Alphabet Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert
The cover of the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. The illustration is of a coconut tree on a bright orange background with a pink polka-dotted border.

Rhyme: “A is for Alligator”
A is for alligator, chomp, chomp, chomp!
B is for bunny, hop, hop, hop!
C is for circle, spin around and around!
D is for dizzy, let’s all sit down!
(Credit: King County Library System)

Book: Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett
The cover of the book Orange Pear Apple Bear. The illustration is of a bear with an apple, an orange, and a pear stacked on its head.

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

Flannel: “Letter Hide & Seek”
Letter A, letter A,
Playing hide and seek.
Are you behind the Red door?
Let’s take a peek!

Repeat, looking behind different colored doors, until the letter is found.
(Credit: Adapted from Ms. Emily Library)

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: “ABC’s”

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

Closing Rhyme