Category: Family Story time

Leaves Story Time – Family

Opening Song

Book: My Leaf Book by Monica Wellington

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

Book: Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Leaves book cover

Flannel: “The Green Grass Grew All Around”

Book: One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me! by John Micklos Jr., illustrated by Clive McFarland

Song: “Orange, Yellow, Red and Brown” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”) (with colored felt leaves)
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown,
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown,
Autumn leaves are twirling all around, (hold your arms out to your sides and spin them around and around)
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown.

Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown,
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown,
Autumn leaves are dancing in the breeze, (hold your arms up and dance them all around)
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown.

Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown,
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown,
Autumn leaves are falling to the ground, (go down to the floor and lay down)
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown.
(Credit: From the CD, “Children’s Favorite Autumn Songs & Fingerplays” by The Learning Station)

Closing Rhyme

Maisy Story Time – Family

Opening Song

Book: Maisy Goes to the Movies by Lucy Cousins

Song: “Popcorn Kernels” (with scarves/towels/tissue/household objects)

Book: Maisy Goes Camping by Lucy Cousins

Song: “Camping Chant”
I was laying in my sleeping bag
I couldn’t go to sleep
I looked at my watch and wanted to weep
I rolled to my left
I rolled to my right
but all I could hear were animal noises in the night.
I heard a ‘Owl’, ‘Hoo, hoo, hoo’.

Rhyme with puppet: Where Are the Baby Mice?
Where are the baby mice? Squeak, squeak, squeak,
I cannot see them peek, peek, peek,
Here they come out of their hole,
One, two, three, and that is all! 

Book: Maisy Gets a Pet by Lucy Cousins

Song: “She Loved to Clap”
Behind the tree * *
And under the house * *
There lived a teeny * *
Tiny mouse * *

She loved to sing * *
She loved to tap * *
But most of all * *
She loved to clap * *

She clapped all night * *
She clapped all day * *
She clapped to frighten * *
The cat away * * * * * * * * (lots of claps, meow)

Book: Happy Birthday, Maisy! by Lucy Cousins

Closing Rhyme

Mother Bruce Story Time – Family

Opening song

Book: Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

Song: “Bruce is Sleeping” (Tune: “Frere Jacques”)
Bruce is sleeping, Bruce is sleeping (lay head on hands)
Wake him up, wake him up (cover face with hands)
Come and say hello Bruce, come and say hello Bruce (wave hello)
Time to eat, time to eat (pretend to eat food)

Book: Spring Stinks by Ryan T. Higgins

Song: “If You’re Mother Bruce and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it, clap your paws.
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it, clap your paws.
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it, clap your paws.

Additional verses:
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it…take a nap
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it…chase the goslings

Flannel: Where’s Bruce? with hidden Bruce and goslings

Book: Peek-a-Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

Song: “Goslings, Goslings” (Tune: “Twinkle Twinkle”)
Goslings, goslings, jump up and down
Goslings, goslings, don’t make a sound
Goslings, goslings, tip-toe to me
Goslings, goslings, bend your knees
Goslings, goslings, peep, peep, peep
Goslings, goslings, sleep, sleep, sleep
Goslings, goslings, fly to the leaves
Goslings, goslings, sit down please

Book: 1 Grumpy Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

Closing Song

PAW Patrol Story Time – Family

Opening song

Book: Break the Ice! by Courtney Carbone

Song: “If You’re Like PAW Patrol and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Marshall the Fire Dog (his fire truck has a ladder)
If you’re like Marshall and you know it, climb the ladder. Climb a ladder
If you’re like Marshall and you know it, climb the ladder.
If you’re like Marshall and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you’re like Marshall and you know it, climb the ladder.

Additional verses:
If you’re like Rubble and you know it, dig a hole…
If you’re like Skye and you know it, fly through the sky….
If you’re like Zuma and you know it, swim through the ocean…
If you’re like Chase, slide down the slide… (The pups slide down a slide from the Lookout to their respective vehicles)
(Credit: Ms. Christi’s long commute)

Book: Up in the Air! by Mary Tillworth

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) 

Book: Team Numbers published by Random House

Song: “Seven Days of the Week” (Tune: “Oh My Darling, Clementine!”)
There are seven days, there are seven days,
There are seven days in the week.
There are seven days, there are seven days,
There are seven days in the week.
Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday!
Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday!

Book: Chase’s Space Case by Kristen Depken

Song: “Zoom Zoom Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom We’re going to the moon.
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!

Far far far, we’re going to the stars!
Far far far, we’re going to the stars!
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Far far far, we’re going to the stars!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!

Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun!
Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun!
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Closing Song

 

Pi/Pie Story Time – Family

Pi recitation
What IS pi? Pi stands for a number that never ends. It is used in the study of circles. 

Opening song

 Book: Box Meets Circle by Aaron Hartline

Song : “Shapes” (Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)
A circle is a shape that goes round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
A circle is a shape that goes round and round,
Round and round.

A triangle is a shape with three sides,
Three sides, three sides.
A triangle is a shape with three sides,
Three sides. 

A square is a shape with four sides,
Four sides, four sides,
A square is a shape with four sides,
Four sides. 

Book: Pie in the Sky by Lois Ehlert

Flannel: One Whole Pie
One whole pie
Set by the door,
Cut into pieces,
I count four. 

Four pieces of pie,
All for me,
I ate one piece (make loud eating sounds as you take the piece of the board)
Now there are three. 

Three pieces of pie
For me too
I ate another piece,
Now there are two. 

Two pieces of pie
Oh! What fun!
I ate another piece,
Now there is one. 

One piece of pie
I can’t wait!
I ate that last piece
Empty plate! 

Book: All for Pie, Pie of All by David Martin

Song: “Make a Circle, Draw a Square” (Tune: “Oh My Darling Clementine”)
Make a circle, make a circle, draw it in the sky
Use your finger, use your finger, make it round as pie

Make a square, make a square, make the lines so straight
Draw a square, draw a square, draw one or draw eight

Draw a triangle, draw a triangle, always start at the top
Make a tent, make a tent, use three lines and then stop! 

Song: “ABCs”

Book: Apple Pie ABC by Alison Murray

Closing Song

 

Eric Carle Story Time – Family

Opening song

Book: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Song: “Head Shoulders Knees and Toes”

Book: Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carle

Rhyme: Pancake
Mix a pancake;
Stir a pancake;
Pop it in a pan;
Fry a pancake;
Toss a pancake;
Catch it if you can!

Puppet Show: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Song: “If All the Raindrops” If all the raindrops
If all the raindrops
Were lemon drops and gumdrops
So what a rain that would be!

Standing outside with my mouth open wide
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
If all the raindrops
Were lemon drops and gumdrops
Oh, what a rain that would be!
If all the snowflakes
Were candy bars and milkshakes
Oh, what a snow that would be!
Standing outside with my mouth open wide
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
If all the snowflakes
Were candy bars and milkshakes
Oh, what a snow that would be!

Book: “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” Said the Sloth by Eric Carle

Flannel:  “Five Sleepy Sloths”
Five sleepy sloths on the rainforest floor
One swam away and then there were four
Four sleepy sloths climbing up a tree
One stopped for fruit and then there were three
Three sleepy sloths with an upside-down view
One switched branches and then there were two
Two sleepy sloths in circles they spun
One climbed down and then there was one
One sleepy sloth missing everyone
Left to eat leaves and now there are none.

Book: Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill M. Martin, illustrated by Eric Carle

Closing rhyme

Llama Llama Story Time – Family

Opening song

Book: Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney

Song: “Llama Llama B-I-N-G-O”
There was a llama who wore pajamas and llama was his name-o!
L-L-A-M-A
L-L-A-M-A
L-L-A-M-A
And llama was his name-o!

Book: Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney

Song w/ stuffed Llama: “Did You Ever See a Lllama?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a llama,
A llama, a llama?
Did you ever see a llama run this way and that?
Run this way and that way
And that way and this way
Did you ever see a llama run this way and that?

Song: “Mary Had a Little Llama” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Mary had a little llama, little llama, little llama,
Mary had a little llama.
It’s fleece was ___ as ____.
(We substituted “fleece as white as show” with the color of the sheep and something it was the same color as, example as ORANGE as CARROTS.)

Book: Llama Llama Zippity Zoom by Anna Dewdney

Rhyme: Here’s a Llama
Here’s a llama,
There’s a llama,
Llama llama red pajama.

Fuzzy llama,
Funny llama,
Llama, llama,
Duck.

Book: Llama Llama Hoppity-Hop by Anna Dewdney

 Closing Rhyme

Sesame Street Story Time – Family

Opening song

Book: Messy Alphabet Book by Erin Guendelsberger

Song : “ABCs”

Book : I Love You Just Like This by Lillian Jaine

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.

cookie monster prop image

Book : Cookie Monster’s Good Time to Eat by Golden Books

Activity : Big Bird Says

Book : Elmo board book

Song w/ ukulele : “Sunny Day: The Sesame Street theme song ”
Sunny  Day: A Celebration of the Sesame Street Theme Song by Joe Raposo, composer

Closing rhyme

Winter Story Time – Family

Song/Activity: “Hot Chocolate Breath” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Book: The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand
Song: “Boots and Parka, Scarf and Hat” (Tune: “Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”)
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
In wintertime we dress like that!
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Book: Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin
Song/Rhyme: “Snowflake, Snowflake” (Tune: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”)
Snowflake, Snowflake, dance around,
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground,
Snowflake, landing on your nose,
Snowflake, landing on your toes,
Snowflake, Snowflake, dance around,
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.
Book: Winter is Here by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Song: Winter Pokey (Tune: “Hokey Pokey”)
You put your right mitten in, you put your right mitten out.
You put your right mitten in, and you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey and you turn yourself around.
That’s what its all about!

Additional verses:
You put your left mitten in….
You put your right boot in…
You put your left boot in…
You put your winter hat in…
You put your snowsuit in…..
(Credit: Sturdy for Common Things)

Closing Song