Dragon Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Dragon Was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli

Song: “I Wake Up My Hands”
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap,
A clap, clap, clap, a clap, clap, clap,
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap,
And I wiggle my waggles away.

Additional verses:
Feet – stomp
Head – nod
Belly – beep
Eyes – blink
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “Dragon, Dragon”
Dragon, dragon, turn around,
Dragon, dragon, touch the ground,
Dragon, dragon, fly up high,
Dragon, dragon, touch the sky.

Dragon, dragon, swing your tail,
Dragon, dragon, shake your scales,
Dragon, dragon, give a ROAR,
Dragon, dragon, sit on the floor.
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Puppet Story: The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko
The Paper Bag Princess book cover

Closing Rhyme

Bounce and Jump Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Hop, Hop, Jump! by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (stand up for story)

Puppet Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum, yum!
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool.
Now there are four green and speckled frogs.

Repeat, taking a frog away each time until there are no green and speckled frogs.

Flannel: “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.

(Credit: 2008 CSLP Manual)

Song: “If You’re Hoppy and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy 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, and you really want to show it,
If you’re hoppy and you know it, give a jump.

Additional verses:
Clap your hands
Stomp your feet
(Credit: Miss Sarah’s Storytime)

Book: Jump! by Tatsuhide Matsuoka, translated by Cathy Hirano

Song: “Little Red Wagon”
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Won’t you be my darlin’?

Additional verses:
Goin’ back and forth in my little red wagon…
One wheel’s off and the axle’s broken…
(Credit: Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You)

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

Book: Jump Around: A Little Book of Movement by Annabel Blackledge, illustrated by Anne Passchier

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

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

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

Closing Rhyme

Zoo Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Go on an Adventure”
When ducks go on an adventure, they always say good day.
When ducks go on an adventure, 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: Bear, monkey, alligator, lion

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

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)

Song: “Our Arms Go Up and Down” (Tune: “The Farmer In the Dell”)
Our arms go up and down,
Our arms go up and down,
Hi ho the derry-o,
Our arms go up and down.

Additional verses:
Our feet go back and forth…
Our heads go side to side…
We all go up and down…
(Credit: Bucks County Free Library)

Puppet Song: “The Animals at the Zoo” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar,
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar, roar!
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar
All day long!

Additional verses:
Monkeys…ooh, ooh, ah
Seals…arf, arf, arf
Snakes…hiss, hiss, hiss
Penguins…waddle, waddle, waddle

Book: Peekaboo Zoo by Susan Hood, illustrated by Simone Abel

Lap Rhyme: “A Hippopotamus Got on a City Bus”
A hip, a hip, a hippopotamus,
Got on, got on, got on a city bus,
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“You’re squishing us!” (hug baby)

A cow, a cow, a cow got on the bus,
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“Moooove over!” (lean baby to side)

A sheep, a sheep, a sheep got on the bus,
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“Baaaaaack up!” (lean baby back)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle

Lap Rhyme: “Alice the Camel”
Alice the Camel has 2 humps (bounce)
Alice the Camel has 2 humps
Alice the Camel has 2 humps
So go, Alice, go!

Additional verses:
Alice the camel has 1 hump…So go, Alice, go!
Alice the camel has no humps…Because Alice is a horse!

Shaker Eggs: “Going to the Zoo” – Raffi: The Raffi Singable Songs Collection

Closing Rhyme

Shapes Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Rhyme: “Star Chant” (pass out star cutouts to each of the children)
Put your star shape in the air, (hold in the air)
Hold it high and keep it there.
Put your star shape on your back, (reach back and put star on back)
Now lay it on your lap. (put star on lap)
Put your star shape on your toes, (touch star to toes)
Now hold it by your nose. (touch star to nose)
Hold your star shape in your hand, (stretch hand out in front of you)
Now everyone please stand. (have children stand up)
Wave your star shape at the door, (face door and shake star)
Now touch your star to the floor. (touch star to floor in front of you)
Hold your star in your hand and jump, jump, jump, (hold star and jump up and down)
Now toss your star shape way, way, up! (toss star up in front of you)

Book: Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

Yoga/Breathing: Learn the yoga pose “triangle”

Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Social Story: I’m Sorry by Janet Riehecky

Closing Song

Craft: Pictures made from different shapes

Bugs Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Jam & Honey by Melita Morales, illustrated by Laura J. Bryant

Song: “Bumblebee, Bumblebee” (Tune: “Jingle Bells”)
Bumblebee, bumblebee,
Landing on my nose,
Bumblebee, bumblebee,
Now he’s on my toes.
On my arms, on my legs, on my elbows,
Bumblebee, oh bumblebee,
He lands and then he goes.

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Book: Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horáček

Flannel: “Grasshopper Chant”
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: “Ain’t No Bugs on Me”
Chorus:
There ain’t no bugs on me,
There ain’t no bugs on me.
There may be bugs on some of you mugs,
But there ain’t no bugs on me.

Verse:
Juney Bug comes in the month of June, Lightning Bug in May,
Bed Bug comes at any ol’ time, but he ain’t gonna stay.
Squito he flies high, squito he flies low,
If old mosquito lands on me he ain’t gonna fly no more.

Book: Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Kevin Waldron

Song: “On My Toe There Is a Flea”
On my toe there is a flea,
Now he’s climbing up on me,
Past my stomach, past my nose,
On my head where my hair grows.
On my head there is a flea,
Now he’s climbing down on me,
Past my stomach, past my knee,
On my toe,
Take THAT, you flea!

Song: “The Ants Go Marching” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Song: “This Is How I Do It” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

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

Closing Rhyme

Oops! Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Whoops! by Suzi Moore, illustrated by Russell Ayto

Song: “I Wake Up My Hands”
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap,
A clap, clap, clap, a clap, clap, clap,
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap,
And I wiggle my waggles away.

Additional verses:
Feet – stomp
Head – nod
Belly – beep
Eyes – blink
(Credit: Jbrary)

Rhyme: “Abracadabra, Alaka-zow!”
Abra-cadabra, Alaka-zow
When I say KAZAM you’ll all be cows! KAZAM!

Abra-cadabra, Alaka-zello
When I say KAZAM you’ll all be jello! KAZAM!

Abra-cadabra, Alaka-zitty
When I say KAZAM you’ll all be kitties! KAZAM!

Abra-cadabra, Alaka-zids
When I say KAPOW you’ll turn back into kids! KAPOW!
(Credit: Handley Regional Library)

Book: It’s Okay to Make Mistakes by Todd Parr or Oops! by Julie Massy, illustrated by Pascale Bonenfant, translated by Charles Simard

Flannel: “Shoes”
Start with an orange shoe on the board.
I was walking along the street one day (march)
With my knees up high. Can you walk this way?
But I stepped in something. Now what should I do?
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color blue!

I was hopping along the street one day (hop)
On just one foot. Can you hop this way?
But I hopped in something. Now I’m filled with dread.
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color red!

I was twirling along the street one day, (turn in a circle)
Around and around. Can you twirl this way?
But I twirled into something, and I’m not a happy fellow.
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color yellow!

I tiptoed along the street one day, (tiptoe)
Way up on my toes. Can you tiptoe this way?
But I tiptoed in something. Now I’m about to make a scene!
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color green!

I stood perfectly still on the street one day, (stand in place)
With my feet like this. Can you stand this way?
I stepped into nothing, but this isn’t very fun.
My favorite, fastest shoes are meant to run, run, run! (run in place)
(Credit: Shawn Wolf)

Closing Rhyme

Turtle Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Turtles by Emily Green
turtles

Puppet Rhyme: “There Was a Little Turtle”
There was a little turtle
Who lived in a box.
He swam in the puddles.
He climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at a mosquito,
He snapped at a flea,
He snapped at a minnow,
He snapped at me.
He caught the mosquito,
He caught that flea,
He caught that minnow,
But he didn’t catch me!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “Turtle, Turtle” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Turtle, turtle, moves so slow,
Crawling, crawling, watch him go.
At the pond he looks around,
See his head move up and down.
Turtle, turtle, wants to swim,
Now he slides and dives right in!
(Credit: PreschoolExpress)

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

Book: I Spy Pets by Edward Gibbs
I Spy Pets book cover

Song: “The Butterfly Song” – David Landau: Rocket to the Moon

Book: Little Turtle Tries by Michael Dahl, illustrated by Oriol Vidal

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

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

Closing Rhyme

Farm Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Go on an Adventure”
When ducks go on an adventure, they always say good day.
When ducks go on an adventure, 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: Horse, cow, duck, pig

Book: I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs

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

Fingerplay: “This Little Piggy”
This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none,
And this little piggy cried, “wee, wee, wee” all the way home.

Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
And on his farm, he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O.
With a moo, moo here, and a moo, moo there.
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Repeat with other animals/sounds

Book: Clip-Clop! by Nicola Smee
Clip-Clop book cover

Lap Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle

Lap Song: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town. (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down. (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow.
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go”
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the derry oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)

Shaker Eggs: “I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Closing Rhyme

Outdoors Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

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

Song: “We Go Outside to Plant Our Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
We go outside to plant our seeds.
We go outside to plant our seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
We go outside to plant our seeds.

Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground…
The sun shines bright and warm…
The seeds begin to grow…

Book: Let’s Go Outside! by Ben Lerwill, illustrated by Marina Ruiz

Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along

Movement: Learn the yoga pose “reach for the sun”

Social Story: Thank You, Bees by Toni Yuly

Closing Song

Craft: Forest of colored trees on green paper

Grandparents Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Grandma’s Tiny House by JaNay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Priscilla Burris

Fingerplay: “Grandma and Grandpa”
Here are Grandma’s glasses, (make little circles with fingers over eyes to resemble glasses)
Here is Grandma’s hat, (circle head and pretend to be tying ribbon underneath chin)
This is the way she folds her hands and puts them in her lap. (fold hands sweetly on lap)

Here are Grandpa’s glasses, (make circles bigger than grandma’s)
Here is Grandpa’s hat, (make a big hat overhead with hands and arms)
This is the way he folds his arms and sits like that. (fold arms across chest, lean back in chair and cross one knee over other)

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round,
Round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town!

Additional verses:
Horn/beep-beep-beep
Wipers/swish-swish-swish
Doors/open and shut
Babies/up & down
Parents/I love you

Book: Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa by Anna Dewdney

Song: “5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed”

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Book: The Grandma Book by Todd Parr

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

Closing Rhyme