Month: January 2025

Winter Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Snow Days by Deborah Kerbel, illustrated by Miki Sato

Song: “Snow on the Rooftops” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Sing the Cold Winter Away
Snow on the rooftops, snow on the trees,
Snow on the green grass, snow on me.
Snow on my mittens, snow on my nose,
Snow on my head and snow on my toes.
Whirling, twirling, swirling down,
Down and down and down and down.

Song: “Boots, Parka, Scarf and Hat” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
In wintertime we dress like that!
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Snow Is… by Laura Gehl, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez

Flannel: “Red Mitten, Red Mitten”
Red mitten, red mitten, what do you see?
I see a blue mitten looking at me.

Repeat for different colored mittens

Song: “Winter Pokey” (Tune: “Hokey Pokey”)
You put your right mitten in, you put your right mitten out,
You put your right mitten in, and you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey and you turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about!

Additional verses:
You put your left mitten in…
You put your right boot in…
You put your left boot in…
You put your winter hat in…
You put your snowsuit in…
(Credit: Sturdy for Common Things)

Book: Snow Falls by Kate Gardner, illustrated by Brandon James Scott

Song: “Snowflake, Snowflake” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
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.

Song: “Winter Clothing Song” – Dream English Kids

Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Breger: Here’s a Song

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

Closing Rhyme

Colors 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: Colors, red, yellow, green, blue

Book: Rainbow Bear by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson, illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois

Rhyme: “Five Green Peas”
Five GREEN peas in a pea pod pressed, (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest. (put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and wouldn’t stop, (arms bigger)
They grew and they grew until they POPPED! (clap hands together)

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)

Flannel Song: “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! (clap hands)

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

Book: Maisy’s First Colors by Lucy Cousins

Lap Rhyme: “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: “Little Red Wagon”
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Won’t you be my darlin’?

Additional verses:
Goin’ back and forth in my little red wagon… (lean front to back)
One wheel’s off and the axle’s broken… (lean side to side)
(Credit: Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You)

Lap Rhyme: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Scarf Song: “These Are the Colors Over You” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Red and yellow, green and blue,
These are the colors over you.
Red like an apple, green like a tree,
Yellow like the sun, and blue like the sea,
Red and yellow, green and blue,
These are the colors over you.
(Credit: Allegan District Library)

Scarf Song: “Peekaboo” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Peekaboo, peekaboo,
I see you, I see you,
I see your button nose,
I see your tiny toes,
Peekaboo, I see you.

Closing Rhyme

Dog Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd

Song: “The Paws on the Dog” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Verses:
The ears on the dog go flop, flop, flop…
The nose on the dog goes sniff, sniff, sniff…
The mouth on the dog goes woof, woof, woof…
The tail on the dog goes wag, wag, wag…

Book: The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
The Doghouse book cover

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

Movement: Learn the yoga pose “downward dog”

Social Story: “Answering Questions” 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: Dot art for Dog’s Colorful Day
Use bingo daubers to give the dog different colored spots.

(Credit: Making Learning Fun)

Airplane Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: I Love Planes! by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
I Love Planes

Song: “The Airplane Song” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Flannel: “Six Little Airplanes”
Six little airplanes flying around,
Zoom…zoom…zoom!
One decided to touch down, …zoom!
Leaving 5 little airplanes flying around.

Repeat, counting down until there are no airplanes left.

Book: Planes Fly! by George Ella Lyon, illustrated by Mick Wiggins

Song: “The Wings On the Airplane” (Tune: “The Wheels On the Bus”)
The wings on the airplane fly, fly, fly,
Fly, fly, fly, Fly, fly, fly.
The wings on the airplane fly, fly, fly,
All through the sky.

Additional verses:
The people on the airplane buckle their seatbelts…
The bags on the airplane stow away…

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: Airplanes by Rebecca Stromstad Glaser
Airplanes

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

Closing Rhyme

Night Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Nighttime Symphony by Timbaland and Christopher Myers, illustrated by Christopher Myers and Kaa Illustration

Activity: Make a rainstorm
Start with quiet, then rub hands together, snap fingers, pat legs, and clap. Go in reverse to make the storm go away.

Book: Awake by Mags DeRoma

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” (w/extra verses)
Additional verses:
The teensy weensy spider (do the motions as small as possible with just fingertips)
The great big giant spider (use whole body and stomp)

Big Book: Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, illustrated by Patrick Benson
owl babies

Puppet Rhyme: “There’s Something in the Nighttime”
There’s something in the nighttime that I can’t really see.
There’s something in the nighttime, now what can it be?
Whoo, Whoo. Hear it’s funny sound? Whoo, Whoo. An Owl is what I found!

Repeat with other nighttime animals (cat, mouse, possum, skunk, bat, etc.)
(Credit: Miss Barbara at the Library)

Closing Rhyme

Cookies Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

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

Song: “Let’s Bake Cookies!” – Pinkfong

Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Breger: Here’s a Song

Book: Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by Eugene Yelchin
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? book cover

Flannel: “Five Plates of Cookies”
Five plates of cookies – I can’t bake any more!
Give one away, and now there are four.

Four plates of cookies, colorful to see;
Give one away, and now there are three.

Three plates of cookies, shall I give one to you?
I think I will, and now there are two.

Two plates of cookies for lots of fun.
Give one away, and now there is one.

One plate of cookies left, as you can plainly see –
That is the one I’m taking home with me!
(Credit: Geri Ceci Cupery – E.D. Locke Library)

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

Book: Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? by David A. Carter
Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? book cover

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

Family Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

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

Song: “Pig on Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Song: “Love Grows”
Love grows one by one, two by two, and four by four. (cross arms over heart, “grow” one arm past the other like a tree, then show the number of fingers first on one hand then the other)
Love grows, round like a circle (repeat crossing arms and “growing” arm, then draw a circle in the air)
And comes back knocking at your front door. (roll arms, mime knocking, and put hands together and hinge one out like opening a door)
(Credit: Actions from Tom Pease)

Book: One, Two, Grandpa Loves You by Shelly Becker, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino or Grandma’s Tiny House by JaNay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Priscilla Burris

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

Closing Rhyme