Month: April 2024

Bluey Story Time – Everybody

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

Repeat with: Clap, stomp, floss

Song: “Bluey Theme Tune” – Joff Bush: Bluey the Album

Book: Meet Bluey’s Friends by Meredith Rusu

Song: “If You’re Bluey and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Verses:
Clap your paws
Twirl around
High five Bingo
Do the floss

Book w/Props: What Games Should We Play? by Tallulah May

Flannel: “Bluey Houses”
(Hide Bluey, Bingo, and Bob Bilby behind different houses and try to find which one Bluey is in.)

Song: “Bingo”
There was a friend that played pretend,
And Bingo was her name-o!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was her name-o!

Book: Grannies

Song w/Balloons: “Keepy Uppy” – Joff Bush: Bluey the Album

Closing Rhyme

Frog 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: Frog, water, green

Book: In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming

Fingerplay: “Round and Round the Garden”
Round and round the garden,
Like a teddy bear. (trace circles on baby’s hand)
One step, two steps,
A tickle under there! (crawl up their arm and tickle armpit)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle

Puppet Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious grubs. Yum, yum!
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool.
Now there are four green and speckled frogs.

Repeat, taking a frog away each time until there are no green and speckled frogs.

Book: The Croaky Pokey! by Ethan Long
The Croaky Pokey! book cover

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

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “Bumpity Bumpity Goes the Dump Truck”
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Dump out the load. (tip baby to the side)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Shaker Eggs: “Mmm Ahhh Went the Little Green Frog” – Susie Tallman: Animal Songs & Stories

Shaker Eggs: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Verses: Shake up high, shake down low, shout, “Hooray!”

Closing Rhyme

Sea Creatures Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry

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

Puppet Song: “Slippery Fish”
Little crab, little crab, scuttling in the water,
Little crab, little crab, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a…

Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by an…

Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water,
Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a…

Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a…

Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp!… Gulp!… Gulp!… BURP!
(Cover your mouth.) Excuse me!
(Credit: Storytime Katie and Jbrary)

Book: The Whales on the Bus by Katrina Charman, illustrated by Nick Sharratt

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Song: “One Little Blue Fish”
One little blue fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.
One little blue fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, pop.
(hands make fish motion of swimming in the water, make bubbles that float to the top, clap hands above head)

Two little blue fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.
Two little blue fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, pop.

Three little blue fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.
Three little blue fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, pop.

Puppet Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” (with animal verses)
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream,
If you see a crocodile,
Don’t forget to scream.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the Nile,
If you see a camel,
Don’t forget to smile.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the river,
If you see a polar bear,
Don’t forget to shiver.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently to the shore,
If you see a lion there,
Don’t forget to roar!

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the creek,
If you see a little mouse,
Don’t forget to squeak.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Well Done, Little White Fish! by Guido van Genechten

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

Closing Rhyme

Garden Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: How to Say Hello to a Worm by Kari Percival

Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener digs the soil.
The gardener digs the soil.
Hi-ho, the derry-oh,
The gardener digs the soil. (pretend to dig)

The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
Hi-ho, the derry-oh,
The gardener plants the seeds. (pretend to plant seeds)

Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground… (flutter fingers down to the ground)
The sun shines bright and warm… (hold hands in a circle overhead)
The seeds/plants begin to grow… (slowly raise hands from ground)
Flowers grow everywhere… (hold hands outstretched)
Fresh vegetables to eat… (pretend to eat)

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

Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Yoga: Flower pose

Social Story: Being Responsible by Rebecca Pettiford

Closing Song

Craft: Cupcake liner flowers

Fish Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Fish and Crab by Marianna Coppo

Flannel: “Bubble, Bubble, Pop!”
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.

One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, POP!

Additional verses: Increase the number and change the color of the fish.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: My Pet Goldfish by Catherine Rayner

Song: “The Goldfish” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Song: “Five Fish Swimming in the Sea” – Dr. Jean: Sings Silly Songs

Closing Rhyme

Bunny Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Wee Little Bunny by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by John Butler
Wee Little Bunny book cover

Song: “Did You Ever See a Bunny?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny munching his lunch?
He munches and crunches and munches and crunches.
Did you ever see a bunny munching his lunch?

Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny wiggle his nose?
He wiggles and giggles and wiggles and giggles.
Did you ever see a bunny wiggle his nose?

Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny flap his big ears?
He flips them and flaps them and flips them and flaps them.
Did you ever see a bunny, flap his big ears?

Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny hop down the lane?
He hips and he hops and he hips and he hops.
Did you ever see a bunny, hop down the lane?
(Credit: Adapted from MCLS Kids)

Book: What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Maggie Smith
What Does Bunny See? book cover

Song: “Ten Little Bunnies”
One little, two little, three little bunnies,
Four little, five little, six little bunnies,
Seven little, eight little, nine little bunnies,
Ten little bunnies hopping up and down. (twirl around, standing on one foot)

Song: “Sleeping Bunnies” (ukulele)
See the little bunnies sleeping till it’s nearly noon. (G / D / C / G)
Come and let us gently wake them with a merry tune. (C / G / D / G)
Oh, how still. Are they ill? Wake up soon. (C / C / D / G)
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop! (G / C / G / D / G / C / G D / G)

Book: Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
book cover

Song: “Little Bunny” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Little bunny, turn around.
Little bunny, touch the ground.
Little bunny, wiggle your nose.
Little bunny, touch your toes.
Little bunny, rest your head.
Little bunny, jump in bed.

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2

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

Closing Rhyme

Blankets 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: Blanket, bed, goodnight

Book: Fly Blanky Fly by Anne Margaret Lewis, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri

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.

Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle

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!

Book: Tuck Me In! by Dean Hacohen, illustrated by Sherry Scharschmidt

Lap Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon! (bounce baby)
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, (bending knees, lower baby as you count)
BLAST OFF! (baby “flies” or swings up into the air)
(Credit: Jbrary)

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

Lap Song: “Bumpity Bumpity Goes the Dump Truck”
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Dump out the load. (tip baby to the side)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Scarf Rhyme: “I Once Had a Blanket”
I once had a blanket.
It was fluffy and new.
I once had a blanket,
And its color was __________ (blue).

I once had a blanket,
The prettiest I’ve seen.
I once had a blanket,
And its color was ________ (green).

I once had a blanket,
Soft as a pillow.
I once had a blanket,
And its color was _______ (yellow).

I once had a blanket,
At the foot of my bed.
I once had a blanket,
And its color was ________ (red).

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

Closing Rhyme

Construction Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: B Is for Bulldozer by June Sobel, illustrated by Melissa Iwai (draw letters on board)

Rhyme: “Brick By Brick”
Brick by brick
By brick by brick,
My building’s so high,
It’s scraping the sky.
(Place fists one on top of the other, going higher each time.)

Brick by brick
By brick by brick,
My building will sway
When the wind blows this way.
(Sway left, then right.)

Brick by brick
By brick by brick,
Now I’m ready to stop
And a flag goes on top.
(Open one fist and wave hand left and right.)

Song: “Stop & Go” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Book: Bear Make Den by Jane Godwin and Michael Wagner, illustrated by Andrew Joyner

Song: “Toolbox” (Tune: “This Old Man”)
Here’s a box full of tools—
A saw, a hammer and a wrench.
Take the tools out of the box.
But first you have to unlock the lock.

Here’s a saw that cuts through wood—
Back and forth and back and forth,
Back and forth and back and forth,
Back and forth and back and forth.

Here’s a hammer that pounds in nails—
Up and down and up and down,
Up and down and up and down,
Up and down and up and down.

Here’s a wrench that tightens bolts—
Round and round and round and round,
Round and round and round and round,
Round and round and round and round.

Here’s a box full of tools—
A saw, a hammer and a wrench.
Put the tools back in the box.
Then you have to relock the lock.
(Credit: Susan M. Dailey, Sing a Song of Storytime)

Flannel: “Johnny’s Hammers”

Johnny had one hammer, one hammer, one hammer, Johnny had one hammer then he had 2.
Johnny had 2 hammers, 2 hammers, 2 hammers, Johnny had 2 hammers then he had 3.
Johnny had 3 hammers, 3 hammers, 3 hammers, Johnny had 3 hammers then he had 4.
Johnny had 5 hammers, 5 hammers, 5 hammers, Johnny had 5 hammers, then he was done!
(Credit: Miss Meg’s Storytime)

Song: “This Is the Way We Build”
This is the way we pound our nails,
Pound our nails, pound our nails.
This is the way we pound our nails,
So early in the morning.

Additional verses:
Saw the wood
Turn the screw
Stack the bricks
Stir the paint
Paint the walls

Puppet Story: This Is the Nest That Robin Built by Denise Fleming

Closing Rhyme

Silly Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: How to Be Cooler Than Cool by Sean Taylor, illustrated by Jean Jullien

Action Song: “Bananas Unite!”
Bananas unite! (put your hands above your head so your body makes a banana shape)
Sing each line twice.
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas. (“peel” your arms down to your sides)
Chop bananas, chop, chop bananas. (hold one hand straight up and down and chop on the other hand)
Mash bananas, mash, mash bananas. (make one hand into a fist and mash the other hand)
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas. (pretend to eat)
Go bananas, go, go bananas! (do a silly dance)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: I Made These Ants Some Underpants! by Derick Wilder, illustrated by K-Fai Steele

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

Book: Problem Solved! by Jan Thomas

Song: “There’s a Dog in the School” – Stuart Stotts & Tom Pease: Celebrate

Closing Rhyme

Body Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes by Skye Silver, illustrated by Mariana Ruiz Johnson

Song: “They’re a Part of Me” (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 feet go stomp, stomp, stomp…
I can make my body bend, bend, bend…

Book: My Nose, Your Nose by Melanie Walsh

Song: “Everybody Has a Face” – Carole Peterson: Tiny Tunes: Music for the Very Young Child

Rhyme: “Head and Shoulders Baby, 1, 2, 3”
Head and shoulders baby, 1, 2, 3,
Head and shoulders baby, 1, 2, 3,
Head and shoulders, head and shoulders,
Head and shoulders baby, 1, 2, 3.

Additional verses:
Hips and thighs baby…
Knees and ankles baby…
Eyes and ears baby…
Wiggle, wiggle baby…
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl

Book: A Kiss for You! by Joan Holub, illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2

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

Closing Rhyme