Sign language: Sun, Day

Book: All in a Day by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Nikki McClure

Rhyme: One, two three,
Baby’s on my Knee.
Rooster crows
And away he goes.

Rhyme: Roly poly
Ever so slowly.
Roly poly
Faster, faster, faster.

Book: Good Day, Good Night by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Loren Long

Rhyme: The moon is round
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
And a mouth like me!

Song: “You Are My Sunshine” – Elizabeth Mitchell: You Are My Sunshine

Song: “I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
They’re a part of me.

Additional verses:
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

Book: A Good Day by Kevin Henkes

Song (shaky eggs): “Beautiful Day” – Kheswa: Putumayo Kids Presents Picnic Playground Musical Treats From Around the World

Closing Song

Pets Story Time – Toddler

March 8, 2019

Opening Song

Book: Pet This Book by Jessica Young, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman

Song: “The Bunny Pokey” – Junior Jukebox: Animals

Song: “If You’re a Cat and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a cat and you know it say meow, meow.
If you’re a cat and you know it say meow, meow.
If you’re a cat and you know it and you really want to show it
If you’re a cat and you know it say meow.

Additional verses:
If you’re a cat and you know it lick your paws…
If you’re a cat and you know it pounce like this…
(Source: Storytime Magic by Kathy MacMillan)

Book: Domino by Claire Masurel, illustrated by David Walker

Flannel: Dog houses
Little dog, little dog, are you in the green house? Is this the green house? No, this is the red house. No, little dog, you are not in the red house, etc.

(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “Bingo” – Pamela Conn: Wee Sing Animals, Animals, Animals

Book: I Spy Pets by Edward Gibbs

Song: “Sleeping bunnies”(ukulele)
See the little bunnies sleeping till it’s nearly noon (G / D / C / G )
Come and let us gently wake them with a merry tune (C / G / D / G )
Oh how still, are they ill, wake up soon (C / C / D / G )
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop (G / C / G / D / G / C / G D / G)

Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Bob McGrath: Sing Along with Bob #2

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

Closing Song

Craft: Cat made out of “C”

ABCs Story Time – Everybody

March 8, 2019November 1, 2022

Opening Song

Book: LMNO Peas by Keith Baker

Action Rhyme: “Five Little Peas”
Five little peas in a pea pod pressed. (hold fists in front of you with your knuckles pressed together)
1 grew, 2 grew, and so did all the rest. (on one hand pull one finger out of the fist at a time as you count up)
They grew and they grew (begin to pull hands apart)
And they did not stop, (hands are as wide apart as possible now)
Until one day, that pod went, Pop! (clap hands loudly)

Action Rhyme: “Alphabet Beat”
First clap your hands.
Then stomp your feet.
Everybody do the alphabet beat.

Apple, Apple, Apple – a – a – a,
Apple, Apple, Apple – a – a – a,
Wave your arms high. Swing your arms low.
The alphabet beat is the way to go.

Blue, Blue, Blue – b – b – b
Blue, Blue, Blue – b – b – b
Move to the left. Move to the right.
The alphabet beat is way out of sight.

Car, Car, Car – c – c – c
Car, Car, Car – c – c – c
Now give a high five to a nearby friend.
The alphabet beat has come to the end!

Book: Square Cat ABC by Elizabeth Schoonmaker

Activity: “ABC Exercise Cards”

Song: “A is for Alligator”
A is for alligator – Chomp, Chomp, Chomp! (open and close arms in front of you like alligator jaws)
B is for bouncing – Bop Bop Bop! (hop around)
C is for circles around and around! (turn in a circle)
D is for dizzy when we all sit down! (sit down)

Book: Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! by Mike Twohy

Song: “Clap your Hands” – They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs

Video: “Can You Find It?” – They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Squishy Sensory Shaving Cream Writing Bags
Instructions:
Fill a sandwich bag about 1/3 of the way with shaving cream.
Add a few drops of food coloring.
Seal the bag tight.
Squish around food coloring and shaving cream until well mixed.
Tape the top of the bag closed.
Use a cotton swab to practice writing and pre-writing skills!

Shopping Story Time – Baby

March 2, 2019March 8, 2019

Opening Song

Sign language: Store, Wait

Book: Bebé Goes Shopping by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Steven Salerno

Rhyme: The moon is round
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
And a mouth like me!

Rhyme: Roly poly
Ever so slowly.
Roly poly
Faster, faster, faster.

Book: Market Day by Lois Ehlert

Rhyme: To Market, To Market
To market, to market, To buy a fat pig. Home again, home again, Jiggety-jig.
To market, to market, To buy a fat hog. Home again, home again, Jiggety-jog.
To market, to market to buy a sweet treat. Home again, home again, apples to eat. To market, to market to buy a plum bun. Home again, home again, market is done.

Additional verses:
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

Rhyme: One, two three,
Baby’s on my Knee.
Rooster crows
And away he goes.

Book: Sheep in a Shop by Nancy Shaw, illustrated by Margot Apple