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

Baby Wordplay (00:09)

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.

Baby Wordplay (02:55)

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

Baby Wordplay (03:36)

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.

Baby Wordplay (04:32)

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.

Baby Wordplay (06:56)

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

Baby Wordplay (08:13)

/p/ as in pancakes.

Baby Wordplay (08:16)

Let me hear you say pumpkin.

Pumpkin.

pig

puppy

Baby Wordplay (08:58)

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

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