Park Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: Round is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Greenfield Thong, illustrated by John Parra

Song/Flannel: “Did you Ever See a Circle?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a circle, a circle, a circle?
Did you ever see a circle?
It looks like a ball.

Did you ever see a rectangle, rectangle, rectangle?
Did you ever see a rectangle?
It looks like a door.

Did you ever see a triangle, triangle, triangle?
Did you ever see a triangle?
It looks like a sail.

Did you ever see a square, a square, a square?
Did you ever see a square?
It looks like a box.

Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl

Book: Shark in the Park! by Nick Sharratt

Song: “Baby Shark”
Baby shark…
Mommy shark…
Daddy shark…
Grandma shark (knuckles)…
Grandpa shark (bigger knuckles)…
Let’s go hunt (fin on top, right to left)…
Run away…
Safe at last (hands up, wipe forehead x2)
It’s the end (one hand on top, one hand waving, switch, bring arms up to fin)…

Song: “Waves in the Sea” (Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)
The waves on the sea go up and down, [Raise and lower arms.]
Up and down, up and down,
The waves on the sea go up and down
All day long.

Additional verses:
The shark in the sea goes snap snap snap…[Clap your hands.]
The fish in the sea go swish swish swish…[Swish back and forth.]
The boats in the sea go toot toot toot…[Make blowing horn motion.]
(Source: Surlalune Storytime)

Book: Higher, Higher by Leslie Patricelli
Higher! Higher! book cover

Song: “Put your Finger in the Air” – Bob McGrath: Sing Along with Bob #2

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

Closing Song

Good Night Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: good night, good morning, sleep, sing

Book: Brown Baby Lullaby by Tameka Fryer Brown

Song: “Did You Ever See a Baby?”
Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)

Rhyme: Pizza Pickle Pumpernickel
Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel
My little baby deserves a tickle! [tickle baby]
One for his/her nose, and one for his/her toes
And one for his/her belly where the hot dog goes!

Book: Good Night, Baby Moon by James Mitchem

Song with ukulele chords: “Yo Te Amo”
C
Yo te amo, yo te amo

G7                                        C
All day long I sing this little song to you

C
Yo te amo, yo te amo

G7             C
Darling I love you

Verses:
Wo ai ni… (Mandarin Chinese)
Je t’aime… (French)
Mahal kita… (Tagalog)
Ich liebe dich… (German)
Sarang hae… (Korean)
Daisuki… (Japanese)
(Credit: Ukulele Librarian and Jbrary)

Rhyme: The Moon is Round
The moon is round
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
And a mouth like me!

Song: “Counting Sheep” (Tune: “This Old Man”)
Counting sheep, counting sheep
Helps my baby go to sleep

One sheep, two sheep
Three sheep, four —
Soon my baby
Starts to snore!
(Credit: Sing a Song of Storytime)

Book: Peekaboo Bedtime by Rachel Isadora

Song (shaky eggs) with ukulele chords: “Moon, Moon, Moon” – recording: Laurie Berkner: Lullabies
C
Moon Moon Moon, shining bright

G
Moon Moon Moon, My nightlight (chk… turn it on!)

C                        F
Moon Moon Moon

C         F
I can see

C                       G
Moon Moon Moon

F                          C
You’re taking care of me

C
Look up! It’s the moon.

G
Look up! It’s the moon.

C                                        G
Look up! It’s the moon up in the sky.

C
It’s big and round

G
And I have found

C                G                   C
That it looks just like a pizza pie.
(Credit: MadMLibrarian, chord adjustments by Ms. Christi)

Closing Song

Space Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening song

Book: Astro Girl by Ken Wilson-Max

Song: “Zoom Zoom Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom We’re going to the moon.
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!

Far far far, we’re going to the stars!
Far far far, we’re going to the stars!
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Far far far, we’re going to the stars!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!

Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun!
Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun!
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson

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

Yoga/Breathing: Reach for the Sun

Social Story:  Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren

Closing Song

 

 

Mermaids Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: swim, fish

Book: Five Little Mermaids by Sunny Scribens

Song: “Let’s Tap Our Feet Together” (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)
Let’s tap our feet together, together, together
Let’s tap our feet together because it’s fun to do.

Additional verses:
Clap our hands
Touch our nose
Touch our ears

Rhyme: I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock
Tick tock, tick tock
I’m a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock
It’s one o’clock!
CUCKOO!

Tick tock, tick tock
I’m a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock
It’s two o’clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO!
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Mermaids Fast Asleep by Robin Riding

Song/Flannel: “One Little Mermaid” (Tune: “One Little Red Fish”)
One little mermaid swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.
One little mermaid swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…POP!

Additional verses:
Two little mermaids…three, four, five little mermaids…
(Credit: Jbrary, altered by Ms. Christi)

Rhyme: Pizza Pickle Pumpernickel
Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel
My little baby deserves a tickle! [tickle baby]
One for her nose, and one for her toes
And one for her belly where the hot dog goes!

Song/Rhyme: “The Waves in the Ocean” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The waves in the ocean go up and down, up and down, up and down
The waves in the ocean go up and down, all day long!

Additional Verses:
The clams in the ocean go open and shut
The sharks in the ocean go snap, snap, snap
The fish in the ocean go swim, swim, swim
The mermaids in the ocean go twirl, twirl, twirl…
(Credit: Miss Sarah’s Storytime)

Book: My Magical Mermaid by Yujin Shin

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs:  “Baby Shark” – Pink Fong

Closing Song

Flowers Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book: My Garden by Kevin Henkes

Song: “The Seed” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
I’m a little planted seed (crouch into a ball)
Planted seed, planted seed.
I’m a little planted seed,
This is how I grow.

Additional verses:
See the rain come sprinkling down…
Sunshine comes down through the trees…
Now I am a growing bud…

Book: Flowers by Vijaya Khisty Bodach

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: “Rocks and Flowers” – Caspar Babypants: More Please!

Book: Grow by Cynthia Platt

Scarf Song: “Will Our Flowers Bloom?” (Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)
The seeds from the pack go in the ground           (poke with finger)
In the ground, in the ground
The seeds from the pack go in the ground
Will our flowers bloom?

The rain from the sky goes drip drip drop            (flutter fingers down)
Drip drip drop, drip drip drop
The rain from the sky goes drip drip drop
Will our flowers bloom?

The sun above is bright and hot                          (arms make a circle over head)
Bright and hot, bright and hot
The sun above is bright and hot
Will our flowers bloom?

Our little seeds are sprouting fast                      (fingers grow upward)
Sprouting fast, sprouting fast
Our little seeds are sprouting fast
Look! Our flowers bloomed!                             (cup hands, then spread open)
We did this with actions and scarves so we would have colorful “blooms.”

Book: Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry

Song: Lucy Knisley “Wash Your Hands”

Closing Song

 

My Day Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: Hurry Up! A Book about Slowing Down by Kate Dopirak, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal

Song: “Fast and Slow” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Song: “Clap your hands” by They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs

Book: I Can Do It Too! By Karen Baiker, illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max

Song: “Can You Do It?” – Imagination Movers: Juice Box Heroes

Song: “I Can Do So Many Things” – The Wiggles: Splish, Splash, Big Red Boat!

Book: Crayola Summer Colors by Mari Schuh

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

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

Closing Song

Bad Day Story Time – Preschool

Opening song

Book: Kevin the Unicorn: It’s Not All Rainbows by Jessika Von Innerebner

Flannel: Unicorns hiding behind shapes

Flannel/Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
If you’re angry and you know it, move your feet . . .
If you’re sad and you know it, get a hug . . .
If you’re worried and you know it, take a breath . . .
Discuss emotions and strategies to overcome them.

Book: Once Upon a Saturday by Leslie Lammle

Fingerplay: Five Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed

Song: “In and Out (Take a Trip)” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: Kite Day: A Bear and Mole Book by Will Hillenbrand

Closing Song

Nursery Rhymes Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: book, shoe, spider, colors

Book: There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe by Jan Cabrera

Rhyme: Little Miss Muffet

Rhyme: Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John
Went to bed with his sweatpants on;
One shoe off, and the other shoe on,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.

Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my little Sue
Fell asleep in her jeans so blue.
One shoe old, and one shoe new,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my little Sue.
(New rhyme credit: Christina Makos)

Rhyme: Hey Diddle Diddle

Book: Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker

Rhyme: I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock
Tick tock, tick tock
I’m a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock
It’s one o’clock!
CUCKOO!

Tick tock, tick tock
I’m a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock
It’s two o’clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO!
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song/Flannel: “Mary had a Little Lamb”
We sang “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and substituted “fleece as white as show” with the color of the sheep and something it was the same color as.
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb its fleece was ORANGE as ORANGES!

Additional verses:
…green as grass.
…purple as grapes.
…red as cherries.
…blue as blueberries.
We ended with “white as snow.” 


Flannel: Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory Dickory Dock,
the mouse ran up the clock,
the clock struck 1, the mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock!

Additional verses:
…the clock struck 2, the mouse said “Boo!”
…the clock struck 3, the mouse said, “Whee!”
…the clock struck 4, the mouse said, “More!”
…the clock struck 5, the mouse did the hand jive.

Book: Baa, Baa, Black Sheep by Jane Cabrera

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs:  “Pat-a-Cake Song” by Chu Chu TV

Closing Song

Gnomes Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: I’m a Gnome by Jessica Peill-Meininghaus

Song: “Five Small and Cheerful Gnomes” (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five small and cheerful gnomes,
Far from their cheerful homes,
Looking for a delightful time. (Hooray!)
One saw a field of flowers,
Frolicked in it for hours.
Now there are four small, cheerful gnomes!

Four small and cheerful gnomes,
Far from their cheerful homes,
Looking for a delightful time. (Hooray!)
A pond lay just off their path,
One stopped to take a bath.
Now there are three small, cheerful gnomes!

Three small and cheerful gnomes,
Far from their cheerful homes,
Looking for a delightful time. (Hooray!)
One met some elves by chance,
They said, “Come join our dance!”
Now there are two small, cheerful gnomes!

Two small and cheerful gnomes,
Far from their cheerful homes,
Looking for a delightful time. (Hooray!)
One found some berries sweet,
She took a break to eat.
Now there is one small, cheerful gnome!

One small and cheerful gnome,
Far from his cheerful home,
Looking for a delightful time. (Hooray!)
He met a swift red fox,
They raced down to some rocks,
Now there are no small, cheerful gnomes.

No small and cheerful gnomes,
Far from their cheerful homes,
They all found delightful times. (Hooray!)
We hope they come back one day,
So we can sing and play,
With the five small, cheerful gnomes!
(Credit: Lady Librarian Life)

Rhyme: Two Little Garden Gnomes
Two little garden gnomes
Sitting on a leaf.
One named Kurt
And one named Keith.

Run away Kurt,
Run away Keith.
Come back Kurt.
Come back Keith!
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Book: Gnome by Fred Blunt

Song: “Jumping and Counting” by Jim Gill, sung with permission, recording Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Jump Jump Jump Jump
Jumping high are we.
But we’ll stop jumping
While we count to three. 1-2-3!

Jump Jump Jump Jump
Jumping even more.
But we’ll stop jumping
While we count to four. 1-2-3-4!

Jump Jump Jump Jump
Just like pogo sticks.
But let’s stop jumping
While we count to six. 1-2-3-4-5-6!

Jump Jump Jump Jump
Jumping then we wait.
We stop our jumping
While we count to eight. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8!

Jump Jump Jump Jump
Jumping once again.
But we’ll be finished
Once we count to ten. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10!

Song: “Ten Little Garden Gnomes”
One little, two little, three little garden gnomes,
Four little, five little, six little garden gnomes,
Seven little, eight little, nine little garden gnomes,
Ten garden gnomes having fun!

Ten little, nine little, eight little garden gnomes,
Seven little, six little, five little garden gnomes,
Four little, three little, two little garden gnomes,
One garden gnome in the sun!
(Credit: Lady Librarian Life)

Book: Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? book cover

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

Closing Song