S1 · E21
October 6 · 10 min
BW
Baby Wordplay
Miss Pam🌺Librarian
A parent said "It's like having a preschool teacher in my pocket" | A Program for Your Baby's First Years. You will have "serve and return" interactions with your baby & introduce them to age appropriate, compelling books & songs.
Over 400 5***** reviews Spotify, Apple Podcasts
*WHAT
- Screen-free time to experience more joy with your baby, feel more capable as a parent & soothe/entertain your baby when you need respite
*WHO
- Miss Pam, Children's librarian & trained teacher with over 40 years experience.
*HOW
- I model how to read, rhyme, sing + use gestures + touch with your baby
- 25 episodes
- Avg 10 min
- English
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- BWSeptember 27 · 8 min
Quiet Time and Bedtime
Read a book and listen to this episode with your little one as you wind down to sleep... hopefully! ;) Episode Inspired by with excerpt from Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? by Brianna Sayres Warmly, Miss Pam
- BWSeptember 22 · 10 min
Hello, baby! Hola, bebe¡
Experience more joy with your baby during the fourth trimester - that special period - birth to 3 months. Warmly, Miss Pam
- BWSeptember 15 · 9 min
Begin Here! Joy With Your Baby
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.
- BWAugust 12 · 57 sec
☀️Happy🌗Solar☀️ Eclipse🌗 Day 2026!
🌗Happy Solar eclipse day🎼 It’s when moon gets in my way Moon’s in front and I’m behind Truth be told I do not mind Happy solar eclipse day Happy solar eclipse day It’s when moon gets in my way a Solar corona around my face I still shine in a different place. Happy solar eclipse day! Warmly, Miss Pam August 12, 2026 UK
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S1 · E11August 4 · 13 min#11 Dos Manitas🖐🏾 Diez Deditos! (2 Little Hands, 10 Little Fingers)
12-15 minutes of engaging Early Literacy Brain Building for babies and toddlers and the grownups who love them! subscribe to the complete catalog of over one hundred episodes: WEBSITE From Miss Pam, Children's Librarian and Early Literacy Expert with over 35 years of experience. Repetition is the key to learning, however, no two episodes are the same! *Why a podcast for babies? Get your baby cooing, babbling and talking - micro-steps to language. A mix of songs, rhymes and simple stories, is a joyful, educational tool to use every day for 12 minutes of intentional read, rhyme and singing - early literacy and numeracy skill building. REPERTOIRE gives you and your baby a shared repertoire of songs, stories, rhymes and more. Once your child is familiar with a few episodes it's helpful to ease those fussy moments. *Find Themed Playlists On Spotify *SEASONS 1 to 3 are geared to newborn to age 4. *SEASON 4 is geared to ages to 2- 4+ years. All seasons are fun for all ages! +Please *Rate and *Review!* THANKS Questions? Send me an email info@babywordplay.com 🌺 Warmly, Miss Pam +TESTIMONIAL: "I love the podcast. My daughter got excited as soon as she heard the first song. Thank you so much."
- BWS1 · E20July 26 · 13 min
#20 Tingalayo! Where are you? Hee-haw!
🌺 *Tingalayo! This Caribbean song has a bit of dialect, Me (My) donkey dance, Me (My) donkey sing... etc. An example of exposing your little one to the diversity of language. *If you're new to the podcast please begin with #1 & #2 so you can learn some of the basics. *Please Subscribe Rate and Review!*🌺 For more information about Baby Wordplay 🌺 🌺 Questions? Send me an email🌺 Warmly, Miss Pam 🌺
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S1 · E19July 2 · 14 min#19 Me gusta cantar, I like to sing
One of my favorite songs. Makes me feel happy every time - it's catching! Estoy en España y me gusta cantar de eso! To subscribe to the complete catalog of over one hundred episodes: - no ads. ** head to website or to PREMIUM FEED From Miss Pam, Children's Librarian and Early Literacy Expert with over 35 years of experience. Repetition is the key to learning, however, no two episodes are the same! 🌺 LYRICS: Me gusta cantar, I like to sing Me gusta bailar, I like to dance Me gusta jugar, I like to play Me gusta contar, I like to count Me gusta cantar, Me gusta bailar Me gusta jugar, Me gusta cantar Me gusta means I like it and Tu me gustas means that I like you! REPEAT!Me gusta leer, I like to readMe gusta comer, I like to eat Me gusta reir, I like to laugh Me gusta vivir, I like to liveMe gusta LEER, me gusta COMER Me gusta REIR, me gusta VIVIR Me gusta means I like it andTu me gustas means that I like you! . *Why a podcast for babies?Get your baby cooing, babbling and talking - micro-steps to language. A mix of songs, rhymes and simple stories, is a joyful, educational tool to use every day for 12 minutes of intentional read, rhyme and singing - early literacy and numeracy skill building. REPERTOIRE gives you and your baby a shared repertoire of songs, stories, rhymes and more.Once your child is familiar with a few episodes use it to ease those fussy moments or to get a 12 minute break! :)*SEASONS 1 to 3 are geared to newborn to age 4. *SEASON 4 is geared to ages to 2- 4+ years. *Find Themed Playlists On SpotifyAll seasons are fun for all ages! +Please *Rate and *Review!* THANKS Questions or problems? Send me an email info@babywordplay.com 🌺 Warmly, Miss PamFormerly of Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ, USA +TESTIMONIAL: "I love the podcast. My daughter got excited as soon as she heard the first song. Thank you so much." 🌺 For more information @BabyWordplay www.babywordplay.com This episode first aired in March, 2021
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June 19 · 2 minMiNi *Under the Coconut ... & So Many Other Trees!
Great episode to introduce all kinds of tree names! Try Maple, Sycamore, Poui, Dogwood and more!
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S1 · E48June 17 · 15 min#48 Dance With Mommy!
Inside the episode: -Dancing In My Bones - S. Andrews -Bend and Streeetch! -Clap Your Hands -Say, Say Oh Baby! -Baby Pokey -Mama's Little Baby Loves Dancing -If You're Happy and You Know It -Zoom to the Moon and SUBSCRIBE FOR MUCH more! PLEASE *Rate and *Review!* Thank you! 🌺 For more information @Babywordplay Questions? Send me an email 🌺 Warmly, Miss Pam and the BWP team!
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May 26 · 1 minOne Minute Story of Baby Wordplay.
In this minute you’ll be taken to a magical place that grew out of a personal challenge and then just ONE question. Here’s the very short transcript but watching is much more fun as you will see... 🎵 Twinkle Little Star. How I wonder what you are. 🗣️ When we talk, read, and sing to our babies, we are setting them on a path to success. 🗣️ To help parents and caregivers reach *30,000 words [daily] I developed the baby wordplay program in its first location, the Little Theatre, here in Southwest Philadelphia. 🎵 So nice to see you, hello Holden. So nice to see you. Hello, Holden! 🗣️ Little Theatre is a place where families come together to play with words and language, stories, sing, play with your fingers, your toes. 🎵 Nine little fingers, one more makes ten. 🗣️ It’s about really trying to help and encourage and model how to talk to your children all day so that you do reach 30,000 words by the end of the day. It’s not as daunting as it might sound. And even 🗣️ More than not daunting, it’s fun! *During this time there was much professional talk about the 30 million word gap (based on just one study) and that children needed to hear about 30,000 words daily to develop the language skills necessary to succeed in school and everyday life.
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May 8 · 2 minWhy a podcast for babies? Important notes
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.
- BWS1 · E50May 5 · 15 min
Big Feelings with Author Stephanie Cohen!
For access to all 100+ episodes - please subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcast Supercast *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!
- BWS3 · E130April 27 · 12 min
A Baby's Guide to Food & Love - featuring Atinuke
REMINDER Subscribe to our large catalog of episodes - So much vocabulary, so many songs, so much fun! Get the whole shebang! 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. 📚 “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! SUBSCRIBE for access to 100+ episodes of BABY WORDPLAY including Toddler Phonics! APPLE SPOTIFY. OTHER
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S1 · E1April 14 · 9 minBegin Here - Let's Read, Rhyme + Sing Together!
SHOWCASING EPISODE #1! Begin here to familiarize yourself with the best way to get the most out of the podcast. It's a whole lot of early literacy fun! Eliot Daley, the producer of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, kindly put it: “Miss Pam’s interactive process engages a child’s curiosity and imagination without force-feeding.” Joanna Hawthorne Amick, Ph.D., from the Brazelton Institute, noted: “Parents will find Baby Wordplay podcast invaluable.” To subscribe to the complete catalog head to https://babywordplay.com **For subscription options head to https://misspamsbabypodcast.supercast.com/ to subscribe to our premium feed of all 130+ episodes From Miss Pam, Children's Librarian and Early Literacy Expert with over 35 years of experience. Repetition is the key to learning, however, no two episodes are the same! *Why a podcast for babies? Get your baby cooing, babbling and talking - micro-steps to language. A mix of songs, rhymes and simple stories, is a joyful, educational tool to use every day for 12 minutes of intentional read, rhyme and singing - early literacy and numeracy skill building. Once your child is familiar with a few episodes use it to ease those fussy moments or to get a 12 minute break! :) *SEASONS 1 to 3 are geared to newborn to age 4. *SEASON 4 is geared to ages to 2- 4+ years. *Find Themed Playlists On SpotifyAll seasons are fun for all ages! +Please *Rate and *Review!* THANKS Questions or problems? Send me an email info@babywordplay.com 🌺 Warmly, Miss Pam Formerly of Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ, USA +TESTIMONIAL: "I love the podcast. My daughter got excited as soon as she heard the first song. Thank you so much." 🌺 For more information @BabyWordplay www.babywordplay.com
- BWMarch 13 · 4 min
TASTE OF: Bilingual bebés - Español y English
This is a mini taster of the episode: Bilingual bebés - Español y English 🌺 We rely on subscribers to make the show. If you and your baby like what you hear - head this way ➡️ SUPERCAST ➡️ ➡️ APPLE PODCAST SPOTIFY Head to website: www.babywordplay.com for research, booklists & to meet the Baby Wordplay family. ❣️ IN THIS SHORT: *New opening to learn: Huevos, plátano, tomate y pan X 2 (Eggs, banana, tomato and bread) Me gusta desayunar (I like to have breakfast) Me gusta almorzar ( I like to have lunch)Me gusta cenar (I like to have dinner) 👋🏽 Diez Deditos - They all belong to me!* *Follow the words with your actions. Make eye contact. Smile! Use your vocal range -- high and low and in between. 1.2.3 UNO-DOS-TRES! Count with me. *Subscribe for full episode and 100+ more! www.babywordplay.com
- BWFebruary 9 · 11 min
Cats are independent pets!
🐈 Sing along! Subscribe HERE Miss Pam's Cat Song: sing along... 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
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January 1 · 14 minGetting to Know /b/ Toddler Phonics
Baby Wordplay (00:01) Welcome to Toddler phonics. I'm so happy you're here. Baby Wordplay (00:09) Hi, I'm Miss Pam, children's librarian, trained teacher, and founder of Baby Wordplay, Baby Wordplay (00:21) Let's say hello. Baby Wordplay (00:51) Let's say hello to our guest. Baby Wordplay (00:59) Hello, b, so nice to hear you. Hello, b, so nice to hear you. Baby Wordplay (01:11) Put your lips together and push out the air. Let me hear you say. Yes, b as in butterfly. Butterfly. Your turn. Let's clap it. Butterfly. One, two, three. Butterfly. ⁓ Listen. Butterfly. butter. Butterfly. The Baby Wordplay (02:21) A mama butterfly lays all her eggs. Out pops a caterpillar crawling on its legs. The caterpillar first is rather thin, but then it eats and eats till it bursts its skin. It grows nice and big. The caterpillar climbs on a leaf or twig. It makes a shell where it hangs inside. The shell then cracks and the parts divide. When the shell opens, what comes out? A beautiful butterfly. Fluttering about. Baby Wordplay (04:57) This poem is as easy as one, two, three. Let's try it. We say, one, two, three, cha. One, two, three, ko. One, two, three, la. One, two, three, Have you ever had a cup of hot cocoa or hot chocolate? Cocoa started in Mexico. And since this poem is originally from Mexico, Say uno, dos, tres, cho. Baby Wordplay (05:52) Your turn. Baby Wordplay (05:56) Uno, dos, tres, co. Uno, dos, tres, la. Uno, dos, tres, te. We are breaking down the word chocolate. Yes, chocolate in Spanish. Let's do that again. uno, dos, tres, cho. Uno, dos, tres, co. Uno, dos, tres, la. Uno, dos, tres, te. Let's stir our chocolate drink. Chocolate bate bate Let's say some words that begin with the B sound. as in ball. Your turn. Big. Your turn. Let's clap. Ball. Pig. us. as in banana, banana. Beautiful. One, two, three. Beautiful. Beautiful. Bubble. Bubble. Baby. Baby. One, two. Baby Wordplay (10:43) We rely on listeners to support this production. Baby Wordplay (10:47) an enormous thank you to all our monthly subscribers who help to sustain this labor of love. Baby Wordplay (13:13) Thank you for listening to Toddler Phonics. Baby Wordplay (13:45) bye bye Bye bye Baby Wordplay (13:52) Give a gift of literacy. Baby Word Play podcast helps parents support their baby's development in the most important and effective ways. Rest assured that you are giving a gift for a lifetime. www.babywordplay.com. Affordable gift subscriptions available through Supercast, the premium subscription. Baby Wordplay (14:17) I hear a baby babbling. B as in babble. brown bear. (Transcript excerpts)
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Nov 26, 2025 · 18 min🌄Wings of a Dove & The World in Our Hands - To Jamaica, With Love & Hope 🇯🇲
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. Subscribe to Miss Pam's Podcast for Babies and Toddlers: Baby Wordplay. *Over 1.3 million downloads & over 400 positive reviews. - Apple Podcasts - Supercast (listen anywhere) - Spotify With Love and Gratitude, Miss Pam Children's Librarian, Trained Teacher ❣️ ❣️ ❣️ For more information: www.babywordplay.com "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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Nov 9, 2025 · 7 minGetting to Know /s/ Toddler Phonics
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)