Story Mix for Three to Six: Bathtime!

Singing and playing are two wonderful ways to incorporate early literacy skills into your child's everyday life.  What better way to incorporate both but a bathtub full of bubbles and laughter!  Engage your little one with numbers and counting through this week's songs, rhymes, and stories.  Counting aloud not only introduces new sounds and words to help build vocabulary, but also creates a stimulating learning environment.  Rhyming helps young children remember these important concepts and reinforces what they are learning in a positive manner.  Playing in the bath makes winding down the day even easier and makes learning fun.

Five in the Tub
There are 5 on the tub and the blue one says, 
“Move over, move over!”
So they all move over and one flops in!
There were 4 on the tub and the blue one says,
“Move over, move over!”
So they all move over and one hops in!
There are 3 on the tub and the blue one says,
“Move over, move over!”
So they all move over and one falls in!
There were 2 on the tub and the blue one says,
“Move over, move over!”
So they all move over and one slides in!
There’s one on the tub and the blue one says,
“Let’s swim!”

Bathtime Rhyme
After my bath
I try, try, try
To wipe myself
Till I’m dry, dry, dry

Neck to wipe
And fingers & toes
And 2 wet legs
And a shiny nose

Just think how much
Less time I'd take
If I were a dog
And could shake, shake, shake!

At Story Mix, we read these books full of bathtime fun!

Elwood's Bath by Larry Dane Brimmer
Young Elwood prepares for bathtime as he adds his favorite playmates, including eight large elephants, to the water.
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Love-a-Duck by Alan James Brown
After falling out of the window and spending an unforgettable day outdoors, a plastic duck is returned home safely, just in time for little Jane's bath. 
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Kid Tea by Elizabeth Ficocelli
On every night of the week, a new color of "kid tea" is created in the bath, depending on the activities of that day. 
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