Book: Jampires by Sarah McIntyre and David O’Connell
Song: “The Cookie Bakers of the Night” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Book/Flannel: All for Pie, Pie for All by David Martin, illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev
(count pie pieces as you take them away)
Song: “Three Little Muffins” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book/Puppets: Piggies in the Kitchen by Michelle Meadows, illustrated by Ard Hoyt
Craft: Four donuts on a pan
Book: King for a Day! by Mary Tillworth, illustrated by Mike Jackson
Rhyme: Castle Capers
I am the king of running, I run and run and run.
My subjects all run with me, and we have so much fun!
I am the prince of turning, I turn and turn and turn.
My subjects all turn with me an easy thing to learn!
I am the princess of dancing, I dance and dance and dance.
My subjects all dance with me and dance when they get the chance!
I am the Queen of jumping, I jump and jump and jump.
My subjects all jump with me and sit down with a bump.
(Source: Delta Township District Library Storytimes blog)
Book: Rubble to the Rescue! by Kristen L. Depken, illustrated by Mike Jackson
Song/Puppets: “There’s a dog in school” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate
Song: “Black Dog in the River” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Book: Pups to the Rescue! by Nickelodeon AND Flannel: PAW Patrol Colors
A fire hose on his back
A fireman’s helmet on his head
Marshall’s patrol vest is RED
With a nose meant to follow
He sniffs a scent that’s new
Chase’s patrol vest is BLUE
She flies in a helicopter
She jets off in a blink
Skye’s patrol vest is PINK
He loves a digger and a shovel
And a bath to feel mellow
Rubble’s patrol vest is YELLOW
He recycles and reuses
To keep the Earth clean
Rocky’s patrol vest is GREEN
With tanks for underwater
And a hovercraft in storage
Zuma’s patrol vest is ORANGE
(Credit: Leah Portz)
Song: “Drive the Fire Truck” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Activity: Bridge Collapse (role play scene where different pups come to the rescue when their specific skills are needed)
Craft: Coloring PAW Patrol Badges
Sign Language: Family, Mommy, Daddy
Book: The Family Book by Todd Parr
Song: (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,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.
Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wigglin’ . . .
Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling
Book: When You Were Born by Emma Dodd
Song: “Gifts for Mommy” – Children’s Music: Toddlers on Parade
Rhyme: Icky bicky soda cracker
Song: Baby Hop (Tune: “Bunny Hop”)
Snuggle up together
Baby’s in your lap
Snuggle up together and clap, clap, clap
Snuggle up together
Baby don’t you nap
Snuggle up together and tap, tap, tap
You’re working out together
Baby don’t stop
You’re working out together now hop, hop, hop
Book (choral): “More, More, More,” Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams
Song (shaky eggs): “Every Family’s Different” – Jazzy Ash: Home
Sign language: Dinosaur
Book: Dancing with the Dinosaurs by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Lee Wildish
Song: Baby Hop (Tune: “Bunny Hop”)
Snuggle up together
Baby’s in your lap
Snuggle up together and clap, clap, clap
Snuggle up together
Baby don’t you nap
Snuggle up together and tap, tap, tap
You’re working out together
Baby don’t stop
You’re working out together now hop, hop, hop
Rhyme: Icky bicky soda cracker
Book: Dinosaur Roar! By Paul and Henrietta Stickland
Song: “We Are the Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of that?
Song: (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,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.
Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wigglin’ . . .
Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling
Book: Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein
Song (with shaky eggs): “Dinosaur Stomp” – Diane Kordas: Dinosaur Stomp
Book: Baby Tamer by Mark Teague
Fingerplay: Five little lions
Song: “Shake Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: You See a Circus. I See . . . by Mike Downs, illustrated by Anik McGrory
Flannel: Five little kernels
Song: “Popcorn Calling Me” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Big Book: The Circus is in Town by Claude Belanger, illustrated by Philip Webb
Activity: Parachute (as a circus tent, ring, juggling tool, etc.)
Sign language: Leaf
Book: Who Loves the Fall? by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Judy Stead
Song: (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: Balloon goes up (lift)
Balloon goes down (lap)
Balloon goes up to reach the clouds (lift high)
Storm rolls by (wiggle side to side)
Babe rocks down (sway to lap)
Made it home, safe and sound (hug and kiss)
(Credit: Leah Portz)
Rhyme: Trot, trot, trot to Boston (gently bounce baby on your knees)
Trot, trot, trot to Lynn.
Look out baby
You’re going to fall in. (lower knees)
Book/Puppets: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
Song (with scarves): (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees…All over town.
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round…
Everybody rake them up…
Song: Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)
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): Baby Loves Fall! by Karen Katz
Song (with shaky eggs): “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Book: Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Puppet/Song: So many leaves are falling on the ground (Tune: “Five Little Ducks”)
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: “Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons
Book: The Dancing Tiger by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
Song: “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Book/Puppets: Orange by Martha E. H. Rustad
Activity: Color-sort leaves
Craft: Painting with oranges
Sign language: Clown, Lion, Elephant
Book: Circus Parade by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Tanya Roitman
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)
Rhyme: Trot, trot, trot to Boston (gently bounce baby on your knees)
Trot, trot, trot to Lynn.
Look out baby
You’re going to fall in. (lower knees)
Book: Circus by Lois Ehlert (abridged)
Song: “Popcorn” – Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star
Song: “Elephant Rhyme” – Sharon, Lois & Bram: One Elephant Went Out to Play
Fingerplay: Five little lions
Song: Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)
Rhyme: Balloon goes up (lift)
Balloon goes down (lap)
Balloon goes up to reach the clouds (lift high)
Storm rolls by (wiggle side to side)
Babe rocks down (sway to lap)
Made it home, safe and sound (hug and kiss)
(Credit: Leah Portz)
Big Book: The Circus is in Town by Claude Belanger, illustrated by Philip Webb
Song (shaky eggs): “Colonel Hathi’s March” – Disney Studio Chorus: Disney’s Greatest Hits Disc 3
Sign Language: Art, draw, paint, craft
Book: Lines That Wiggle by Candace Whitman, illustrated by Steve Wilson
Rhyme:
Balloon goes up, (lift)
Balloon goes down, (lap)
Balloon goes up to reach the clouds. (lift high)
Storm rolls by, (wiggle side to side)
Babe rocks down. (sway to lap)
Made it home
Safe and sound. (hug and kiss)
(Credit: Leah Portz)
Rhyme:
Trot, trot, trot to Boston. (gently bounce baby on your knees)
Trot, trot, trot to Lynn.
Look out baby,
You’re going to fall in. (lower knees)
Book: The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle
Scarf Song: “Colors” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Song: “Did You Ever See a Baby?”
Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way, and this way and that way, (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)
Rhyme: “Away Up High in the Apple Tree”
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)
Pop-up Book: 600 Black Spots by David A. Carter
Shaker Eggs: “Hey Hey! Big Line” – Handwriting Without Tears: Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn
Book: Can One Balloon Make an Elephant Fly? By Dan Richards and Jeff Newman
Song: “Blow Up Your Balloon” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Puppets: What flies up in the air? (collection of puppets: some flying, some not)
Book: Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Bob McGrath: Sing Along with Bob #2
Book: The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
Activity: Plastic bag parachute demonstration
Craft: Hot air balloon
