Earth Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: please, thank you

Book: The Earth Book by Todd Parr

Song/Rhyme: 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)

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

Book: Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson

Song : “We’ve Got the Whole World In Our Hands” with ukulele chords

C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands

G7
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands

C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands

G7                     C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!

Additional Verses:
2. We should recycle now – all that we can x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
3. Be kind to the plants and animals – of our land x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
4. Dream your bright dream – then do all that you can x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
5. We’ve got the whole world, in our hands x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
Credit: Lyrics by Daria (dariamusic.com), chords by Dr. Jim Rosokoff (doctoruke.com)

Song/Flannel: Away Up High
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/Rhyme: “Tree Song” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots (trunk and roots)
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots (trunk and roots)
Trees are important to me and to you
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots (trunk and roots)

Movements: Hands and fingers are the leaves – wiggle high in the air
Move arms straight out for the branches
Touch upper body with hands when saying “trunk”
Touch legs when saying “roots”
Credit: http://kindernature.storycounty.com/display.aspx?DocID=2005914946

Book: The World Shines for You by Jeffrey Burton

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

Closing Song

Robots Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman
boy+bot cover image

Book Sing Along: If You’re a Robot and You Know It by David Carter (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)

Flannel: Five Shiny Robots
Five shiny robots, playing marbles on the floor,
One went home and then there were four,
Four shiny robots, playing in a tree,
One went home and then there were three,
Three shiny robots with nothing left to do,
One went home and then there were two,
Two shiny robots, think of something fun,
One went home and there was one,
One shiny robot pretending to be a hero,
His mother called him home and then there were zero!

Song: “Robot, Robot” (Tune: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”)
Robot, robot, turn around.
Robot, robot, touch the ground.
Robot, Robot, turn left and right.
Robot, Robot, flash your lights.
Robot, Robot, bloop and bleep.
Robot, Robot, go to Sleep.

Book: Bitty Bot by Tim McCanna

Closing Song

Craft: Color Robot Masks

Night Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: good night

Book: Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Kitten's First Full Moon book cover

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

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)

Book: Night-Night Wisconsin

Song: “Moon, Moon, Moon” – Laurie Berkner: Lullabies

Flannel: Five Flashing Fireflies (adapted from Ten Flashing Fireflies by Philemon Sturges)
What do we see in the summer night?
Five flashing fireflies burning bright!
Let’s catch the one twinkling there.
Now there is/are
one flashing fireflie(s) in our jar!
Additional: Continue adding fireflies until the jar is filled.

Song: “Counting Sheep” (Tune: “This Old Man”)
Counting sheep, counting sheep
Helps my baby go to sleep
One sheep, two sheep
Three sheep, four —
Soon my baby
Starts to snore!
(Credit: Sing a Song of Storytime)

Book: Peekaboo Bedtime by Rachel Isadora

Song (shaky eggs): “Midnight Moonlight” – Kira Willey; Dance for the Sun

Closing Song