Month: November 2019

Thankful Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: The Thankful Book by Todd Parr

Action Song: “If You’re Thankful and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands
If you’re thankful and you know it, then your face will surely show it,
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
… bounce about
… wave your hands

Book: Thank You Bear by Greg Foley

Flannel: “Thanks A Lot” by Raffi: Best of Raffi
Thanks a lot, thanks for sun in the sky.
Thanks a lot, thanks for clouds so high.
Thanks a lot, thanks for whispering wind.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the birds in the spring.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the moonlit night.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the stars so bright.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the wondering me.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the way I feel.
Thanks for the animals, thanks for the land, thanks for the people everywhere.
Thanks a lot, thanks for all I’ve got. Thanks for all I’ve got.
Image result for thanks a lot raffi flannel

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Book: Feeling Thankful by Shelley Rotner and Sheila Kelly

Song (with scarves): “Five Little Kernels”
Five little kernels sizzling in the pot
All of a sudden, one went POP!
Four little kernels sizzling in the pot
All of a sudden, one went POP!
Three little kernels sizzling in the pot
All of a sudden, one went POP!
Two little kernels sizzling in the pot
All of a sudden, one went POP!
One little kernel sizzling in the pot
Until all the kernels have popped!

Song/Scarves: “Scarves on Your Laps” – Johnette Downing: The Second Line

Closing rhyme

Craft: Thankful Leaf Wreath

 

Frozen Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Olaf Gives Thanks by Colin Hosten; illustrated by Olga T. Mosqueda

Song: “Snowflake Snowflake” (Tune:“Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Snowflake, snowflake dance around
Snowflake, snowflake touch the ground
Snowflake landing on my nose
Snowflake landing on my toes
Snowflake, snowflake dance around
Snowflake, snowflake touch the ground.

Flannel/Song: “Queen Elsa’s Crowns” (Tune: “Mary Wore Her Red Dress”)
Queen Elsa wore her purple crown, purple crown, purple crown.
Queen Elsa wore her purple crown every Sunday!
(repeat with different crowns and days)
(Source: Miss Sarah Storytime blog)

Song: “Snowflake Snowflake” (Tune:“Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Snowflake, snowflake in the sky
love to watch you floating by
Down you fall upon the ground
Down you fall without a sound
Snowflake, snowflake in the sky
love to watch you floating by

Book:  Everyone Loves Olaf  by Colin Hosten; illustrated by Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay

Song: “Frozen Heart” – Frozen Soundtrack

Book: Do You Want to Build a Snowman? by Calliope Glass; illustrated by Olga T. Mosqueda

Flannel: Build a Snowman

Rhyme: I Built a Snowman
I built a little snowman. (make circles with arms)
He had a carrot nose. (point to nose)
Along came a bunny (hold up two bent fingers)
And what do you suppose? (shrug)
That hungry little bunny, (make bunny again)
Looking for his lunch, (hop bunny around)
Ate the snowman’s nose. (grab nose with fingers)
Nibble… nibble… CRUNCH! (pretend to eat carrot nose)

Song: “Let It Go” – Frozen Soundtrack

Closing song

Craft: Crowns, Reindeer Antlers, and Build Your Own Olaf

Mice Story Time – Preschool

Opening song

Book: Mouse Mess by Linnea Riley

Song: “Peanut Butter & Jelly” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: Whose Mouse Are You? By Robert Kraus, illustrated by Jose Aruego

Flannel/Puppets: Little Mouse’s Big Secret by Eric Battut

Song: “Mouse in My Toolbox” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Book: Mouse Went Out to Get a Snack by Lyn Rossiter McFarland, illustrated by Jim McFarland

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: Mouse in the Cupboard (mouse follows letter “M” path to get to cheese)

Red Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book: Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney

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 legs go jump, jump, jump…
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…

Book (with puppets): Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins

Song: “Apple Dance” (Tune: “Mulberry Bush”)
This is the way the apples hang, (Hold arms up over head)
The apples hang, the apples hang,
This is the way the apples hang,
Up high in the tree.

This is the way the apples drop, (Hit the floor with your fists)
The apples drop, the apples drop,
This is the way the apples drop,
Down to the ground.

This is the way the apples spin, (Roll hands or spin entire body)
The apples spin, the apples spin,
This is the way the apples spin,
Around on their stem.

This is the way the apples rock, (Rock from side to side)
Apples rock, apples rock,
This is the way the apples rock,
Back and forth in the basket.

Book:  Big Red Farm by Christianne C. Jones and Todd Ouren

Song: “Bingo” on the whiteboard

Book: Fire Truck by Peter Sis
Fire Truck book cover

Song: “Drive the Fire Truck” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Closing rhyme

Craft: Shape Fire Truck

Vegetables Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks, illustrated by Sue Hendra

Song: “Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Song: “Vegetable Song” (Tune: “Twinkle Twinkle”)
Carrots, peas, and broccoli,
Vegetables are good for me.
For my snack and in my lunch,
Veggie sticks are great to munch.
Carrots, peas, and broccoli,
Vegetables are good for me.

Book: Up, Down and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Up, Down, and Around book cover

Rhyme: 10 Vegetables
I have ten little vegetables,
And they all taste yummy to me.
They grow everywhere,
Would you like to see?
I can pick them from up high,
I can pick them from down low.
I can chop them and put them in a pot,
And cook them nice and slow.

Song: “When the Pod went Pop!” – Rachel Buchman: Sing a Song of Seasons
(say “pop” then clap)

Rhyme: Five fat peas
Five plump peas in a peapod pressed (press two fists together)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest (fingers gradually pop up from fist)
They grew and they grew and they did not stop (slowly, spread hands farther & farther apart)
Until one day the pod went POP! (bring hands together with a big clap!)

Book: Very Tasty Vegetables by Bryony Jones, designed and illustrated by Rebecca Fox

Song: “Jump, Jump” – Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights: I’m a Rock Star

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” – Children’s Music: Toddlers on Parade

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Craft: Peas in a pod

Bounce and Jump Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Bounce by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Scott Menchin

Song: “Bouncing, Hopping and Jumping” – Jim Gill: Vote for Jim Gill

Book: Hop, Hop, Jump! by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Puppets: “Five Little Frogs” – Raffi: Singable Songs for the Very Young


Song: “Jump, Jump” – Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights: I’m a Rock Star

Book: The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner, illustrated by Jonathan Lambert


Closing Song

Craft: Bouncing kangaroos and frogs coloring sheet

My Body Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: hands, can, hurt, more

Book: Hands Can by Cheryl Willis Hudson
hands can book cover

Song: “Bouncing, Bouncing, Baby on My Knee”
Bouncing, bouncing, baby on my knee.
Bouncing, bouncing, 1 – 2 – 3!

Clapping, clapping, baby on my knee.
Clapping, clapping, 1 – 2 – 3!

Rocking, rocking, baby on my knee.
Rocking, rocking, 1 – 2 – 3!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Rhyme: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
One, two, buckle my shoe;
Three, four, knock at the door;
Five, six, pick up sticks;
Seven, eight, lay them straight;
Nine, ten, let’s do it again!

Book: Nose to Toes, You Are Yummy! by Tim Harrington

Song: “On my Toe there is a Flea” x2 by Frog in the Meadow: Music, Now I’m Two

Rhyme: “Icky bicky soda cracker”
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Up goes you! (lift baby up)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
I love you! (hug baby)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”

Book: Where is Baby’s Belly Button? by Karen Katz

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: “Fingers and Toes” – Milkshake: Happy Songs

Closing Song