Category: Toddler Story time

Water Story Time- Toddler

Welcome song: “We Clap and Sing Hello” (Tune: Farmer in the Dell)

Sign: “Water”

STEM Activity: Sink or Float?

With a small tub of water and several items to put in the water, make predictions of which items will float and which will sink (rubber ducks, paper clips, clothespins, washers, popsicle sticks, etc.)

Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.

Rock, rock, rock your boat
Gently down the stream
If you see a crocodile
Don’t forget to scream! (Aahhh!)

Row, row, row your boat
Gently to the shore
If you see a lion there
Don’t forget to roar! (Roar!)

Book: Splash! by Flora McDonnell

splash

Song: “It’s Raining, it’s Pouring/The Itsy Bitsy Spider Medley”

Rhyme: “Rain is Falling Down”

Rain is falling down, splash!
Rain is falling down, splash!
Pitter, patter, pitter, patter,
Rain is falling down, splash!

Sun is peeking out, peek-a-boo!
Sun is peeking out, peek-a-boo!
Peeking here, peeking there,
Sun is peeking out, peek-a-boo!

Book: Storm Song by Nancy Viau

storm song

Song: “All the Fish are Swimming in the Water”

All the fish are swimming in the water (swimming motions with arms)
Swimming in the water
Swimming in the water
All the fish are swimming in the water
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…SPLASH! (waggle fingers up and clap above head)

All the ducks are quacking in the water (doggy paddle motion with hands)
All the frogs are jumping in the water (jump with both feet)
All the children are splashing in the water (splash hands in the air)

Book: Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins

hooray for fish

Song: “The Fish in the Sea” (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)

The fish in the sea go swish, swish, swish, (put hands together like a fin and swim along!)
Swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish,
The fish in the sea go swish, swish, swish,
All day long!

The lobsters…pinch, pinch, pinch (Make pinching motions with fingers)
The sharks…chomp, chomp, chomp (Chomp with your arms)
The stingray…flap, flap, flap (Move arms in slow, flying motions)
The crabs…skit, skat, skit (Run in place)
The octopus…wiggle, wiggle, wiggle (Wiggle your body and arms)
The clams…open and shut (Two hands together to make a clam)

Closing Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum”- David Landau

Craft: Rainbow coffee filter art

Use markers to draw on coffee filters and spray with water when finished for a color-mixing effect. Patrons took them home in plastic bags to dry.

 

 

Earth Day Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for earth

Book: The Earth and I by Frank Asch

earth and i

Song/Flannel: “The Green Grass Grew All Around”

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

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

10 things i can do to help my world

Song: (Tune: “Mulberry Bush”)

This is the way we pick up trash,
pick up trash, pick up trash.
This is the way we pick up trash
To help our Mother Earth.

This is the way we turn off the light,
we turn off the light, we turn off the light,
This is the way we turn off the light,
To help our Mother Earth.

This is the way we plant a seed,
plant a seed, plant a seed,
This is the way we plant a seed,
To help our Mother Earth.

Book: Counting in the Garden by Kim Parker

counting in the garden

Song: “Clap your Hands” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Song: “Reach for the Ceiling” – Toddlers on Parade

Song: “Shake Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

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

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

 Closing rhyme

Craft: Earth coloring page with glued-on die-cut handprints

Teeth Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for brush your teeth.

Book: Does a Lion Brush? by Fred Ehrlich, illustrated by Emily Bolam

does a lion brush

Song: “Brush your Teeth” – Raffi: Singable Songs for the Very Young

Song:  “My Dentist” (Tune: “Frere Jacques” – done as an Echo song)
My Dentist, repeat
Always tells me, repeat
Brush your teeth, repeat
Twice a day. Repeat
(Source: Storytimes at the Library blog)

(Explain dentist. Who has been there?)

Book: Maisy, Charley and the Wobbly Tooth by Lucy Cousins

maisy charley and the wobbly tooth
Song: “Shake Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Song: “Roll your Hands” – Toddlers on Parade

Song: “Reach for the Ceiling” – Toddlers on Parade

Book: Pony Brushes His Teeth by Michael Dahl, illustrated by Oriol Vidal

pony brushes his teeth

Song: “Clap your Hands” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Song: “Icky-Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Craft: “T is for Toothbrush” with puffy blue paint (made with shaving cream, glue, neon blue food coloring and peppermint extract) (Source: Miss Meg’s Storytime)

toothbrush

Bunny Story Time – Toddler

Opening song with bunny puppet

Sign language for bunny

Book: The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say MOO by Jonathan Allen

 little rabbit who liked to say moo

Song: “Did You Ever See a Bunny?” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Book: What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Maggie Smith

whatdoesbunny

Rhyme: Here is a bunny (Make fist with two fingers up straight.)
With his ears so funny.
Here is his hole (Circle fingers and thumb of other hand.)
In the ground.
When a noise he hears, (Rotate rabbit as if hearing noise.)
He pricks up his ears,
And jumps in his hole (Jump rabbit ears into hole.)
In the ground.

Song: Sleeping bunnies (with ukulele)
See the little bunnies sleeping till it’s nearly noon (pretend to sleep)
Come and let us gently wake them with a merry tune
Oh how still, are they ill, wake up soon
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop (hop around)

Book: Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes

little white rabbit

Song: “Little Bunny” (Tune: “Twinkle, twinkle”)
Little bunny turn around
Little bunny touch the ground
Little bunny wiggle your nose
Little bunny touch your toes
Little bunny rest your head
Little bunny jump in bed

Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Song: “Roll your Hands” – Toddlers on Parade

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing song

Craft: Bunny masks with paper plates (source: Bethany Vangrin/pinterest)

bunny mask

Love Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for heart

Book: Time for a Hug by Phillis Gershator and Mim Green, illustrated by David Walker

time for a hug

Flannel: Valentine Hearts
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with  me.
I have a red one, orange one, yellow one too.
I have a green one, purple one, and one that is blue.
I have a pink one, brown one, and one that is white.
And one last valentine as black as the night.
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with  me.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.

Song: If You Love Someone (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you love someone and you know it clap your hands…
If you love someone and you know it shout hooray…
If you love someone and you know it blow a kiss…

Song: “Skinnamarink” – Sharon, Lois, and Bram: Sing around the Campfire

Book: My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall

myheartislikeazoo

Rhyme: Make a heart
I put my hands together, (hands together like praying)
This is how I start
I curve my fingers right around, (curl fingertips)
And I can make a heart!

Song: Hearts and Kisses (using sign for heart)

One little, two little, three little hearts,
Four little, five little, six little hearts,
Seven little, eight little, nine little hearts,
Ten little hearts and a kiss
(Credit: SurLaLune Storytime)

Book: Be Mine, Be Mine, Sweet Valentine by Sarah Weeks, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka

be mine sweet valentine

Rhyme: Different Kinds of Kisses
Grandma kisses (grab cheeks and squeeze)
Fish kisses (purse lips and move them)
Movie star kisses (blow big ones)
Rabbit kisses (wiggle nose)
Dog kisses (stick out your tongue and lick)

Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan & His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Craft: Heart tree with phrase “All things grow with love”

heart tree

 

Jump and Bounce Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for jump

Book: Bouncing Time by Patricia Hubbbell, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

bouncing time

Song: Five Green and Speckled Frogs (with plush frogs on a log)

five frogs

Song: Five Little Monkeys – Sharon, Lois, and Bram

Flannelboard chant: “Ten Little Grasshoppers”

One little, two little, three little grasshoppers,
Four little, five little, six little grasshoppers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little grasshoppers,
Ten grasshoppers in my yard.

Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me (slap thighs to rhythm)
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Ten grasshoppers in my yard.

Ten little, nine little, eight little grasshoppers,
Seven little, six little, five little grasshoppers,
Four little, three little, two little grasshoppers,
One grasshopper in my yard.

Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
One grasshopper in my yard.

grasshopper

(credit: 2008 CSLP Manual)

Song: “If You’re Hoppy and You Know It”

If you’re hoppy and you know it give a jump,
If you’re hoppy and you know it give a jump,
If you’re hoppy and you know it then you really want to show it,
If you’re hoppy and you know it give a jump.
(Credit: Miss Sarah’s Storytime)

Book: Hop, Hop, Jump! by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Jarrett Krosoczka

hop hop jump

Rhyme: Kangaroo Brown
Jump! Jump! Kangaroo Brown
Jump! Jump! Off to town
Jump! Jump! Up and down
Jump! Jump! Kangaroo Brown
(Continue with Hop!.. Leap!…)

Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan & His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

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

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Activity: Balls and bouncers in community room

jump and bounce playtime

Polar Animals Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for penguin

Book: If You Were a Penguin by Wendell Minor and Florence Friedmann Minor

if you were a penguin

Song: If You’re a Penguin and You Know It (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a penguin and you know it flap your wings,
If you’re a penguin and you know it flap your wings,
If you’re a penguin and you knot it, then your face will surely show it,
If you’re a penguin and you know it flap your wings,
…stomp your feet
…waddle around.

Book: Penguins, Penguins Everywhere! by Bob Barner

penguins penguins everywhere

Song (dance with scarves): “It’s a Penguin Party / A la Fiesta de Pinguinos” – Linda Arnold: Splash Zone

Book: 10, 9, 8 Polar Animals by Rebecca Fjelland Davis (read first sentence on each page only)

10 9 8 polar animals

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

Book: My Little Polar Bear by Claudia Rueda

my little polar bear

Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan & His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

born to wiggle

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Craft: Penguin coloring sheet

February 2014

House Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for house

Book: Napping House by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood

napping house

Flannel: Some houses

Some houses are wood and some are stone.
But let’s build one with shapes alone.
Start with a square but we won’t stop.
Add a triangle up on the top.
Then a rectangle for the door.
Now square windows 1, 2, 3, 4!
A little circle just for fun.
Now our shape house is all done!

house

(Credit: Finger Tales by Joan Phelps)

Song: In and Out the Doors (Credit: Susan M. Dailey)
(sung to “Go In and Out the Window”)

Step in and out the front door. (take a step forward, then back)
Step in and out the front door. Step in and out the front door.
Then make a doorbell sound. (say “ding dong”)

Jump in and out the back door. (jump forward, then back)
Jump in and out the back door. Jump in and out the back door.
Bend down and touch the ground. (touch ground with hand)

Slide in and out the side door. (slide to one side, then other)
Slide in and out the side door. Slide in and out the side door.
And then turn all around. (turn around)

Step in and out the front door.
Jump in and out the back door.
Slide in and out the side door.
Then sit yourself right down. (sit down)

Book: A House Is a House for Me (abridged) by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Betty Fraser

house is a house for me

Rhyme: Fingerplay: “Houses”
Here is a nest for robin (cup both hands)
Here is a hive for bee (fists together)
Here is a hole for bunny (make a circle)
And here is a house for ME! (make a roof)
Credit: Perry Public Library

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

Book: Do Lions Live on Lily Pads? by Melanie Walsh

do lions live on lily pads

Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Ellen and Peter Allard: Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! vol. 2

Song: “Icky, Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Craft: Houses out of construction paper shapes

house

Thanksgiving Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes, illustrated by Doris Barrette

thanks for thanksgiving

 Song & Flannel: “Thanks A Lot” by Raffi: Quiet Time (credit: Mel’s Desk) (kids sign the words “thanks” and “a lot.”)

thanks a lot

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, Stomp your feet…
If you’re thankful and you know it, Shout “I am!”…
If you’re thankful and you know it, Do all three…

Book: Thanksgiving by Trudi Strain Trueit

thanksgiving

Song: “Turkey Hop” – Carole Peterson: H.U.M. All Year Long

Rhyme: Popcorn
You put the oil in the pot and you let it get hot
You pour the popcorn in and you start to grin.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, POP!
(Children begin in a crouched position, knees bent, then s-l-o-w-l-y rise until the final POP! when we jump up in the air!)

Book: Theo’s Thanksgiving by David Steinberg, illustrated by Julia Woolf

Theo's Thanksgiving CMech.indd
Song: “I’m Gonna Eat (On Thanksgiving Day)” w/ props – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

thanksgiving day

Song: “Hello Mr. Turkey, how are you?” (Tune: “If you’re happy and you know it”)

Hello Mr. Turkey how are you,? (clap twice)
Hello Mr. Turkey how are you,? (clap twice)
With a gobble, gobble, gobble and a wobble, wobble, wobble (flap and walk like a turkey)
Hello Mr. Turkey how are you? (clap twice)

Song: “Icky, Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Craft: Indian corn out of paper, tissue paper squares, and craft sticks (Credit: Play and Learn with Dana)

corn

Cow Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for cow

Flannel: Cows give us milk to drink.  What foods are made from milk?

milk

(Credit: Storytime with Miss Tara)

Book: Wow It’s a Cow! by Trudy and Jay Harris, illustrated by Paige Keiser

 wow its a cow

Rhyme: Little Boy Blue (with poster)

Song (with puppets): “Old McDonald Had a Farm” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: Do Cows Meow? by Salina Yoon

do cows meow

Song: “Cows” (Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)

The mouth of a cow goes moo, moo, moo…all around the farm
The tail of a cow goes swish, swish, swish…
The ears of a cow go flip, flip, flop…
The hooves of a cow go clip, clip, clop…
(Credit: I Read to Relax blog)

Book: Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas

is everyone ready for fun

Rhyme: Hey, Diddle, Diddle (with poster)

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Ellen and Peter Allard: Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! vol. 2

Song: “Icky, Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Craft: Cow jumping over moon (idea: Danielle’s Place)

cow and moon