Let’s learn the Peekaboo song! This is a fun game you can play even with a newborn baby. While newborns can’t see distant objects clearly, after they turn 3 months old, they will start enjoying this game more.
Apart from a fun interactive game with babies and toddlers, it also has a significant value in helping your child achieve various milestones like clear vision, recognising family members and object permanence.
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Lyrics of Peekaboo in English
Let’s learn the Peekaboo poem. Sing along with appropriate actions and gestures.
Peekaboo! Peekaboo! Peekaboo!
Peekaboo! Peekaboo! Peekaboo!
I see you!
Where is Sister? Where is Sister?
Where is Sister?
Peekaboo!
Where is Sister? Where is Sister?
I see you!
Where is Brother? Where is Brother?
Where is Brother?
Peekaboo!
Where is Brother? Where is Brother?
I see you!
Where is Baby? Where is Baby?
Where is Baby?
Peekaboo!
Where is Baby? Where is Baby?
I see you!
What Will Your Child Learn from Peekaboo?
The rhyme Peekaboo is meant to teach babies and toddlers about the concept of object permanance. When babies see something disappear, they may believe that it is gone forever. The fact that something exists even if you can’t see it is called object permanence. Babies learn this through the game of peekaboo by closing their eyes and opening them and saying “I see you”.
Moreover, the rhyme also teaches the child to recognise various family members with each verse of the poem.
Theme of Peekaboo
Peekaboo rhyme is based on playing the classic game played with babies and toddlers. It is a fun and entertaining song for the little ones through which they learn a lot. The poem is to be recited along with gestures. Cover your eyes and then open them every time the word “Peekaboo” comes up. Point at the baby when the line “I see you” comes up. Similarly, point at each person like sister, brother, and so on as they are mentioned in the rhyme.
Rhyming Scheme Of Peekaboo.
This is a very simple verse with the rhyming pattern AAA. The word Peekaboo is repeated in every verse.
Words that Your Child Will Learn from Peekaboo
Fun word
- Peekaboo
Family Members
- Sister
- Brother
- Baby
Other Words
- I
- You
- See
- Is
- Where
Suggested Activities
1. Photograph Peekaboo
- Print some photos of all family members and ask your child to identify them by playing Peekaboo.
- For instance, you lay out a few photos and sing “Where is sister? Where is sister? Where is sister?
- Let your toddler point at the sister’s photo and say “Peekaboo, I see you!”
2. Say Boo!
Is your baby about to speak their first word soon? A fun way to encourage them is by playing peekaboo with them.
- Ask them to close their eyes and as soon as they open their eyes, say “Boo!” with excitement.
- They will soon mimic you and learn to speak the syllable.
- Not much later, you’ll hear them shout Peekaboo from every corner of the house!
Your baby or toddler is going to love playing along to the words of Peekaboo with you so teach them the rhyme with the lyrics above and the activities suggested here. You can add and change the names of family members and relatives as you like to make the rhyme most relatable for your child.
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