Dance Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig

dancing feet

Song: “Wiggy Wiggles Freeze Dance” – Hap Palmer: Two Little Sounds

Book: Barnyard Dance! by Sandra Boynton

Barnyard Dance book cover

Song:  “The Wheels on the Bus”Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs

Book: I Love to Dance by Anna Walker

i love to dance

Song: “Octopus” (Slippery Fish) with scarves – Charlotte Diamond: 10 Carrot Diamond

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

Craft: Shaker eggs made with plastic Easter eggs

shaker egg

Closing Song

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Bounce and Jump Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book:  Hop, Hop Jump! by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

hop hop jump

Song (with puppets): Five Green and Speckled Frogs

five frogs

Song: “Jump, Jump” – Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights: I’m a Rock Star

Book: Bounce by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Scott Menchin

bounce

Flannel: Ten Little Grasshoppers

One little, two little, three little grasshoppers,
Four little, five little, six little grasshoppers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little grasshoppers,
Ten little grasshoppers in my yard.

Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me (slap thighs to rhythm)
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Ten little grasshoppers in my yard.

Ten little, nine little, eight little grasshoppers,
Seven little, six little, five little grasshoppers,
Four little, three little, two little grasshoppers,
One little grasshopper in my yard.

Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
One little grasshopper in my yard.

grasshopper

Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan & His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

Book: The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner, illustrated by Jonathan Lambert

wide mouthed frog

Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: The Irrational Album

Craft: frog headbands (idea from Meg Hossler on pinterest)

frog headband

Outdoor Play Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf Is Not Around by Claudia Rueda

let's play in the forest

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

Book: My Bike by Byron Barton

my bike

Flannel: Five Colorful Kites

Way up high in the sky so blue (raise arms high)
Five colorful kites flew and flew (hold up 5 fingers)
The wind blew hard (blow out hard)
The wind blew loud (say, “wooooo!”)
The wind blew the (insert color) kite off to the clouds! (remove kite)
Continue until there are no kites left.

kites

(Source: Literary Commentary)

Song: “The Wheels on the Bike”
The wheels on the bike go round and round, round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bike go round and round, all through the town.

(Pedals on the bike go up and down, streamers on the bike go swish swish swish, bell on the bike goes ding-ding-ding)

(Source: Storytime Katie)

Book: Higher, Higher by Leslie Patricelli

Higher Higher

Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

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

Closing Song

Craft: Bike Scenes

bike die cut

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Sports Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Sign Language:  Sports/Compete/Race

Book: Take Me Out to the Yakyu by Aaron Meshon

Take Me out to the Yakyu

Song: I’m in the Mood for Singing – Raffi: Rise And Shine (played on ukulele)
G
I’m in the mood for singing
                                   D
Hey, how about you?

I’m in the mood for singing
                                   G
I’m in the mood for singing
C
Singing along with you
G
Hey, hey, what do you say
D                                     G
I’m in the mood for that today
C                   G
Hey, hey, what do you say
D                                    G
I’m in the mood for that.
(verses: racing, reading)

Book: Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook, illustrated by Andy Robert Davies

clothesline clues to sports people play

Activity: Baseball Number Match
Children matched the number on the baseballs to the glove with the same number of dots.

baseball math

(Source: Preschool Plan It )

Flannel Story: The Tortoise and the Hare told in the style of Hare and Tortoise by Alison Murray

Hare and Tortoise

Fingerplay: Here’s A Ball
Here’s a little ball.
(Make a small with your thumb and index finger.)
And here’s a bigger ball.
(Make a bigger ball using both thumbs and both index fingers.)
And a great big ball, I see.
(Make a ball by holding your arms up over your head and touching your fingers together.)
Shall we count them?
Are you ready?
One, Two, Three
(make all three balls in succession)

(Source: Bright Hub Education)

Book: Dunk Skunk by Michael Rex

dunk skunk

Closing rhyme

Craft: Pom Pom Sports

Pom Pom Sports

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Primate Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: Monkey & Gorilla

Book: Monkey Colors by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia Wynne

Monkey Colors

Rhyme: Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel
My little baby deserves a tickle! (tickle baby)
One for her nose, and one for her toes
And one for her tummy where the hot dog goes!

Finger puppets: Teasing Mr. Crocodile

Song: Ants go marching

Book:  Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein

little gorilla

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

Song: Let’s Tap our Feet Together (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)
Let’s tap our feet together, together, together,
Let’s tap our feet together, because it’s fun to do.
Let’s clap our hands….
Let’s touch our nose…
Let’s touch our ears…

Rhyme: Great A, little a
Bouncing B,
The cat’s in the cupboard,
But she can’t see me.

Book: Banana! by Ed Vere

Banana!

Song: (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)

The monkeys in the zoo all touch their toes . . . just like I do.
The monkeys in the zoo all rub their tummies . . .
The monkeys in the zoo all swing their arms . . .
The monkeys in the zoo all pat their heads . . .

Song (with shaky eggs): “No More Monkeys” – Asheba: Animal Playground

Closing rhyme

Sports Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Bunnies and Their Sports by Nancy Carlson

bunnies and their sports

Song: “Clap Your Hands”- Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Book: Let’s Play Basketball! by Charles R. Smith Jr.

let's play basketball

Flannel: Little Ball, Big Ball
A little ball, a bigger ball, a great big ball I see.
Can you count the green balls? One, two, three.

Repeat for blue and orange.
Add the red ball and say:
Little balls, big balls, another ball I see.
Can you count all the balls? 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10!

little balls big balls flannel

(Source: Read, Rhyme, and Sing)

Song: “This is the Way We…”
This is the way we bounce the ball, bounce the ball, bounce the ball,
This is the way we bounce the ball,
when we play basketball.
Twirl around…
When we do ballet.
Kick the ball…
When we play soccer.
Throw the ball…
When we play football.
Swing the bat…
When we play baseball.

(Source: Sunflower Storytime)

Book: Dunk Skunk by Michael Rex

dunk skunk

Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” – Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs

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

Closing Song

Craft: Pennants with pom poms

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Beach Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Sign Language: Swim

Book:  Beach Day! by Patricia Lakin, illustrated by Scott NashHey, how about you?

Beach Day!

Song: I’m in the Mood for Singing – Raffi: Rise And Shine (played on ukulele)
G
I’m in the mood for singing
                                   D
Hey, how about you?

I’m in the mood for singing
                                   G
I’m in the mood for singing
C
Singing along with you
G
Hey, hey, what do you say
D                                     G
I’m in the mood for that today
C                   G
Hey, hey, what do you say
D                                    G
I’m in the mood for that.
(verses: swimming, reading)

Book: Sea, Sand, Me! by Patricia Hubbell, illustrated by Lisa Campbell Ernst

Flannel: Five Little Sandcastles

5 little sandcastles

Five little sandcastles built by the shore,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there were four.

Four little sandcastles built by you and me,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there were three.

Three little sandcastles built by me and you,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there were two.

Two little sandcastles built in the sun,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there was one.

One little sandcastle built just for fun,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there were none.

(Source: Story Tree)

Movement: Octopus (Slippery Fish) – Charlotte Diamond: 24 Carrot Diamond (with scarves)

Movie: Chicka Cicka Boom Boom

chicka chicka boom boom

Song: The Fish in the Sea (to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus)
C
The fish in the sea go swish swish swish,
G7
Swish swish swish, swish swish swish,
C
The fish in the sea go swish swish swish,
G7   C
All day long.

Verses
The jellies in the sea go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle…
The sharks in the sea go chomp, chomp, chomp…
The crabs in the sea go pinch, pinch, pinch….

(Source: Storytime Ukulele)

Book: Senses at the Seashore by Shelley Rotner

Closing rhyme

Craft: Crab

crab

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Yoga Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Breathing exercises with hoberman sphere

Book: I Am Yoga by Susan Verde, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

i am yoga

Song: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Spider pushups (fingertips together, push palms in and out)

Book:  Round is a Mooncake: a Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong, illustrated by Grace Lin

round is a mooncake

Yoga poses: star, triangle, crescent moon

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

Book: You Are a Lion! by Taeeun Yoo

you are a lion

Song: “Shake Your Body Down” – The Laurie Berkner Band: The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection

Craft: yoga coloring page

Construction Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: Truck (big flat steering wheel)

Book: Roadwork by Sally Sutton, illustrated by Brian Lovelock

Roadwork book cover

Song: Ants go marching

Rhyme: Great A, little a
Bouncing B,
The cat’s in the cupboard,
But she can’t see me.

Book: Machines at Work by Byron Barton

machines at work

Song: Let’s Tap our Feet Together (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)
Let’s tap our feet together, together, together,
Let’s tap our feet together, because it’s fun to do.
Let’s clap our hands….
Let’s touch our nose…
Let’s touch our ears…

Song: “Little Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Rhyme: Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel
My little baby deserves a tickle! (tickle baby)
One for her nose, and one for her toes
And one for her tummy where the hot dog goes!

Song: This is the way we pound our nails, pound our nails, pound our nails
This is the way we pound our nails, so early in the morning
(Saw the wood, stack the bricks, stir the paint, paint the walls)
Credit: Everything Preschool

Book (Choral): Tip, Tip, Dig, Dig by Emma Garcia

tip tip dig dig

Song (shaky eggs): “Butterfly Driving a Truck” – Caspar Babypants: Sing Along!

Closing Rhyme