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Bugs Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: I Love Bugs! by Emma Dodd

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Book: A Good Place by Lucy Cousins

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”

Flannel: “Six Little Bumblebees”
Six little bumblebees sitting on a hive,
One flew away and then there were five.
Bumblebee, bumblebee fly away!
Bumblebee, bumblebee happy all day!

Repeat for these verses:
Five little bumblebees sitting on the floor…
Four little bumblebees sitting in the tree…
Three little bumblebees looking at you…
Two little bumblebees sitting in the sun…

Final verse:
One little bumblebee left all alone.
He flew away, safe to his home.

Shaker Eggs: “Can You Shake Along With Me?” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Can you shake along with me, along with me?
Can you shake along with me, along with me?
Put your shaker on your… knee.
Can you shake along with me, along with me?

Repeat with different body parts

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

Closing Rhyme

Bug Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: I Love Bugs! by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
love bugs cover image

Song: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: Caterpillar’s Wish by Mary Murphy

Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along

Movement: Learn the yoga pose “butterfly”

Social Story: I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by David Catrow
i like myself

Closing Song

Craft: Craft stick caterpillars

Dirt Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Jonathan & Martha by Petr Horáček
Jonathan and Martha book cover

Song: “Walter the Waltzing Worm” – Hap Palmer: Walter the Waltzing Worm 

Flannel: Five Clean and Squeaky Pigs (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Mud Puddle by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Dušan Petričić

Flannel: Five Elephants in the Tub
One elephant in the tub
Going for a swim,
Knock-knock (clap twice), splash-splash (slap knees twice),
Come on in!
2 . . . 3 . . . 4
Five elephants in the tub
Going for a swim,
Knock-knock (clap twice), splash-splash (slap knees twice),
And they all FELL IN!
(Credit: King County Library System)

Song: “The Ants Go Marching” – Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs

Book: Ant, Ant, Ant! An Insect Chant by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Trip Park

Closing Song

Bug Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Snappy Little Bugs by Claire Nielson and Dug Steer, illustrated by Derek Matthews

snappy little bugs

Song: The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Book: I Love Bugs by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern

love bugs cover image

Puppet Show: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Song: “On my Toe there is a Flea” – John Martin Feierabend: Frog in the Meadow  x2

Book: Caterpillar’s Wish by Mary Murphy

caterpillars wish

Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl

Book: Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi; illustrated by Brendan Wenzel

somebugs

Song (with shaky eggs): The Ants Go Marching

Closing Rhyme

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Bug Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Bug

Book: I Love Bugs! by Emma Dodd

I Love Bugs book cover

Song: The Itsy-bitsy spider

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: “On my Toe there is a Flea” – John Martin Feierabend: Frog in the Meadow

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…

Book: Caterpillar’s Wish by Mary Murphy

caterpillars wish

Song: Caterpillar Caterpillar (Tune: “Are You Sleeping?”)
Caterpillar caterpillar (Wiggle fingers of one hand)
In the tree, in the tree (Spread arms like branches)
First you wiggle this way (Wiggle hand left)
Then you wiggle that way (Wiggle hands right)
Look at me, look at me (Point to self)
Credit: Mel’s Desk

Song: Ants go marching

Puppet/Song: Bumblebee, bumblebee (Tune: “Jingle Bells”)
Bumblebee, bumblebee
Landing on my nose,
Bumblebee, bumblebee,
Now he’s on my toes.
On my arms, on my legs, on my elbows,
Bumblebee, oh bumblebee,
He lands and then he goes.

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

Book: Snappy Little Bugs by Claire Nielson and Dug Steer, illustrated by Derek Matthews

snappy little bugs

Song (shaky eggs): “Crazy Blue Beetle” – Caspar Babypants: Hot Dog!

Closing Rhyme

Bug Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Book: I Love Bugs by Emma Dodd

i love bugs

Rhyme: Here is a beehive. Where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Soon they come creeping out of the hive (have one bee peek out)
1-2-3-4-5! BUZZ! (bring each finger out as you count)
(make your bees fly all around the hive)

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

Song: “On my Toe there is a Flea” – John Martin Feierabend: Frog in the Meadow

Rhyme: Rickety rickety rocking horse (bounce)
Over the hills we go,
Rickety rickety rocking horse
Giddy-up, giddy-up, whoa! (hug baby)

Song: (Tune: Are You Sleeping?)
Caterpillar, caterpillar, caterpillar, caterpillar (Wiggle fingers of one hand)
In the tree, in the tree (Spread arms like branches)
First you wiggle this way (Wiggle hand left)
Then you wiggle that way (Wiggle hands right)
Look at me, look at me (Point to self)

Book: Caterpillar’s Wish by Mary Murphy

caterpillars wish

Song: (Tune: Shortnin’ Bread)
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’, bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’, bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.

Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.

Rhyme: Hurry, scurry little mouse
Stars down at your toes.
Hurry, scurry little mouse
Past your knees he goes.
Hurry, scurry little mouse
Past where your tummy is.
Hurry, scurry little mouse
Gives you a mousy kiss.

Rhyme: The little clock goes tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock (swing baby side to side)
The big clock goes ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong (swing back front to back)

Book (choral reading): The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

very busy spider

Song (with shaky eggs): “Crazy Blue Beetle” – Caspar Babypants: Hot Dog!

hot dog

Closing rhyme