Author: Christi Makos

Bullies Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dewdney

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.

I look in the mirror and what do I see?
I see a(n)  . . .
. . . 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.
Book: We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

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

Puppets/Song: “There’s a dog in school” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate
(Add T.Rex puppet and verse)

Book: A Big Guy Took My Ball! by Mo Willems

Flannel/Song: “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, your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.

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 . . .
Discuss emotions and strategies to overcome them.

Closing rhyme

Craft: Feelings bookmark

Down Under Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Flannel/Book: Wombat Walkabout by Carol Diggory Shields, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

Movement/Book: Over in Australia: amazing animals down under by Marianne Berkes, illustrated by Jill Dubin

Song: “A Kangaroo” – Junior Jukebox: Let’s Pretend

Book: Diary of a Baby Wombat by Jackie French, illustrated by Bruce Whatley

Song: “Walk Along the River” – Laurie Berkner: The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection

Puppets/Book: Pouch! By David Ezra Stein

Pouch Cover Image

Movement/Book: Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball by Vicki Churchill, illustrated by Charles Fuge

Closing rhyme

Craft: Color plastic boomerangs

Caterpillars Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: caterpillar, butterfly

Book: Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Lois Ehlert

Song: “Caterpillar Caterpillar” (Tune: “Are You Sleeping?”)
Caterpillar caterpillar (Wiggle fingers of one hand)
In the tree, in the tree (Spread arms like branches)
First you wiggle this way (Wiggle hand left)
Then you wiggle that way (Wiggle hands right)
Look at me, look at me (Point to self)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

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)

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: In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming

In the Tall, Tall Grass book cover

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)

Scarves/Song: “Butterfly” – Bari Koral: Anna and the Cupcakes

Rhyme: This Little Pig

Puppets: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Song (with shaky eggs): “Caterpillar, Caterpillar” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Closing rhyme

 

Monster Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book:The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone

Song: “If You’re a Monster and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
(gnash your teeth, show your claws, stomp your paws, wiggle your tail, give a roar)

Book: Monster Park! by Annie Bach

Action Rhyme: Monsters, Monsters Turn Around

Monster Monster, Turn Around! (turn around)
Monster, Monster, Touch the ground! (touch ground)
Monster, Monster, Reach up high! (stretch up high)
Monster, Monster, Squint your eyes!  (squint eyes)
Monster, Monster, Show your teeth!  (bare teeth and make claws)
Monster, Monster, Stomp your feet!  (stomp)
Monster, Monster, Slap your knees!  (slap knees)
Monster, Monster, Sit down, please!  (sit down)
(Source: King County Library Wiki)

Puppet/Book: Go Away, Big Green Monster!  by Ed Emberley

Song: “Horns, Fangs, Knees and Claws” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”)

Horns, fangs
Knees and claws
Knees and claws.
Horns, fangs
Knees and claws
Knees and claws.
Eyes and ears and tail and paws
Horns, fangs
Knees and claws
Knees and claws.
(Source: King County Library Wiki)

Book: Tickle Monster by Édouard Manceau

Song: “Clap Your Hands” – They Might be Giants: Here Come the ABCs

Closing rhyme

Craft: monster puppets

Zoo Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Zoo! A Big Fold-Out Counting Book by Lori C. Froeb, illustrated by Jo Brown

Song: “The Animals at the Zoo”
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar!
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar, roar,
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar!
All day long

Monkeys….ooh ooh ah!
Snakes…hiss hiss hiss!
Penguins…waddle, waddle, waddle

Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Book:  Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Dear Zoo

Song: “We Went to the Zoo One Day” (tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)
We went to the zoo one day, zoo one day, zoo one day
We went to the zoo one day, and this is what we saw: lion!

(Repeat with other animal puppets.)

Action Rhyme: “Monkey See, Monkey Do”*
Monkey see, monkey do
Little monkey at the zoo
Monkey, monkey in the tree
Can you ________ like me?
(jump around, swing your arms, scratch an itch, eat a banana, make a screech)
Credit: Perry Public Library

Book: Peek-a-Zoo by Marie Torres Cimarusti, illustrated by Stephanie Peterson

 peek-a-zoo

Song: “Zoo Movements” – Dr. Jean: Better Brains and Bodies

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

Closing Song

Craft: Paper bag elephant

 

Instruments Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Drum City by Thea Guidone

Song: “The Finger Band is Coming to Town” (Tune: Here We go Round the Mulberry Bush)

The finger band is coming to town
Coming to town, coming to town
The finger band is coming to town
So early in the morning

This is how they strum their guitar
Strum their guitar, strum their guitar
This is how they strum their guitar
So early in the morning

This is how they play their flute
Play their flute, play their flute
This is how they play their flute
So early in the morning

This is the way they bang the drums,
Bang the drums, bang the drums
This is the way they bang the drums
So early in the morning

Oh my look at the time, the band has played all day.
It’s time for them to go!
The finger band is going away
Going away, going away
The finger band is going away
They’ve played all day! (Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Jazz Baby by Carole Boston Weatherford

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

Book: I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison

Song: “This is How I Do It”- Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Closing Song

Craft: Paper Plate Wind Dancer

Garden Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: Flower, Garden

Book: Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

Song: Mama’s Little Baby (Tune: Shortnin’ Bread)

Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round,
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.

Lean to the left, lean to the right
Hug that baby nice and tight!
Lean to the left, lean to the right
Hug that baby nice and tight

Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wiggling’
Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ round, (repeat)
(can alter to Grandma, Grandpa, Nanny, etc)

Rhyme: One, two, buckle my shoe (clap, tap shoes)
Three, four, shut the door (clap, cover eyes)
Five, six, pick up sticks (clap, wiggle fingers)
Seven, eight, lay them straight (clap, pat floor)
Nine, ten, a big fat hen (clap, widen arms)

Book: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

Planting a Rainbow book cover

Action Song: “In My Garden” – Raffi: One Light, One Sun (actions/signs: digging,  hoeing, plant seed, grow, pick, peas, eat, morning)

Rhyme: I’m a little beetle (bounce baby)
And I wiggle all day (wiggle baby)
If you get too close to me, (hug baby)
I’ll FLY away! (lift baby)

I’m a little bumblebee…
I’m a little ladybug…
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: Let’s Tap Our Feet Together (Tune: The More We Get Together)

Let’s tap our feet together, together, together
Let’s tap our feet together because it’s fun to do.

Repeat with: Clap our hands, touch our nose, touch our ears

Book: The Little Gardener by Jen Gerardi

Rhyme: Popcorn
You put the oil in the pot (bounce)
And you let it get hot
You pour the popcorn in
And you start to grin
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, (gently rock back and forth)
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, pop! (lift up)

Song (w/ Shaky Egg): “Sing a Song of Flowers” – The Kiboomers: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall for Preschool and Kindergarten

Closing Rhyme

Music Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Song: You are My Sunshine (2x) (with ukulele chords)
A
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
D                                    A
You make me happy when skies are gray,
D                                   A
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you,
E            A
Please don’t take my sunshine away

Book:  Sing, Don’t Cry by Angela Dominguez

Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider (3x- standard, quiet, and loud) (with ukulele chords)
A
The itsy-bitsy spider
E7                                 A
Went up the water spout.
A
Down came the rain and
E7                                A
Washed the spider out.
A
Out came the sun and
E7                           A
Dried up all the rain
And the itsy-bitsy spider
E7                                 A
Went up the spout again.
(Repeat with “teeny weeny” [little pinchy fingers] & “GREAT BIG spider” [clap])

Sing-Along Book: Every Little Thing by Bob Marley and Cedella Marley, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Every Little Thing book cover

Song: I’m a Little Teapot (3 or 4x- start slow and then get faster each time)
I’m a little teapot
Short and stout
Here is my handle
Here is my spout
When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout
“Tip me over and pour me out”

Book/Song: The Wheels on the Bus by Jane Cabrera

Song/Scarves: “If All the Raindrops”- Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Closing Song

Craft: Pom-pom Composing

Library Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss

Book! Book! Book! book cover

Flannel board: Five Little Books
Five little books, sitting in pile.
Look inside, and see a crocodile.
Four little books, all in a pile.
All standing straight in a single file.
Three little books, sitting on the shelf.
Can you take one and read it for yourself?
Two little books, left on the pile.
Find one now and read it with a smile!
One little book, all that is there.
Found itself a reader who is happy to share.

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

Book: Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn

Song: “This is How I Do It”- Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: Luna Loves Library Day by Joseph Coelho

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

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Libraries Rock coloring page

Outer Space Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars by Seth Fishman

Flannel: “Four Little Rockets”

Four little rockets winking at me.
One shot off and then there were three!
Three little rockets with nothing to do.
One shot off, and then there were two!
Two little rockets afraid of the sun.
One shot off, and then there was one!
One little rocket alone is no fun.
It shot off, and then there was none!
(Source: RovingFiddlehead KidLit)

rockets flannel image

Song: “Jump and Fly” by Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Book: The Moon by Thomas Adamson

Rhyme: “Blast Off!”
Put on your spacesuit.
We’re going to the moon.
Climb aboard your rocket ship.
We’re going to blast off soon.
Put on your helmet.
Strap yourself in tight.
Check your controls and instruments.
Get ready for the flight.
Time for your journey.
The countdown has begun.
Here we go, Get ready, Get set!
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
(Credit: Kidsparkz)

Book: Mousetronaut by Mark Kelly

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

Book: Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Constellations