Category: Everybody Story time

Baking Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Yum Yum! What Fun! by Mara Bergman

Song: “This Is The Way We Bake a Cake”
This is the way we mix the batter, mix the batter, mix the batter
This is the way we mix the batter, when we bake a cake!

This is the way we spread the frosting, spread the frosting, spread the frosting
This is the way we spread the frosting, when we bake a cake!

This is the way we eat our piece, eat our piece, eat our piece
This is the way we eat our piece, when we bake a cake!

Book: Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington

Felt Story: “Five Little Cookies”
Five little cookies, with frosting galore
Cookie Monster ate the pink one, then there were four.
Four little cookies, two and two, you see,
Cookie Monster ate the green one, then there were three.
Three little cookies, but before I knew,
Cookie Monster ate the blue one, then there were two.
Two little cookies, oh, what fun!
Cookie Monster ate the orange one, then there was one.
One little cookie, watch me run!
Cookie Monster ate the red one, then there were none.

Song: “Hands Are Clapping”(Tune: “Skip To My Lou”)
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Clap your hands my darling!

Additional verses:
Feet are stomping…
Arms are flapping…

Book: Baby Cakes by Karma Wilson

Fingerplay: Make a Cake
Mix the batter, stir the batter (make a stirring motion with one arm/hand)
Shake some flour in (make a shaking motion with one arm/hand)
Mix the batter, stir the batter (make a stirring motion with one arm/hand)
Place it in a tin (pretend to pour)

Sprinkle in some chocolate chips (pretend to sprinkle)
Put it in to bake (open both hands, palms up, and slide them forward)
Then open wide the oven door (pretend to open door)
And out comes the cake! (open both hands, palms up, and slide them forward)

Book:  Maisy Makes Gingerbread by Lucy Cousins

Song (shaker eggs): “The Cookie Bakers of the Night” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Closing Song

Craft: C is for Cupcake

 

Thankful Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: The Thankful Book by Todd Parr

Action Song: “If You’re Thankful and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands
If you’re thankful and you know it, then your face will surely show it,
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
… bounce about
… wave your hands

Book: Thank You Bear by Greg Foley

Flannel: “Thanks A Lot” by Raffi: Best of Raffi
Thanks a lot, thanks for sun in the sky.
Thanks a lot, thanks for clouds so high.
Thanks a lot, thanks for whispering wind.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the birds in the spring.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the moonlit night.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the stars so bright.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the wondering me.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the way I feel.
Thanks for the animals, thanks for the land, thanks for the people everywhere.
Thanks a lot, thanks for all I’ve got. Thanks for all I’ve got.
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Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Book: Feeling Thankful by Shelley Rotner and Sheila Kelly

Song (with scarves): “Five Little Kernels”
Five little kernels sizzling in the pot
All of a sudden, one went POP!
Four little kernels sizzling in the pot
All of a sudden, one went POP!
Three little kernels sizzling in the pot
All of a sudden, one went POP!
Two little kernels sizzling in the pot
All of a sudden, one went POP!
One little kernel sizzling in the pot
Until all the kernels have popped!

Song/Scarves: “Scarves on Your Laps” – Johnette Downing: The Second Line

Closing rhyme

Craft: Thankful Leaf Wreath

 

Frozen Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Olaf Gives Thanks by Colin Hosten; illustrated by Olga T. Mosqueda

Song: “Snowflake Snowflake” (Tune:“Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Snowflake, snowflake dance around
Snowflake, snowflake touch the ground
Snowflake landing on my nose
Snowflake landing on my toes
Snowflake, snowflake dance around
Snowflake, snowflake touch the ground.

Flannel/Song: “Queen Elsa’s Crowns” (Tune: “Mary Wore Her Red Dress”)
Queen Elsa wore her purple crown, purple crown, purple crown.
Queen Elsa wore her purple crown every Sunday!
(repeat with different crowns and days)
(Source: Miss Sarah Storytime blog)

Song: “Snowflake Snowflake” (Tune:“Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Snowflake, snowflake in the sky
love to watch you floating by
Down you fall upon the ground
Down you fall without a sound
Snowflake, snowflake in the sky
love to watch you floating by

Book:  Everyone Loves Olaf  by Colin Hosten; illustrated by Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay

Song: “Frozen Heart” – Frozen Soundtrack

Book: Do You Want to Build a Snowman? by Calliope Glass; illustrated by Olga T. Mosqueda

Flannel: Build a Snowman

Rhyme: I Built a Snowman
I built a little snowman. (make circles with arms)
He had a carrot nose. (point to nose)
Along came a bunny (hold up two bent fingers)
And what do you suppose? (shrug)
That hungry little bunny, (make bunny again)
Looking for his lunch, (hop bunny around)
Ate the snowman’s nose. (grab nose with fingers)
Nibble… nibble… CRUNCH! (pretend to eat carrot nose)

Song: “Let It Go” – Frozen Soundtrack

Closing song

Craft: Crowns, Reindeer Antlers, and Build Your Own Olaf

Red Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book: Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney

Song: “I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
They’re a part of me.

Additional verses:
I can make my legs go jump, jump, jump…
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…

Book (with puppets): Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins

Song: “Apple Dance” (Tune: “Mulberry Bush”)
This is the way the apples hang, (Hold arms up over head)
The apples hang, the apples hang,
This is the way the apples hang,
Up high in the tree.

This is the way the apples drop, (Hit the floor with your fists)
The apples drop, the apples drop,
This is the way the apples drop,
Down to the ground.

This is the way the apples spin, (Roll hands or spin entire body)
The apples spin, the apples spin,
This is the way the apples spin,
Around on their stem.

This is the way the apples rock, (Rock from side to side)
Apples rock, apples rock,
This is the way the apples rock,
Back and forth in the basket.

Book:  Big Red Farm by Christianne C. Jones and Todd Ouren

Song: “Bingo” on the whiteboard

Book: Fire Truck by Peter Sis
Fire Truck book cover

Song: “Drive the Fire Truck” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Closing rhyme

Craft: Shape Fire Truck

Farm Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book: Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown
farmyard-beat cover image

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

Book: Maisy’s Morning on the Farm by Lucy Cousins


Flannel Song with Ukulele: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”

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Mary had a Little Lamb,  Little lamb, Little lamb

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Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was  ____ as _____

Book: Tractors by Wendy Strobel Dieker

Song: “The Tail of a Pig” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The tail of a pig curls round and round, round and round, round and round.
The tail of a pig curls round and round, All through the mud.

The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink, Oink, oink, oink, oink, oink, oink.
The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink, All day long.

The snout of a pig goes root, root, root, Root, root, root, root, root, root.
The snout of a pig goes root, root, root, All day long.

The trotters of the pig go run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run.
The trotters of the pig go run, run, run, All day long.

The ears of the pig go twitch, twitch, twich, Twitch, twitch, twitch, twitch, twitch, twitch.
The ears of a pig to twitch, twitch, twitch, All day long.

Flannel/Song: “Five Clean and Squeaky Pigs” (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book:  Is Everyone Ready for Fun? By Jan Thomas
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? book cover

Song: “Clap Your Hands”- Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Closing Song

Craft: Rainbow Shape Animals from MakingLearningFun.com
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Forest Animals Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: The Bear Who Shared by Catherine Rayner

Rhyme: Here is a Cave
Here is a cave. Inside is a bear. (bend fingers on one hand; put thumb inside)
Now he comes out to get some fresh air. (pop out thumb)
He stays out all summer in sunshine and heat.
He hunts in the forest for berries to eat. (move thumb in a circle)
When snow starts to fall, he hurries inside
His warm little cave and there he will hide. (put thumb inside fingers)
Snow covers the cave like a fluffy white rug.
Inside the bear sleeps all cozy and snug. (place one hand over the other)

Song: “Raccoon Sitting in a Tree” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Raccoon, raccoon, climbing a tree (make climbing motions)
Wearing a mask, you can’t fool me (hands circle eyes, then shake finger)
Hiding there so I can’t see (point to eyes)
What you’re doing in that tree (hands stretched over head like a tree)
Raccoon, raccoon, climbing a tree (make climbing motions)
Wearing a mask, you can’t fool me (hands circle eyes, then shake finger)

Book: Night Owl by Toni Yuly

Puppets/Rhyme:  There’s Something in the Woods
There’s something in the woods, that I can’t really see. (hands around eyes like binoculars) There’s something in the woods. Now what can it be? (hold up hands, shrug shoulders in question)

Repeat above rhyme before giving each clue…
I’m an animal who’s big, brown and furry and who “Roars” (bear).
I’m an animal who’s who has long ears and goes “Hop, hop, hop” (rabbit).
I’m an animal who says ‘whoo, whoo’ at night (Owl).
I’m an animal who’s red, furry, has a big bushy tail and likes to eat chicken (Fox)
I’m an animal who’s small, has a big, bushy tail and loves to eat nuts (Squirrel).
I’m an animal who’s tiny and makes very quiet “squeaks” (Mouse).

Song: “If You’re Ever in the Forest” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
If you’re ever in the forest,
The forest, the forest,
If you’re ever in the forest,
You might see some deer—
A young one and an old one,
And some that can quickly run. (Run in place.)
If you’re ever in the forest,
You might see some deer.

If you’re ever in the forest,
The forest, the forest,
If you’re ever in the forest,
You might see some rabbits.–
They hop here, and they hop there, (Jump like rabbits.)
they hop, hop, hop everywhere.
If you’re ever in the forest,
You might see some rabbits.

If you’re ever in the forest,
The forest, the forest,
If you’re ever in the forest,
You might hear some birds.
A tweet here, and a tweet there,
they are flying around everywhere. (Fly like bird.)
If you’re ever in the forest.
You might hear some birds.

If you’re ever in the forest,
The forest, the forest,
If you’re ever in the forest,
You’ll surely see lots of trees.
There are tall ones and short ones, (Stretch high, and then get low.)
and young ones and old ones.
If you’re ever in the forest.
You surely see lots of tree.
(Adapted by Jolanda Garcia, KidsSoup Inc.)

Book: Let’s Play in the Forest by Laudia Rueda
Let's Play in the Forest while the Wof is Not Around book cover

Song: “If You’re an Owl and You Know It”
If you’re an owl and you know it hoot like this “Hoo(t), hoo(t)…”
If you’re an owl and you know it hoot like this “Hoo(t), hoo(t)…”
If you’re an owl and you know it then your hoot will surely show it
If you’re an owl and you know it hoot like this “Hoo(t), hoo(t)…”

Additional verses:
Flap your wings (flap wings)
Turn your head (turn it from side to side!)

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: Paper Animal Masks

Sports Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems

Song: “This Is the Way We Play” (Tune: “This is the Way”)
This is the way we bounce the ball, bounce the ball, bounce the ball,
This is the way we bounce the ball,
when we play basketball.

Additional verses:
Kick the ball… When we play soccer.
Hike the ball… When we play football.
Twirl around… When we do ballet.
Swing the bat… When we play baseball.

Book: Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook, illustrated by Andy Robert Davies

Flannel: Baseball Number Match
Children matched the number on the baseballs to the glove with the same number of dots.

Song: “Player” (Tune: “Frere Jacques”)
Baseball player, baseball player
Swing the bat, hit the ball (pretend to swing a bat)
Run around the bases, run around the bases (run in place)
Home run, home run!

Football player, football player
Throw the ball, throw the ball
Run around the field, run around the field,
Touchdown, Touchdown!

Book: Let’s Play Football by Jan Mader

Fingerplay: Here’s A Ball
Here’s a little ball. Make a small with your thumb and index finger.
And here’s a bigger ball. Make a bigger ball using both thumbs and both index fingers.
And a great big ball, I see. Make a ball by holding your arms up over your head and touching your fingers together.
Shall we count them?
Are you ready?
One, Two, Three! Make all three balls in succession.

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

Book:  Bunnies and Their Sports by Nancy L. Carson

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

Closing Song

Craft: Personal Pennants

Fall Story Time – Everyone

Opening Song

Book: Amazing Autumn by Jennifer Marino Walters

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. . .

Book: Fall by Julie Murray

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 ___________.
tree puppet image

Song: “Autumn Leaves” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees . . . All over town.
Autumn leaves are falling down . . .
Autumn leaves are whirling round . . .
Everybody rake them up . . .
Jump into the piles we made . . .

Book:  Fall is Not Easy by Marty Kelley
Fall is not easy

Song with scarves: “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 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)
(Credit: Step by Step Childcare)

Song with Scarves: “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow

Closing Song

Craft: Paper Plate Pumpkin

Body Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book: Nose to Toes, You are Yummy! by Tim Harrington

Song: “My Body Likes to Wiggle Waggle” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen…?”)
Fingers like to wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle (wiggle fingers)
Fingers like to wiggle waggle this way and that!
Feet like to wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle (wiggle feet)
Feet like to wiggle waggle this way and that!
My body likes to wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle (wiggle body)
My body likes to wiggle waggle this way and that!

Big Book:  From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”

Book: I Got the Rhythm  by Connie Schofield-Morrison, illustrated by Frank Morrison

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

Book:  Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas

Song: “They’re A Part of Me” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
They’re a part of me.

Additional verses:
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my legs go bend, bend, bend, etc…

Song: “Can You Shake Your Egg?” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen?”)
Can you shake your egg with me,
egg with me, egg with me?
Can you shake your egg with me
and put it on your (head, knee, belly, etc.)?

Closing Rhyme

Craft: My Body puzzle

 

 

Friends Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: My New Friend is So Fun! by Mo Willems

Song: “Friend of Mine” (Tune:”Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Will you be a friend of mine, friend of mine, friend of mine?
Will you be a friend of mine and [insert action word]
Action Words: around with me? jump… bow… clap… hop on one foot…

Book: A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom
splendid friend, indeed cover image

Flannel: Gerald and Piggie play hide and seek!

(Credit: Literary Hoots)

Song ukulele: “Let’s Be Friends” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Let’s be friends with one another
One another, one another
Let’s be friends with one another
Let’s be friends today

Additional verses:
You can sing with a friend…
You can shout with a friend…
You can hum with a friend…
You can jump with a friend…
You can clap with a friend…
You can hop with a friend…

Book: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann

Song: “Ten Good Friends”
One best, two best, three best friends
Four best, five best, six best friends
Seven best, eight best, nine best friends
The ten best friends are we!

Song: “If You’re Friendly and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re friendly and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re friendly and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re friendly and you know it, then you really want to show it,
If you’re friendly and you know it, clap your hands!

Closing Song

Craft:  Elephant and Piggie

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