Month: December 2024

Animal Sounds Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Ear Worm! by Jo Knowles, illustrated by Galia Bernstein

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

Book: After the Buzz Comes the Bee by Rachel Isadora and Robie Rogge

Puppet Song: “I Can Make My Voice Go” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
I can make my voice go ____, ____, ____,
____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____,
I can make my voice go ____, ____, ____,
A _______ is what I see.

Verses:
Buzz – Bee
Ribbit – Frog
Munch – Caterpillar
Oink – Pig
Baa – Sheep
Quack – Duck
Huff, puff, squeak – Hedgehog
Arr – Panda
Ah – Sloth
Hoo – Owl
La – Me

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

Book: Flappy, Waggy, Wiggly by Amanda Leslie

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)

Closing Rhyme

Communication Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Little Grump Truck by Amanda Driscoll

Song: “Old MacDonald Felt So Glad”
Old MacDonald felt so glad,
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!
And when he’s glad, he sounds like this:
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!
With a HA-HA here, and a HA-HA there,
Here a HA, there a HA, everywhere a HA-HA!
Old MacDonald felt so glad,
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

Additional verses:
Grumpy = NO-NO-NO-NO-NO
Sad = Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Silly = Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah
(Credit: Jen in the Library)

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem and More Salutes to Nonsense

Book with Puppets: Are You Mad at Me? by Tyler Feder and Cody Feder

Song: “I Look in the Mirror and What Do I See?” (adapted)
I look in the mirror and what do I see?
I see a happy face smiling at me.

Additional verses:
…surprised face looking at me.
…scared face hiding from me.
…angry face shouting at me.
…sad face frowning at me.
…shy face peeking at me.
…excited face grinning at me.

Pop-up Book/Song: If You’re Happy And You Know It, Clap Your Hands! by David A. Carter

Flannel: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
If you’re angry and you know it, move your feet…
If you’re sad and you know it, get a hug…
If you’re worried and you know it, take a breath…
If you’re silly and you know it, shake it off…

Closing Rhyme

Dog 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: Dog, puppy, ball

Book: Found Dogs by Erica Sirotich

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: “Bingo”
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-o!

Flannel: “Dog Houses”
Little dog, little dog, come out to play.
What color house are you in today?
Are you in the green house?

Repeat for different colored houses until you find the dog.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Dog’s First Baby by Natalie Nelson

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)

Lap Rhyme: “Leg Over Leg as the Dog Goes to Dover”
Leg over leg, (bounce baby on knees)
As the dog goes to Dover.
When he comes to a wall,
Jump! He goes over! (lift baby up)

Lap Rhyme: “I’m Toast in the Toaster”
I’m toast in the toaster, (bounce baby gently on lap)
And I’m getting very hot.
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (sway baby from side to side gently)
Up I POP! (lift baby up in the air)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Shaker Eggs: “There’s a Dog in the School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate: A Song Resource

Closing Rhyme

Silly Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Silly Sally by Audrey Wood

Song: “Shake My Sillies Out” – Raffi: The Singable Songs Collection

Book: Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas

Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along

Yoga/Breathing: Pedal laughing

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

Closing Song

Craft: Silly sculptures (used pipe cleaners instead of straws)

(Credit: Life with Moore Learning)

Plant Pets Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Luna’s Green Pet by Kirsten Pendreigh, illustrated by Carmen Mok

Song: “The Seed” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
I’m a little planted seed, (crouch into a ball)
Planted seed, planted seed.
I’m a little planted seed,
This is how I grow.

Additional verses:
See the rain come sprinkling down…
Sunshine comes down through the trees…
Now I am a growing bud…
See my petals open up…

Book: The Pet Potato by Josh Lacey, illustrated by Momoko Abe

Flannel: “One Potato, Two Potatoes”
One potato, two potatoes,
Three potatoes, four.
Five potatoes, six potatoes,
Seven potatoes,
More!

Song: “Hot Potato” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Book: Keep an Eye on Ivy by Barroux

Puppet Rhyme: “There’s Some Pet in My Bedroom”
There’s some pet in my bedroom,
Now what can it be?
There’s some pet in my bedroom
That’s not supposed to be.
Hear its funny sound…WOOF – WOOF – WOOF!
A Dog is what I found! WOOF – WOOF – WOOF!

Additional verses:
Cat/MEOW
Moose/BELLOW
Snake/HISS
Macaw/SQUAWK
Octopus/SQUELCH
Ferret/DOOK
Fish/BLUB
Hippo/HONK
(Or any other silly/normal pet puppets you have!)
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Closing Rhyme

Snake Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Rhyme: “6 Silly Snakes”
One silly snake, alone and blue,
Called for a friend: “Hiss!”, and then there were two.

Two silly snakes, fast as can be,
Called for a friend: “Hiss! Hiss!”, and then there were three.

Three silly snakes, slithering by the door,
Called for a friend: “Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!”, and then there were four.

Four silly snakes, happy and alive,
Called for a friend: “Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!”, and then there were five.

Five silly snakes, doing silly tricks,
Called for a friend: “Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!”, and then there were six.

Six silly snakes, tired of all the fun,
Said time for a nap: “Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!”
And then there were none!

Book: Snakes in Space by Kathryn Dennis

Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip
climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
Blast off!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Reptile Farm”
Verses: Snake, alligator, iguana, frog

Book: I Saw Anaconda by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Emma Dodd

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

Closing Rhyme