Spring Story Time – Family

Opening Song

Book: Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry
The cover of the book Big Yellow Sunflower. The illustration is a sunflower that takes up the whole cover with a bee and two ladybugs on the petals.

Rhyme: “This Is Big”
This is big, big, big. (stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small. (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short. (hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall. (hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast. (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow. (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (nod head)
This is no, no, no. (shake head)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Butterfly, Butterfly: A Book of Colors by Petr Horáček
The cover of the book Butterfly, Butterfly: A Book of Colors. The illustration is of a large red, orange, yellow, and green butterfly.

Puppet Rhyme: “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
CAW – Crow
TWEET – Bird
BUZZ – Bee
WIGGLE – Caterpillar
FLUTTER – Butterfly

Book: Wiggly Worms by Neon Squid, illustrated by Tinna Guo
The cover of the book Wiggly Worms. The illustration is of a large, pink worm with a serene face that is curled in a spiral surrounded by four smaller worms.

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers”
Shake your shakers in the air,
Shake it here, shake it there,
Shake your shakers in the air,
Shake your shakers.
(Credit: Jbrary)

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

Closing Rhyme

Hello and Goodbye 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: Hello, goodbye, baby, time, say

Hello Song: “Hello Babies”
Hello, babies,
Hello, babies,
Hello, babies,
It’s time to say, “Hello.”

Book: Say Hello Like This! by Mary Murphy
The cover of the book Say Hello Like This! The illustration is of two baby chickens peeping.

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)

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Book: I Can Say Bye-Bye! by Stephanie Cohen, illustrated by Lindsay Dale-Scott
The cover of the book I Can Say Bye-Bye!: A First Words Flap Book. The illustration is a photo of a smiling baby waving to the reader with a speech bubble that says, "Includes 8 full page flaps and a mirror!"

Lap Rhyme: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap, ride to town, (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap, up and down, (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow,
Giddyap, giddyap, WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

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

Lap Song: “Bumpity Bumpity Goes the Dump Truck”
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Dump out the load. (tip baby to the side)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Shaker Eggs: “Hello!” – Super Simple Songs

Goodbye Song: “Goodbye Babies” (with sign language)
Goodbye, babies,
Goodbye, babies,
Goodbye, babies,
It’s time to say, “Goodbye.”

Closing Rhyme

Earth Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: What Can You Do with a Rock? by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Katie Kath
The cover of the book What Can You Do with a Rock? The illustration is of a child with blue hair crossing a woodland stream on some rocks.

Song: “Tree Song” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Movements:
Hands and fingers are the leaves – wiggle high in the air
Move arms straight out for the branches
Touch upper body with hands when saying “trunk”
Touch legs when saying “roots”

Leaves, branches, trunk and roots, trunk and roots,
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots, trunk and roots,
Trees are important to me and to you,
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots, trunk and roots.
(Credit: KinderNature)

Book: The Earth Is Good: A Chant in Praise of Nature by Michael DeMunn, illustrated by Jim McMullan
The cover of the book The Earth Is Good: A Chant in Praise of Nature. The illustration is of a child running with their arms out past some trees with a dog following behind.

Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along

Yoga: Tree pose

Social Story: Big Earth, Little Me by Thom Wiley, illustrated by Kate Endle
The cover of the book Big Earth, Little Me. The illustration is of a child lying in the grass with a caterpillar on her finger and a butterfly in the background.

Closing Song

Craft: Earth suncatchers
A photograph of an earth suncatcher made with green tissue paper in the shape of the continents and blue tissue paper for the water.

Rainforest Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: There’s a Lion in the Forest! by Mônica Carnesi
The cover of the book There's a Lion in the Forest! The illustration is of a capybara, a toucan, and a small red bird surrounded by a border of leaves.

Song: “Rainstorm” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Book: Quick, Little Monkey! by Sarah L. Thomson, illustrated by Lita Judge
The cover of the book Quick, Little Monkey! The illustration is of a monkey with a striped tail that is climbing up a vine.

Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Flannel Rhyme: “Five Sleepy Sloths”
Five sleepy sloths on the rainforest floor,
One swam away, and then there were four.

Four sleepy sloths climbing up a tree,
One stopped for fruit, and then there were three.

Three sleepy sloths with an upside-down view,
One switched branches, and then there were two.

Two sleepy sloths in circles they spun,
One climbed down, and then there was one.

One sleepy sloth missing everyone
Left to eat leaves, and now there are none.

Movement: “Snake Breath” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Book: Rainforest Romp by Tony Mitton, illustrated by Ant Parker
The cover of the book Rainforest Romp. The illustration is of a mouse and a rabbit in hiking clothes looking at a toucan in a rainforest.

Closing Rhyme

Trucks Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: I Truck: A Big Rig’s Epic Trip by Kelly Rice Schmitt, illustrated by Jam Dong (abridged for time)
The cover of the book I Truck: A Big Rig's Epic Trip. The illustration is of a red big rig truck driving past farmland and mountains with a woman and a dog in the front seats.

Ring Song: “The Wheels on the Truck” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
(Pretend rings are steering wheels)
The wheels on the truck go round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the truck go round and round
All through the town.

Additional verses:
Bucket/dig
Forks/forward and back
Dump box/up and down
Drum/spin
Trailer/back and forth
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Ring Song: “Drive, Drive, Drive” (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
(Pretend rings are steering wheels)
Drive, drive, drive your truck,
All around the town,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Up the hills and down.

Turn, turn, turn the key,
Make the engine roar,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Let’s go to the store.

Press, press, press the pedal,
Give the engine gas,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Now we’re going fast.

Turn, turn, turn the wheel,
That is how we steer,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Make a turn right here.

Push, push, push the brake,
Make the car slow down,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Now we are in town.

Book: Three Grumpy Trucks by Todd Tarpley, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees
The cover of the book Three Grumpy Trucks. The illustration is of a red bulldozer, a blue dump truck, and a yellow excavator with eyes who are making grumpy faces.

Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Truck”
Old MacDonald had a truck,
E I E I O!
And on this truck, he had some wheels,
E I E I O!
With a roll, roll here and a roll, roll there.
Here a roll, there a roll,
Everywhere a roll, roll!
Old MacDonald had a truck,
E I E I O!

Additional verses:
Wipers/swish
Horn/beep
(Credit: Green Tree Public Library)

Flannel Story: I Love Trucks! by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
The cover of the book I Love Trucks! The illustration has a fire truck with firefighters driving through the background and a yellow bulldozer driven by a construction worker in the foreground.

Closing Rhyme

Big and Small Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman
The cover of the book Big Bear, Small Mouse. The illustration is of a big bear with a small mouse dancing on its nose.

Rhyme: “This Is Big”
This is big, big, big. (stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small. (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short. (hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall. (hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast. (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow. (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (nod head)
This is no, no, no. (shake head)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

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

Book: Big Rhinoceros, Little Rhinoceros by Jerrold Connors
The cover of the book Big Rhinoceros, Little Rhinoceros. The illustration is of a big, orange rhinoceros and a little, yellow rhinoceros smiling and looking at each other on a blue background.

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)

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Shake your shaker, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Shake your shaker, shake shake, shake,
Shake your shaker.

Additional verses: Shake your shaker high/low/fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Shaker Eggs: “Can You Shake Your Egg with Me?” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Can you shake your egg with me?
Shake your egg along with me.
It’s as easy as can be.
Now put it on your tummy!

Repeat with: knee, head, straight to bed
(Credit: King County Library System)

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

Closing Rhyme

Rain 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: Rain, storm, water

Book: Let’s Go Puddling! by Emma Perry, illustrated by Claire Alexander
The cover of the book Let's Go Puddling! The illustration is of two children splashing in a puddle while wearing raincoats and rain boots.

Song: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
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.

Song: “Ten Little Raindrops”
One little, two little, three little raindrops,
Four little, five little, six little raindrops,
Seven little, eight little, nine little raindrops,
Ten little raindrops on my head.

Repeat with raindrops on other body parts, like nose, toes, etc.
(Credit: King County Library System)

Song: “Rain Is Falling Down” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
Rain is falling down. Splash!
Rain is falling down. Splash!
Pitter patter, pitter patter,
Rain is falling down. Splash!

Sun is peeking out. Peek!
Sun is peeking out. Peek!
Peeking here, peeking there,
Sun is peeking out. Peek!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins
The cover of the book Splish, Splash, Ducky! The illustration is of a happy duckling splashing in a pond with a snail on cattails and a fish peeking out of the water.

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

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” (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)

Scarf Song: “Rain Is Falling Down” – SteveSongs: Music Time with SteveSongs

Scarf Rhyme: “Falling Raindrops”
Raindrops, raindrops,
Falling all around, (wave scarf in a circle)
Pitter-patter on the roof, (wave high)
Pitter-patter on the ground. (wave low)
Here is my umbrella. (open scarf and put above head)
It will keep me dry.
When I go walking in the rain, (march)
I hold it up so high. (reach high)
(Credit: Bayviews.org)

Closing Rhyme

Garbage Truck Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
The cover of the book Every Monday Mabel. The illustration is of a girl dragging a chair past a window where you can see the garbage truck driving by.

Song w/Book: The Wheels on the Garbage Truck by Jeffrey Burton, illustrated by Alison Brown
The cover of the book The Wheels on the Garbage Truck. The illustration shows a garbage truck with four animals in garbage collector outfits.

Book: Garbage Collectors by Laura K. Murray
The cover of the book Garbage Collectors. The photograph is of a garbage collector next to a big green truck that is collecting trash.

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

Yoga: Garbage truck (dump truck)
(Credit: Diggory the Dumptruck | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure! Pose begins at 1:53)

Social Story: Being Grateful by Rebecca Pettiford
The cover of the book Being Grateful. The cover has a photograph of a hand holding a thank you card.

Closing Song

Craft: Garbage truck coloring sheet with “trash”
Colored in garbage truck coloring pages with colorful tissue paper glued on to represent trash.
(Credit: justashleyreed on Instagram)

Jess’s Favorites Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
The cover of the book Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. The illustration is of the dark blue Pete the cat wearing white high-top shoes in front of a yellow background.

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 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

Book: Clip-Clop! by Nicola Smee
The cover of the book Clip-Clop! The illustration is of a horse trotting with a duck, pig, dog, and cat on its back.

Flannel Rhyme: “Way Up High in the Apple Tree”
Way up high in the apple tree, (stretch arms high)
I saw two apples looking at me. (hold up two fists)
I shook that tree as hard as I could, (shaking motion)
Down came the apples… (fists fall)
And mmm, they were good! (smile and rub belly)

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: Who Took The Cookie From The Cookie Jar? by David A. Carter
The cover of the book Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? The illustration is of a dancing puppy wearing a red and yellow vest and party hat holding two cookies and saying, "Who me?", a caterpillar that is saying, "I think he did it," and a cookie jar with eyes peeking out from under the lid.

Scarf Song: “We Wave Our Scarves Together”
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together
Because it’s fun to do.

Wave them up high,
Wave them down low,
Wave them in the middle
Because it’s fun to do.

Additional verses:
We throw our scarves together…
We twirl our scarves together…
(Credit: Jbrary)

Scarf Rhyme: “Popcorn Kernels” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
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, shake them, shake them, shake them, (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

Sharing Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora
The cover of the book Thank You, Omu! The illustration is of a boy smiling while holding a blue bowl of stew.

Song: “The More We Get Together”
(Use American Sign Language for “more,” “get together,” and “happier.”)
The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.
Cause your friends are my friends
and my friends are your friends.
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.
(Credit: Storytime with Ms. Emily Library)

Flannel: “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
house – mouse
boat – goat
(Credit: Adapted from Jen in the Library)

Book: A Tree for Mr. Fish by Peter Stein or Blocks by Irene Dickson
The cover of the book A Tree for Mr. Fish. The illustration is of a fish sitting in a tree.The cover of the book Blocks. The illustration is of two children sitting next to each other, one holding a red block and the other holding a blue block.

Song (if time): “The Goldfish” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Closing Rhyme