Experience more joy with your baby during the fourth trimester - that special period - birth to 3 months.

Warmly,

Miss Pam

How can I experience more joy when I'm with my baby?

And how can I raise a child who loves to read and loves to learn?

I'm Miss Pam. I'm a children's librarian, a trained teacher, and a grandma of three.

Baby Wordplay is a podcast for you and your baby to do together!

You build your baby's brain moment by moment with each touch and each word.

Your baby's brain can only develop to its full potential through interacting with you.

You're the secret sauce.

This might be your first episode of Baby Wordplay podcast since your baby was born.

So welcome.

I'm so glad you're here.

Click to subscribe to the entire library.

This is Miss Pam,

We know from research that babies and toddlers don't learn language through video or audio alone.

Our podcast is not for babies to passively listen to (although once he knows the opening songs and rhymes, he will be transfixed & you can get a break!) , but it is best used as an activity for parents and babies to do together. Great for fussy moments and in the car!

It shows in real time how to interact with their babies in ways that are proven to support language development and early literacy.

For us, it is key not to just tell parents what to do, but to show them on the spot, in their living rooms, on the changing tables, in their cars, and give them tips on how to offer babies and toddlers invitations to connect around singing, talking, gesture, and age-appropriate books.

This is what the podcast can do for you. ..

and after 1.3 million plus downloads and hundreds of five-star ratings and reviews, many families around the world with babies and toddlers agree.

Warmly,

Miss Pam librarian, early literacy specialist and baby podcaster.

Please head to our website, www.babywordplay.com to learn more.

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*Authors Stephanie Cohen (My First Learn-to-Talk Book) and Jorg Muhle (Poor Rabbit) join Miss Pam to read excerpts of their books on this episode that is all about feelings - BIG feelings!*Remember to rate and review - that really helps us! Thank you!

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THIS EPISODE

Knife! Fork! Spoon! Spa-tu-la! Cha - cha - cha!

WATCH this in action! You'll be doing this one before every meal, trust me! 🔉Listen to author Atinuke read an excerpt of “L is for Love”

My grandchildren - and their parents - especially my son-in-law, who is British-Nigerian!) love Atinuke’s books.

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“L is for Love” is about a family travelling into Lagos to sell lemons at the market. There is a lizard 🦎 lurking on each page, which Arinze was excited to bash.

We love this book. Your little one will too! Thank you Atinuke!

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:

📚The Rice In the Pot Goes Round and Round at the table where my family gathers round! by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

📚Whole World - Barefoot Books - an excerpt.

🎵 Shake, shake that mango tree!

🎵 It was under the coconut tree!

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Miss Pam's Cat Song:

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Cats are independent pets, quiet friends, keep us calm.

Cats are independent pets, they like to play and hide.

Cats like bubbles, catch and pop, hide and seek hunt and stop.

Cats like bubbles, catch and pop, they like to play and hide.

⁠Cats as pets

WELCOME TO a new season from Miss Pam - TODDLER PHONICS!

In this season Miss Pam uses rhythms and rhymes, games, songs, stories, movement and more to help you feel confident in supporting your toddler's reading path and build their strong oral language skills.

I created Toddler Phonics to help your older toddler build the foundational skills that are essential for learning to read:

• sound discrimination: identifying speech sounds and words.

• sound manipulation: changing sounds by altering speed and volume; breaking down and swapping sounds
• blending sounds

Teaching young children these foundation skills early on, helps them have longer to practice.

TIPS:

🦋 Keep it light and interactive

🙃 Keep it playful and fun

🐢 Keep it slow-paced and relaxed.

HOW TO USE THE PODCAST

1. Listen to just two episodes (2 letter sounds) each week and listen to them on repeat, multiple times during the week. 2. Use your environment to practice sounds. For example, point out words on street signs, billboards etc. that can help to reinforce the sound.

3. Play games such as "I spy something with my two little eyes that begins with the sound /s/"

Short, interactive episodes to keep your mover and shaker interested!

Transcript

Baby Wordplay (00:43)

We rely on listeners to support this production. Thank you.

Baby Wordplay (00:49)

This is Toddler Phonics and this is your host, Miss Pam. Thank you for being here.

Baby Wordplay (00:58)

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 (01:53)

Let's welcome our first guest. /s/

Can you say that with me?

Put your teeth together and keep that tongue behind your teeth. Let me hear you say

Baby Wordplay (02:15)

/ss/ so nice to hear you. Hello, ss, so nice to hear you.

Baby Wordplay (02:27)

Sss, as in snake.

The snake is in the grass. Sss, the snake is in the grass. Sss.

Hi ho the dairio, the snake is in the grass.

Baby Wordplay (02:48)

Sit, said Sam.

Stand, said Sally.

Stop, said Samira.

Sing, said Sita.

/s/ said snake.

Let's do that again. You can do the actions to match the words.

Sit, said Sam. Stand, said Sally. Stop, said Samira. Sing, said Sita.

Sssss, said Snake.

Baby Wordplay (03:43)

I'm Sadie the slimy slug.

You might think that I am, but I'm not a bug.

You might think that I don't, but I do like hugs.

I'm Sadie the slimy slug.

Say that with me. Sadie the slimy slug. Sssss

I'm Sadie the slimy slug.

You might think that I am but I'm not a bug.

You might think that I don't but I do like hugs.

I'm Sadie the slimy slug.

I'm Sadie the slimy slug.

(Song used with permission from Nancy Stewart)

Socks and shoes, socks and shoes, stripes and spots, reds and blues, boots for rain, boots for snow, slip them on and off we go!

Let's do that again.

Socks and shoes, socks and shoes. Stripes and spots, reds and blues. Boots for rain, boots for snow. Slip them on and off we go!

Sally Square has just four sides, just four sides, just four sides.

Sally Square has just four sides, one, two, three, four.

Sally Square has just four sides, just four sides, just four sides.

Sally Square has just four sides, and they are all the same.

👂🏽 What did you hear? What did you hear?

What did you hear? Ssss.

𖧵 Remember to put your teeth together and keep that tongue behind your teeth.

Let me hear you say sss/

See you later, alligator. Got to go, buffalo. Toodle-oo Kangaroo

Ciao now, brown cow!

Wave goodbye, butterfly!

(Resource list upon request)

We’re so glad you’re here. Warmly, Miss Pam

🇯🇲 🇯🇲JAMAICA ON MY MIND 🇯🇲 🇯🇲

Since Hurricane Melissa landed on Oct. 28, 2025, I have no words.

Here is my gift, a little balm for our broken hearts. Share it with the children in your life.

Some of the songs are from Jamaica or the Caribbean. This is the first of 3 special episodes devoted to the Caribbean.

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With Love and Gratitude,

Miss Pam

Children's Librarian, Trained Teacher

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"We help families engage with their babies and toddlers in ways that support cognitive and social development. And we have fun!"

Episode Content:

Peanut butter marmalade and jam. Let's say hello! Hola, Konichiwa, Ciao! Jambo!

Flutter Flutter Butterfly

10 Little Candles

Tingalayo

Color Song

*Wings of a Dove and

*Whole World

*Go Down Emanuel Road

*with Mama Marcy Francis and Ms Jan Jeffries - percussionists extraordinaire!

And more.

Enjoy and share.

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