Category: Everybody Story time

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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Dinosaurs Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein
Dinosaur Kisses book cover

Flannel: How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague

how do dinosaurs count to ten cover image

Dinosaur counting starts with one. One tattered teddy bear just for fun.
Two big balloons tied to the bed,
Three toy trucks painted blue, green, and red.
Four balls that bounce,
Five big letter blocks,
And under the bed, six dirty socks.
A track, an engine, and seven cars.
An easel with eight full paint jars.
Nine pictures hanging on the wall.
Ten books to read– and that is all.
Now that we’ve counted from 1-10, how do we count again? (Count to 1-10).

Book: Dino Pets by Lynn Plourde

Song:  “Dinosaurs All Through the Land” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes roar, roar, roar
Roar roar roar,
Roar roar roar,
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes roar, roar, roar…
All through the land.

Additional verses:
The Triceratops’ horns go poke poke poke…
The Stegosaurus tail goes spike, spike, spike…
The Velociraptors’ claws goes swipe, swipe, swipe…
The Pteranodon’s wings go flap flap flap…

Book: Snappy Little Dinosaurs by Dugald Steer, illustrated by Derek Matthews

Snappy Little Dinosaurs book cover

Closing Song

Craft: T-Rex Cutout Finger Puppet

 

Superheroes Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Ten Rules of being a Superhero by Deb Pilutti

Flannel Board: Capes of Many Colors

my many colored capes

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 colors is __________ (green).

My cape of calmness
Makes me feel mellow
It quiets the world
And its colors is __________ (yellow).

My cape of wisdom
Helps me to think
And solve tricky problems
Its color is ________ (pink).

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

Book: Super Jumbo by Fred Koehler

Rhyme: “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.

Book: Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom by John Rocco

Song: “The Superhero” (Tune: “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 eyes go zap, zap, zap…
The Superhero’s legs run very fast…
The Superhero jumps up super high…
The Superhero flies zoom zoom zoom…
The person in trouble yells help help help!….
The Superhero goes to save the day!….

Closing Song

Craft: Make your own Superhero!

Earth Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: The World is Waiting for You by Barbara Kerley

Song:  “Tree Song” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots (and roots)
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots (and roots)
Trees are important to you and to me
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots (and roots)

Movements:
Hands and fingers are the leaves – wiggle high in the air
Move arms straight out for the branches
Touch upper body with hands when saying “trunk”
Touch legs when saying “roots”

Book: Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson

Flannel: Five Red Apples
Five red apples, hanging on a tree
The juiciest apples you ever did see
The wind came past and gave an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down
(Repeat for 4,3,2,1)

Flannel: The Apple Tree
Away up high in an apple tree, (Children point high up at imaginary tree)
Two red apples smiled at me. (Place two apples on board)
I shook that tree as hard as I could; (Children pretend to shake the apple tree)
Down came those apples,
And mmmm, they were good! (Pretend to eat apples)

Book: Ten Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh

Closing rhyme

Craft: Summer Scenery (I emphasized I used recycled materials from previous story times to help our earth)

Night Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Good Night, World by Willa Perlman

Flannel: Five Flashing Fireflies (adapted from Ten Flashing Fireflies by Philemon Sturges)
What do we see in the summer night?
Five flashing fireflies burning bright!
Let’s catch the one twinkling there.
Now there is/are
one flashing fireflie(s) in our jar!
Additional: Continue adding fireflies until the jar is filled
Release the Fireflies:
Open the jar, for it’s much more fun,
Watching them fly away, one by one.
Fly out the window and flash good-bye.
Fly away, fly away, fly, firefly!
Five, four, three, two one.
Dash away, flash away. Now there are none!

Book:  Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson

 

 

 

 

 

 

Song: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high.
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
How I wonder what you are.
Credit:  Traditional

Book: Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Kitten's First Full Moon book cover

Closing Song

Craft: Outer space scene with stickers

 

Robots Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman
boy+bot cover image

Book Sing Along: If You’re a Robot and You Know It by David Carter (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)

Flannel: Five Shiny Robots
Five shiny robots, playing marbles on the floor,
One went home and then there were four,
Four shiny robots, playing in a tree,
One went home and then there were three,
Three shiny robots with nothing left to do,
One went home and then there were two,
Two shiny robots, think of something fun,
One went home and there was one,
One shiny robot pretending to be a hero,
His mother called him home and then there were zero!

Song: “Robot, Robot” (Tune: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”)
Robot, robot, turn around.
Robot, robot, touch the ground.
Robot, Robot, turn left and right.
Robot, Robot, flash your lights.
Robot, Robot, bloop and bleep.
Robot, Robot, go to Sleep.

Book: Bitty Bot by Tim McCanna

Closing Song

Craft: Color Robot Masks

Rain Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle, illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Song with Ukulele: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”

            C   C       C     C                      G7       G7      C
The itsy bitsy spi-der climbed up the water spout.

C          C                    C     C    G7                    G7      C
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.

C       C                  C     C     G7           G7         C
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,

                  C    C       C    C                         G7      G7           C
And the itsy bitsy spi-der climbed up the spout a-gain

Book: Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins

Song with Ukulele:  “You Are My Sunshine”

C    C           C     C       C    C          C
You are my sun-shine,  my only sun-shine

C           F     F   F           F                    C   C       C7
You make me hap-py     when skies are gray;

C7        F        F          F      F              C      C      C
You’ll never know, Dear, how much I love you.

C                         C     C          G7  G7          C
Please don’t take     my sun-shine a-way.

Song: ” It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More, No More”
 It ain’t gonna rain no more, no more
It ain’t gonna rain no more
Oh no, it’s up to my toe
But it ain’t gonna rain more.

Additional verses:
Oh gee, it’s up to my knee
Oh my, it’s up to my thigh
Oh fiddle, it’s up to my middle
Oh heck, it’s up to my neck
Oh dread, it’s up to my head, I’m just going to swim on home.

Book: Raindrop, Plop! by Wendy Cheyette Lewison, illustrated by Pam Paparone

Song: “Row, Row, Row your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Song: “If It’s Raining Outside” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.
If it’s raining outside, then your boots will keep you dry!
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.

Additional verses: raincoat, hat, umbrella, etc.

Closing Song

Craft: Cupcake liner umbrella

Alligator and Crocodile Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Snip Snap! What’s That? by Mara Bergman, illustrated by Nick Maland

Song: “Crocodile Family, Don’t You Bite” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Baby crocodile, baby crocodile, (pinch thumb and forefinger together like a crocodile mouth)
Don’t you bite, don’t you bite, (hold forefinger up and wave back and forth in a no-no motion)
I can run away from you, I can run away from you, (run in place or, if sitting, drum hands on thighs)
Out of sight, out of sight. (cover eyes with hands, like peek-a-boo)

Additional verses:
Mommy crocodile (place hands together, hold flat, open and close)
Daddy crocodile (hold arms out like a mouth, clap hands as you bring your arms together and apart)

Book: Crocodile or Alligator? by Susan Kralovansky

Flannel: “Five Hungry Alligators”
Five hungry alligators lying on the shore,
A fish swims by, and now there are four.

Four hungry alligators lying by a tree,
A fish swims by, and now there are three.

Three hungry alligators swimming in a pool,
A fish swims by, and now there are two.

Two hungry alligators soaking up some sun,
A fish swims by, and now there is one.

One hungry alligator looking for some fun,
A fish swims by, and now there are none!

Song: “Alligator Chomp” – Jack Hartmann: Kindergarten Songs, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

Book: A Girl and Her Gator by Sean Bryan, illustrated by Tom Murphy

Song: “Pig On Her Head (Alternate Version)” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Song: “Ha, Ha, This-a-way” – Bob McGrath: Bob’s Favorite Sing Along Songs

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Alligator or crocodile clothespin magnet