Love Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: 10 Little Kisses by Taylor Garland

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: “Blow a Kiss” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

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 clap your hands.
If you love someone and you really want to show it,
If you love someone and you know it clap your hands!

Additional verses:
If you love someone and you know it shout hooray…
If you love someone and you know it blow a kiss…

Book: All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri
All Kinds of Kisses book cover

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

Book: Disney Baby My First Valentine’s Day by Sara Miller, illustrated by Jerrod Maruyama

Book: Where is Baby’s Valentine? by Karen Katz

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

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing Song

Craft: “Woolly be my Valentine” sheep with pom poms

World Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Everywhere the Cow Says “Moo!” by Ellen Slusky Weinstein

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” – Laurie Berkner: Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs

Book: Mat Man on the Go by Jan Z. Olsen

mat man on the go cover

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

Movement: Learn the yoga pose “namaste”

Social Story: Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer

kindness makes us strong

Closing Song

Craft: World coloring sheet with paint dobbers

Instruments Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Bears in a Band by Shirley Parenteau, illustrated by David Walker

Song:  “The Finger Band is Coming to Town” (Tune: “Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush”)
The finger band is coming to town
Coming to town, coming to town
The finger band is coming to town
So early in the morning.

This is how they strum their guitar
Strum their guitar, strum their guitar
This is how they strum their guitar
So early in the morning.

This is how they play their flute
Play their flute, play their flute
This is how they play their flute
So early in the morning.

This is the way they bang the drums,
Bang the drums, bang the drums
This is the way they bang the drums
So early in the morning.

Oh my look at the time, the band has played all day. It’s time for them to go!

The finger band is going away
Going away, going away
The finger band is going away
They’ve played all day!

Book: Play This Book by Jessica Young & Daniel Wiseman

Flannel: “The Instrument on the Bus” (Tune:  “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The guitar on the bus goes strum, strum, strum (strum an air guitar)
Strum, strum, strum
Strum, strum, strum
The guitar on the bus goes strum, strum, strum
All through the town!

Additional verses:
The trumpet on the bus goes toot, toot, toot… (put an imaginary horn to face)
The drum on the bus goes bang, bang, bang… (pat thighs)
The bell on the bus goes ring, ring, ring… (shake wrist like you’re ringing a bell)

Song: “The Tempo Marches On” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings Do Re Me on his Toe Leg Knee

Book: Tanka Tanka Skunk by Steve Webb

Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting without Tears: Get Set for School Singalong

Closing Song

Craft: Paper Plate Tambourine

Pig Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: How Big is a Pig? by Claire Beaton

Song/Flannel: “Five pigs so squeaky clean”
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 squeaky pigs. (3, 2, 1, 0)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

five pigs

Song: “The Tail of a Pig” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The tail of a pig curls round and round, round and round, round and round.(circle finger round and round)
The tail of a pig curls round and round
All through the mud.

Additional verses:
The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink… All through the mud. (put hand in front of mouth like a snout)
The snout of a pig goes root, root, root… All through the mud. (act with snout and hands like you are rooting through the mud, explain to kids what rooting means!)
The hooves of a pig go run, run, run… All through the mud. (make a running motion with hands)
The ears of a pig go twitch, twitch, twitch… All through the mud.  (place hands near ears and wave)
(Credit: Recipes for Reading blog)

Book: What This Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig by Emma J. Viljan

Song: “I’m a  Little Piggy” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little piggy
Short and stout (bend up and down)
Here are my ears (point to ears)
And here is my snout (point to nose)
When I see the yummy food in my pail (put hand up over eyes like you are looking)
I oink, oink oink (oink!)
and wiggle my tail (wiggle your piggy tails!)
(Credit: Recipes for Reading blog)

Book: Piggy Pie Po (#1 and #3) by Audrey and Don Wood

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

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

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing Song

Craft: Peppa Pig coloring page with glued snowflakes

Shoes – Preschool Story Time

Opening Song

Book: Dog in Boots by Greg Gormley, illustrated by Roberta Angaramo

Song: “Boots” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: Which Shoes Would You Choose? by Betsy R. Rosenthal, illustrated by Nancy Cote

Flannel: Shoes
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!
For 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)
* Start with orange shoe on the board.
(Credit: Shawn Wolf)

Rhyme: “Old Shoes, New Shoes”
Old shoes, new shoes
I am wearing my shoes
One, two, three, four
Now I stomp them on the floor! (repeat, going faster and faster)
(Credit: Preschool Education)

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

Closing Song

Craft: Laced shoe

Snow Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: If It’s Snowy and You Know It, Clap your Paws! by Kim Norman, illustrated by Liza Woodruff

Song:  “Snow on the Rooftops” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Sing the Cold Away

Song: “Boots and Parka, Scarf and Hat” (Tune: “Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”)
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
In wintertime we dress like that!
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Snow by Manya Stojic

Song: “Snowflake Snowflake” (Tune:“Twinkle, Twinkle”)

Snowflake, snowflake dance around
Snowflake, snowflake touch the ground
Snowflake landing on my nose
Snowflake landing on my toes
Snowflake, snowflake dance around
Snowflake, snowflake touch the ground.

Song: “Let’s Play in the Snow” – Rachel Buchman: Sing a Song of Seasons

Book: Winter by Ailie Busby

Song: “We’re Marching in the Snow” – Miss Carole: Season Sings!

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

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing Song

Craft: Paper Shred Snowman

Body Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: I Love You, Nose! I Love You, Toes! by Linda Davick

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

Book: Get Up and Go! by Nancy Carlson

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

Book: Different Abilities by Rebecca Pettiford

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

Book: Almost Everybody Farts by Mary Kelley

Closing Song

Craft: Body puzzle

Birthday Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language:
Intro: birthday, age, party, my, name
The Birthday Box: present,  dog, hungry, eat, cake
The Fairytale Cake: make, happy birthday
Where is Baby’s Birthday Cake?: looking for, no, ice cream, yes

Book: The Birthday Box by Leslie Patricelli

Song/Rhyme: Pat-A-Cake
Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it and pat it and mark it with a “B”
And put it in the oven for baby and me!

Make a cake, make a cake, baker woman.
Make it in as many flavors as you can!
Please decorate it really nice,
I can’t wait to have a great big slice!
(Credit: ChuChu TV)

Song: “Baby Put Your Pants On” (Tune: “Short’nin’ Bread”)
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on         (move baby’s legs)
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three              (gently poke baby’s belly)
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three

Leg to the left, leg to the right                            (move legs)
Wiggle and jiggle and pull them up tight
Leg to the left, leg to the right
Wiggle and jiggle and pull them up tight

Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: The Fairytale Cake by Mark Sperring

Song (Recording): “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: The Irrational Anthem

Rhyme: This is Big, Big, Big
This is big, big, big. Move arms out to side
This is small, small, small. Move arms back to center.
This is short, short, short. Hold hands with palms facing each other
This is tall, tall, tall. Reach one hand above head
This is fast, fast, fast. Circle fists quickly
This is slow, slow, slow.  Circle fists slowly
This is yes, yes, yes. Nod
This is no, no, no. Shake head
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “Grand Old Duke of York” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The grand old Duke of York                                   (bounce baby)
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill               (lift baby)
And marched them down again.

‘Cause when you’re up you’re up                           (lift baby)
And when you’re down you’re down
And when you’re only halfway up                          (lift baby)
You’re neither up nor down.

He marched them to the left                                   (bounce left)
He marched them to the right                                 (bounce right)
He marched them to the top of the hill                   (lift baby)
Oh, what a silly sight!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Where is Baby’s Birthday Cake? by Karen Katz

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: “Milkshake Song” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Closing Song