Who Has a Little Lamb

6 to 11 Months | Phonological Awareness

Prep: None | Activity Time: 5 Minutes

Babies love to hear their own names. Try substituting your child’s name in simple nursery rhymes to build pre-reading skills like phonological awareness. 

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Step 1:   Sing the nursery rhyme, Mary Had a Little Lamb, to your baby.  

"Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb. 

Mary had a little lamb; its fleece was white as snow.  

Everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went, 

Everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go."  

Step 2:  Sing the nursery rhyme again, this time substituting your child’s name for Mary.  

Step 3:  If your baby is interested and engaged, sing again.