Recycling Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: The Little Red Stroller by Joshua Furst, illustrated by Katy Wu

Flannel Song: “The Green Grass Grew All Around”

Book: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, Oscar! by Mary Lindeen

Song: “To Help Our Mother Earth” (Tune: “Here We Go Round the 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,
Turn off the light, 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.

Song: “Open Shut Them”
Open shut them, open shut them.
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
Open shut them, open shut them.
Put them in your lap, lap, lap.
Creep them, crawl them
Creep them, crawl them
Right up to your chin, chin, chin
Open wide your little mouth…
But do not let them in.
(Credit: Laurie Berkner)

Book: Junkyard by Mike Austin

Closing Rhyme

Ducks Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Duckie’s Ducklings by Frances Barry

Song: “The Ducks on the Bus”
The ducks on the bus go quack quack quack. (make duck beak)
Quack quack quack, quack quack quack.
The ducks on the bus go quack quack quack.
All through the town.

Additional verses:
The ducks on the bus go flap flap flap…
The ducks on the bus go waddle waddle waddle…

Big Book/Song: Five Little Ducks illustrated by Penny Ives

Song: “Baby Duck/Duckie Countdown” – Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum

Book: Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Book: Duck and Goose: Let’s Dance! by Tad Hills

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

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

Closing Rhyme

Cloud Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Little Cloud book cover

Song: “It’s Raining-Itsy Bitsy Spider Medley” – Music for Little People: 100 Toddler Favorites

Song: “La Araña Pequeñita” – Cantarima: Canciones Tradicionales

Book: Clouds by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by John Wallace

Song: “What’s the Weather?” (Tune: “Oh, My Darling Clementine”)
What’s the weather, what’s the weather,
What’s the weather, everyone?
Is it windy, is it cloudy,
Is there rain or is there sun?

Song/Meditation: “Clouds” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Book: It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
It Looked Like Spilt Milk book cover

Song: “If You’re a Cloud and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a cloud and you know it float around (raise arms to side and sway) x2
If you’re a cloud and you know it then you’ll really want to show it,
If you’re a cloud and you know it float around.

If you’re a cloud and you know it make it rain, (move fingers down to ground like rain) x2
If you’re a cloud and you know it then you’ll really want to show it,
If you’re a cloud and you know it make it rain.

If you’re a cloud and you know it make it thunder, (stomp feet) x2
If you’re a cloud and you know it then you’ll really want to show it,
If you’re a cloud and you know it make it thunder.
(Credit: Storytime with Ms. Kelly)

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

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Closing Rhyme

Worm Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Wonderful Worms by Linda Glaser, illustrated by Loretta Krupinski

Song: “The Wiggly Wiggly Earthworm” (Tune: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”)
The wiggly wiggly earthworm dug through the dirt.
Down came the rain, and wet all the earth.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
And the wiggly wiggly earthworm dug through the dirt again.

Fingerplay: “Two Little Earthworms”
Two little earthworms digging near the gate,
One called wobbly, and one called straight.
Crawl away, wobbly, crawl away straight.
Come back, wobbly, come back straight.

Additional verses:
Digging by the beans…nice/mean
Underneath a brick…slow/quick

Book: How to Say Hello to a Worm: A First Guide to Outside by Kari Percival

Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The worms mix up the soil,
The worms mix up the soil,
Hi-ho, the derry-oh,
The worms mix up the soil. (pretend to dig)

The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
Hi-ho, the derry-oh,
The gardener plants the seeds. (pretend to plant seeds)

Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground… (flutter fingers down to ground)
The sun shines bright and warm… (hold hands in circle overhead)
The seeds/plants begin to grow… (slowly raise hands from ground)
Flowers grow everywhere… (hold hands outstretched)
Fresh vegetables to eat… (pretend to eat)

Book: I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt

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

Closing Rhyme

Sandra Boynton Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book/App: Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton

Song: “I Like My Hat” – Carole Peterson: Stinky Cake

Rhyme: “Color Rhyme” by Jean Warren
If your clothes have any red,
Put your finger on your head.

If your clothes have any blue,
Put your finger on your shoe.

If your clothes have any green,
Wave your hand so you’ll be seen.

If your clothes have any yellow,
Smile like a happy fellow.

If your clothes have any brown,
Turn your smile into a frown.

If your clothes have any black,
Put your hands behind your back.

If your clothes have any white,
Clap your hands with all your might.

Book: Dinosaur Dance! by Sandra Boynton

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

Book: Barnyard Dance! by Sandra Boynton
Barnyard Dance book cover

Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”

Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Breger: Here’s a Song

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

Closing Rhyme

Messy and Clean Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Messy, clean up, bath, wash

Book: Applesauce Is Fun to Wear by Nancy Raines Day, illustrated by Jane Massey

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Flannel: “Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean” (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 and squeaky pigs.

Repeat, counting down until there are no clean and squeaky pigs.

(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Book: Tubby by Leslie Patricelli
tubby

Lap Song: “Little Bar of Soap”
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap, bar of soap. (lift baby)
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap, bar of soap.
Oh, I’d slippy and I’d slidey over everybody’s hidey, (tickle)
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap, bar of soap!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Bumpity Bumpity Goes the Dump Truck”
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Dump out the load. (tip baby to the side)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Tiny Little Babies”
Tiny little babies love bouncin’, bouncin’.
Tiny little babies love bouncin’, yeah. (x2)
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight! (x2)

Repeat with: ticklin’, wigglin’, or clappin’

Scarf Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Scarf Song: “Peekaboo” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Peekaboo, peekaboo,
I see you, I see you,
I see your button nose,
I see your tiny toes,
Peekaboo, I see you.

Closing Rhyme

Rabbit and Bunny Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

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

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

Book/Movement: Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
book cover

Puppet Song: “Little Brown Rabbit Popped Out of the Ground” (Tune: “There Was an Old Lady”)

Song: “Fast and Slow” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Flannel: “Five Little Bunnies”

Song: “Bunny Pokey” – Junior Jukebox: Animals

Book with Puppets: Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit by Il Sung Na

Closing Rhyme

Shapes Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: City Shapes by Diana Murray, illustrated by Bryan Collier

Flannel Song: “Draw a Shape in the Air” (Tune: “Found a Peanut”)
Draw a circle, draw a circle,
Draw a circle in the air.
A circle has no corners,
Draw a circle in the air.

Additional verses:
Triangle…3 sides
Square…4 sides
Heart…2 curved lines
Star…5 points
Hexagon…6 sides

Puppet Story: Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
duck rabbit

Book: It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
it looked like spilt milk

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

Closing Rhyme

Cat Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song (sing with cat puppet)

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

Poster Song: “Hey, Diddle, Diddle”

Rhyme: “Tiptoe Soft” by Margaret Hillert
Tiptoe soft as a tiny cat,
Soft on little cat feet.
Flap your wings like a baby bird.
Open your beak for a treat.
Clomp, clomp, clomp like a big old horse.
Pick up a hoof, and then
Tip, tip, tip on the tips of your toes,
Soft as a cat again.

Song: “If You’re a Kitty and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a kitty and you know it, lick your paws. (pretend to lick paws)
If you’re a kitty and you know it, lick your paws. (pretend to lick paws)
If you’re a kitty and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you’re a kitty and you know it, lick your paws. (pretend to lick paws)

Additional verses:
Show your claws (show claws)
Swish your tail (wiggle bottom)
Say “Meow!”

Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean

Flannel: “The Cat of Many Colors”

Song: “I Know a Cat” (Tune: “B-I-N-G-O”)
I know a cat with perky ears, and Kitty is her name-o.
K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, and Kitty is her name-o.

She makes a sound and it’s “Meow”, and Kitty is her name-o.
K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, and Kitty is her name-o.

Book: Where Is Tippy Toes? by Betsy Lewin
where is tippy toes book cover

Rhyme: “Can You Meow Like Me” (make appropriate noises)
Meow very loudly.
Meow like a giant cat.
Meow in a squeaky voice.
Meow like a scared cat.
Meow like a happy cat.
Meow like a sad cat.
Meow like an angry cat.
Meow in a whisper voice.

Pop-up Book: If You’re Happy and You Know It by David A. Carter
if youre happy

Song: “All the Little Kitties” – Gabby’s Dollhouse

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

Closing Rhyme