Oceans Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: ocean, fish, happy, colors, swim

Book: Sabrina Sue Loves the Sea by Priscilla Burris

Song: “Peek-a-Boo” (Tune: “Frere Jacques”)
Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo
I see you! I see you!
I see your button nose, and your tiny toes
Peek-a-boo! I see you!
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Rhyme: Slowly, Slowly
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Creeps the little snail
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Up the wooden rail

Quickly, quickly, very quickly
Runs the little mouse
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
All around the house
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Book: Nerdy Babies: Ocean by Emmy Kastner

Song (Recording): “Baby Beluga” – Raffi: Baby Beluga
with book  Baby Beluga by Raffi

Baby beluga in the deep blue sea
Swim so wild and you swim so free
Heaven above and the sea below
And a little white whale on the go

Baby beluga, baby beluga
Is the water warm
Is your mama home with you, so happy

Way down yonder where the dolphins play
Where you dive and splash all day
Waves roll in and the waves roll out
See the water squirtin’ out of your spout

Baby beluga, oh, baby beluga
Sing your little song
Sing for all your friends, we like to hear you

Baby beluga in the deep blue sea
Swim so wild and you swim so free
Heaven above and the sea below
And a little white whale on the go

Rhyme/Flannel: “Five Little Ocean Friends”
Five little ocean friends on the ocean floor,
The starfish walks away and now there are four

Four little ocean friends living in the sea
The crab slides away now there are three

Three little ocean friends looking for a clue
“Glub, glub,” said the lobster now there are two

Two little ocean friends not having much fun
Off swam the sea horse now there is one

One little octopus sad and all alone
Back swims the starfish, back swims the crab,
Back swims the lobster, back swims the sea horse
And they played in the sea foam, safe in their home.
(Credit: Beach Fingerplays from Carroll County Public Library)

Song: “Clap Your Hands” (Tune: “Row, Row Your Boat”)
Clap, clap clap your hands
Clap them now with me
Clap your hands, let me see
Clap your hands with me
Tap, tap, tap your knees…
Shake, shake, shake your feet…
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Book: Ollie Feels Fine by Toni Yuly

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs:  “Baby Shark” – Pink Fong
with book Baby Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo illustrated by John John Bajet

Closing rhyme

Magical Creatures Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening song

Book: Do You Believe in Unicorns? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia

Song: “If You’re a Unicorn and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a unicorn and you know it shake your horn.
If you’re a unicorn and you know it shake your horn.
If you’re a unicorn and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you’re a unicorn and you know it shake your horn.

Additional verses:
Stomp your hooves
Toss your mane
Twitch your tail
Prance around

Book: Have you Seen my Dragon? by Steve Light

Flannel:  Five Little Dragons
One little dragon with scales of blue;
Ran to meet the green one,
And then there were two.

Two little dragons sitting under a tree;
The red dragon joined them,
And then there were three.

Three little dragons, wishing there were more;
Along came the purple dragon,
And then there were four.

Four little dragons, happy to be alive;
Found a orange dragon,
And then there were five.

Five little dragons all out to play;
“Watch out, they breathe fire,” is all I have to say.

Song: “Do Nothing Moment” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Yoga/breathing: R is for Roar

Social Story: Kevin the Unicorn: It’s Not All Rainbows by Jessika von Innerebner

Closing rhyme

Garden Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: The Night Gardener by Terry and Eric Fan

Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.

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

Flannel: There’s Something in My Garden
There’s something in my garden,
Now what can it be?
There’s something in my garden
That I can’t really see.
Hear its funny sound….
Ribbit – Ribbit – Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit

Repeat with other animals, such as a crow (caw-caw-caw), mouse (squeak-squeak-squeak), rabbit (thump-thump-thump), bird (tweet-tweet-tweet) etc.
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Song: “Won’t You Plant Your Seeds With Care?” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Say Hello to the Morning

Book: Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story by Linda Glaser, photography by Shelley Rotner

Song: “In Our Garden” – Peter & Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 1

Fingerplay: This is my garden

Book: Anywhere Farm by Phyllis Root, illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Closing Song

 

 

Alphabet Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert

Song: “There’s a Dog in the School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate

Book: From A to Z with Energy by Connie Bergstein Dow, illustrated by Gareth Llewhellin

Song: “My Energy” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

Rhyme: “A is for Alligator”
A is for alligator, chop, chop, chop!
B is for bunny, hop, hop, hop!
C is for circle, spin around and around!
D is for dizzy, let’s all sit down!
(Credit: King County Library System)

Book: Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! by Mike Twohy

Song: “Bingo” – David Polansky: David Polansky Sings Mother Goose and Other Goodies

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

Closing Rhyme

Bees Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Kaia and the Bees by Maribeth Boelts, illustrated by Angela Dominguez

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.

Book: Honey Bees by Jill Esbaum (National Geographic)

Flannel: The swarm of bees

Fingerplay: Bees in the Beehive
Here is a beehive. Where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Soon they come creeping out of the hive (have one bee peek out)
1-2-3-4-5! BUZZ! (bring each finger out as you count)
(make your bees fly all around the hive)

Song: “Shake Your Body Down” – The Laurie Berkner Band: The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection

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

Closing Song

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

Construction Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: colors, truck, build

Book: Digger Man by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha

Rhyme: I Bounce You Here
I bounce you here, I bounce you there
I bounce you, bounce you everywhere!

I tickle you here, I tickle you there
I tickle you, tickle you everywhere!

I hug you here, I hug you there
I hug you, hug you everywhere!
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Song/Book: Cement Mixer’s ABCs by Sherri Duskey Rinkder and Ethan Long


Rhyme: Round and Round the Garden
Round and round the garden like a teddy bear (swirl finger around palm)
One step, two step (walk fingers up child’s arm)
Hidden under there! (tickle child’s underarm)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Book: Machines at Work by Byron Barton

Song: “Hop, Hop, Hop Along” (Tune: “Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along (hop)
Or bounce on someone’s knee (bounce)
Higher and higher and higher and higher (lift)
Bunny hop with me. (hop)

Song/Book: Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz

Rhyme (if time): Brick by Brick
Brick by brick
By brick by brick,
My building’s so high,
It’s scraping the sky.
(Place fists one on top of the other, going higher each time.)

Brick by brick
By brick by brick,
My building will sway
When the wind blows this way.
(Sway left, then right.)

Brick by brick
By brick by brick,
Now I’m ready to stop
And a flag goes on top.
(Open one fist and wave hand left and right.)

Book (if time): Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia

Song (if time): “Colors Over You” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Signs – red, yellow, green, blue, colors, flower, tree, sun, sea
Red and yellow, green and blue, these are the colors over you.
Red as a flower, green as a tree,
Yellow as the sun, and blue as the sea.
Red and yellow, green and blue, these are the colors over you!
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Closing rhyme

 

Rainbow Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening song

Book: Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy

Flannel: Rainbow Soup
Take an apple
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest red you ever did see!

Take an orange
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest orange you ever did see!

Take an banana
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest yellow you ever did see!

Take an pear
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest green you ever did see!

Take some blueberries
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest blue you ever did see!

Take some grapes
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest purple you ever did see!

What did  we make with our rainbow stew?  A magical rainbow for me and you!
(Credit: Library Village)

Book: Rainbows by Martha E. H. Rustad

Song: “Rainbow Song” (Tune: “Hush, Little Baby”)
Rainbow purple
Rainbow blue
Rainbow green
And yellow too

Rainbow Orange
Rainbow red
Rainbow shining over head.

Come and count
The colors with me
How many colors
Can you see?  (Count the colors!)

Rainbow purple
Rainbow blue
Rainbow green
And yellow too

Rainbow Orange
Rainbow red
Rainbow shining over head.

Book: Rainbow: a First book of Pride by

Song:  “Rainstorm” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Yoga/breathing: Rainbow
Instructions: stand up tall, and bend slightly to the left and then to the right. Form a rainbow!

Book: There is a Rainbow by Theresa Trinder

Closing Rhyme