storytime

Great finger play? Check! Can be used when it’s time to tidy up toys? Double check! This finger play is a great rhyme anytime!

Your child’s name is one of the most important words to them, so let’s incorporate their name in a song! This silly tune encourages you to listen to the different sounds in a word. Can you guess who’s name is coming up next?

Repetition is very valuable for young children, especially when it comes to name practice, and this song is definitely going to get stuck in your head! Hearing their own name and naming their surroundings is an important part of language development for babies.

Grab your favourite musical instrument (it doesn’t have to be a bells!) and get ready for a jingling sing along! Instruments can make adults more comfortable singing and they give kids something fun to do during a song, AND because they are played with a beat, they will also help children hear the different sounds… Continue Reading Sing Along: Jingle Bells

Telling stories is a wonderful way to increase children’s vocabulary. As you tell a story or when you sing a song, talk about the things your child hasn’t experienced and explain what happens! If you haven’t had a chance to get outside and build a snowman yet, this song is great to sing with your… Continue Reading Sing Along: I’m A Big Snowman with Sarah

How about a fun game of opposites today? And I don’t mean up becomes down and out becomes in! With baby, we can practice what each of these words mean through rhymes and play.

Shared reading is the single best way to help children develop early literacy skills, so read with your child every day and talk about the books you’ve read! Do you have a copy of B is for Bear by Roger Priddy (published by Priddy Books)? If so, read along with Miss Sarah after our sing… Continue Reading Sing and Read Along: We Wave Our Scarves Together with Sarah

Mackenzee is back for another Bilingual Storytime, joining Miss Stephanie to practice some festive, French words! We’re reading “Dinosaur vs. Santa” by Bob Shea (published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), singing Jingle Bells (or Vive Le Vent), and getting excited for Christmas!

Singing and dancing often go hand in hand, and with baby, bouncing along to a song add to the fun of learning through song. What new sounds will your baby hear in this bouncy rhyme?

Play is one of the primary ways young children learn about how the world works and learn language. A great place to start is a playful song or rhyme!