Pizza Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig

Pete's a Pizza book cover

Song: (Tune: “Shortnin’ Bread”)

I can make a pizza! You can, too!
Listen and you’ll know just what to do.

Every little baker loves mixing, mixing
Every little baker loves mixing dough!

Chorus: Flour to the left, flour to the right
Now tie your apron nice and tight

Every little baker loves kneading, kneading
Every little baker loves kneading dough!

Every little baker loves tossing, tossing
Every little baker loves tossing dough!
(Credit: Abby the Librarian – modified with added chorus)

Book: Pizza at Sally’s by Monica Wellington

Pizza at Sally's book cover

Flannel: Build a pizza (give children felt ingredients for board)

Song: “If You Wanna Eat Some Pizza”
If you want to eat some pizza, clap your hands!
If you want to eat some pizza, clap your hands!
If you like bubbly cheese then just say, “Pizza please!”
If you want to eat some pizza, clap your hands!
(Credit: Awesome Storytime)

Book/Puppets: “Hi, Pizza Man!” by Virginia Walter, illustrated by Ponder Goembel

Hi, Pizza Man! book cover

Rhyme: “Pizza Man, Pizza Man”
Pizza man, pizza man: turn around, touch the ground, reach up high, touch the sky,
find your nose, touch your toes, find your knees, sit down, please!
(Credit: Modified from childhood; idea from Awesome Storytime)

Craft: Personal paper pizzas (paper shredder cheese)

pizza preschool story time craft

Closing Rhyme

Bells Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: Bell

Book: Baby Knows Best by Kathy Henderson, illustrated by Brita Granström

Baby Knows Best book cover

Song: (Tune: Shortnin’ Bread)
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’, bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’, bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.

Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.

Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wigglin’ . . .

Book: Jingle-Jingle by Nicola Smee

Jingle Jingle book cover

Rhyme: “When the Cat Goes Walking” (with mice puppets)
When the cat goes walking (tiptoe)
Her feet make no sound
But the bell around her neck
warns all the mice around (do the sign for bell)
If they don’t hear the bell,
then mice come out to play (puppets jump and dance)
But when they hear a “ring-a-ling”
then they run away (puppets run away)

Rhyme: Icky bicky soda cracker

Book: Ting-a-ling! by Siobhan Dodds

ting-a-ling

Song: Baby Hop (Tune: “Bunny Hop”)
Snuggle up together
Baby’s in your lap
Snuggle up together and clap, clap, clap

Snuggle up together
Baby don’t you nap
Snuggle up together and tap, tap, tap

You’re working out together
Baby don’t stop
You’re working out together now hop, hop, hop

Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling

Song (with bells): “Frere Jacques” – Raffi: The Corner Grocery Store

Song: “There’s a Bell on My Head” (Tune: “There’s a Spider on the Floor”)
There’s a bell on my head, on my head,
There’s a bell on my head, on my head,
Oh, let it be said, there’s a bell on my head,
There’s a bell on my head, on my head.

arm…It’s not doing any harm but there’s a bell on my arm,
hand…Oh, isn’t it grand, there’s a bell on my hand,
leg…Oh, help me, I beg, there’s a bell on my leg,
knee…Oh, can’t you see, there’s a bell on my knee,
toe…Oh, wouldn’t you know, there’s a bell on my toe,
(Credit: A Box Full of Tales by Kathy MacMIllan)

Song (bells): “Jingle Bell Rock” – Bobby Helms: Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits

Closing rhyme

Sweet Treats Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: cookie

Book: Love Monster and the Last Chocolate by Rachel Bright

love-monster-and-the-last-chocolate

Song: “Peanut Butter” – Jean Feldman: Keep on Singing and Dancing with Dr. Jean

Book: Maisy Makes Gingerbread by Lucy Cousins

maisy makes gingerbread

Rhyme: Making Cookies
I am making cookie dough. (hold out arms in a circle, like a bowl)
Round and round the beaters go. (roll hands)
Add some flour from a cup. (shake a pretend cup)
Stir and stir the batter up. (stirring motion)
Roll them, cut them nice and neat. (rolling pin motion)
Put them on a cookie sheet. (place pretend cookies)
Bake them, count them 1-2-3. (counting motion)
Serve them to my friends for tea. (take a bite!)
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Song: “Three Little Muffins” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Book: Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by Eugene Yelchin

who ate all the cookie dough

Flannelboard: “Ice Cream Colors”
We have ice cream, the best in town,
Let us begin with chocolate brown.
Now, let us scoop us some bubble-gum pink,
It is sweet and yummy, the best, some think.
Here is ice cream minty and green,
It is the creamiest I have ever seen.
Yellow ice cream is lemony and tart,
We like its taste from the very start.
Scoops of blueberry would make my day,
Look at all this ice cream, hip, hip hurray!
Red ice cream is a strawberry delight,
All these scoops are a wonderful sight.
Vanilla white is a popular flavor,
It tastes very good to an ice-cream craver.
Purple ice cream really gives me a kick,
Good and yummy till the very last lick.
Ice cream, ice cream, what a cool sensation,
We love ice cream in any combination!
Credit: Step By Step

Song: “Brush your Teeth” – Raffi: Singable Songs Collection

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

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

Closing rhyme

Activity: Decorate paper gingerbread cookies

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Snow Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Outside by Deirdre Gill

Outside book cover

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

Book: Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner, illustrated by Mark Buehner

Snowmen All Year book cover

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

Flannel: Build a Snowman

Snowman felt story time

Song/Scarves: “Scarves on Your Laps” – Johnette Downing: The Second Line

Book/Puppets: Oh! by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Oh! book cover

Craft: Plastic cup snow globes

snow globe preschool story time craft

Closing Rhyme

Toy Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems

knuffle bunny

Song: “Teddy Bear Turn Around” – Greg & Steve: Ready, Set, Move

Book: Found by Salina Yoon

Found book cover

Activity: Cleanup
Sort Items into the correct bag

Clean up Activity Image

Song: “Clap Your Hands”- Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Book: Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett

monkey-and-me cover image

Song:  This Is Big
This is big, big, big (Hold arms to the side)
This is small, small, small (Cups hand together)
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 head)

Song: “Rhythm in the Scarves”- The Second Line- Scarf Activity Songs: Johnette Downing

 Closing Rhyme

Craft:

teddy-bear craft image

Snow Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: Snow, coat, hat

Book: Snowy, Blowy Winter by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Judy Stead

Snowy Blowy Winter book cover

Rhyme: Jack Frost’s nose
Where did you get that little red nose? (touch nose)
Jack Frost kissed it (pinch nose)
I suppose.
He kissed it once (one kiss on nose)
He kissed it twice (two kisses)
Poor little nose, it’s as cold as ice (wiggle nose)

Song: Baby Hop (Tune: “Bunny Hop”)
Snuggle up together
Baby’s in your lap
Snuggle up together and clap, clap, clap

Snuggle up together
Baby don’t you nap
Snuggle up together and tap, tap, tap

You’re working out together
Baby don’t stop
You’re working out together now hop, hop, hop

Book: Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka

under my hood i have a hat

Song: Snowflake, Snowflake (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”)
Snowflake, Snowflake, dance around,
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground,
Snowflake, landing on your nose,
Snowflake, landing on your toes,
Snowflake, Snowflake, dance around,
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.

Rhyme: Icky bicky soda cracker

Book/Puppets: Oh! by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Oh! book cover

Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling

Song: (Tune: Shortnin’ Bread)
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’, bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’, bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.

Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.

Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wigglin’ . . .

Book (choral): Winter Friends by Carl R. Sams II and by Jean Stoick

Winter Friends

Song (shaky eggs): “Let’s Play in the Snow” – Rachel Buchman; Sing a Song of Seasons

Closing rhyme

Jan Thomas Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas

rhyming-dust-bunnies

Song: “Toes are Tapping “ – Kimbo Educational: Toddler Gym

Song: “Roll your hands” – Carol Totsky Hammett: Toddlers on Parade

Book: Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas

is everyone ready for fun

 

Song: “Big Fun” – Greg and Steve: Big Fun

Book: What will Fat Cat Sit On? by Jan Thomas

what will fat cat sit on

Song: “If You’re a Kitty and You Know It”

If you’re a kitty and you know it lick your paws. (pretend to lick paws)

Continue with:
…show your claws (show claws)
…swish your tail (wiggle bottom)
…say “Meow!”

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: Jan Thomas mouse coloring page and finger puppet take-home

 

Sloth Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Sign Language: “Slow”

Book:  Sloths: World’s Slowest Mammals by Joy Page

worlds-slowest-animal

Song: “Leaves and Branches, Trunks and Roots” – Cathy Fink and Marley Marxer: Get Set for School

Book: Sloth Slept On by Frann Preston-Gannon

sloth-slept

Flannel:  “Five Silly Sloths”

Five silly sloths laying on the floor
One fell asleep and then there were four
Four silly sloths climbing up a tree
One fell down and then there were three
Three silly sloths wondering what to do
One got lost and then there were two
Two silly sloths having tons of fun
One got up and then there was one
One silly sloth was sad the day was done
He went to bed and now there are none.

Book: Slowly, Slowly, Slowly.” Said the Sloth by Eric Carl

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Song: “Slow and Fast” – Hap Palmer: Rhythms on Parade

Book:  If Animals Kissed Good Night by Ann Whitford Paul

animals-kissed-goodnight

Song: “You’re an Animal Too” – Anna Moo: Anna Moo Crackers

Song: “Shake My Sillies Out” –  Raffi: The Raffi Singable Songs Collection

Closing Rhyme

 Craft:

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Baking Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Jampires by Sarah McIntyre and David O’Connell

Jampires book cover

Song: “The Cookie Bakers of the Night” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Book/Flannel: All for Pie, Pie for All by David Martin, illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev
(count pie pieces as you take them away)

all for pie pie for all

Song: “Three Little Muffins” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Book/Puppets: Piggies in the Kitchen by Michelle Meadows, illustrated by Ard Hoyt

Piggies in the Kitchen book cover

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Four donuts on a pan

baking donut preschool story time craft

Red Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: red

Book: Red is Best by Kathy Stinson, illustrated by Robin Baird Lewis

Red is Best book cover

Flannel: Five Little Ladybugs

Five little ladybugs, ready to explore
One flew away, and then there were four

Four little ladybugs, crawling up a tree
One flew away, and then there were three

Three little ladybugs didn’t have a clue
One flew away, and then there were two

Two little ladybugs, looking for some fun
One flew away, and then there was one

One little ladybug, alone in the sun
She flew away and then there were none

Song: “Little Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Book: Red by Rebecca Stromstad Glaser

red

Rhyme: “Blue is the Lake”

Blue is the lake
Hold arms out in a circle in front of you
Yellow is the sun
Move arms, still in circle, overhead
Silver are the stars when the day is done
Wiggle fingers overhead
Red is the apple
Make a round ball with your fingers in front of you
Green is the tree
Hold arms up like branches
Brown is a cookie for you and me
Rub tummy!

(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “Toes are Tapping “ – Kimbo Educational: Toddler Gym

Book: Fire Truck by Peter Sis

Fire Truck book cover

Song: “Drive the Fire Truck” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: Coloring sheet of red things