Bird Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Book: Birds by Kevin Henkes

Birds

Rhyme: Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away, Jack! And fly away, Jill!
Come back, Jack! And come back, Jill!

Two little blackbirds sitting on a cloud
One named Soft and one named LOUD . . .

Two little blackbirds flying in the sky
One named Low and one named High. . .

Two little blackbirds sitting on a stick
One named Slow and one named Quick. . .

Rhyme:Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel
My little baby deserves a tickle! [tickle baby]
One for her nose, and one for her toes
And one for her belly where the hotdog goes!

Book: Silly Little Goose by Nancy Tafuri

Silly Little Goose

Song: “Little Bird, Little Bird” by Elizabeth Mitchell: You Are My Little Bird (with stuffed bird props)

You are my little bird

Song: Owl in a Tree (to the tune of “Skip to my Lou”)
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Skip to my lou, my darling.

Robin in the nest goes, “Tweet, tweet, tweet…”
Duck in the pond goes, “Quack, quack, quack…”
Rooster in the yard goes, “Cock a doodle doo…”
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Rhyme:
Roly poly ever so slowly (roll hands slowly)
Roly poly faster, faster, faster! (roll hands quickly)

Rhyme: Five Little Owls (with flannel board)

Five little owls sitting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three, four.

Four little owls sitting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three. (etc.)
Credit: Storytime Katie

Book (choral reading): Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker
Big Fat Hen

Song: “I Know a Chicken” (with shaky eggs) – The Laurie Berkner Band: Whaddaya Think of That?

whaddaya think of that

Closing Rhyme

Pets Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Book: Dog’s Noisy Day by Emma Dodd

DogsNoisyDay

Rhyme (with flannel board): Little Dog, Little Dog

Song: How Much is that Doggie in the Window?

Rhyme (fingerplay): Up a Hill
Here goes a turtle up a hill, creepy, creepy, creepy, creepy [crawl up arm]
Here goes a rabbit up the hill, boing, boing, boing, boing [bounce up arm]
Here goes an elephant up the hill, thud, thud, thud, thud [clap up arm]
Here goes a snake up the hill, slither, slither, slither, slither [slither up arm]
Here comes a rock down the hill, boom, boom, boom, boom, CRASH! [bounce down, clap hands for crash]

Book: My Dog, My Cat by Ashlee Fletcher

MyDogMyCat

Rhyme: Pizza, Pickle, Pumpernickel
Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel
My little baby deserves a tickle! [tickle baby]
One for her nose, and one for her toes
And one for her belly where the hot dog goes!

Rhyme: The Little Clock Goes Tick Tock
The little clock goes tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock (swing baby side to side)
The big clock goes ding, dong, ding, dong, ding, dong (swing baby front to back)

Book (choral reading): Baby Animals: Pets

BabyAnimals

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

danceforthesun

Closing Rhyme