Row Row Row Your Boat
by Annie Kubler and Sarah Dellow
Enjoy this fun and familiar song with your baby as it turns into their new favorite book! Simple language and fun drawings help you to interact through words, music, pictures, and actions with your little one.
Ready, Set, Read!
Let your baby take the lead when you read. Your baby may only sit still for a page or two, turn pages too quickly, or only want to look at one picture and then be done. It is perfectly normal for baby to want to “taste” a book. Follow your baby’s lead to make reading time a positive experience. Make books a part of your daily routine and read before naptime and/or bedtime. Put a book in your diaper bag to read to baby while out and about. This will nurture their love of books and reading from the beginning.
Reading Tips for Curious Crawlers
Your baby loves to hear your voice
Make reading part of your everyday routine
Hold the book so your baby can see the pictures
Talk about and point at the pictures
Count and point to how many people, pets, dots, etc. are on the page
Board books are sturdy and built for babies to handle
Books are a great addition to tummy time
Give baby a clear view of your face and read your own book aloud
Pre-Reading Building Block
Sing the version of “Row Row Row Your Boat” from the story before showing baby the pictures. Make up simple movements that baby can perform while you read the book together (ex. sway back and forth while saying “row, row, row).
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
Rock, rock, rock your boat
Gently down the stream
If you see a crocodile
Don’t forget to SCREAM!
Row, row, row your boat
Gently to the shore
If you see a lion,
Don’t forget to ROAR!
Let's Play
This activity will help your child make connections to the text, which helps children improve comprehension.
Show baby how to use an empty paper towel or toilet paper roll as a spy glass. Find an empty cardboard box that baby can sit in and pretend to be on a boat together looking across the sea.
