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Garden Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: How to Say Hello to a Worm by Kari Percival

Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener digs the soil.
The gardener digs the soil.
Hi-ho, the derry-oh,
The gardener digs the soil. (pretend to dig)

The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
Hi-ho, the derry-oh,
The gardener plants the seeds. (pretend to plant seeds)

Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground… (flutter fingers down to the ground)
The sun shines bright and warm… (hold hands in a circle overhead)
The seeds/plants begin to grow… (slowly raise hands from ground)
Flowers grow everywhere… (hold hands outstretched)
Fresh vegetables to eat… (pretend to eat)

Book: Flower Garden by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
Flower Garden book cover

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

Yoga: Flower pose

Social Story: Being Responsible by Rebecca Pettiford

Closing Song

Craft: Cupcake liner flowers

Garden Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

Puppet Song: “There’s Something in My Garden”
There’s something in my garden,
Now, what can it be?
There’s something in my garden,
That I can’t really see.
I hear its funny sound…
RIBBIT – RIBBIT – RIBBIT
A FROG is what I found!
RIBBIT – RIBBIT – RIBBIT

Additional verses:
THUMP – Rabbit
SQUEAK – Mouse
TWEET – Bird
BUZZ – Bee
WIGGLE – Caterpillar
FLUTTER – Butterfly

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)

Book: Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry

Flannel: “Way Up High In the Apple Tree”
Way up high in the apple tree,
Two little apples smiled at me.
I shook that tree as hard as I could.
Down fell the apples.
Mmmm, were they good!
(Credit: King County Library System)

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out,
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Book: Early Bird by Toni Yuly

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake shake.
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake your shakers.

Additional verses:
Shake your shakers high, high, high
Shake your shakers low, low, low
Shake your shakers fast, fast, fast
Shake your shakers slow, slow, slow

Shaker Eggs: “Shake it on Your Shoe”
1, 2, shake it on your shoe.
3, 4, shake it on the floor.
5, 6, stir and mix.
7, 8, stand up straight.
9, 10, wave to your friends.

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

Closing Rhyme

Garden Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: Anywhere Farm by Phyllis Root, illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Song: “Won’t You Plant Your Seeds With Care?” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Say Hello to the Morning

Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.

Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground…
The sun shines bright and warm…
The seeds begin to grow…
Flowers grow everywhere…

Book: What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Maggie Smith
What Does Bunny See? book cover

Rhyme: “A Little Brown Rabbit Popped Out of the Ground” (Tune: “There Was an Old Lady”)
A little brown rabbit popped out of the ground,
Wriggled his whiskers and looked around.
Another small rabbit who lived in the grass
Popped his head out and watched him pass.
Then both the small rabbits went hoppity hop,
Hoppity, hoppity, hop,
Till they came to a wall and had to stop.
Then both the small rabbits turned themselves round,
And hurried off home to their holes in the ground.
(Credit: Early Play Rhymes)

Flannel: “There’s Something In My Garden”

Song: “It is Springtime” (:12) – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Book/Puppets: Puddle Jumpers by Anne Margaret Lewis, illustrated by Nancy Cote

Closing Rhyme

Fruits and Veggies Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: The Life Cycle of a Carrot by Linda Tagliaferro

Fingerplay: “Five Little Peas”
Five little peas in a pea pod pressed. (fold hands in front of you)
1 grew, 2 grew, and so did all the rest. (pull one set of fingers out of the fist at a time)
They grew and they grew, (slowly pull hands apart)
And they did not stop, (stretch arms as far apart as possible)
Until one day, that pod went, Pop! (clap hands loudly)

Book: Lunch by Denise Fleming
Lunch

Flannel & Puppet Song: “Out In the Garden” by Jean Warren (Tune: “Down By the Station”) (Use a mouse puppet to eat the veggies from the garden.)
Out in the garden early in the morning,
See the red tomatoes all in a row,
See the hungry mouse coming out to eat them,
Munch, crunch, munch, crunch, off they go.

Additional verses:
Red tomatoes
Yellow corn
Green peas
Orange carrots
Purple peppers
White onions
Brown potatoes

Book: The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

Song: “Apples and Bananas” – Raffi: One Light, One Sun

Song: “Hot Potato” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Closing Rhyme

Garden Story Time – Baby

Opening Song: “Hello Bubble”
Hello bubble, hello bubble,
Come and land, come and land,
Right in the middle, right in the middle,
Of my hand, of my hand.

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Garden, flower, bugs

Puppets: Who’s in the Garden? by Phillis Gershator, illustrated by Jill McDonald
Who's in the Garden? book cover

Fingerplay: “Round and Round the Garden”
Round and round the garden,
Like a teddy bear. (trace circles on baby’s hand)
One step, two steps,
A tickle under there! (crawl up their arm and tickle armpit)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Fingerplay: “Five Fat Peas”
Five fat peas in a peapod pressed,
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.
They grew and they grew and they wouldn’t stop.
They grew and grew until they popped!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “Ten Little Flowers”
One little, two little, three little flowers,
Four little, five little, six little flowers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little flowers,
Ten flowers in the spring.

Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
So they’ll grow up tall.
(Credit: Modified from The Holiday Zone)

Flannel: “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary”
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.

Book: Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Up, Down, and Around book cover

Lap Song: “Bunny Hop”
Hop, hop, hop along,
And bounce on someone’s knee,
Higher & higher & higher & higher,
Bunny-hop with me.

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Rhyme: “I’m a Little Beetle”
I’m a little beetle (bounce baby)
And I wiggle all day. (wiggle baby)
If you get too close to me, (hug baby)
I’ll FLY away! (lift baby)

Additional verses:
I’m a little bumblebee…
I’m a little ladybug…
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Shaker Eggs: “The Valley of Vegetables” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers”
Shake your shaker up.
Shake your shaker down.
Shake it side to side.
Shake it all around.
Shake it on your shoulders.
Shake it on your head.
Shake it on your knees,
And shake it right to bed!

Closing Rhyme

Spring Story Time – Baby

Opening Song: “Hello Bubble”
Hello bubble, hello bubble,
Come and land, come and land,
Right in the middle, right in the middle,
Of my hand, of my hand.

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Spring, rain, rainbow, play

Book: Peek-a-Bloom! by Marie Torres Cimarusti, illustrated by Stephanie Peterson
peek-a-bloom

Fingerplay: “Here is the Beehive”
Here is the beehive,
But where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Soon they’ll come creeping out of the hive.
One! Two! Three! Four! Five!
BZZZZZZ!!!!! Back in the hive, bees!

Fingerplay: “Round and Round the Garden”
Round and round the garden,
Like a teddy bear, (trace baby’s hand)
One step, two steps,
A tickle under there! (crawl up their arm and tickle armpit)

Flannel: “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” (use the sign for sheep)
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for my master, one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.

Book: Rain by Robert Kalan, illustrated by Donald Crews

Lap Rhyme: “Little Frog”
A little frog in a pond am I,
Hippity, hippity, hop! (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop! (bounce)

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go”
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the derry oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling.
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “Bunny Hop”
Hop, hop, hop along,
And bounce on someone’s knee.
Higher and higher and higher and higher,
Bunny hop with me.

Book: Baby Loves Spring! by Karen Katz

Shaker Eggs: “Red, Red Robin” – Rosie Flores: Sing Along with Putumayo

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shaker Up”
Shake your shaker up
Shake your shaker down
Shake it side to side
Shake it all around
Shake it on your shoulder
Shake it on your head
Shake it on your tummy
And shake it right to bed!

Closing Rhyme

Plants Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis

Flannel Song: “Out in the Garden” by Jean Warren (Tune: “Down By the Station”)
Out in the garden early in the morning,
See the red tomatoes all in a row
See the happy farmer coming out to pick them
Pick, pick, pick, pick, off (he/she) goes.

Repeat with:
Red tomatoes
Yellow corn
Green peas
Orange carrots
Purple peppers
White onions
Brown potatoes

Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.

Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground…
The sun shines bright and warm…
The seeds begin to grow…
Flowers grow everywhere…

Book: If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson

Song: “In My Garden” – Raffi: One Light, One Sun

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

Book: Dig In! by Cindy Jenson-Elliott, illustrated by Mary Peterson

Song: “This Is the Way We Clap Our Hands” – Kimbo Educational: Teach a Toddler

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

Closing Rhyme

Garden Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: The Night Gardener by Terry and Eric Fan

Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.

Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground…
The sun shines bright and warm…
The seeds begin to grow…
Flowers grow everywhere…

Flannel: There’s Something in My Garden
There’s something in my garden,
Now what can it be?
There’s something in my garden
That I can’t really see.
Hear its funny sound….
Ribbit – Ribbit – Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit

Repeat with other animals, such as a crow (caw-caw-caw), mouse (squeak-squeak-squeak), rabbit (thump-thump-thump), bird (tweet-tweet-tweet) etc.
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Song: “Won’t You Plant Your Seeds With Care?” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Say Hello to the Morning

Book: Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story by Linda Glaser, photography by Shelley Rotner

Song: “In Our Garden” – Peter & Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 1

Fingerplay: This is my garden

Book: Anywhere Farm by Phyllis Root, illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Closing Song

 

 

Spring Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Flannel: There’s something in my garden
There’s something in my garden,
Now what can it be?
There’s something in my garden
That I can’t really see.
Hear its funny sound….
Ribbit – Ribbit – Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit

Repeat with other animals, such as a crow (caw-caw-caw), mouse (squeak-squeak-squeak), rabbit (thump-thump-thump), bird (tweet-tweet-tweet) etc.
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Song: “It is Springtime” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Book: Wake Up, It’s Spring! by Lisa Campbell Ernst

Song: “It’s Raining/Itsy-bitsy Spider Medley” – Music for Little People: Toddler Favorites

Song: “La araña pequeñita”

Book: Abracadabra, It’s Spring! by Anne Sibley O’Brien, illustrated by Susan Gal

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

Closing rhyme

Houses Story Time – Toddler

Where We Live!

Opening Song

Book: Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse by Jane Godwin, illustrated by Blanca Gomez

Song/Flannel: “Can you find?”

Song: In and Out the Doors (Credit: Susan M. Dailey)
(sung to “Go In and Out the Window”)

Step in and out the front door. (take a step forward, then back)
Step in and out the front door. Step in and out the front door.
Then make a doorbell sound. (say “ding dong”)

Jump in and out the back door. (jump forward, then back)
Jump in and out the back door. Jump in and out the back door.
Bend down and touch the ground. (touch ground with hand)

Slide in and out the side door. (slide to one side, then other)
Slide in and out the side door. Slide in and out the side door.
And then turn all around. (turn around)

Step in and out the front door.
Jump in and out the back door.
Slide in and out the side door.
Then sit yourself right down. (sit down)

Book: Roy’s House by Susan Goldman Rubin, art by Roy Lichtenstein

Rhyme: Fingerplay: “Houses”
Here is a nest for robin (cup both hands)
Here is a hive for bee (fists together)
Here is a hole for bunny (make a circle)
And here is a house for ME! (make a roof)
Credit: Perry Public Library

Book: Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
Flower Garden book cover

Rhyme/flannel: Some Houses
Some houses are wood and some are stone.
But let’s build one with shapes alone.

Start with a square but we won’t stop.
Add a triangle up on the top.
Then a rectangle for the door.
Now square windows 1, 2, 3, 4!
A little circle just for fun.
Now our shape house is all done!

house

(Credit: Finger Tales by Joan Phelps)

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

Closing Song