Green Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Jen Corace

Song: “Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow” – Peter Moses: 90 Nifty Songs
Chorus:
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow,
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow,
Can you or I or anyone know
How oats, peas, beans, and barley grow?

First the farmer sows his seed,
Then he stands and takes his ease,
He stamps his feet and claps his hands,
And turns around to view his lands.

Chorus

Next the farmer waters the seed,
Then she stands and takes her ease,
She stamps her feet and claps her hands,
And turns around to view her lands.

Chorus

Next the farmer hoes the weeds,
Then he stands and takes his ease,
He stamps his feet and claps his hands,
And turns around to view his lands.

Chorus

Last the farmer harvests her seed,
Then she stands and takes her ease,
She stamps her feet and claps her hands,
And turns around to view her lands.

Chorus

Song: “Green Zucchini” (Tune: “Alouette”)
Green zucchini, I like green zucchini
Green zucchini, that’s what I like best.
Do you like it on your head?
Yes I like it on my head.
On your head? On my head.
Oooooohhhhhh

Verses: on my shirt, on my socks

Book: Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Greenfield Thong, illustrated by John Parra
Green is a Chile Pepper cover image

Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl
Mi cuerpo, mi cuerpo hace musica (2x)

Mis manos hacen (clap clap clap)
Mis pies hacen (stomp stomp stomp)
Mi boca dice (la la la)
Mi cintura hace (cha cha cha!)

Book: Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Green book cover

Song/flannel: “Ten Little Grasshoppers”

Song: “This is How I Do It” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Closing Rhyme

Pigeon Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

Song: “The Wheels On the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round, the wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town.

Additional verses:
The pigeons on the bus go up and down
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep
The doors on the bus go open and shut
The pigeons on the bus go wah wah wah
The driver on the bus goes shhh shhh shhh

Book: The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems

Flannel: “Find the Pigeon”
Hide the Pigeon, Duckling, Knuffle Bunny, Elephant, & Piggie underneath different foods the pigeon likes.

Song: “If You’re a Pigeon and You Know It”
If you’re a pigeon and you know it, flap your wings!
If you’re a pigeon and you know it, flap your wings!
If you’re a pigeon and you know it,
And you really want to show it!
If you’re a pigeon and you know it, flap your wings!

Additional Verses:
Shake your tail (shake, shake)
Eat your cookies (nom, nom)
Drive the bus (zoom, zoom)

Book: The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! by Mo Willems

Closing Rhyme

My Little Pony Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song:
Wave everyPONY and say hello
Wave everyPONY and say hello
Wave everyPONY and say hello
How are you today?

Book: Meet the Squad! by Celeste Sisler, illustrated by Dave Aikins

Song: “If You’re a Pony and You Know It” (tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a pony and you know it, shake your horn.
If you’re a pony and you know it, shake your horn.
If you’re a pony and you know it, then your magic will surely show it.
If you’re a pony and you know it, shake your horn.

Additional verses:
…stamp your hooves
…toss your mane
…prance around.

Book: Ponies Unite by Megan Roth

Flannel with different My Little Pony characters: “Five Little Ponies”
Five little ponies scampered by my door
One pranced away, and then there were four.
Four little ponies resting by a tree
One pranced away, and then there were three.
Three little ponies looking for something to do
One pranced away, and then there were two.
Two little ponies running just for fun
One pranced away, and then there was one.
One little pony standing in the sun.
It pranced away, and then there were none.

Activity: Pony bucket (pull out a pony toy from the bucket with an activity to do with it)
Applejack – pick apples
Fluttershy – fly like a butterfly
Pinkie Pie – twirl
Rainbow Dash – prance around
Rarity – jump
Twilight Sparkle – make sparkle flashes with your hands

Book: Eight Little Ponies by Namrata Tripathi, illustrated by Carlo LoRaso

Closing Rhyme

PJ Masks Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Meet Owlette! by R.J. Cregg

Song with flannel cars: “PJ Masks Wheels on the Bus”
The wheels on the cat-car go round and round, round and round, round and round…
The wings on the owl glider go up and down, up and down, up and down…
The tail on the gekko-mobile goes back and forth…

Book: Meet Gekko! by Natalie Shaw

Song: “PJ Masks, PJ Masks Turn Around”
PJ Masks, PJ Masks turn around.
PJ Masks, PJ Masks touch the ground.
PJ Masks, PJ Masks put on your suit.
PJ Masks, PJ Masks put on your boots.
PJ Masks, PJ Masks jump up high.
PJ Masks, PJ Masks fly, fly, fly!
PJ Masks, PJ Masks turn around.
PJ Masks, PJ Masks please sit down.

Book: PJ Masks Save the Library! by Daphne Pendergrass

Activity: PJ Masks Spinner Moves

Closing Rhyme

Fancy Nancy Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser

Song: “Fancy Nancy Bingo”
There was a girl whose name was Nancy and fancy was her game-o.
F-A-N-C-Y, F-A-N-C-Y, F-A-N-C-Y and fancy was her game-o.

Book: Fancy Nancy: There’s No Day Like a Snow Day by Jane O’Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser

Flannel with animal puppets: “Five Fancy Cupcakes”
Down around the corner at the bakery shop
Were five fancy cupcakes with sprinkles on top!
Along comes a ___________ with a dollar to pay.
She picks up a cupcake and takes it away.

Song: “If You’re Fancy and You Know It”
Verses:
Drink your tea
Put on your crown
Wear your bowtie
Say oh la la

Flannel: “Where’s Nancy?”
(Look behind the fancy-colored teacups to find Nancy.)
Lavender, fuchsia, cerulean, daffodil, emerald

Closing Rhyme

Home Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Home Is… by Hannah Barnaby, illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon

Flannel: “Can We Find?” (Tune: “The Muffin Man”)

Song: “In and Out the Doors” (Tune: “Go In and Out the Window”)
Step in and out the front door. (take a step forward, then back)
Step in and out the front door. Step in and out the front door.
Then make a doorbell sound. (say “ding dong”)

Jump in and out the back door. (jump forward, then back)
Jump in and out the back door. Jump in and out the back door.
Bend down and touch the ground. (touch ground with hand)

Slide in and out the side door. (slide to one side, then other)
Slide in and out the side door. Slide in and out the side door.
And then turn all around. (turn around)

Step in and out the front door.
Jump in and out the back door.
Slide in and out the side door.
Then sit yourself right down. (sit down)
(Credit: Susan M. Dailey)

Book: Windows by Julia Denos, illustrated by E. B. Goodale

Finger Puppets: “A Window Light”
A window light,
So bright at night.
The shade goes up (open shade)
Who do I see?
________ is there,
Waiting for me!
Goodnight, ________. (close shade)
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Song: “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Book/Puppets: Lilah Tov, Good Night by Ben Gundersheimer, illustrated by Noar Lee Naggan

Closing Rhyme

Messy and Clean Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty, illustrated by David Roberts

Song/Activity: “Clean It Up” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Book: Dog’s Colorful Day: A Messy Story about Colors and Counting by Emma Dodd
dogs colorful day

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Flannel: “Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean” (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
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Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Off-Limits by Helen Yoon

Closing Rhyme