Veggies Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayers, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Up, Down, and Around book cover

Song: “If You Like Vegetables and You Know It” (modified version of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you like vegetables and you know it, clap your hands.
If you like vegetables and you know it, clap your hands.
If you like vegetables and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you like vegetables and you know it, clap your hands.

Additional verses: stomp feet , jump up and down, shout hooray!

Book: Growing Vegetable Soup by Louis Ehlert
Growing Vegetable Soup book cover

Flannel: Rainbow Soup

Song: “Vegetable Song” (Tune: “Twinkle Twinkle”)
Carrots, peas, and broccoli
Vegetables are good for me
For my snack and in my lunch
Veggie sticks are great to munch
Carrots, peas, and broccoli
Vegetables are good for me

Book: The Life Cycle of a Carrot by Linda Tagliaferro

Rhyme: “Five Little Peas”
Five little peas in a pea-pod pressed,
One grew , two grew, and so did all the rest;
They grew…and grew…and did not stop,
Until one day the pod went…POP!

Song: “When the Pod went Pop!” – Rachel Buchman: Sing a Song of Seasons

Book:  Very Tasty Vegetables by Bryony Jones, illustrated by Rebecca Fox

Song: “Clap your Hands” – They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs

Opening Song

Craft: Vegetables in a basket

Pretend Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Flashlight Night by Matt Forrest Esenwine, illustrated by Fred Koehler

Song: “Sleeping Bag Chant” – Carole Peterson: H.U.M. (-2:17)

Book: Imagine That! By Yasmeen Ismail

Song: “Monstermixmerge” – Scholastic (-1:50)
(snort & growl, smack claws, stomp paws, twitch tail, wiggle warts, roar)

Book: Day Dreamers by Emily Winfield Martin

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

Closing rhyme

Craft:
Erasable story books

Superheroes Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Even Superheroes Make Mistakes by Shelly Becker, illustrated by Eda Kaban

Song: ” Superhero, Superhero”
Superhero, superhero turn around
Superhero, superhero touch the ground
Superhero, superhero put on your suit
Superhero, Superhero put on your boots.
Superhero, Superhero, jump up high
Superhero, Superhero, fly, fly, fly
Superhero, Superhero, turn around.
Superhero, Superhero, please sit down.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Super Jumbo by Fred Koehler

Flannel: “Capes of Many Colors”
My cape of bravery
Goes over my head
It makes me feel bold
And its color is RED.

My cape of honesty
Makes villains speak true
And chases out lies
Its color is BLUE.

My cape of fairness
Conquers those who are mean
It makes me feel strong,
And its color is GREEN.

My cape of calmness
Makes me feel mellow
It quiets the world
And its color is YELLOW.

My cape of wisdom
Helps me to think
And solve tricky problems
Its color is PINK.

My favorite cape
Gives me a nice glow
Its all these great colors
In a rainbow!
(Source: Carissa Christner, Madison Public Library)

Song: “The Superhero” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The Superhero’s arms flex and lift,
Flex and lift, flex and lift.
The superhero’s arms flex and lift, all around the town.

Additional Verses:
The Superhero’s legs run very fast…
The Superhero jumps up super high..
(Credit: The Mild-Mannered Librarian)

Book: Do Super Heroes Have Teddy Bears? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle

Flannel: “Five Superheroes”
5 superheroes ready to fly
Here comes the villain,
Stop that guy!
This superhero can save the day.
Off he flies – up, up, and away!

Count down from 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “If You’re a Superhero and You Know It” (Tune: “If you’re happy and you know it”)
If you’re Spiderman and you know it, jump up high…..
If you’re the Flash and you know it, run super-fast…..
If you’re Catwoman and you know, climb a building…..
If you’re Aquaman and you know it, swim through the ocean…
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Action Song: “Did You Ever See a Superhero?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See…?”)
Did you ever see a hero, a hero, a hero,
Did you ever see a hero, flying through the sky?
Fly this way and that way, and that way and this way
Did you ever see a hero flying through the sky?

Additional verses: hopping on one foot, twirling around
(Credit: Jbrary)

Closing rhyme

Craft:  Masks

Leaves Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: In the Middle of Fall by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Song: “Autumn Leaves” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees, in the trees, in the trees.
Autumn leaves are in the trees all over town.

Additional verses:
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round…All over town.
Everybody rake them up… All over town.
Jump into the pile we made . . .All over town.

 

Book: One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me! by John Micklos Jr., illustrated by Clive McFarland

Song: “It’s Fall” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

 

Book: Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Leaves book cover

Song/Puppet: “So many Leaves are Falling on the Ground”
So many leaves are falling on the ground
Orange ones, yellow ones and even brown.
But the one little leaf that rhymes with . . .
Is my favorite color, it’s the color . . .

Song (Shaky Eggs): “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow

Closing rhyme

Craft:
Leaf rubbings

Pumpkins and Apples Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Apple , Pumpkin

Book: Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

Song: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” (Tune: “Twinkle twinkle”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (hold baby’s hands together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)

Rhyme: Shoe the old horse (tap one foot)
Shoe the old mare (tap other foot)
But let the little pony
Run bare, bare, bare (tap feet together)

Song: Counting sheep (Tune: “This Old Man”)
Counting sheep, counting sheep
Helps my _________ go to sleep

One sheep, two sheep
Three sheep, four —
Soon my _________
Starts to snore
(Credit: Sing a Song of Storytime)

Puppets/Book: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
The Busy Little Squirrel book cover

Rhyme: This little pig

Fingerplay: Five Little Apples

Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)

Book (Choral): Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Duck and goose find a pumpkin

Song (shaky eggs): “Apple Pickin’ Time” – Tom Pease: I’m Gonna Reach!

Closing rhyme

Counting Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
pete the cat and his four groovy buttons

Flannel: Four Little Rockets

Rhyme: “Five Little Ducks” – Susie Tallman: Animal Songs – felt/glove

Book: Count by Denise Fleming

Song: “Jumping and Counting”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Song: “Count to Five” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Book: Ten Tiny Tickles by Karen Katz

Song: “1-2 Hands” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

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

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

Closing Rhyme

Craft: ice cream cones numbered with glued circles above
ice cream cone preschool story time craft

Bounce and Jump Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Bounce by Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin

Song: “Five Little Monkeys” – Sharon, Lois, and Bram: Great Big Hits

Book: Jump! By Scott M. Fischer

Flannel: “5 Green and Speckled Frogs” (with frogs on a log)

Song: “Jump Up, Turn Around” – Jim Gill: Moving Rhymes for Modern Times

Flannel: Kangaroo, Kangaroo, Where Are You?
kangaroo flannel activity

Song with Scarves: “Popcorn Calling Me” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Song: “Jumping and Counting”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Closing Song

Craft: Kangaroo

Reptiles Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Dangerous by Tim Warnes

Movement/Song: “I Have a Little Turtle”
I have a little turtle (put hands on top of one another)
He lives in a box (make box)
He swims in a puddle (swimming motion)
He climbs on the rocks (climbing motion)
He snapped at a mosquito (clap)
He snapped at a flea (clap)
He snapped at a minnow (clap)
And he snapped at me (clap)
He caught the mosquito (cup hands together)
He caught the flea (cup hands together)
He caught the minnow (cup hands together)
But he didn’t catch me! (shake finger “no”)
(Credit: Childhood)

Book: To Bathe a Boa by C. Imbior Kudrna

Song: “Jake the Snake” – Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star

Movement: “Snake Breath” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Book: Chameleon, Chameleon by Joy Cowley, photographs by Nic Bishop

Song: “Sss, ssss went the slippery snake”
Sss, ssss went the slippery snake one day
Sss, ssss went the slippery snake
Sss, ssss went the slippery snake one day
And they all went sss, sss, sss
But… we know snakes go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
(clap) shoe-be-do-be-do, (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
We know snakes go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
They don’t go sss, sss, sss

Snap snap went the agile alligator one day
Snap snap went the agile alligator
Snap snap went the agile alligator one day
And they all went snap snap snap
But… we know alligators go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
(clap) shoe-be-do-be-do, (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
We know alligators go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
They don’t go snap snap snap

Chirp chirp went the groovy gecko one day
Chirp chirp went the groovy gecko
Chirp chirp went the groovy gecko one day
And they all went chirp chirp chirp
But… we know geckos go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
(clap) shoe-be-do-be-do, (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
We know geckos go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
They don’t go chirp chirp chirp
(Credit: Jbrary and One for the Books)

Closing rhyme

Craft: Dot painting a paper bag reptile

Fall Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Leaf

Book: When Autumn Falls by Kelli Nidey, illustrated by Susan Swan

Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)

Song: Counting sheep (Tune: “This Old Man”)
Counting sheep, counting sheep
Helps my _________ go to sleep

One sheep, two sheep
Three sheep, four —
Soon my _________
Starts to snore
(Credit: Sing a Song of Storytime)

Book: Hocus Pocus, It’s Fall! by Anne Sibley O’Brien, illustrated by Susan Gal

Rhyme: This little pig

Rhyme: Shoe the old horse (tap one foot)
Shoe the old mare (tap other foot)
But let the little pony
Run bare, bare, bare (tap feet together)

Book: Who Loves the Fall? by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Judy Stead
Who Loves the Fall? book cover

Song (with scarves): “Autumn Leaves” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees, in the trees, in the trees.
Autumn leaves are in the trees all over town.

Additional verses:
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round…All over town.
Everybody rake them up… All over town.
Jump into the pile we made . . .All over town.

Song (with shaky eggs): “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow

Cars Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: My Car by Byron Barton

Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Car
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!
And on this car there was a horn, E-I-E-I-O!
With a beep beep here, and a beep beep there,
Here a beep, there a beep, everywhere a beep beep,
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!

Other verses:
On this car there were some tires/wheels (roll, roll)
On this car there were some wipers (swish, swish)
On this car there was a motor (vroom, vroom)

Song: “Drivin’ in My Car” – Ralph Covert: Ralph’s World

Book: Race Car Count by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, illustrated by Michael Slack

Song: “Race Car Drivers” – Junior Jukebox: Let’s Pretend

Song: “Riding in Our Car” – Dana McCarthy: Chocolate Milk and other tasty tunes

Book: Cars! Cars! Cars! by Grace Maccarone, illustrated by David A. Carter

Song: “Take You Riding In My Car”
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car

Lock your door and buckle up
Lock your door and buckle up
Lock your door and buckle up
Take you riding in my car, car

Engine it goes brmmm, brmmm
Engine it goes brmmm, brmmm
Engine it goes brmmm, brmmm
Take you riding in my car, car

Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car

I’m gonna let you blow the horn
I’m gonna let you blow the horn
I’m gonna let you blow the horn
Take you riding in my car

Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car

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

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

Closing Rhyme

Craft: