Category: Toddler Story time

Manners Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for please and thank you

Book: Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton

oh no george

Song: (Tune: “Three Blind Mice” – using “three mice in a box” puppet and a tissue)
Three nice mice, three nice mice
See how nice they are, see how nice they are
They’re always polite when they nibble their cheese
They never forget to say thank-you or please
They cover their noses whenever they sneeze
Ah-choo! Ah-choo! Ah-choo!
They’re three nice mice
(Source: http://www.preschooleducation.com/smanners.shtml)

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

Book: Manners Time by Elizabeth Verdick, illustrated by Marieka Heinlen (or Excuse Me! A Little Book of Manners by Karen Katz)

manners time

Song: (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Oh, before I eat my meals, I wash my hands
Oh, before I eat my meals, I wash my hands
Oh it’s very smart I think – to wash those germs right down the sink
Oh, before I eat my meals, I wash my hands

Oh, before I eat my meals, I pass the food
Oh, before I eat my meals, I pass the food
Oh, it would be very rude, if I didn’t share the food
Oh, before I eat my meals, I pass the food
(Source: Storytime Source Page)

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

Book: This Little Piggy’s Book of Manners by Kathyrn Madeline Allen, illustrated by Nancy Wolff

 this little piggys book of manners

Activity: This frog makes a cricket noise, a fly noise, and then a big burp! We’ll feed him a cricket and fly, and then remind him to say “Excuse me!” after he burps.

burping frog

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: Coloring page – Elmo and Zoe share an umbrella

Fall Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for fall

Book: Who Loves the Fall? by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Judy Stead

who loves the fall

Song: (Tune: “London Bridge”)

Autumn leaves are in the trees…All over town.
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.

Autumn leaves are whirling round…
Everybody rake them up…

Rhyme: Way up high in the apple tree (stretch arms up high)
Two red apples smiled at me (hold up two fingers)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (make a shaking motion)
Down came the apples… (make a downward motion)
And mmm, they were good! (smile and rub stomach)

Book: Let’s Look at Fall by Sarah Schuette

lets look at fall

Song: Colored Leaves (with seasons tree puppet, bottom left version with extra felt leaves)- (Tune: “Six Little Ducks”)

tree puppet

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…

(Bed-red, been-green, you-blue, yurple-purple)

Book: Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills

duck and goose find a pumpkin

Song: (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, (pinch fingers 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: “Reach for the Ceiling” – Carol Totsky Hammett: Toddlers on Parade

Song: “Monkey Dance” – 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: Leafy hedgehog (http://krokotak.com/2009/09/taralezh-ot-lista/)

leafy hedgehog

Button Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for button

Book: Buttons, Buttons by Rozanne Lanczak Williams, illustrated by Keith Bergher

buttons buttons

Flannel: Button, button, who’s got the button?

Hide a button behind the cow. Say, “Button, button, who’s got the button? Does rooster have the button?” No. Repeat with lamb, baby, and finally cow.

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

Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, created and illustrated by James Dean

pete the cat and his four groovy buttons

Song (with shaky eggs): “Belly Button” – Tom Pease: I’m Gonna Reach!

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

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: Color and glue buttons on Pete the Cat

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Sheep Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox

where is the green sheep

Song: Baa, baa black sheep (with felt pieces)

Song: Mary had a little lamb (with ukulele)

Rhyme/dance: Dancing Sheep

Shhh!  It’s time to go to sleep (put finger to mouth, pretend to sleep)
But into my bedroom one sheep creeps. (creep fingers)
“Don’t go to bed,” the one sheep said.
“I would rather dance instead!”

Soon he was…  (draw these words out)
Dancing on the ceiling! (move hands above head in “dancing” motion)
He was dancing on the floor! (move hands on floor as mentioned above)
He was dancing on the window! (move hands to one side)
He was dancing on the door! (move hands to other side)

He kept on…Dancing on the ceiling! (sing faster)
He was dancing on the floor!
He was dancing on the window!
He was dancing on the door!
(repeat several times getting faster each time through)

“Stop that dancing, silly sheep.
It is time to go to sleep!”
Soon the sheep lay on the floor.
Soon the sheep began to snore.

So I started …  (draw these words out)
Dancing on the ceiling!
I was dancing on the floor!
I was dancing on the window!
I was dancing on the door!

(Credit: susanmdailey.com)

Book: The Sheep Follow by Monica Wellington

sheep follow

Rhyme (with poster): Little Boy Blue

Song: Old McDonald (with ukulele)

Song: “The Wiggle Song” – Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum

 Book: One Little Lamb by Elaine Greenstein

one little lamb

 Song: “Tap your Toe and Follow Me” – Susan Salidor: Come Make a Circle

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: Foam sheep wrapped with yarn (Credit: daniellesplace.com)

sheep craft

Blanket Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: Flora’s Blanket by Deb Gliori

floras blanket

Flora had some different feelings in that book – she was sad, angry, sleepy and happy. We’re going to sing a song about those feelings now.

Song: “If you’re happy”
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re sad and you know it, rub your eyes “Boo hoo”
If you’re angry and you know it, stomp your feet.
If you’re sleepy and you know it, close your eyes.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
(Credit: childfun.com)

Rhyme: Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar
Into a corner will creep  (creep fingers up arm)
He’ll spin himself a blanket (roll hands)
And then fall fast asleep  (rest head, close eyes)

Fuzzy, wuzzy caterpillar
Very soon will rise  (wake up)
And find he has grown beautiful wings (connect thumbs and flap hands like wings)
Now he’s a butterfly!

Song (with scarves): “Don’t Wash My Blanket” by Hap Palmer: Peek-a-boo and other songs for young children
Chorus: Slowly shake scarf up and down
Verse: Turn in circle

Book: Blankie by Leslie Patricelli

blankie

Song: “Walking, walking” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

songs for wiggleworms

Song: “Shake your Body Down” – Laurie Berkner

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

Closing song

 

 

 

 

Dinosaur Story Time- Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Dinosaur vs. The Library by Bob Shea

dionsaur vs library

Song: Dino Ditty (tune of “Doo Wah Ditty”)

Here he comes just a stomping with his feet singing
“Dino ditty, ditty dum, ditty do.” Kids sang this part with me
Searching all round for something good to eat singing,
“Dino ditty, ditty dum ditty do.”
He’s huge, (He’s huge), He’s strong, (He’s strong.)
He’s huge, he’s strong, won’t be hungry very long.
“Dino ditty, ditty dum , ditty do.”
“Dino ditty, ditty dum, ditty do.”

(credit: perpetual preschool)

Book: Five Little Dinosaurs by Will Grace, illustrated by Ed Vere Hodgkinson

five little dinosaurs

Rhyme: BIG Dino, little Dino (with ASL Big and Little)

BIG Dino, LITTLE Dino, turn around
BIG Dino, LITTLE Dino, touch the ground
BIG Dino, LITTLE Dino, reach up high
BIG Dino, LITTLE Dino, wink one eye
BIG Dino, LITTLE Dino, touch your nose
BIG Dino, LITTLE Dino, touch your toes
BIG Dino, LITTLE Dino, slap your knees
BIG Dino, LITTLE Dino, sit down please

Flannel Activity: Knock, Knock Dinosaur + Shapes

dinosaur flannel
credit: Miss Meg’s Storytime

Book: Flapdoodle Dinosaurs by David A. Carter

Flapdoodle

Song: “We Are the Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Closing Song

Craft: ‘D’ is for Dinosaur

dinosaur

*this story time was also blogged about at Miss Meg’s Storytime*

 

Construction Story Time- Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Dinosaur Dig by Penny Dale

dionsaur dig

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know it, Start Your Truck”- Tonka DJ: Dig it Sandbox Tunes

Book: Roadwork by Sally Sutton, illustrated by Brian Lovelock

roadwork

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

Song: Scoop and Dump (sung to “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Scoop! Goes the TRUCK in the dirt, in the dirt, in the dirt
Scoop! Goes the TRUCK in the dirt, scoop up all the dirt!

Reach! Goes the TRUCK into the sky, to the sky, to the sky
Reach! Goes the TRUCK into the sky, holding up the dirt.

Fast! Goes the TRUCK on the road, on the road, on the road.
Fast! Goes the TRUCK on the road, carrying the dirt.

Dump! Goes the TRUCK into the hole, into the hole, into the hole
Dump! Goes the TRUCK into the hole, filling it with dirt.

Book: Hush Little Digger by Ellen Olson-Brown, illustrated by Lee White

hush little digger

Song: “Five Big Dumptrucks” – Wee Sing in the Car

Flannel Activity: Johnny Had One Hammer

johnny's hammer flannel

Johnny had one hammer, one hammer, one hammer, Johnny had one hammer then he had 2.
Johnny had 2 hammers, 2 hammers, 2 hammers, Johnny had 2 hammers then he had 3.
Johnny had 3 hammers, 3 hammers, 3 hammers, Johnny had 3 hammers then he had 4.
Johnny had 5 hammers, 5 hammers, 5 hammers, Johnny had 5 hammers, then he was done!

(credit: perpetual preschool and Miss Meg’s Storytime)

Closing Song

Craft: Movable dump truck coloring sheets

construction

*this story time was also blogged about at Miss Meg’s Storytime*

 

 

Burrowing Animals Story Time- Toddler

Opening Song

Book: What a Treasure by Jane and Will Hillenbrand

what a treasure

Song: Herman the Worm
Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgqLP_PJgMk

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” by David Landeau

Book: Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Song: “Little Brown Ant” by The Wiggles on Splish, splash, big red boat! album

SplishSplashWigglesALbum

Book: UnderGROUND by Denise Fleming

underground

Rhyme: Hedgehog, Hedgehog (with prop hedgehog’s)

Hedgehog, Hedgehog, turn around.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, touch the ground.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, stretch up high.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, search the sky.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, search down low.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, touch your toes.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, sit on the ground.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, curl up small and round.

hedgehog

Closing Song

*This story time was also blogged about on Miss Meg’s Storytime*

 

Bathtime Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Bath Time by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Janet Pedersen

bathtime

Song: “Wash your Head, Shoulder, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Book: Bathtime Piggy Wiggy by Christyan Fox, illustrated by Diane Fox

bathtimepiggywiggy

Flannel song: “Five Clean and Squeaky Pigs” (Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: This is the way we wash our face, wash our face, wash our face.
This is the way we wash our face so early in the morning.
This is the way we scrub our tummies (repeat)
This is the way we scrub our toes (repeat)

Book: Tubby by Leslie Patricelli

tubby

Rhyme
A small bubble [make a circle with your hands]
A medium sized bubble [make a larger circle with your hands]
A great big bubble I see [make a large circle with your arms]
Now let’s count them, are you ready?
1 –2 – 3 [make 3 circles again]
POP! [clap hands loudly once]
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem and More Salutes to Nonsense

jimgillsirrational

Closing Song

Activity: Puppets, scarves and bubbles

Alligators and Crocodiles Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Clarabella’s Teeth by An Vrombaut
clarabellas teeth

Song: “Pig on Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Book: The Lady with the Alligator Purse by Mary Ann Hobermen, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
lady with alligator purse

Rhyme: “Five Little Monkeys”
Five little monkeys swinging in the tree,
Teasing Mr. Crocodile, “You can’t catch me, no you can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mr. Crocodile, as quiet as can be,
And SNAPPED that monkey out of the tree!

Repeat, counting down until there are no monkeys left.
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Song: “Walking Through the Jungle”
Walking through the jungle, what did I see? (beat drum)
A big lion roaring at me me me!
Walking through the jungle, what did I see?
A baby monkey laughing at me me me!
Walking through the jungle, what did I see?
A slippery snake hissing at me me me!
Walking through the jungle, what did I see?
A crocodile crunching at me me me!
Walking through the jungle, what did I see?
An elephant stomping at me me me!

Pop-up Book: The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner, illustrated by Jonathan Lambert
wide mouthed frog

Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Woody Guthrie: Nursery Days

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

Closing Rhyme

Craft: A is for Alligator
alligator