Month: May 2026

Rain 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: Rain, storm, water

Book: Let’s Go Puddling! by Emma Perry, illustrated by Claire Alexander
The cover of the book Let's Go Puddling! The illustration is of two children splashing in a puddle while wearing raincoats and rain boots.

Song: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Song: “Ten Little Raindrops”
One little, two little, three little raindrops,
Four little, five little, six little raindrops,
Seven little, eight little, nine little raindrops,
Ten little raindrops on my head.

Repeat with raindrops on other body parts, like nose, toes, etc.
(Credit: King County Library System)

Song: “Rain Is Falling Down” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
Rain is falling down. Splash!
Rain is falling down. Splash!
Pitter patter, pitter patter,
Rain is falling down. Splash!

Sun is peeking out. Peek!
Sun is peeking out. Peek!
Peeking here, peeking there,
Sun is peeking out. Peek!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins
The cover of the book Splish, Splash, Ducky! The illustration is of a happy duckling splashing in a pond with a snail on cattails and a fish peeking out of the water.

Lap 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

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)

Scarf Song: “Rain Is Falling Down” – SteveSongs: Music Time with SteveSongs

Scarf Rhyme: “Falling Raindrops”
Raindrops, raindrops,
Falling all around, (wave scarf in a circle)
Pitter-patter on the roof, (wave high)
Pitter-patter on the ground. (wave low)
Here is my umbrella. (open scarf and put above head)
It will keep me dry.
When I go walking in the rain, (march)
I hold it up so high. (reach high)
(Credit: Bayviews.org)

Closing Rhyme

Garbage Truck Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
The cover of the book Every Monday Mabel. The illustration is of a girl dragging a chair past a window where you can see the garbage truck driving by.

Song w/Book: The Wheels on the Garbage Truck by Jeffrey Burton, illustrated by Alison Brown
The cover of the book The Wheels on the Garbage Truck. The illustration shows a garbage truck with four animals in garbage collector outfits.

Book: Garbage Collectors by Laura K. Murray
The cover of the book Garbage Collectors. The photograph is of a garbage collector next to a big green truck that is collecting trash.

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

Yoga: Garbage truck (dump truck)
(Credit: Diggory the Dumptruck | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure! Pose begins at 1:53)

Social Story: Being Grateful by Rebecca Pettiford
The cover of the book Being Grateful. The cover has a photograph of a hand holding a thank you card.

Closing Song

Craft: Garbage truck coloring sheet with “trash”
Colored in garbage truck coloring pages with colorful tissue paper glued on to represent trash.
(Credit: justashleyreed on Instagram)

Jess’s Favorites Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
The cover of the book Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. The illustration is of the dark blue Pete the cat wearing white high-top shoes in front of a yellow background.

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)

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:
Horn/beep-beep-beep
Wipers/swish-swish-swish
Doors/open and shut
Babies/up & down
Parents/I love you

Book: Clip-Clop! by Nicola Smee
The cover of the book Clip-Clop! The illustration is of a horse trotting with a duck, pig, dog, and cat on its back.

Flannel Rhyme: “Way Up High in the Apple Tree”
Way up high in the apple tree, (stretch arms high)
I saw two apples looking at me. (hold up two fists)
I shook that tree as hard as I could, (shaking motion)
Down came the apples… (fists fall)
And mmm, they were good! (smile and rub belly)

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: Who Took The Cookie From The Cookie Jar? by David A. Carter
The cover of the book Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? The illustration is of a dancing puppy wearing a red and yellow vest and party hat holding two cookies and saying, "Who me?", a caterpillar that is saying, "I think he did it," and a cookie jar with eyes peeking out from under the lid.

Scarf Song: “We Wave Our Scarves Together”
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together
Because it’s fun to do.

Wave them up high,
Wave them down low,
Wave them in the middle
Because it’s fun to do.

Additional verses:
We throw our scarves together…
We twirl our scarves together…
(Credit: Jbrary)

Scarf Rhyme: “Popcorn Kernels” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels, (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot, in the pot. (make their scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching them up in their fists)
Shake them, shake them, shake them, shake them, shake them, shake them, (shake fists)
‘Til they POP! ‘Til they POP! (toss scarves up into the air)

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

Closing Rhyme

Sharing Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora
The cover of the book Thank You, Omu! The illustration is of a boy smiling while holding a blue bowl of stew.

Song: “The More We Get Together”
(Use American Sign Language for “more,” “get together,” and “happier.”)
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.
(Credit: Storytime with Ms. Emily Library)

Flannel: “It’s So Much Fun to Share” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
It’s so much fun to share.
It’s so much fun to share.
I have a log
I’ll share with frog.
It’s so much fun to share.

Additional verses:
chair – bear
box – fox
house – mouse
boat – goat
(Credit: Adapted from Jen in the Library)

Book: A Tree for Mr. Fish by Peter Stein or Blocks by Irene Dickson
The cover of the book A Tree for Mr. Fish. The illustration is of a fish sitting in a tree.The cover of the book Blocks. The illustration is of two children sitting next to each other, one holding a red block and the other holding a blue block.

Song (if time): “The Goldfish” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Closing Rhyme

Birds Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Peck, Peck, Peck by Lucy Cousins
The cover of the book Peck, Peck, Peck. The cover is yellow with several holes that reveal blue beneath. An illustration of a bird appears to be pecking the holes.

Rhyme: “Two Little Blackbirds”
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill,
One named Jack and the other 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…

Two little blackbirds sitting on a gate…
One named Early and one named Late…

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:
Horn/beep-beep-beep
Wipers/swish-swish-swish
Doors/open and shut
Babies/up & down
Parents/I love you

Book: The Pelican Can! by Toni Yuly
The cover of the book The Pelican Can! The illustration is of a proud-looking pelican sitting on a rock in the water.

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)

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake shake.
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake your shakers.

Additional verses:
Shake your shakers high, high, high
Shake your shakers low, low, low
Shake your shakers fast, fast, fast
Shake your shakers slow, slow, slow

Shaker Eggs: “Can You Shake Your Egg with Me?” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Can you shake your egg with me?
Shake your egg along with me.
It’s as easy as can be.
Now put it on your tummy!

Repeat with: knee, head, straight to bed
(Credit: King County Library System)

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

Closing Rhyme