Folk and Fairy Tales Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Pop-up Book: The Long-Nosed Pig by Keith Faulkner, illustrated by Jonathan Lambert

Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald”

Book: Maria Had a Little Llama by Angela Dominguez

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round,
Round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town!

Additional verses:
Horn/beep-beep-beep
Wipers/swish-swish-swish
Doors/open and shut
Babies/up & down
Parents/I love you

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Flannel Rhyme: “Queen Elsa’s Crown” (Tune: “Mary Wore Her Red Dress”)
Queen Elsa wore her purple crown, purple crown, purple crown.
Queen Elsa wore her purple crown every Sunday!

Repeat with different crowns and days.

(Credit: Miss Sarah’s Storytime)

Shaker Eggs: “The Grand Old Duke of York”
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And marched them down again.

‘Cause when you’re up, you’re up,
And when you’re down, you’re down,
And when you’re only halfway up
You are neither up nor down.

Shaker Eggs: “Egg Shakers Up”
Egg shakers up.
Egg shakers down.
Egg shakers dancing all around the town.
Dance them on your shoulders.
Dance them on your head.
Dance them on your knees,
And tuck them into bed!

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

Closing Rhyme

Royalty Story Time- Toddler

Opening Song

Sign Language: Dragon

Book: King Jack and the Dragon by Peter Bentley and Helen Oxenbury

king jack and the dragon

Song: Dragon, Dragon

Dragon dragon turn around.
Dragon dragon touch the ground.
Dragon dragon fly up high.
Dragon dragon float in the sky.
Dragon dragon shake your tail.
Dragon dragon move slow like a snail.
Dragon Dragon give a roar.
Dragon dragon sit back down on the floor

(Source: Delta Township District Library Storytime Blog)

Book: Foggy Foggy Forest by Nick Sharratt

foggy foggy forest

Song: “Grand Old Duke of York”- Learning Station: Where is Thumbkin?

Song: “I Can My Shaker Egg” – Mr Eric and Mr Michael: Rockin’ Red

Book: Who Wants a Dragon? by James Mayhew, illustrated by Lindsey Gardiner

who wants a dragon

Rhyme (with dragon puppets): Two Little Dragons

Two little Dragons sitting on a hill

One named Jack, one named Jill

Fly away Jack, fly away Jill

Come back Jack, come back Jill

(Source: adapted from Two Little Blackbirds rhyme by Storytime Katie)

Rhyme: Fierce is the dragon

Fierce is the dragon
(hold up hands like claws and roar)
Brave is the knight
(hands on hips)
Pretty is the princess
(blow kisses)
Tiny is the sprite
(crouch low to the ground)
Tall is the giant
(stand up as tall as you can)
Quiet is the queen
(put a finger to your lips)
Silly is the jester
(make silly face)
Happy is the king
(put on imaginary crown)

(Source: Story Time Secrets blog)

Song: “Icky Stick Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Craft: Stickers and coloring paper crown