Month: September 2022

Elephant Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Elmer by David McKee

Scarf Song: “Rainbow” – Wunmi: Science Fair

Book: Have You Seen Elephant? by David Barrow

Song: “Elephant in There” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Song: “Do Your Ears Hang Low?”
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie ’em in a knot?
Can you tie ’em in a bow?
Can you throw ’em over your shoulder
Like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

Flannel: “Five Elephants in the Tub”
One elephant in the tub
Going for a swim,
Knock-knock (clap twice), splash-splash (slap knees twice),
Come on in!
2 . . . 3 . . . 4
Five elephants in the tub
Going for a swim,
Knock-knock (clap twice), splash-splash (slap knees twice),
And they all FELL IN!
(Credit: King County Library System)

Movement: “An Elephant Has”
An elephant has a great big trunk (swing arm)
That goes swinging to and fro.
And he has tiny, tiny eyes (make binoculars with hands)
That show him where to go.
His great big ears go flopping, (put hands by ears to be elephant ears)
Flopping all around,
While his great big feet go stomping, (stamp feet)
STOMPING on the ground!
(Credit: Adapted from KidSparkz)

Book: I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Blanche Sims
I Took My Frog to the Library book cover

Closing Rhyme

Farm Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: My Farm Friends by Wendell Minor

Song: “Old McDonald Had a Farm” (show a picture or puppet for each animal)

Book: Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? book cover

Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting Without Tears: Get Set for School Sing Along

Movement: Learn the yoga pose “cow”

Social Story: “Greeting My Teacher” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Paper plate cow

Peace and Kindness Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman
bear-feels-sick cover image

Song: “I Have a Little Heart”
I have a little heart, (place hand over heart)
And it goes thump, thump, thump. (pat chest three times)
It keeps right on beating
When I jump, jump, jump. (jump three times)
I get a special feeling when I look at you. (point to child)
It makes me want to give you a hug or two. (hug yourself)

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Flannel Story: How Kind! by Mary Murphy

(Credit: Totally Toddler)

Song: “The More We Get Together”
The more we get together,
Together, together,
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.

Cause your friends are my friends,
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.

Oh, the more we get together,
Together, together,
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”

Book: Say Hello! by Linda Davick

Song: “You’ll Sing a Song and I’ll Sing a Song”
You’ll sing a song and I’ll sing a song,
Then we’ll sing a song together.
You’ll sing a song and I’ll sing a song
In warm or wintry weather.

Repeat with: clap hands, stomp feet, dance

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

Closing Rhyme

Move Your Body Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Body, eat, drink, play

Book: Animals Move by Jane Whittingham

Song: “I Wake Up My Hands”
I wake up my hands with a clap clap clap,
A clap clap clap, a clap clap clap.
I wake up my hands with a clap clap clap,
And I wiggle my waggles away.

Repeat with: feet/stomp, eyes/blink, head/nod, belly/beep, hips/shake
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “Baby Hokey Pokey”
You put your arms up,
You put your arms down,
You put your arms up,
And you wave them all around.
And you tickle, tickle, tickle,
And you wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
That’s how baby hokey pokey goes. (clap)

Additional verses:
You put your legs up…
You put your baby up…
(Credit: King County Library System)

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Book: Bouncing Time by Patricia Hubbell, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Lap Song: “I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock”
Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little Cuckoo clock. (rock gently side to side)
Tick tock, tick tock, now I’m striking one o’clock.
Cuckoo. (lift in air once)

Repeat with: two o’clock (lift into air 2x), three o’clock (lift into air 3x)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “The Grand Old Duke of York”
The grand old Duke of York, (bounce baby)
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby)
And marched them down again. (lower)

‘Cause when you’re up, you’re up, (lift baby)
And when you’re down, you’re down, (lower)
And when you’re only halfway up (lift halfway)
You are neither up nor down. (lower)

Lap Song: “Tiny Little Babies”
Tiny little babies love bouncin’, bouncin’.
Tiny little babies love bouncin’, yeah. (x2)
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight! (x2)

Repeat with: ticklin’, wigglin’, clappin’

Scarf Song: “Autumn Leaves are Falling Down”
Autumn leaves are falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
Autumn leaves are falling down
All around the town.

The wind will blow them round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
The wind will blow them round and round
All around the town.
(Credit: King County Library System)

Scarf Song: “This is the Way”
This is the way we wash our face,
Wash our face, wash our face.
This is the way we wash our face,
So early in the morning.

Repeat with: arms, knees, hands, feet, etc.

Closing Rhyme

Pet Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: If I Had an Octopus by Gabby Dawnay, illustrated by Alex Barrow

Puppet Song: “Octopus (Slippery Fish)” – Charlotte Diamond: 10 Carrot Diamond

Book: Bob’s Rock by Ann Hassett and John Hassett

Flannel Song: “Bingo” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Book: My Bus by Byron Barton

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”

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

Closing Rhyme

Opposites Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: The Same But Different Too by Karl Newson, illustrated by Kate Hindley

Song: “Can You Clap” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Rhyme: “This Is Big”
This is big, big, big (stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short (hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall (hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes (nod head)
This is no, no, no (shake head)

Book with Puppets: Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena, illustrated by Angela Dominguez

Song: “Open Shut Them” – Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs

Fingerplay: “Two Little Blackbirds”
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill.
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away Jack, fly away Jill.
Come back Jack, come back Jill.

Additional verses:
Two little blackbirds flying in the sky. One named Low and one named High…
Two little blackbirds sitting on a pole. One named Fast and one named Slow…

Song: “Slow and Fast” – Hap Palmer: Rhythms on Parade

Book with Puppets: ROAR-chestra!: A Wild Story of Musical Words by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by Dušan Petričić

Closing Rhyme

Raccoon Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Kitty by Rebecca Jordan-Glum

Song: “Raccoon Sitting in a Tree” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Raccoon, raccoon, climbing a tree, (make climbing motions)
Wearing a mask, you can’t fool me. (hands circle eyes, then shake finger)
Hiding there so I can’t see (point to eyes)
What you’re doing in that tree. (hands stretched over head like a tree)
Raccoon, raccoon, climbing a tree, (make climbing motions)
Wearing a mask, you can’t fool me. (hands circle eyes, then shake finger)

Book: Raccoons by Mari C. Schuh

Song: “Nocturnal Animals” – Banana Slug String Band: Dirt Made My Lunch

Book: Raccoon Tune by Nancy Shaw, illustrated by Howard Fine

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

Puppet Rhyme: “There’s Something in the Woods”
There’s something in the woods, that I can’t really see. (hands around eyes like binoculars)
There’s something in the woods. Now what can it be? (hold up hands, shrug shoulders in question)

Repeat the rhyme above before giving each clue:
I’m an animal who’s big, brown, and furry and who “Roars.” (bear)
I’m an animal who has long ears and goes “Hop, hop, hop.” (rabbit)
I’m an animal who says “Whoo, whoo” at night. (owl)
I’m an animal who’s red, furry, has a big, bushy tail, and likes to eat chicken. (fox)
I’m an animal who’s small, has a big, bushy tail, and loves to eat nuts. (squirrel)
I’m an animal who’s tiny and makes very quiet “Squeaks.” (mouse)
I’m an animal with a black mask and I’m nocturnal! (raccoon)

Closing Rhyme

Bedtime Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Pajamas Anytime by Marsha Hayles, illustrated by Hiroe Nakata

Flannel Song: “Hey Diddle Diddle”
Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Action Rhyme: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear”
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, reach up high.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the sky.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch your knees.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, sit down please.

Book: Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed? by Barney Saltzberg

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Fingerplay: “Five Little Monkeys”

Book: Race You to Bed by Bob Shea

Song: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

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

Closing Rhyme