Favorite Friends Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond

Song: “Quiet as a Mouse” – Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star

Flannel: “Five Little Cookies” (with Cookie Monster)
Five little cookies, with frosting galore,
Cookie Monster ate the pink one, then there were four.

Four little cookies, two and two, you see,
Cookie Monster ate the green one, then there were three.

Three little cookies, but before I knew,
Cookie Monster ate the blue one, then there were two.

Two little cookies, oh, what fun!
Cookie Monster ate the orange one, then there was one.

One little cookie, watch me run!
Cookie Monster ate the red one, then there were none.

Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
pete the cat and his four groovy buttons

Song: “Tap Your Toe and Follow Me” – Susan Salidor: Come and Make a Circle

Book: There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems

Song: “Owl in a Tree” (Tune: “Skip to My Lou”)
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo, hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo, hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo, hoo,”
Skip to my lou, my darling.

Additional verses:
Robin in the nest goes, “Tweet, tweet, tweet…”
Duck in the pond goes, “Quack, quack, quack…”
Rooster in the yard goes, “Cock-a-doodle-doo…”
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Action Rhyme: “Little Birds”
Little birds, little birds, jump up and down.
Little birds, little birds, don’t make a sound.
Little birds, little birds, tip-toe to me.
Little birds, little birds, bend your knees.
Little birds, little birds, peep, peep, peep.
Little birds, little birds, sleep, sleep, sleep.
Little birds, little birds, fly to the leaves.
Little birds, little birds, sit down please.

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

Closing Rhyme

Elephant & Piggie Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems

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

Book: Elephants Cannot Dance! by Mo Willems

Movement Activity: “Animal Actions” (pull animals out of a bin and do their actions)
Piggie: twirl
Gerald: stomp feet
Squirrel: gather and eat nuts
Duckling: quack and eat cookies
Pigeon: drive the bus

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Book: I Am Invited to a Party! by Mo Willems
I Am Invited to a Party

Song: “The Party Freeze Dance Song” – The Kiboomers: Kids Music Channel

Closing Rhyme

Zoo Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Song: “The Animals at the Zoo” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar,
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar, roar!
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar!
All day long!

Additional verses:
Monkeys…ooh ooh ah!
Snakes…hiss hiss hiss!
Penguins…waddle, waddle, waddle!

Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Hot Potatoes!

Book: The Underpants Zoo by Brian Sendelbach

Puppet Song: “We Went to the Zoo One Day” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
We went to the zoo one day,
Zoo one day, zoo one day.
We went to the zoo one day, and this is what we saw: lion!

Repeat with other animal puppets.

Action Rhyme: “Monkey See, Monkey Do”
Monkey see, monkey do,
Little monkey at the zoo.
Monkey, monkey in the tree.
Can you ________ like me?

Actions: jump around, swing your arms, scratch an itch, eat a banana, screech
(Credit: Perry Public Library)

Book: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Dear Zoo

Song: “Zoo Movements” – Dr. Jean: Better Brains and Bodies

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

Closing Rhyme

Elephant Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Elmer by David McKee

Scarf Song: “Rainbow” – Wunmi: Science Fair

Book: Have You Seen Elephant? by David Barrow

Song: “Elephant in There” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Song: “Do Your Ears Hang Low?”
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie ’em in a knot?
Can you tie ’em in a bow?
Can you throw ’em over your shoulder
Like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

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)

Movement: “An Elephant Has”
An elephant has a great big trunk (swing arm)
That goes swinging to and fro.
And he has tiny, tiny eyes (make binoculars with hands)
That show him where to go.
His great big ears go flopping, (put hands by ears to be elephant ears)
Flopping all around,
While his great big feet go stomping, (stamp feet)
STOMPING on the ground!
(Credit: Adapted from KidSparkz)

Book: I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Blanche Sims
I Took My Frog to the Library book cover

Closing Rhyme

Folk Tales Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: You’re Safe with Me by Chitra Soundar, illustrated by Poonam Mistry

Movement: “An Elephant Has”
An elephant has a great big trunk (swing arm)
That goes swinging to and fro.
And he has tiny, tiny eyes, (make binoculars with hands)
That show him where to go.
His great big ears go flopping, (put hands by ears to be elephant ears)
Flopping all around
While his great big feet go stomping, (stamp feet)
STOMPING on the ground!
(Adapted from https://www.kidsparkz.com/preschool-sings-zoo.html)

Song: “Elephant in There” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree by Daniel Bernstrom, illustrated by Brendan Wenzel

Song: “Jake the Snake” – Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star

Song: “Snake Breath” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Book/Puppets: Fox Tale Soup by Tony Bonning, illustrated by Sally Hobson

Fingerplay/Action Story: The Gingerbread Man

Closing rhyme

Mo Willems Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book: Happy Pig Day by Mo Willems

Song: “Elephants Have” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?”)
Elephants have (pat legs on each syllable)
Wrinkles, Wrinkles, Wrinkles (clap hands on each syllable)
Elephants have (pat legs on each syllable)
Wrinkles (clap hands on each syllable)
Everywhere! (stomp feet on each syllable)

Spoken:
On their nose! Oh-oh! (touch your nose, and mime a trunk)

Additional verses:
Elephants have wrinkles…On their ears!
Elephants have wrinkles…On their bellies!
Elephants have wrinkles…On their legs!

Book: Big Frog Can’t Fit In by Mo Willems

Flannel: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs
Sitting on a hollow log
Eating the most delicious bugs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green, speckled frogs, ribbit, ribbit

Song: : “If You’re a Frog and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a frog and you know it jump up and down.
If you’re a frog and you know it jump up and down.
If you’re a frog and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a frog and you know it jump up and down!

Additional verses: Catch a fly, Make puffy cheeks, Hop into your seat, Say “ribbit”

Movie: Don’t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus  by Mo Willems

Closing Song

Craft:  Pigeon Puppet

Friends Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: My New Friend is So Fun! by Mo Willems

Song: “Friend of Mine” (Tune:”Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Will you be a friend of mine, friend of mine, friend of mine?
Will you be a friend of mine and [insert action word]
Action Words: around with me? jump… bow… clap… hop on one foot…

Book: A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom
splendid friend, indeed cover image

Flannel: Gerald and Piggie play hide and seek!

(Credit: Literary Hoots)

Song ukulele: “Let’s Be Friends” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Let’s be friends with one another
One another, one another
Let’s be friends with one another
Let’s be friends today

Additional verses:
You can sing with a friend…
You can shout with a friend…
You can hum with a friend…
You can jump with a friend…
You can clap with a friend…
You can hop with a friend…

Book: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann

Song: “Ten Good Friends”
One best, two best, three best friends
Four best, five best, six best friends
Seven best, eight best, nine best friends
The ten best friends are we!

Song: “If You’re Friendly and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re friendly and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re friendly and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re friendly and you know it, then you really want to show it,
If you’re friendly and you know it, clap your hands!

Closing Song

Craft:  Elephant and Piggie

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Elephant Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Elephant

Book: I Love My Mama by Peter Kavanagh, illustrated by Jane Chapman

Rhyme: Roly poly
Ever so slowly.
Roly poly
Faster, faster, faster.

Song: “I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
They’re a part of me.

Additional verses:
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

Book: Always by Emma Dodd
always cover image

Rhyme: The moon is round
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
And a mouth like me!

Fingerplay: “Up the Hill”
Here goes a turtle up a hill, creepy, creepy, creepy, creepy (crawl up arm)
Here goes a rabbit up a hill, boing, boing, boing, boing (bounce up arm)
Here goes a snake up the hill, slither, slither, slither, slither (slide up arm)
Here goes an elephant up the hill, thud, thud, thud, thud (clap up arm)
Here comes an elephant down the hill, boom, boom, boom, boom, CRASH! (bounce down, clap hands for crash)
(Credit: adapted by Storytime Katie)

Song: “Do Your Ears Hang Low?”

Rhyme:
One, two three,
Baby’s on my Knee.
Rooster crows
And away he goes.

Book: The Thingamabob by Il Sung Na
thingamabob cover image

Song (shaky eggs): “Elephant in There” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Closing rhyme

Circus Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: Clown, Lion, Elephant

Book: Circus Parade by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Tanya Roitman

Circus Parade book cover

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)

Rhyme: Trot, trot, trot to Boston (gently bounce baby on your knees)
Trot, trot, trot to Lynn.
Look out baby
You’re going to fall in. (lower knees)

Book: Circus by Lois Ehlert (abridged)

Circus book cover

Song: “Popcorn” – Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star

Song: “Elephant Rhyme” – Sharon, Lois & Bram: One Elephant Went Out to Play

Fingerplay: Five little lions

Song: Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)

Rhyme: Balloon goes up (lift)
Balloon goes down (lap)
Balloon goes up to reach the clouds (lift high)
Storm rolls by (wiggle side to side)
Babe rocks down (sway to lap)
Made it home, safe and sound (hug and kiss)
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Big Book: The Circus is in Town by Claude Belanger, illustrated by Philip Webb

The Circus is in Town book cover

Song (shaky eggs): “Colonel Hathi’s March” – Disney Studio Chorus: Disney’s Greatest Hits Disc 3

Closing rhyme