Garden Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

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

Book with Puppets: Bunny Loves Beans by Jane Whittingham

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)

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)

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Book: Butterfly Butterfly by Petr Horáček

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

Closing Rhyme

Shapes Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Rhyme: “Star Chant” (pass out star cutouts to each of the children)
Put your star shape in the air, (hold in the air)
Hold it high and keep it there.
Put your star shape on your back, (reach back and put star on back)
Now lay it on your lap. (put star on lap)
Put your star shape on your toes, (touch star to toes)
Now hold it by your nose. (touch star to nose)
Hold your star shape in your hand, (stretch hand out in front of you)
Now everyone please stand. (have children stand up)
Wave your star shape at the door, (face door and shake star)
Now touch your star to the floor. (touch star to floor in front of you)
Hold your star in your hand and jump, jump, jump, (hold star and jump up and down)
Now toss your star shape way, way, up! (toss star up in front of you)

Book: A Starfish: A Shapes Book by Britta Teckentrup

Yoga/Breathing: Learn the yoga pose “triangle”

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

Social Story: Thank You by Janet Riehecky

Closing Song

Craft: Pictures made from different shapes

Box Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: My Book Box by Will Hillenbrand
My Book Box book cover

Song: “Cardboard Box” – Justin Roberts: Jungle Gym

Book: Sitting in My Box by Dee Lillegard, illustrated by Jon Agee
sitting in my box cover image

Rhyme: “I Like to Be a Jumping Jack”
I like to be a jumping jack
And jump out from a box.
I like to be a rocking horse
And rock and rock and rock.
I like to be a spinning top
And spin around and round.
I like to be a rubber ball
And bounce right to the ground.

Puppets/Movement: “I Have a Friend” (Tune: “I Saw a Bear”)
I have a friend,
From in my box.
They like to ____
Until they stop.

(Take out puppets from a box and do an associated movement (jump, run, etc.))
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Book: Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
not a box

Closing Rhyme

Treasure Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: I Won’t Give Up My Rubber Band by Shinsuke Yoshitake

Song: “Rubber Ball” – Caspar Babypants: Keep It Real! (-2:07)

Book: What’s in Your Pocket?: Collecting Nature’s Treasures by Heather L. Montgomery, illustrated by Maribel Lechuga (abridged)

Flannel Song: “Have You Ever Seen a Lizard?” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?”)
Have you ever seen a lizard, a lizard, a lizard?
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in Green?
With Green eyes, and Green nose,
And Green legs, and Green toes.
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in Green?
(Credit: Perfectly Preschool)

Song: “All Around My Room” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Book: Just Right for Two by Tracey Corderoy, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Just Right for Two book cover

Puppet Song: “It’s So Much Fun to Share” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
It’s so much fun to share.
It’s so much fun to share.
I have a log
I’ll share with frog.
It’s so much fun to share.

Additional verses:
chair – bear
box – fox
hat – bat
house – mouse
pail – whale
wig – pig
(Credit: Adapted from Jen in the Library)

Closing Rhyme

Cozy Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Lucky Pennies and Hot Chocolate by Carol Diggory Shields, illustrated by Hiroe Nakata

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)

Song: “¡CHOCOLATE!”
Uno, dos, tres, cho-
uno, dos, tres, co-
uno, dos, tres, la-
uno, dos, tres, te.
¡Chocolate! ¡Chocolate!
¡Bate! ¡Bate! ¡El chocolate!

Book: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat book cover

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.

Book: Small Bunny’s Blue Blanket by Tatyana Feeney

Scarf Song: “Wishy Washy Washerwoman”
Way down in the valley where nobody goes,
There’s a wishy washy washerwoman washing her clothes.
She goes, “Oooh! Ahhh! Oooh! Ahhh! Oooh! Ahhh!”
And that’s the way she washes her clothes.

Additional verses:
Drying her clothes (blowing on the scarves)
Folding her clothes
Wearing her clothes

Scarf Rhyme: “I’m Toast in the Toaster”
I’m toast in the toaster, (crumple scarf in hands)
And I’m getting very hot.
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (shake hands side to side)
Up I POP! (toss scarf in the air)
(Credit: King County Library System)

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

Closing Rhyme

Bedtime Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

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: Goodnight, sleep, stars, brush teeth

Book: The I Can Say Goodnight! Book by Stephanie Cohen, illustrated by Lindsay Dale-Scott

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)

Song: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

Book: Tuck Me In! by Dean Hacohen, illustrated by Sherry Scharschmidt

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 Song: “I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock”
Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little Cuckoo clock. (rock gently side to side)
Tick tock, tick tock, now I’m striking one o’clock.
Cuckoo. (lift in air once)

Repeat with: two o’clock (lift into air 2x), three o’clock (lift into air 3x)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle

Shaker Eggs: “Wimoweh” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Closing Rhyme

Mouse Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman

Puppet Rhyme: “Where Are the Baby Mice?” (with the mice in a box puppet)
Where are the baby mice?
Squeak, squeak, squeak!
I cannot see them,
Peek, peek, peek.
Here they come out of their hole,
One, two, three, and that is all!
(Credit: Perry Public Library)

Song: “The Little Mouse Goes Creeping” – Miss Carole: Tiny Tunes

Rhyme: “Hickory Dickory Dock” (with cardboard cutout)
Repeat, doing toes, tummy, and head (standing)

Book: Mommy, Where Are You? by Leonid Gore

Rhyme: “Little Clapping Mouse” (clap when you see *)
Behind the tree * *
And under the house * *
There lived a teeny * *
Tiny mouse * *
She loved to sing * *
She loved to tap * *
But most of all * *
She loved to clap * *
She clapped all night * *
She clapped all day * *
She clapped to frighten * *
The cat away * * * * * * * * (lots of claps, meow)

Song: “Mickey Mouse March” – Disney: Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4

Book: Run Home, Little Mouse by Britta Teckentrup

Song: “Three Blind Mice” – Caspar Babypants: Here I Am!

Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Berger

Closing Rhyme

Breakfast Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Little Mouse’s Big Breakfast by Christine Pym

Fingerplay: “Five Fat Sausages”
Five fat sausages frying in a pan. (hold up 5 fingers)
All of a sudden, one went BANG! (clap hands)

Repeat, counting down until there are no sausages left.

Last line:
Now there are no fat sausages frying in the pan.

Flannel Song: “I’m Toast in the Toaster” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m toast in the toaster, (like holding a loaf of bread)
And I’m getting very hot! (fan yourself)
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (move hands back and forth)
Up I pop! (jump in the air and raise hands)

Repeat with: waffles, Pop-tarts, English muffins, bagels

Book: Hey, Pancakes! by Tamson Weston, illustrated by Stephen Gammell

Movement: “Pancakes”
Mix a pancake,
Stir a pancake,
Pop it in a pan.
Fry a pancake,
Toss a pancake,
Catch it if you can!

Flannel: “Eggs for Breakfast”

Song: “If You Like Your Eggs Scrambled” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
Yes, they’re yummy and they’re yellow,
So you’ll be a happy fellow.
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
If you like your eggs fried, jump up high…
If you want bacon with your eggs, wiggle your legs…
If you want toast instead, nod your head… (nod and say “mmm-hmmm”)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Puppet Story: Ellie’s Breakfast by Sarah Garland

Closing Rhyme

Whale Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: The Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce Wan

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)

Song: “The Ocean Song”
Oh the ocean is great and the ocean is grand.
There are lots of tall ships and very little land.
And we sleep down deep in a hammock near the floor
And this is what we do when we go out the door:
We ride the waves going up, we ride the waves going down,
We ride the waves going up, we ride the waves going down,
We ride the waves going up, we ride the waves going down,
And we turn around.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: The Whales on the Bus by Katrina Charman, illustrated by Nick Sharratt

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: “Five Giant Whales”
Five giant whales, swimming on the ocean floor,
One went off to play, and then there were four.

Four giant whales, swimming in the sea,
One saw a shark, and then there were three.

Three giant whales, swimming the ocean blue,
One dived to the bottom, and then there were two.

Two giant whales, swimming just for fun,
One got tired, so then there was just one.

One giant whale, swimming all alone,
He was very lonely, so he went home.

Scarf Song: “Wave Your Scarf Up and Down” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Wave your scarf up and down,
Up and down, up and down.
Wave your scarf up and down,
Wave your scarf.

Additional verses:
Left and right
Fast and slow
High and low
Around and around
Wave it goodbye
(Credit: Jbrary)

Scarf Rhyme: “Popcorn Kernels”
Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot, in the pot. (make their scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching them up in their fists)
Shake them, shake them, shake them (x2) (shake fists)
‘Til they POP, ’til they POP! (toss scarves up into the air)

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

Closing Rhyme