none. Stomp, stomp, stomp, roar.

Dinosaur.

Let's practice saying some words that begin with the sound, duck.

Let me hear you say.

dog.

Dance. .

Daddy.

Difficult. . You can clap it. Difficult.

Dove.

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Wings of a Dove 🎵

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Hi, This is Miss Pam!

Parents and caregivers, use my prompts and suggestions to get your little one tuned into the sounds of language. Talk, talk talk! Sing, sing sing!

Welcome to Toddler Phonics. I'm so happy you're here.

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Let's say hello to our guest.

/c/

as in cat.

as in cup.

as in cow.

car.

cuddle

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1 cuddle, two cuddles. Three little cuddles. Four cuddles, five cuddles. Six little cuddles. Seven cuddles, eight cuddles. Nine little cuddles. Ten cuddles, for ___

What's your name? Put your name in there.

I know a cow and that cow loves cookies.

Say it with me.

cookies, cow. The cow loves cookies.

(There's a book by that name! Check it out at your library or local bookstore)

Let's practice saying some words that begin with the

Let me hear you say, coat.

camel.

Cardigan. Can you clap the syllables?

Cardigan. One, two, three.

Cry.

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Listen out for the K sound.

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An excerpt from "A Kiss Means I Love You" by Kathryn M Allen

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Let's count the keys on the key chain. Can you say that? Let's count the keys on the key chain. Your turn.

Oh my, I spy a mouse and a cat, a great big cat. I don't think the mouse likes that.

Run mouse, run. Sit cat, sit. ⁓ good. The mouse has got away. Now kitty cat, that isn't cool.

You shouldn't catch the little mouse. We'll give you cream, your very own, if you will leave the mouse alone.

(Excerpt inspired by You Read to Me, I'll Read to You by Mary Ann Hoberman

I'll say the word after I say it. Ready? Cat.

Cut. Kit

Can You Guess? -A guessing game.

Let's bake some cookies and cupcakes. Let me hear you say, cookies, cup cakes. Let's hop like a kangaroo. Let me hear you say kangaroo.

Let's color a card for the birthday party. Let me hear you say color.

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Welcome to Toddler Phonics. I'm so happy you're here.

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Hi, I'm Miss Pam, children's librarian, trained teacher, and founder of Baby Wordplay, a family business I run with my daughter and son-in-law.

I created Toddler phonics to help you build the foundational reading and math skills that are essential for all further learning.

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Let's say hello to our guest.

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Fold your lips into your mouth and say mmm.

/m. Don't open your lips. /m/

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Hello, mm, so nice to hear you. Mm, as in mop. Mm, as in mole. Hmm, as in moon.

Hello, mm, so nice to hear you. Hello, mm, so nice

to hear

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Mm as in monkey.

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Monkey and me. Monkey and me. Monkey and me. We went to see. We went to see some cats. Miaow

Monkey and me. Monkey and me. Monkey and me. We went to see some horses. Neigh.

Monkey and me. Monkey and me. Monkey and me.

We went to see. We went to see some butterflies.

Monkey and me, monkey and me, monkey and me

we went to see, we went to see some monkeys.

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Let me hear you say, 'my'

Here are my hands. Your turn.

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This book is called Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin Jr.

Follow the words with some actions.

Here are my hands for catching and throwing. Pretend you're throwing a ball.

Here are my feet for stopping and going.

Here is my head for thinking and knowing.

Here is my nose for smelling and blowing.

Here are my eyes for seeing and crying.

Here are my ears for washing and drying. Here are my knees for falling down.

Here is my neck for turning around.

Here are my teeth for chewing and brushing. Here is my elbow, my arm, and my chin.. And here is my skin that bundles me in.

Give yourself a hug. The end.

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Get your mouth ready for mmm.

When monkeys get up in the morning they always say good day. When monkeys get up in the morning they always say good day. They say...

That is what they say that is what they say. When mice get up in the morning they always say good day. When mice get up in the morning they always say good day. Let me hear some mice. Squeak squeak.

When mama gets up in the morning she always says good day. When mama gets up in the morning she always says good day. She says, good morning my munchkin!

Let's practice words that begin with the ⁓ sound. You say after me,

mountain.

Maple.

Mango.

My

Me

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A big thank you.

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Have you ever eaten a juicy mango?

Mangos can be delicious. In Jamaica, mango season is a very exciting time. Everyone drops what they're doing and they go out and pick mangoes off the tree. This song is called Mango Time.

Here are the words in Jamaican:

me no drink, coffee, tea -mango time.

No care how nice it may be, mango time.

At the height of the mango crop, when de fruit dem a ripe and drop, wash your pot, Tun them down, mango time.

This song is saying, I don't drink coffee or tea. I want mangoes! I don't care how nice coffee is or tea, mango time!

When the fruit is ripe and ready to drop. I'm going to wash my pot. No more cooking!

I'm going to go and pick mangoes. Sing with me. Me no drink coffee tea. Mango time. No care how nice it may be. Mango time.

the height of the mango crop when the fruit them are ripe and drop wash your pot turn them down mango time me no drink coffee tea mango time

No care how nice it may be.

mango time at the height of the mango crop when the fruit them are ripe and drop wash your

Pot, tun them down, mango time.

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Meet Iggy the Iguana!

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Hi, I'm Miss Pam, children's librarian, trained teacher, and founder of Baby Wordplay.

The first few years of a child's life are critical for their brain development.

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Howdy-doo, kangaroo. Looking fine, porcupine. Hello, hello, buffalo. Glad to see you, spotted cheetah. Stay a while, crocodile. Hey, hi, penguin. Let's begin, penguin.

Hello, hola!

hello, hello. And how are you? You say, I'm fine. I'm fine. And I hope that you are too. Now everybody clap.

Clap your hands, clap your hands, clap your hands everybody. Clap your hands, come on and clap your hands.

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Welcome to Toddlerphonics.

I'm so happy you're here.

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Let's say hello to our special guest.

/i/

/i/ as in it.

It was under the coconut tree.

It was under the coconut tree, darling, it was under the coconut tree. We read and we sang and we played with words. It was under the coconut tree. It was under the coconut tree. We read and we sang and we played with words. Sing with me.

Hello, /i/ So nice to hear you. Hello, /i/ So nice to hear you. /i/ as in insect.

Itsy Bitsy

What did you hear? What did you hear? /i/

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Iggy the green iguana. Iggy the green iguana is as intelligent as can be.

Let me hear you say iguana. .

Let me hear you say intelligent.

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Let's practice saying some words that begin with the /i/ sound.

Here we go. You say after me:

is

Icky

Ink

Iggy

Impossible.

Can you think of any more words that begin with /i/ ?

Practice listening.

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See you later, alligator. Got to go, buffalo. Toodle-oo, kangaroo. Ciao now, brown cow. Wave goodbye, butterfly.

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Thank you.

Welcome to Toddler Phonics. I'm so happy you're here.

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Hello, hola! This is your host, Miss Pam.

Howdy-doo, kangaroo.

Looking fine, porcupine.

Hello, hello, buffalo. ..

Let's say hello to our guest.

/p/ as in pancakes.

as in pig.

Hello, /p/. So nice to hear you.

Pumpkin pumpkin on the ground. How'd you get so big and round? Make your arms into a big circle. Planted as a seed so small. Plant a seed in the palm of your hand. Now you are a great big ball. Make that circle again. Pumpkin pumpkin on the ground.

How'd you get so big and round?

Planted as a seed so small. Plant that seed in the middle of your hand. Now you are a great big ball. Make that pumpkin shape again. Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground. How'd you get so big and round?

Playing with words sometimes means playing with nonsense words, words that don't have any meaning like 'skidamarinkadink' or 'higglety pigglety pop'. Little ones love the sounds of these words. Let's say a rhyme together.

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Listen for the

/p/ sound

'higglety pigglety pop'

The dog has eaten the mop.

The pig's in a hurry,

the cat's in a flurry.

'higglety pigglety pop

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Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo. Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo. Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo. I see you. Who else do I see? Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo. Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo.

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Let's make some pancakes. Roll your hands over each other. Mix a pancake, stir a pancake, pop it

in a metal pan.

Fry the pancake, toss the pancake, now catch it if you can.

Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels in the pot. Squish that fabric into your hands. Squish it up into a ball.

Shake it hake it shake it shake it till it pops yay

Let's play a game. You do what I say. There we go. Let everyone clap hands like me. ⁓ Let everyone clap hands like me. Come on and join into the game. You'll find that it's always the same. Yeah.

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Let everyone pat heads like me. Pat your head. Let everyone pat heads like me. Come on and join into the game. You'll find that it's always the same. Let everyone pout lips like me. Can you pout with your lips?

Push those lips out into a pout. Let everyone pout lips like me. Come on and join into the game. You'll find that it's always the same.

Let everyone pop up like me. Jump up, pop up. Let everyone pop up like me. Come on and join into the game. You'll find that it's always the same.

Let's practice words that begin with the /p/ sound

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/p/ as in pancakes.

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Let me hear you say pumpkin.

Pumpkin.

pig

puppy

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See you later, alligator. Got to go, buffalo.

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Listen for the /t/ sounds throughout. Have fun with your little one, listening, copying what I say, clap along, sing along for early literacy FUN!

I'm a Little Teapot (Iza Trapani version)

Ten Tiny Toes - let's count!

A Tisket-A Tasket

and more!

Howdy-doo, kangaroo. Lookin' fine, porcupine. Hello, hello, buffalo. Glad to see you, spotted cheetah. Stay awhile, crocodile. Hey, hi, penguin. Let's begin, penguin!

Let's say hello to our guest, the letter A.

Hello, ⁓ so nice to hear you. Hello, ⁓ so nice to hear you. Can you say that with me? Let me hear you say, ⁓ You could pretend you got very scared and you lifted up your hands and you waved them in the air and you said.

/A/ as in ants. The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah. The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah. The ants go marching one by one, the little one stops to suck his thumb. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain, boom, boom, boom. The ants go marching two by two.

Hoorah, hoorah, the ants go marching two by two. Hoorah, hoorah, the ants go marching two by two. The little one stops to tie his shoe. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom, the ants go marching three by three. Hoorah, hoorah.

The ants go marching three by three. Hoorah, hoorah. The ants go marching three by three. The little one stops to climb a tree. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom, boom.

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Five rosy apples hanging on a tree. The rosiest apples you ever did see. Along came the wind and gave a big blow.

And one rosy apple fell down below.

apple. Five rosy apples hanging on a tree. The rosiest apples you ever did see. Along came the wind and gave a big blow. And one rosy apple fell down below.

Four rosy apples hanging on a tree, the rosiest apples you ever did see. Along came the wind and gave a big blow and one rosy apple fell down below. Now there are three rosy apples hanging on a tree, the rosiest apples you ever did see.

How long came the wind and gave a big blow?

And one rosy apple fell down below. Now there how many? Two! Two rosy apples hanging on a tree. The rosiest apples you ever did see. Along came the wind and gave a big blow. And one rosy apple fell down below. Now there's just one rosy apple. I think I'm gonna...

Pick it before that wind blows!

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Manady, manady, mickadee, me. Abadee, babadee, bounce on my knee. We're using nonsense words. Listen for the /a⁓ sound. Anady, manady, mickadee, me. Abadee, babadee, bounce on my knee. One more time.

Anady, manady, mickadee, me. Abadee, babadee, bounce on my knee.

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A tisket, a tasket, a green and yellow basket. Say that with me. A tisket, a tasket, a green and yellow basket. I wrote a letter to my friend and on the way I dropped it. I dropped

it I dropped it and on the way I dropped it my little friend they picked it up and put it in their pocket

Let's sing that together. At task it a ⁓ green and yellow basket I wrote a letter to my friend and on the way I dropped it I dropped it I dropped it on the way I dropped it my little friend they picked it up and put it in their pocket

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Let's practice some words that begin with the sound ⁓ You say after me. Here we go.

ANTS.

AND

Apples.

A while

Actually...

Actually, appreciate, Acrobat.

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Head to our website, www.babywordplay.com. Thank you.

(Resources upon request)

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