Month: October 2018

Superheroes Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Even Superheroes Make Mistakes by Shelly Becker, illustrated by Eda Kaban

Song: ” Superhero, Superhero”
Superhero, superhero turn around
Superhero, superhero touch the ground
Superhero, superhero put on your suit
Superhero, Superhero put on your boots.
Superhero, Superhero, jump up high
Superhero, Superhero, fly, fly, fly
Superhero, Superhero, turn around.
Superhero, Superhero, please sit down.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Super Jumbo by Fred Koehler

Flannel: “Capes of Many Colors”
My cape of bravery
Goes over my head
It makes me feel bold
And its color is RED.

My cape of honesty
Makes villains speak true
And chases out lies
Its color is BLUE.

My cape of fairness
Conquers those who are mean
It makes me feel strong,
And its color is GREEN.

My cape of calmness
Makes me feel mellow
It quiets the world
And its color is YELLOW.

My cape of wisdom
Helps me to think
And solve tricky problems
Its color is PINK.

My favorite cape
Gives me a nice glow
Its all these great colors
In a rainbow!
(Source: Carissa Christner, Madison Public Library)

Song: “The Superhero” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The Superhero’s arms flex and lift,
Flex and lift, flex and lift.
The superhero’s arms flex and lift, all around the town.

Additional Verses:
The Superhero’s legs run very fast…
The Superhero jumps up super high..
(Credit: The Mild-Mannered Librarian)

Book: Do Super Heroes Have Teddy Bears? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle

Flannel: “Five Superheroes”
5 superheroes ready to fly
Here comes the villain,
Stop that guy!
This superhero can save the day.
Off he flies – up, up, and away!

Count down from 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “If You’re a Superhero and You Know It” (Tune: “If you’re happy and you know it”)
If you’re Spiderman and you know it, jump up high…..
If you’re the Flash and you know it, run super-fast…..
If you’re Catwoman and you know, climb a building…..
If you’re Aquaman and you know it, swim through the ocean…
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Action Song: “Did You Ever See a Superhero?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See…?”)
Did you ever see a hero, a hero, a hero,
Did you ever see a hero, flying through the sky?
Fly this way and that way, and that way and this way
Did you ever see a hero flying through the sky?

Additional verses: hopping on one foot, twirling around
(Credit: Jbrary)

Closing rhyme

Craft:  Masks

Leaves Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: In the Middle of Fall by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Song: “Autumn Leaves” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees, in the trees, in the trees.
Autumn leaves are in the trees all over town.

Additional verses:
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round…All over town.
Everybody rake them up… All over town.
Jump into the pile we made . . .All over town.

 

Book: One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me! by John Micklos Jr., illustrated by Clive McFarland

Song: “It’s Fall” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

 

Book: Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Leaves book cover

Song/Puppet: “So many Leaves are Falling on the Ground”
So many leaves are falling on the ground
Orange ones, yellow ones and even brown.
But the one little leaf that rhymes with . . .
Is my favorite color, it’s the color . . .

Song (Shaky Eggs): “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow

Closing rhyme

Craft: Leaf rubbings

Pumpkins and Apples Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Apple , Pumpkin

Book: Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

Song: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” (Tune: “Twinkle twinkle”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (hold baby’s hands together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)

Rhyme: Shoe the old horse (tap one foot)
Shoe the old mare (tap other foot)
But let the little pony
Run bare, bare, bare (tap feet together)

Song: Counting sheep (Tune: “This Old Man”)
Counting sheep, counting sheep
Helps my _________ go to sleep

One sheep, two sheep
Three sheep, four —
Soon my _________
Starts to snore
(Credit: Sing a Song of Storytime)

Puppets/Book: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
The Busy Little Squirrel book cover

Rhyme: This little pig

Fingerplay: Five Little Apples

Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)

Book (Choral): Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Duck and goose find a pumpkin

Song (shaky eggs): “Apple Pickin’ Time” – Tom Pease: I’m Gonna Reach!

Closing rhyme

Counting Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
pete the cat and his four groovy buttons

Flannel: Four Little Rockets

Rhyme: “Five Little Ducks” – Susie Tallman: Animal Songs – felt/glove

Book: Count by Denise Fleming

Song: “Jumping and Counting”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Song: “Count to Five” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Book: Ten Tiny Tickles by Karen Katz

Song: “1-2 Hands” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl

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

Closing Rhyme

Craft: ice cream cones numbered with glued circles above
ice cream cone preschool story time craft

Bounce and Jump Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Bounce by Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin

Song: “Five Little Monkeys” – Sharon, Lois, and Bram: Great Big Hits

Book: Jump! By Scott M. Fischer

Flannel: “5 Green and Speckled Frogs” (with frogs on a log)

Song: “Jump Up, Turn Around” – Jim Gill: Moving Rhymes for Modern Times

Flannel: Kangaroo, Kangaroo, Where Are You?
kangaroo flannel activity

Song with Scarves: “Popcorn Calling Me” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Song: “Jumping and Counting”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Closing Song

Craft: Kangaroo

Reptiles Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Dangerous by Tim Warnes

Movement/Song: “I Have a Little Turtle”
I have a little turtle (put hands on top of one another)
He lives in a box (make box)
He swims in a puddle (swimming motion)
He climbs on the rocks (climbing motion)
He snapped at a mosquito (clap)
He snapped at a flea (clap)
He snapped at a minnow (clap)
And he snapped at me (clap)
He caught the mosquito (cup hands together)
He caught the flea (cup hands together)
He caught the minnow (cup hands together)
But he didn’t catch me! (shake finger “no”)
(Credit: Childhood)

Book: To Bathe a Boa by C. Imbior Kudrna

Song: “Jake the Snake” – Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star

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

Book: Chameleon, Chameleon by Joy Cowley, photographs by Nic Bishop

Song: “Sss, ssss went the slippery snake”
Sss, ssss went the slippery snake one day
Sss, ssss went the slippery snake
Sss, ssss went the slippery snake one day
And they all went sss, sss, sss
But… we know snakes go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
(clap) shoe-be-do-be-do, (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
We know snakes go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
They don’t go sss, sss, sss

Snap snap went the agile alligator one day
Snap snap went the agile alligator
Snap snap went the agile alligator one day
And they all went snap snap snap
But… we know alligators go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
(clap) shoe-be-do-be-do, (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
We know alligators go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
They don’t go snap snap snap

Chirp chirp went the groovy gecko one day
Chirp chirp went the groovy gecko
Chirp chirp went the groovy gecko one day
And they all went chirp chirp chirp
But… we know geckos go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
(clap) shoe-be-do-be-do, (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
We know geckos go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
They don’t go chirp chirp chirp
(Credit: Jbrary and One for the Books)

Closing rhyme

Craft: Dot painting a paper bag reptile

Fall Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Leaf

Book: When Autumn Falls by Kelli Nidey, illustrated by Susan Swan

Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)

Song: Counting sheep (Tune: “This Old Man”)
Counting sheep, counting sheep
Helps my _________ go to sleep

One sheep, two sheep
Three sheep, four —
Soon my _________
Starts to snore
(Credit: Sing a Song of Storytime)

Book: Hocus Pocus, It’s Fall! by Anne Sibley O’Brien, illustrated by Susan Gal

Rhyme: This little pig

Rhyme: Shoe the old horse (tap one foot)
Shoe the old mare (tap other foot)
But let the little pony
Run bare, bare, bare (tap feet together)

Book: Who Loves the Fall? by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Judy Stead
Who Loves the Fall? book cover

Song (with scarves): “Autumn Leaves” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees, in the trees, in the trees.
Autumn leaves are in the trees all over town.

Additional verses:
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round…All over town.
Everybody rake them up… All over town.
Jump into the pile we made . . .All over town.

Song (with shaky eggs): “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow

Cars Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: My Car by Byron Barton

Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Car”
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!
And on this car there was a horn, E-I-E-I-O!
With a beep beep here, and a beep beep there,
Here a beep, there a beep, everywhere a beep beep,
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!

Other verses:
On this car there were some tires/wheels (roll, roll)
On this car there were some wipers (swish, swish)
On this car there was a motor (vroom, vroom)

Song: “Drivin’ in My Car” – Ralph Covert: Ralph’s World

Book: Race Car Count by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, illustrated by Michael Slack

Song: “Race Car Drivers” – Junior Jukebox: Let’s Pretend

Song: “Riding in Our Car” – Dana McCarthy: Chocolate Milk and other tasty tunes

Book: Cars! Cars! Cars! by Grace Maccarone, illustrated by David A. Carter

Song: “Take You Riding In My Car”
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car

Lock your door and buckle up
Lock your door and buckle up
Lock your door and buckle up
Take you riding in my car, car

Engine it goes brmmm, brmmm
Engine it goes brmmm, brmmm
Engine it goes brmmm, brmmm
Take you riding in my car, car

Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car

I’m gonna let you blow the horn
I’m gonna let you blow the horn
I’m gonna let you blow the horn
Take you riding in my car

Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car

Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl

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

Closing Rhyme

Craft: 

Fall Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Hocus Pocus, It’s Fall! By Anne Sibley O’Brien, Illustrated by Susan Gal

Song: (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees . . . All over town.
Autumn leaves are falling down . . .
Autumn leaves are whirling round . . .
Everybody rake them up . . .
Jump into the piles we made . . .

Book: In the Middle of Fall by Kevin Henkes

Flannel board: “Five Little Leaves”
Five little leaves on the tree next door
One fell off and then there were four
Four little leaves all over the tree
One fell off and then there were three
Three little leaves where the wind blew
One fell off and then there were two
Two little leaves sitting in the sun
One fell off and then there was one
One little leaf in the tree all alone
The wind blew and blew now there are none! 

Song: Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, shake your bushy tail.
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, shake your bushy tail.
Wrinkle up your funny nose; put a nut between your toes.
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, shake your bushy tail!

Book: Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Duck and goose find a pumpkin

 

Puppet Song: So many leaves are falling on the ground (Tune: “Five Little Ducks”)
So many leaves are falling on the ground,
Orange ones, yellow ones, and even brown,
But the one little leaf that rhymes with ____________.
Is my favorite color, it’s the color ___________.

Book: Fall by Ailie Busby

Song: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (hold hands together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
(Credit: Step by Step Childcare)

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”– Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids Songs

Closing rhyme

Craft: Color in and add orange things to a paper pumpkin

Fingers and Toes Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: Mittens and Shoes

Book:  Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

ten little fingers and ten little toes

Song: Face fingers feet and toes, feet and toes
Face fingers feet and toes, feet and toes
Ankles, knees, elbows and nose
Face fingers feet and toes, feet and toes.
(Source: King County Library System)

Rhyme: Shoe the old horse (tap one foot)
Shoe the old mare (tap other foot)
But let the little pony
Run bare, bare, bare (tap feet together)

Song: Counting sheep (Tune: “This Old Man”)
Counting sheep, counting sheep
Helps my _________ go to sleep

One sheep, two sheep
Three sheep, four —
Soon my _________
Starts to snore
(Credit: Sing a Song of Storytime)

Book: Ten Tiny Toes by Todd Tarpley, illustrated by Marc Brown

ten tiny toes

Song: “Round and Round You Go” (Tune: “The Bear Went over the Mountain”)
Our toes are starting to wiggle, our toes are starting to wiggle,
our toes are starting to wiggle, around and round they go. (slow, then fast)

Our fingers are starting to wiggle, our fingers are starting to wiggle,
Our fingers are starting to wiggle, around and round they go. (slow, then fast)
(Credit: Librarian Lisa’s Storytimes)

Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss) 

Song: “Hands Go Up and Down” – Fisher Price: Babbles to Books

Song: “On my Toe There is a Flea” (play 2x) – John M. Feierabend and Luann Saunders: Frog in the Meadow

Book: Piggies by Audrey and Don Wood

piggies 

Rhyme: This little pig

Song (with shakers): “Fingers and Toes” – Milkshake: Happy Songs

happy songs

Closing rhyme