Book: Drum City by Thea Guidone

Song: “The Finger Band is Coming to Town” (Tune: Here We go Round the Mulberry Bush)

The finger band is coming to town
Coming to town, coming to town
The finger band is coming to town
So early in the morning

This is how they strum their guitar
Strum their guitar, strum their guitar
This is how they strum their guitar
So early in the morning

This is how they play their flute
Play their flute, play their flute
This is how they play their flute
So early in the morning

This is the way they bang the drums,
Bang the drums, bang the drums
This is the way they bang the drums
So early in the morning

Oh my look at the time, the band has played all day.
It’s time for them to go!
The finger band is going away
Going away, going away
The finger band is going away
They’ve played all day! (Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Jazz Baby by Carole Boston Weatherford

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

Book: I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison

Song: “This is How I Do It”- Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Closing Song

Craft: Paper Plate Wind Dancer

Garden Story Time – Baby

July 18, 2018

Opening Song

Sign Language: Flower, Garden

Book: Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

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
Hug that baby nice and tight!
Lean to the left, lean to the right
Hug that baby nice and tight

Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wiggling’
Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ round, (repeat)
(can alter to Grandma, Grandpa, Nanny, etc)

Rhyme: One, two, buckle my shoe (clap, tap shoes)
Three, four, shut the door (clap, cover eyes)
Five, six, pick up sticks (clap, wiggle fingers)
Seven, eight, lay them straight (clap, pat floor)
Nine, ten, a big fat hen (clap, widen arms)

Book: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

Action Song: “In My Garden” – Raffi: One Light, One Sun (actions/signs: digging, hoeing, plant seed, grow, pick, peas, eat, morning)

Rhyme: 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)

I’m a little bumblebee…
I’m a little ladybug…
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: Let’s Tap Our Feet Together (Tune: The More We Get Together)

Let’s tap our feet together, together, together
Let’s tap our feet together because it’s fun to do.

Repeat with: Clap our hands, touch our nose, touch our ears

Book: The Little Gardener by Jen Gerardi

Rhyme: Popcorn
You put the oil in the pot (bounce)
And you let it get hot
You pour the popcorn in
And you start to grin
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, (gently rock back and forth)
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, pop! (lift up)

Song (w/ Shaky Egg): “Sing a Song of Flowers” – The Kiboomers: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall for Preschool and Kindergarten

Closing Rhyme

Music Story Time – Everybody

July 16, 2018

Opening Song

Song: You are My Sunshine (2x) (with ukulele chords)
A
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
D                                    A
You make me happy when skies are gray,
D                                  A
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you,
E            A
Please don’t take my sunshine away

Book: Sing, Don’t Cry by Angela Dominguez

Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider (3x- standard, quiet, and loud) (with ukulele chords)
A
The itsy-bitsy spider
E7                                 A
Went up the water spout.
A
Down came the rain and
E7                                A
Washed the spider out.
A
Out came the sun and
E7                           A
Dried up all the rain
And the itsy-bitsy spider
E7                                 A
Went up the spout again.
(Repeat with “teeny weeny” [little pinchy fingers] & “GREAT BIG spider” [clap])

Sing-Along Book: Every Little Thing by Bob Marley and Cedella Marley, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Song: I’m a Little Teapot (3 or 4x- start slow and then get faster each time)
I’m a little teapot
Short and stout
Here is my handle
Here is my spout
When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout
“Tip me over and pour me out”

Book/Song: The Wheels on the Bus by Jane Cabrera

Song/Scarves: “If All the Raindrops”- Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Closing Song

Craft: Pom-pom Composing

Library Story Time – Toddler

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018

Opening Song

Book: Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss

Flannel board: Five Little Books
Five little books, sitting in pile.
Look inside, and see a crocodile.
Four little books, all in a pile.
All standing straight in a single file.
Three little books, sitting on the shelf.
Can you take one and read it for yourself?
Two little books, left on the pile.
Find one now and read it with a smile!
One little book, all that is there.
Found itself a reader who is happy to share.

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

Book: Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn

Song: “This is How I Do It”- Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: Luna Loves Library Day by Joseph Coelho

Song: “Shake Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Libraries Rock coloring page

Outer Space Story Time – Preschool

July 11, 2018

Opening Song

Book: A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars by Seth Fishman

Flannel: “Four Little Rockets”

Four little rockets winking at me.
One shot off and then there were three!
Three little rockets with nothing to do.
One shot off, and then there were two!
Two little rockets afraid of the sun.
One shot off, and then there was one!
One little rocket alone is no fun.
It shot off, and then there was none!
(Source: RovingFiddlehead KidLit)

rockets flannel image

Song: “Jump and Fly” by Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Book: The Moon by Thomas Adamson

Rhyme: “Blast Off!”
Put on your spacesuit.
We’re going to the moon.
Climb aboard your rocket ship.
We’re going to blast off soon.
Put on your helmet.
Strap yourself in tight.
Check your controls and instruments.
Get ready for the flight.
Time for your journey.
The countdown has begun.
Here we go, Get ready, Get set!
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
(Credit: Kidsparkz)

Book: Mousetronaut by Mark Kelly

Song: “Shake Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Book: Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Constellations

Outer Space Story Time – Everybody

July 11, 2018

Opening Song

Book: Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

Song: “If You’re Going to the Moon” (tune: If You’re Happy And You Know It)
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots (stomp stomp)
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots
If you’re going to the moon, this is what you have to do
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots

…wear your suit (ziiiip!)
…wear your gloves (clap clap)
…wear your helmet (pat your head)

Book: On the Launch Pad by Derrick Alderman, Stuart Farm, & Susan Kesselring

Flannel: “Four Little Rockets”

rockets flannel image

Book: My Book of Planets by Elise See Tai, illustrated by Kuo Kang Chen

Song: “Rockets” – SteveSongs; Music Time with SteveSongs Volume One

Book: Moonlight by Helen V. Griffith, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Song/Scarves: “Midnight Moonlight” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Constellations

Music Story Time – Baby

July 11, 2018

Opening song

Sign Language: Music, Sing

Book/Song: Every Little Thing by Bob Marley and Cedella Marley, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

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
Hug that baby nice and tight!
Lean to the left, lean to the right
Hug that baby nice and tight

Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wiggling’
Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ round, (repeat)
(can alter to Grandma, Grandpa, Nanny, etc)

Rhyme: One, two, buckle my shoe (clap, tap shoes)

Three, four, shut the door (clap, cover eyes)

Five, six, pick up sticks (clap, wiggle fingers)

Seven, eight, lay them straight (clap, pat floor)

Nine, ten, a big fat hen (clap, widen arms)

Book: Baby Loves to Rock by Wednesday Kirwan

Movement Song: “Little Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Song: Let’s Tap Our Feet Together (Tune: The More We Get Together)

Let’s tap our feet together, together, together
Let’s tap our feet together because it’s fun to do.

Repeat with: Clap our hands, touch our nose, touch our ears

Book: Quiet LOUD by Leslie Patricelli

Song/Scarves: “Little Green Frog” – Charlie Hope: Songs for Little Ones

Rhyme: Popcorn

You put the oil in the pot (bounce)
And you let it get hot
You pour the popcorn in
And you start to grin
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, (gently rock back and forth)
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, pop! (lift up)

Song (with shaky eggs): “Shaky, Shaky” – The Wiggles: Yummy, Yummy

Closing Rhyme