Fall Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language for fall

Book: Welcome Fall by Jill Ackerman, illustrated by Nancy David

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Song: “Autumn leaves” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees…All over town.
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round…
Everybody rake them up…

Rhyme: Icky bicky soda cracker (bounce)
Icky bicky boo
Icky bicky soda cracker
Up goes you! (lift baby)

Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)

Book: Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills

duck and goose find a pumpkin

Song: (Tune: “Twinkle twinkle”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (hold baby’s hands together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)

Song: “Wake Up Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Morning Magic

Book: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri

busy little squirrel

Song: Gray squirrel gray squirrel, shake your bushy tail.
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, shake your bushy tail.
Wrinkle up your funny nose; put a nut between your toes.
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, shake your bushy tail!

Rhyme: Let’s go riding in an elevator
First floor, second floor, third floor, fourth floor (slowly lift baby)
Down (bring baby back down)

Song (with shaky eggs): “Apple Pickin’ Time” – Tom Pease: I’m Gonna Reach!

Closing rhyme

Fall Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for fall

Book: Mouse’s First Fall by Lauren Thompson

mouses first fall

Song: “Autumn leaves” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees…All over town.
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round…
Everybody rake them up…

Rhyme: Way up high in the apple tree (stretch arms up high)
Two red apples smiled at me (hold up two fingers)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (make a shaking motion)
Down came the apples… (make a downward motion)
And mmm, they were good! (smile and rub stomach)

Book: Welcome Fall by Jill Ackerman, illustrated by Nancy David

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Flannel: Five Red Apples (I used names of kids in the storytime)
Five red apples in a grocery store
Bobby brought one home and then there were four.
Four red apples on an apple tree
Susie ate one, and then there were three.
Three red apples. What did Alice do?
Why, she ate one, and then there were two.
Two red apples ripening in the sun.
Timmy ate one and then there was one.
One red apple and now we are done
I ate the last one and now there are none!

Song: “Clap your Hands” – They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs

Book: Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills

duck and goose find a pumpkin

Song: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” (Tune: “Twinkle, twinkle”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (pinch fingers together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
(Credit: Step by Step Childcare)

Song: “Pig on Her Head” (alternate version) – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Song: “Walking, Walking” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Craft: Pumpkin shape cut out of paper, with different orange strips of paper glued to the back (inspired by mermagblog.com)

pumpkin

 

 

Silly Story Time – Preschool

Opening song

Book: Duck on a Bike by David Shannon

duck on a bike

Song: “Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill: JIm Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes

Book: Silly Sally by Audrey Wood

silly sally

Song: “Fiddle-i-fee” – Dogs on Fleas: Cranberry Sauce Flotilla

cranberry sauce flotilla

Book: Guess Again by Mac Barnett

guess again

Song: “Shake Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Craft: “Glass” Sculptures with straws & play dough inspired by the art of Dale Chihuly. This great project idea was borrowed from http://lifewithmoorebabies.blogspot.com/2012/08/glass-sculptures.html. I started running out of straw pieces for the later-in-the week story times and so added in some chenille stems which worked out perfectly.

Homes Story Time – Preschool

Opening song

Book: The Napping House by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood

napping house

Action Rhyme: “Homes”
Here is a house for a robin (hold hands open)
Here is a hive for a bee (close hands together)
Here is a hole for a bunny (make a circle with hands)
Here is a home for me (point around)

Book: Too Tall Houses by Gianna Marino

too tall houses

Fingerplay: “Here is a House”
Here is a house built up high (hands over head to make a roof)
With two big chimneys reaching for the sky (raise arms up high)
Here is a window (draw a square)
Here is a door (pretend to open a door)
If we look inside (peek through fingers)
There’s a mouse on the floor! (scamper fingers away)

Flannel Board Story: The Three Little Pigs

3 pigs flannel

Book: The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater

big orange splot

Craft: Paper bag houses

Socks and Shoes Story Time – Preschool

Opening song

Book: The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

foot book

Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean

pete the cat i love my white shoes

Fingerplay: “Shoes” (start with hands close together and move them farther apart with each pair) Baby’s shoes, Child’s shoes, Mother’s shoes, Father’s shoes, GIANT SHOES
(Modified from: Youth Literature)

Action Rhyme: “Old Shoes, New Shoes”
Old shoes, new shoes
(Child) is wearing (description) shoes
One, two, three, four
Now I stomp them on the floor!
(Credit: Preschool Education)

Book: Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier

have you seen my new blue socks

Craft: Coloring sheet – Pete the Cat (http://www.heidisongs.com/Free_Downloads/assets/Pete_the_Cat-Color_Words.pdf)

Train Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language for train

Book: A Train Goes Clickety-Clack by Jonathan London

train goes clickety-clack

Song: “The Train Wheels are Rolling” (roll hands during chorus) – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Say Hello to the Morning

Rhyme: Icky bicky soda cracker (bounce)
Icky bicky boo
Icky bicky soda cracker
Up goes you! (lift baby)

Rhyme: X marks the spot (draw on baby’s back)
Dot, dot, dot,
Up and down, around and around,
Oooooh! (tickle)

Rhyme: This Little Train
This little train ran up the track (run your fingers up arm)
toot, toot, toot (make train whistle sound)
And then it came toot-tooting back (run fingers down arm)
Toot, toot, toot
(Credit: earlylit.net)

Song: “Wake Up Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Morning Magic

Rhyme: Let’s go riding in an elevator
First floor, second floor, third floor, fourth floor (slowly lift baby)
Down (bring baby back down)

Book (choral): Freight Train by Donald Crews

Song: “Can You Shake Your Egg With Me?” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Can you shake your egg with me,
Shake your egg along with me
It’s as easy as can be
Now put it on your knee!
(Repeat with head, tummy, etc.)
From Nancy Stewart; see nancymusic.com .

Song (shaky eggs): “Train Song” – Bari Koral: Anna and the Cupcakes

anna and the cupcakes

Closing rhyme