Garden Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson

Song with scarves: “Rain on the flowers”
Rain on the flowers
Rain on the trees
Rain in the garden
But not on me.
(Repeat with snow, sun, wind)
(Adapted from: Jbrary)

Book: Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry

Song: “Tap, Tap” – Handwriting without Tears: Get Set for School

Movement: Learn the yoga pose “flower”

Social Story: Breathe by Scott Magoon

Closing Song

Craft: Cupcake liner flowers

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Shapes Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: circle , square , triangle

Book: Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier

Flannel: “Did You Ever See a Circle?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”) with Orange Triangle Fox by Sarah Jones

Did you ever see a brown circle, a brown circle, a brown circle?
Did you ever see a brown circle?
It looks like a hedgehog.

Did you ever see a red square, a red square, a red square?
Did you ever see a red square?
It looks like an owl.

Did you ever see an orange triangle, orange triangle, orange triangle?
Did you ever see an orange triangle?
It looks like a fox.

Did you ever see a blue rectangle, blue rectangle, blue rectangle?
Did you ever see a blue rectangle?
It looks like a bird.

Did you ever see a purple heart, a purple heart, a purple heart?
Did you ever see a purple heart?
It looks like a bug.

Rhyme: Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did the rest. (Put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and did not stop,
Until one day that pea pod POPPED! (clap hands together.)

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)

Book: Circles by Yusuke Yonezu

Rhyme: Little frog
A little frog in a pond am I, (lap)
Hippity, hippity, hop. (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop!

Song: “Roll your hands” – Carol Totsky Hammett: Toddlers on Parade

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.

Additional verses:
Let’s clap our hands . . .
Let’s touch our nose . . .
Let’s touch our ears . . .

Book: Baby Party by Rebecca O’Connell, illustrated by Susie Poole

Song (shaky eggs): “Ladybug Picnic” – Elizabeth Mitchell: You Are My Sunshine

Closing rhyme

Flowers Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Flower Garden by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt

Flower Garden book cover

Flannel/Puppets: 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 can’t really see.
Hear its funny sound….
Ribbit – Ribbit – Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit

Repeat with other animals, such as a crow (caw-caw-caw), mouse (squeak-squeak-squeak), rabbit (thump-thump-thump), bird (tweet-tweet-tweet) etc.
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.

Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground…
The sun shines bright and warm…
The seeds begin to grow…
Flowers grow everywhere…

Book: Bloom Boom! by April Pulley Sayre

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

Book: Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson

Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson, book cover

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

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: Cupcake liner flower bouquet