Month: April 2016

Pet Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: dog, cat, fish

Book: Dog’s Noisy Day: A Story to Read Aloud by Emma Dodd

Dog's Noisy Day book cover

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)

Flannel: Little dog, little dog

little dog

Rhyme/Puppet: Here goes a turtle

Rhyme: Pitty, patty, polt
Pitty, patty, polt, (tap feet together)
Shoe the little colt.
Here a nail, (tap one foot)
There a nail, (tap other foot)
Pitty, patty, polt. (tap feet together)

Book: I Spy Pets by Edward Gibbs

I Spy Pets book cover

Song: Forgot a bag to carry (Tune: “Ring around the Rosie”)
Forgot a bag to carry (sign for bag)
Our books at the library (sign for book)
Stack’em, stack’em (lift baby, or stack hands)
They all fall down (baby to lap, or hands open)
Credit: Leah Portz

Song/Puppets: “Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee” – Dr. Jean: Sings Silly Songs

Book (choral): Baby Animals: Pets by Kingfisher

Baby Animals: Pets book cover

Song (shaky eggs): “Bingo” – Old Town School of Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Closing Rhyme

Dragon Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: The Kiss That Missed by David Melling

The Kiss That Missed book cover

Song: “Do the Dragon” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

Flannel:  Five Little Dragons
One little dragon with scales of blue;
Ran to meet the green one,
And then there were two.
Two little dragons sitting under a tree;
The red dragon joined them,
And then there were three.
Three little dragons, wishing there were more;
Along came the purple dragon,
And then there were four.
Four little dragons, happy to be alive;
Found a orange dragon,
And then there were five.
Five little dragons all out to play;
“Watch out, they breathe fire,” is all I have to say.
Credit: Jacksonville Public Library

Song:  “Dragon, Dragon, Turn Around”
Dragon, dragon, turn around
Dragon, dragon, touch the ground
Dragon, dragon, fly up high
Dragon, dragon, touch the sky

Dragon, dragon, swing your tail
Dragon, dragon, shake your scales
Dragon, dragon, give a ROAR
Dragon, dragon, sit on the floor
Credit: Sunflower Storytime

Book: If I Had a Dragon by Tom and Amanda Ellery

if I had a dragon cover image

Song: “Firefighter Song” – David Landau: Rocket to the Moon

Puppet Show: The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko

The Paper Bag Princess book cover

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Dixie cup, crepe paper dragons

crepe paper dragon story time craft

Sandra Boynton Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: Oops

Book/app: Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton (use sign for oops)

blue hat green hat

Song: “I Like my Hat” – Carole Peterson: Stinky Cake

Book: Pajama Time! by Sandra Boynton

pajama time

Rhyme: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Book: Moo, Baa, La, La, La by Sandra Boynton

moo baa la

Song: “Old MacDonald” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms or “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” – Bob McGrath: Sing Along with Bob #2

Song: “This is the way we clap our hands” – Kimbo Educational: Teach a Toddler

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

Closing song

Craft: Udderly puppet on straw

udderfly

Dinosaur Story Time- Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Dinosaur vs. The Library by Bob Shea

dionsaur vs library

Song: “We Are the Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Book: If I Had a Raptor by George O’Connor

if i had a raptor cover image

Song: Dinosaur, Dinosaur”
Dinosaur, dinosaur, turn around
Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch the ground
Dinosaur, dinosaur, reach up high
Dinosaur, dinosaur, wink one eye
Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch your nose
Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch your toes
Dinosaur, dinosaur, slap your knees
Dinosaur, dinosaur, sit down please

Activity: I hid each dinosaur behind a shape and asked the kids what shape I should look under. I said the name of the dinosaur and then had them say it.

Book: Shape by Shape by Suse MacDonald

Song: The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr grr grr grr grr grr, grr grr grr
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr grr grr…All through the swamp.
The Triceratops’ horns go poke poke poke…(etc.)
The Stegosaurus tail goes spike, spike, spike…(etc.)
The Apatasaurus mouth goes munch, munch, munch…(etc.)
The Pteranodon’s wings go flap flap flap…(etc.)

Flannel Story: How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague

how do dinosaurs count to ten cover image

Book: Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton

bones bones dinosaur bones cover image

Closing Rhyme

Craft:

dinosaur egg story time craft

Garden Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: vegetable, garden, flower

Book: Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Up, Down, and Around book cover

Rhyme: Five fat peas

Song: Forgot a bag to carry (Tune: “Ring around the Rosie”)
Forgot a bag to carry (sign for bag)
Our books at the library (sign for book)
Stack’em, stack’em (lift baby, or stack hands)
They all fall down (baby to lap, or hands open)
Credit: Leah Portz

Rhyme: Pitty, patty, polt
Pitty, patty, polt, (tap feet together)
Shoe the little colt.
Here a nail, (tap one foot)
There a nail, (tap other foot)
Pitty, patty, polt. (tap feet together)

Book: Who’s in the Garden? By Phillis Gershator

Who's in the Garden? book cover

Song: “In My Garden” – Raffi: One Light, One Sun

Puppets: There’s something in my garden

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)

Rhyme: Round and round the garden

Book (choral): Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert

Growing Vegetable Soup book cover

Song (shaky eggs): “The Valley of Vegetables” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Closing Rhyme

Farm Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Farm

Book: This is the Farmer by Nancy Tafuri

This is the Farmer book cover

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)

Rhyme: Pitty, patty, polt
Pitty, patty, polt, (tap feet together)
Shoe the little colt.
Here a nail, (tap one foot)
There a nail, (tap other foot)
Pitty, patty, polt. (tap feet together)

Book: Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee

Clip-Clop book cover

Puppets/Song: “Old McDonald” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Big Book: I Went Walking by Sue Williams, illustrated by Julie Vivas

I Went Walking book cover

Song: Forgot a bag to carry (Tune: “Ring around the Rosie”)
Forgot a bag to carry (sign for bag)
Our books at the library (sign for book)
Stack’em, stack’em (lift baby, or stack hands)
They all fall down (baby to lap, or hands open)
Credit: Leah Portz

Flannel: Little Boy Blue

Book (choral): Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton

Barnyard Dance book cover

Song (shaky eggs): “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Closing Rhyme

Tool Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Sing Language: Hammer

Book: Tap, Tap, Bang, Bang by Emma Garcia

tap tap bang bang

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Album

Book: Construction Kitties by Judy Sue Godwin Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern

construction kitties

Flannel: “Johnny Had One Hammer”

Song: “Building a House”
I’m going to build a little house, (Form arch overhead)
With windows big and bright. (Circles around eyes)
With chimney tall and curling smoke drifting out of sight. (Stretch up arms, make drifting motion)
In winter when the snowflakes fall, (Flutter hands down)
Or when I hear a storm, (Cup hand to ear)
I’ll go inside my little house, (Crouch down)
And I’ll be safe and warm. (Hug self or child)

Book: Whose Tools Are These? by Sharon Katz Cooper, illustrated by Amy Bailey Muehlenhardt

whose tools are these

Song: “Construction Worker Song”
This is the way we pound our nails, pound our nails, pound our nails
This is the way we pound our nails, so early in the morning
(Saw the wood, stack the bricks, stir the paint, paint the walls)
(Credit: Everything Preschool)

Book: Raise the Roof! by Anastasia Suen, illustrated by Elwood H. Smith

raise the roof

Rhyme: “Five Little Nails”
Five little nails, standing strong and steady
Here I come, with my hammer ready
BAM – BAM – BAM!  The nail goes down
Now, there are FOUR more nails to pound
(count down until none are left)
(Source: Storytime Source Page)

Book: I Love Tools by Philemon Sturges

i love tools

Song: “Can You Clap Your Hands” — Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Closing Rhyme

Craft:

tool box story time craft

Bird Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: bird

Book: Birds by Kevin Henkes

Cover of the book BIRDS by Kevin Henkes.

Song: “Owl in a Tree” (Tune: “Skip to my Lou”)
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Skip to my lou, my darling.

Robin in the nest goes, “Tweet, tweet, tweet…”
Duck in the pond goes, “Quack, quack, quack…”
Rooster in the yard goes, “Cock a doodle doo…”
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Action Rhyme: “Little Birds”
Little birds, little birds, jump up and down
Little birds, little birds, don’t make a sound
Little birds, little birds, tip-toe to me
Little birds, little birds, bend your knees
Little birds, little birds, peep, peep, peep
Little birds, little birds, sleep, sleep, sleep
Little birds, little birds, fly to the leaves
Little birds, little birds, sit down please

Book: Night Owl by Toni Yuly

night owl

Flannel: Five little owls sitting in the tree

Song: “The Little Bird” – Georgiana Stewart: Nursery Rhyme Time Songs

Book:  I am a Penguin by Karen Durrie

i am a penguin

Song: “This is the way we clap our hands” – Kimbo Educational: Teach a Toddler

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

Closing song

Craft: Bird and nest on a paper plate (Credit: La La’s Home Daycare)

bird nest