Ocean Story Time – Family

Opening Song

Book: I Hear You, Ocean by Kallie George, illustrated by Carmen Mok
The cover of the book I Hear You, Ocean. The illustration is of two children relaxing on a rock by the ocean, while one child holds a shell to their ear.

Puppet Song: “The Waves in the Ocean” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The waves in the ocean go up and down, (raise and lower arms)
Up and down, up and down,
The waves in the ocean go up and down
All day long!

Additional verses:
Tide/in and out (pull arms in and push arms out)
Fish/swim, swim, swim (put palms together and swim them like a fish)
Clams/open and shut (open and shut hands)
Octopus/wiggle, wiggle, wiggle (wiggle arms)
Seal/clap, clap, clap (clap your hands)
Shark/chomp, chomp, chomp (open and close arms like a mouth)
Penguin/waddle, waddle, waddle (put arms down by sides and waddle)
(Credit: Adapted from SurLaLune Storytime)

Book: I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
The cover of the book I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean. The illustration is of a giant squid looking down at a tiny shrimp.

Flannel Song: “Bubble, Bubble, Pop!”
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.

One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…POP! (clap hands)

Additional verses: Increase the number and change the color of the fish.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “The Goldfish” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: I Spy Under the Sea by Edward Gibbs
The cover of the book I Spy Under the Sea. The illustration is of a dolphin in the water and a hole in the cover shows the dolphin's eye on the next page.

Closing Rhyme

Dance Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Ballet Kids by Holly Sterling
The cover of the book Ballet Kids. The light blue cover has illustrations of six children wearing ballet outfits and doing different ballet steps.

Song: “Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes

Book: Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown
The cover of the book Dancing Feet! The illustration is of an elephant and a ladybug dancing happily together while the ladybug rides the elephant's trunk.

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

Yoga: Dancer pose

Social Story: Glad, Glad Bear! by Kimberly Gee
The cover of the book Glad, Glad Bear! The illustration is of a smiling bear raising its arms and wearing a pink tutu.

Closing Song

Craft: Dancing ribbons (paper plates with streamers)
A photograph of half of a paper plate decorated with stickers that has colorful streamers attached to the bottom straight edge.

Daniel Tiger: Angry Feelings Story Time – Family

Opening Song

Book: I’m Feeling Mad by Natalie Shaw, illustrated by Jason Fruchter
The cover of the Daniel Tiger book I'm Feeling Mad. The illustration is of an angry Daniel Tiger surrounded by pictures of a hurt foot, a rain cloud, a wrecked sand castle, and an angry sun.

Song: “If You’re Angry and You Know It”
If you’re angry and you know it, blow it out. (x2)
If you’re angry and you know it, make peace when you show it.
If you’re angry and you know it, blow it out.

Additional verses:
If you’re angry and you know it, use your words…
If you’re angry and you know it, take a walk…
If you’re angry and you know it, calm down… (move hands down)
(Credit: Adapted from Jack Hartmann)

Book: How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague
The cover of the book How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad? The illustration is of an angry long-necked dinosaur lifting up its foot next to a crushed bicycle while an adult and child scold it.

Song: “Candle Breath” or “Flower Breath” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Video: “When You Feel So Mad that You Want to Roar” – PBS

Activity: Discussion/Q&A with therapists from Kind Therapy, LLC

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Breathing wand
A photograph of a pipe cleaner with beads on it shaped into a wand with a heart outline on top.

Bug Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: I Love Bugs! by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
The cover of the book I Love Bugs! The illustration is of a happy child wearing a backpack and tan hat while bugs fly all around.

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2

Book: Caterpillar’s Wish by Mary Murphy
The cover of the book Caterpillar's Wish. The illustration is of a caterpillar, a ladybug, and a bee talking to each other on a leaf.

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

Movement: Learn the yoga pose “butterfly”

Social Story: Try a Bite, Trilobite! by Jonathan Fenske
The cover of the book Try a Bite, Trilobite! The illustration is of a flying bug trying to show a trilobite a green food while the trilobite holds a bowl of noodles and looks disgusted.

Closing Song

Craft: Paper chain caterpillar
A paper chain caterpillar with paper antenna and a face drawn on the first link in the chain.

Rainbows 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: Rainbow, colors

Book with Puppets: The Rainbow Snail by Karin Åkesson
The cover of the book The Rainbow Snail. The illustration is of a snail with a rainbow for a shell.

Fingerplay: “Five Green Peas”
Five GREEN peas in a pea pod pressed, (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest. (put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and wouldn’t stop, (arms bigger)
They grew and they grew until they POPPED! (clap hands together)

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Flannel Song: “Bubble, Bubble, Pop!”
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.

One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…POP! (clap hands)

Additional verses: Increase the number and change the color of the fish.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Duckie’s Rainbow by Frances Barry
The cover of the book Duckie's Rainbow. The cover is rounded on the right side in a half-arc like a rainbow and is illustrated with a duck on a yellow hill.

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

Lap Song: “Little Red Wagon”
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Won’t you be my darlin’?

Additional verses:
Goin’ back and forth in my little red wagon… (lean front to back)
One wheel’s off and the axle’s broken… (lean side to side)
(Credit: Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You)

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)

Scarf Song: “These Are the Colors over You” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Red and yellow, green and blue,
These are the colors over you.
Red like an apple, green like a tree,
Yellow like the sun, and blue like the sea.
Red and yellow, green and blue,
These are the colors over you.
(Credit: Allegan District Library)

Scarf Song: “Peekaboo” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Peekaboo, peekaboo,
I see you, I see you,
I see your button nose,
I see your tiny toes,
Peekaboo, I see you.

Closing Rhyme

Garden Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: My Garden by Kevin Henkes
The cover of the book My Garden. The illustration is of a child wearing a straw hat and pink t-shirt standing in front of a flower garden.

Song: “Will Our Flowers Bloom?” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The seeds from the pack go in the ground, (poke with finger)
In the ground, in the ground.
The seeds from the pack go in the ground.
Will our flowers bloom?

The rain from the sky goes drip drip drop, (flutter fingers down)
Drip drip drop, drip drip drop.
The rain from the sky goes drip drip drop.
Will our flowers bloom?

The sun above is bright and hot, (arms make a circle over head)
Bright and hot, bright and hot.
The sun above is bright and hot.
Will our flowers bloom?

Our little seeds are sprouting fast, (fingers grow upward)
Sprouting fast, sprouting fast.
Our little seeds are sprouting fast.
Look! Our flowers bloomed! (cup hands, then spread open)

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.

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

Yoga: Flower pose

Social Story: Hurry Up!: A Book About Slowing Down by Kate Dopirak, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal
The cover of the book Hurry Up!: A Book About Slowing Down. The illustration is of a child lying in a field full of flowers and looking at a butterfly with a dog.

Closing Song

Craft: Cupcake liner flowers
A photo of colorful cupcake liners glued to a yellow piece of paper with green stems and leaves drawn beneath them.

Snail Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: The Rainbow Snail by Karin Åkesson
The cover of the book The Rainbow Snail. The illustration is of a snail with a rainbow for a shell.

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)

Action Song: “Driving Round in My Car”
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom!

Book: Slug in Love by Rachel Bright, illustrated by Nadia Shireen
The cover of the book Slug in Love. The illustration is of a cute, smiling slug on top of a heart that encircles the title. Additional text on the cover says, "Who wants to hug a slug called Doug?"

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

Fingerplay: “Slowly, Slowly”
Make a snail with your fist and thumb, and creep it up your arm as you sing.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly creeps the garden snail.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly up the garden rail.

Scurry your fingers quickly up your arm.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly runs the little mouse.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly into his little house.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Ring Song: “Driving Round in My Car” (drive using a ring as the steering wheel)
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom!

Ring Song: “The Ring in the Dell” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The ring goes side to side, (reach to each side)
The ring goes side to side,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The ring goes side to side.

Additional verses:
Up and down (touch sky, touch ground)
All around (draw circle in sky)
Front and back (hold in front and hide behind back)

Ring Song: “Can You Roll Your Ring?” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Can you roll your ring like this, (both arms roll inside ring)
Just like this?
Can you roll your ring like this,
Just like this?
Can you roll your ring like this,
‘Round and ’round and ’round your wrist?
Can you roll your ring like this,
Just like this?

Additional verses:
Drive (steering wheel) Oh, a stop sign! Don’t you miss!
Spin (spin fast on one wrist) OR Twirl (spin in circle with ring above head) And also blow a kiss
Fan (fan wrist) And give the air a mist
Wear (place over head) And give your head a twist
Float (skim back and forth) Like a happy, swimming fish
(Credit: Leah Portz)

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

Closing Rhyme

Art Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Arty!: The Greatest Artist in the World by William Bee
The cover of the book Arty!: The Greatest Artist in the World. The illustration is of a green frog wearing a blue beret and striped top and pants who is splattered with paint and carrying large brushes and pails of paint.

Action Song: “This Is the Way We Stir the Paint”
This is the way we stir the paint,
Stir the paint, stir the paint,
This is the way we stir the paint
So early in the morning.

Additional verses:
Dip our brush
Splatter the paint
Paint a circle
Paint a square
Paint a triangle
Clean our brush
(Credit: Adapted from Storytime Katie)

Book: Making Art by Diana Ejaita
The cover of the book Making Art. The title's letters look like paper cutouts taped to the black background and are next to a child who is cutting out shapes with scissors.

Song: “Art Supply Song” (Tune: “The Wheels On the Bus”)
The paintbrush on the paper goes swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish.
The paintbrush on the paper goes swish, swish, swish
All day long.

Additional verses:
Pencil/skritch, scratch, skritch
Crayon/scribble
Scissors/snip
Play-dough on the table/squish
(Credit: Adapted from Storytime Hooligans)

Song: “Paint with Me” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Grab your brush and paint with me.
Paint a flower, paint a tree.
Paint it fast and paint it slow.
Paint it high, then paint it low.
Paint in zig-zags, circles, too.
How I love to paint with you!
(Credit: The Loudest Librarian)

Big Book: Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
The cover of the book Mouse Paint. The illustration is of three white mice painting the cover, one painting red, one painting yellow, and one painting blue.

Closing Rhyme

Snail Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: The Rainbow Snail by Karin Åkesson
The cover of the book The Rainbow Snail. The illustration is of a snail with a rainbow for a shell.

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)

Action Song: “Driving Round in My Car”
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom!

Book: Boom Snot Twitty by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Renata Liwska
The cover of the book Boom Snot Twitty. The illustration is of a bear lying down and tossing paper airplanes, a snail sitting, and a bird with a basket containing a ball of yarn.

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

Fingerplay: “Slowly, Slowly”
Make a snail with your fist and thumb, and creep it up your arm as you sing.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly creeps the garden snail.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly up the garden rail.

Scurry your fingers quickly up your arm.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly runs the little mouse.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly into his little house.
(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: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Verses: Give a shake, give a tap, clap your hands

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

Closing Rhyme

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: Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
The cover of the book Up, Down, and Around. The illustration is of two children and a dog in a garden full of bugs and vegetables looking up at a huge cornstalk.

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)

Rhyme: “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 really can’t see.
I hear its funny sound…
Ribbit—Ribbit—Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit—Ribbit—Ribbit

Fingerplay: “Here is the Beehive”
Here is the beehive, (make fist)
But where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Soon they’ll come creeping out of the hive.
One! Two! Three! Four! Five! (open hand one finger at a time)
BZZZZZZ!!!!! Back in the hive, bees! (buzz and tickle)
(Credit: King County Library System)

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.

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: “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)

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

Closing Rhyme