Meet Iggy the Iguana!

Baby Wordplay (00:01 )

Hi, I'm Miss Pam, children's librarian, trained teacher, and founder of Baby Wordplay.

The first few years of a child's life are critical for their brain development.

Baby Wordplay (01:36 )

Howdy-doo, kangaroo. Looking fine, porcupine. Hello, hello, buffalo. Glad to see you, spotted cheetah. Stay a while, crocodile. Hey, hi, penguin. Let's begin, penguin.

Hello, hola!

hello, hello. And how are you? You say, I'm fine. I'm fine. And I hope that you are too. Now everybody clap.

Clap your hands, clap your hands, clap your hands everybody. Clap your hands, come on and clap your hands.

Baby Wordplay (02:27 )

Welcome to Toddlerphonics.

I'm so happy you're here.

Baby Wordplay (02:33 )

Let's say hello to our special guest.

/i/

/i/ as in it.

It was under the coconut tree.

It was under the coconut tree, darling, it was under the coconut tree. We read and we sang and we played with words. It was under the coconut tree. It was under the coconut tree. We read and we sang and we played with words. Sing with me.

Hello, /i/ So nice to hear you. Hello, /i/ So nice to hear you. /i/ as in insect.

Itsy Bitsy

What did you hear? What did you hear? /i/

Baby Wordplay (06:10 )

Iggy the green iguana. Iggy the green iguana is as intelligent as can be.

Let me hear you say iguana. .

Let me hear you say intelligent.

Baby Wordplay (07:22 )

Let's practice saying some words that begin with the /i/ sound.

Here we go. You say after me:

is

Icky

Ink

Iggy

Impossible.

Can you think of any more words that begin with /i/ ?

Practice listening.

Baby Wordplay (08:17 )

See you later, alligator. Got to go, buffalo. Toodle-oo, kangaroo. Ciao now, brown cow. Wave goodbye, butterfly.

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