New free TouchChat template: Lullabies

Six linked TouchChat boards for WordPower 60 — the lullabies a child is sung to sleep with, the words inside those songs, and the bedtime that goes with them.

This one was inspired by Rowan, Ellie’s little sister, who asked for it. It is one of two templates Rowan asked for this week; the other is 4 Seasons.

A lullaby is the first song most children know, and a child who cannot say it can still ask for it. The Songs board holds ten traditional lullabies — Twinkle Twinkle, Rock-a-Bye Baby, Hush Little Baby, Lullaby and Goodnight, You Are My Sunshine and more — and the boards beside it hold what the songs are about: the star, the cradle, the mockingbird, the diamond ring.

The Feelings and Asks board is the part that makes it a bedtime conversation tool: again, sing softer, stay with me, I can’t sleep, I had a bad dream and I feel safe, so a child can ask for the song and say what the night feels like.

What’s on the boards

• Lullabies — The main board — lullaby, sing, song, sing to me, sleep, moon, star, baby, bed, blanket, teddy bear, hug, kiss, quiet, calm, tired, happy, love, again, all done, my favorite, goodnight, sweet dreams, mommy and daddy, and five picture buttons opening the other boards.
• Songs — Twinkle Twinkle, Rock-a-Bye Baby, Hush Little Baby, Lullaby and Goodnight, You Are My Sunshine, Bye Baby Bunting, All the Pretty Little Horses, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Row Row Row Your Boat and Star Light Star Bright, with sing, song, again, another song, my favorite and all done.
• Stars and Sky — Star, moon, sky, cloud, sun, wish, wonder, rainbow, wind, look, quiet, calm, sing and sleep.
• Song Words — The things the songs sing about: cradle, tree, mockingbird, diamond ring, looking glass, billy goat, horse and cart, dog, bunny, sheep, horse, wool, boat, stream, baby, sun and wind.
• Bedtime — Bath, pajamas, brush teeth, story, bed, pillow, blanket, teddy bear, night light, lights off, close eyes, yawn, hug, kiss, goodnight, sweet dreams, sleep, tired, rock me, hold me, sing to me, quiet and stay with me.
• Feelings and Asks — Again, another song, sing softer, I can’t sleep, not tired, scared, bad dream, dark, do not go, stay with me, hold me, cozy, I feel safe, calm, sad, cry, happy, I love you, mommy, daddy and all done.

It is built for WordPower 60 on TouchChat. That is the one thing worth checking before you download: a page laid out for one grid size will not fit another. In TouchChat you can see which vocabulary is in use under Menu → Vocab → Choose Vocab.

It is free, like everything in our library. Get the Lullabies template for TouchChat — or browse the whole free library.

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