Nursery Rhyme Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Song: “Hello Friends”
Hello, friends
Hello, friends
Hello, friends
It’s time to say hello.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Are You Sleeping?”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Roly poly, roly poly
out, out, out
out, out, out
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
in, in, in
in, in, in

Roly poly, roly poly
fast, fast, fast
fast, fast, fast
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
slow, slow, slow
slow, slow, slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Pete the Cat and the Itsy Bitsy Spider by James Dean

Flannel: “Five Little Ducks”
Five little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away,
Mother duck called, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,”
But only four little ducks came back.

Repeat with four, three, two, one, and no little ducks.

Song: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”

Book: Maria Had a Little Llama / María Tenía Una Llamita by Angela Dominguez

Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”

Song: “My Two Hands”
My two hands go clap, clap, clap
My two feet go tap, tap, tap
My two hands go thump, thump, thump
My two feet go jump, jump, jump
My one body turns around
and it quietly sits down.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”

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

Closing Rhyme

Nursery Rhymes Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: book, shoe, spider, colors

Book: There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe by Jan Cabrera

Rhyme: Little Miss Muffet

Rhyme: Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John
Went to bed with his sweatpants on;
One shoe off, and the other shoe on,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.

Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my little Sue
Fell asleep in her jeans so blue.
One shoe old, and one shoe new,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my little Sue.
(New rhyme credit: Christina Makos)

Rhyme: Hey Diddle Diddle

Book: Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker

Rhyme: I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock
Tick tock, tick tock
I’m a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock
It’s one o’clock!
CUCKOO!

Tick tock, tick tock
I’m a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock
It’s two o’clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO!
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song/Flannel: “Mary had a Little Lamb”
We sang “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and substituted “fleece as white as show” with the color of the sheep and something it was the same color as.
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb its fleece was ORANGE as ORANGES!

Additional verses:
…green as grass.
…purple as grapes.
…red as cherries.
…blue as blueberries.
We ended with “white as snow.” 


Flannel: Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory Dickory Dock,
the mouse ran up the clock,
the clock struck 1, the mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock!

Additional verses:
…the clock struck 2, the mouse said “Boo!”
…the clock struck 3, the mouse said, “Whee!”
…the clock struck 4, the mouse said, “More!”
…the clock struck 5, the mouse did the hand jive.

Book: Baa, Baa, Black Sheep by Jane Cabrera

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs:  “Pat-a-Cake Song” by Chu Chu TV

Closing Song

Nursery Rhymes – Everybody Story Time

Opening song

Book: Mary Had a Little Lamb by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith

Fingerplay: “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: This Little Piggy by Tim Harrington

Song/Flannel: “Baa, Baa Black Sheep”

Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: Here we Go Round the Mulberry Bush by Jan Cabrera
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush book cover

Flannel/Song: Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory Dickory Dock,
the mouse ran up the clock,
the clock struck 1, the mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock!

Additional verses:
…the clock struck 2, the mouse said “Boo!”
…the clock struck 3, the mouse said, “Whee!”
…the clock struck 4, the mouse said, “More!”
…the clock struck 5, the mouse did the hand jive.

Book: Big Fat Hen by Keith Barker

Song: 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: “Can You Shake Your Egg?” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen?”)
Can you shake your egg with me,
egg with me, egg with me?
Can you shake your egg with me
and put it on your (head, knee, belly, etc.)?

Closing Song

Craft: Humpty Dumpty puzzle

Nursery Rhyme Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Book: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Jane Cabrera (sung, skipped the second verse)

twinkle

Rhyme: “One, two, buckle my shoe”
One, two, buckle my shoe (clap, tap shoes)
Three, four, shut the door (clap four times)
Five, six, pick up sticks (clap, wiggle fingers)
Seven, eight, lay them straight (clap, pat floor)
Nine, ten, a big fat hen (clap, widen arms)

Song: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Book: Humpty Dumpty illustrated by Annie Kubler

humpty

Poster: Little Bo Peep

Rhyme: “Arms Up 1-2-3”
Arms up 1-2-3
Arms out 1-2-3
Arms together 1-2-3
Arms down 1-2-3

Legs up 1-2-3
Legs out 1-2-3
Legs together 1-2-3
Legs down 1-2-3

Book: Little Miss Muffet illustrated by Joni Jacobs

muffet

Song: “Pop Goes the Weasel” – Sharon, Lois and Bram: Mainly Mother Goose

Rhyme: You put the oil in the pot and you let it get hot,
You put the popcorn in and you start to grin,
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, POP! (wiggle baby, then lift)

Rhyme: Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little cuckoo clock (swing baby side to side)
Tick tock, tick tock, stop!
What time is it? It’s one-o-clock.
Cuckoo! (lift baby)

Book (choral): Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker

Big Fat Hen

Song (with shaker eggs): “Ba Ba Black Sheep” – Caspar Babypants: Sing Along

Closing rhyme