Pumpkins Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: Circle, Shapes, Orange, Pumpkin, green, leaf, Colors

Book: It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff

Song: “Mama’s Little Baby” (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 Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins, sitting on a gate (hold up 5 fingers)
The first one said, “Oh my, it’s getting late!” (hold up 1 finger, point to wrist)
The second one said, “There are bats in the air.” (hold up 2 fingers, flap arms)
The third one said, “But we don’t care!”(hold up 3 fingers, shake head)
The fourth one said, “Let’s run and run and run!” (hold up 4 fingers, run in place)
The fifth one said, “I’m ready to have some fun!” (hold up 5 fingers)

Then WHOOOOSH went the wind,  (make wind sounds)
And OUT went the light. (clap hands together loudly)
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight! (hold up 5 fingers, roll arms)
(Credit: http://www.adventuresinstorytime.com/2018/10/family-storytime-pumpkins.html)

Song: “Bouncing, Bouncing, Baby on My Knee”
Bouncing, bouncing, baby on my knee.
Bouncing, bouncing, 1 – 2 – 3!

Clapping, clapping, baby on my knee.
Clapping, clapping, 1 – 2 – 3!

Rocking, rocking, baby on my knee.
Rocking, rocking, 1 – 2 – 3!
(Credit: Jbrary)  

Book: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams

 

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, then you’ll really want to show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.

(Continue with additional verses)
If you’re angry and you know it, stomp your feet….
If you’re silly and you know it, wiggle around….
If you’re sad and you know it, rub your eyes (“boo hoo”)….
If you’re surprised and you know it, say “Oh my!”…..
(Credit: https://sunflowerstorytime.com/2015/10/26/feelings-jack-o-lanterns/)

Rhyme Roly-Poly Pumpkin (Tune: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”)
Oh, the roly-poly pumpkin went rolling down the hill (roll arms)
Once it started rolling, it couldn’t keep still
It rolled and it rolled until it bumped into a rock
Then the roly-poly pumpkin rolled to a stop (clap)
(Credit: https://www.adventuresofabookworm.com/2018/10/17/storytime-pumpkins/)

Rhyme: Away Up High
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)

Book: Pumpkin One, Pumpkin Two : A Counting Book by Natasha Rimmington

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs:  “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Closing rhyme

 

Colors Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: sun, rain, book, happy, please, thank you
color, yellow, blue, green, red, orange, pink, purple

Book: Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson

Song: “Where is Thumbkin?”
Where is Thumbkin? Where is Thumbkin?
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today, sir? Very well, I thank you!
Run away, run away.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Rhyme: Five GREEN Peas
Five GREEN peas in a pea pod pressed (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did the rest. (Put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and did not stop,
Until one day that pea pod POPPED! (clap hands together.)

Book: Stanley’s Colors by William Bee

Song: “If You’re Wearing…” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
If you’re wearing red or pink, red or pink, red or pink
If you’re wearing red or pink, bounce up and down!

Additional verses:
Blue or green… clap your hands
Orange or yellow… touch your ears
Black or White… tickle your toes

Rhyme: Big Round Sun
Big round sun in the spring sky Sign for Sun
Waved to a cloud that was passing by Wave!
The little cloud laughed as it started to rain Sign for Rain
And out came the big round sun again. Sign for Sun
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “Hop, Hop, Hop Along” (Tune: “Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along (hop)
Or bounce on someone’s knee (bounce)
Higher and higher and higher and higher (lift)
Bunny hop with me. (hop)

Book: Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sanda Boynton

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs:  “The Color Game” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill sings Do Re Mi on his toe leg knee , YouTube Video with matching colors

Closing Rhyme

Orange Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Leaves by David Ezra Stein

Leaves book cover

Puppet/Song: So many leaves are falling on the ground (Tune: “Five Little Ducks”)
So many leaves are falling on the ground,
Orange ones, yellow ones, and even brown,
But the one little leaf that rhymes with ____________.
Is my favorite color, it’s the color ___________.

tree puppet image

Song: “Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Book: The Dancing Tiger by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher

The Dancing Tiger book cover

Song: “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow

Book/Puppets: Orange by Martha E. H. Rustad

Orange book cover

Activity: Color-sort leaves

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Painting with oranges

orange paint preschool story time craft