Book: The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

Song: “Fruit Salad Salsa”–Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Flannel: Five Big Lemons
Five big lemons sitting in the bowl. (Hold up five fingers)
One fell out and started to roll. (Hold up finger, and roll hands)
It bumped the table and hit my toe (Clap once, and touch toes )
How many lemons in the bowl? 1-2-3-4 (Count lemons)

(Source: Recipes for Reading)

Song: “Fruits and Veggies Unite”
Form banana, form, form banana
Form banana, form, form, banana
Peel banana, peel, peel banana
Peel banana, peel, peel banana
Go bananas, go, go, bananas
Go bananas, go, go, bananas

Form the orange, form , form the orange
Form the orange, form , form the orange
Peel the orange, peel, peel the orange
Peel the orange, peel, peel the orange
Squeeze the orange, squeeze, squeeze the orange
Squeeze the orange, squeeze, squeeze the orange

Form the apple, form, form the apple
Form the apple, form, form the apple
Slice the apple, slice, slice the apple
Slice the apple, slice, slice the apple
Eat the apple, eat, eat, the apple
Eat the apple, eat, eat, the apple

Form the corn, form form the corn
Form the corn, form form the corn
Shuck the corn, shuck, shuck the corn
Shuck the corn, shuck, shuck the corn
Pop the corn, pop, pop the corn
Pop the corn, pop, pop the corn

Form potato, form, form potato
Form potato, form, form potato
Peel potato, peel, peel potato
Peel potato, peel, peel potato
Mash potato, mash, mash potato
Mash potato, mash, mash potato

(Source: Jbrary)

Book: Lunch by Denise Fleming

Song: “Bop ‘Til You Drop”–Greg and Steve: Kids in Action

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

Closing Song

Craft: Paper Plate Watermelons

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Healthy Foods Story Time – Preschool

June 21, 2016

Opening Song

Book: Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann

Song: “Fruit Salad Salsa” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Jen Corace

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

Book: The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

Craft: “I love veggies” paper craft

i love veggies

Playing Outside Story Time – Everybody

June 15, 2016June 17, 2016

Opening song

Sign Language: Play

Book: Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf is Not Around by Claudia Rueda

Song/Rhyme: I’m in the Mood for Singing – Raffi: Rise And Shine (played on ukulele)
G
I’m in the mood for singing
D
Hey, how about you?

I’m in the mood for singing
G
Hey, how about you?

I’m in the mood for singing
C
Singing along with you
G
Hey, hey, what do you say
D                                     G
I’m in the mood for that today
C                   G
Hey, hey, what do you say
D                                    G
I’m in the mood for that.

(verses: playing, clapping, reading)

Activity: Kangaroo, Kangaroo Where Are You?

Kangaroo and Joey wanted to play hide and seek! While the kids counted to 10, I hid Kangaroo behind one of the shapes. After saying “Kangaroo, Kangaroo Where Are You?, ” the kids called out a shape or color to look behind.

kangaroo flannel activity

(Source: Falling Flannel Boards)

Book: Sometimes I Like to Curl Up In a Ball by Vicki Churchill, illustrated by Charles Fuge

Fingerplay: Five Little Ducks Went Out to Play

Flannel Story: Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

Song/Rhyme: Little Red Wagon (played on ukulele):
C
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
G7
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
C
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
G7 C
Won’t you be my darling

(Source: Storytime Ukulele)

Book: Chalk by Bill Thomson

Closing Song

Craft: Paper Plate Frisbee

frisbee

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Sports Story Time – Preschool

June 14, 2016

Opening Song

Book: Hare and Tortoise by Alison Murray

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

Book: Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems

Song: “This is the way we…”
This is the way we bounce the ball, bounce the ball, bounce the ball,
This is the way we bounce the ball,
when we play basketball.

Kick the ball…
When we play soccer.

Hike the ball…
When we play football.

Twirl around..
When we do ballet

Swing the bat…
When we play baseball.

Song: “Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song

Book: Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook, illustrated by Andy Robert Davies

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

Craft: paper plate soccer ball

soccer ball

Green Story Time – Baby

May 9, 2016

Opening Song

Sign language: green

Book: Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Song: “The Little Green Frogs” – Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel: It’s Toddler Time

Rhyme: Little frog
A little frog in a pond am I, (lap)
Hippity, hippity, hop. (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop!

Song: Forgot a bag to carry (Tune: “Ring around the Rosie”)
Forgot a bag to carry (sign for bag)
Our books at the library (sign for book)
Stack’em, stack’em (lift baby, or stack hands)
They all fall down (baby to lap, or hands open)
Credit: Leah Portz

Book: Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox, illustrated by Judy Horacek

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)
Froggy hop with me. (hop)

Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”

Rhyme: Pitty, patty, polt
Pitty, patty, polt, (tap feet together)
Shoe the little colt.
Here a nail, (tap one foot)
There a nail, (tap other foot)
Pitty, patty, polt. (tap feet together)

Book: In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming

Song (shaky eggs): “Green Eggs and Ham” – The Seussetts: Songs from Dr. Seuss

Closing Rhyme

Pirates and Parrots Story Time – Preschool

May 9, 2016

Opening Song

Book: Pirates Go to School by Corinne Demas, illustrated by John Manders

Puppets/Rhyme: Four Little Parrots

Song: “Captain Feathersword” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Flannel: Pirates wear patches

Pirates Wear Patches flannel

Song: “A Sailor Went to Sea” – Music for Little People Choir: 101 Toddler Favorites

Book: Harold Finds a Voice by Courtney Dicmas

Song: If you’re a pirate and you know it
If you’re a pirate and you know it, swab the deck (swish, swish)
If you’re a pirate and you know it, swab the deck (swish, swish)
If you’re a pirate and you know it, then you’ll hear the sea winds blowin’.
If you’re a pirate and you know it, swab the deck (swish, swish)

verses two and three
If you’re a pirate and you know it, walk the plank (stomp, stomp)…
If you’re a pirate and you know it, say ahoy Ahoy! (with arm movement)…
(Credit: Born Librarian blog)

Puppet Show: Peg Leg Pup

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Black paper pirate hats with parrots.

pirate preschool story time craft

Mustache Story Time – Everybody

May 2, 2016

Opening Song

Sign Language: Mustache

Book: Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos, illustrated by Joy Ang

Song: Red, red, red, touch your head.
Blue, blue, blue, tie your shoe.
Brown, brown, brown, touch the ground.
White, white, white, take a bite.
Black, black, black, touch your back.
Purple, purple, purple, draw a circle.
Pink, pink, pink, give a wink.
Gray, gray, gray, shout hooray!

Book: Mo’s Mustache by Ben Clanton

Flannel: There once lived a man named Mr. Lou,
He had a mustache that grew, and grew, and GREW!
On Monday it was as tiny as his nose,
On Tuesday it was as wide as his smile.
On Wednesday it stretched as far as his ears.
On Thursday it was as long as his arms!
But on Friday Mr. Lou caught the flu… ACHOOO!
and off went the mustache into the air as it flew, flew, FLEW!

Mr. Lou

Courtesy of Sunflower Storytime

Rhyme: This is the circle that is my head (large circle with both hands)
This is my mouth with which words are said (point to mouth)
These are my eyes with which I see (point to eyes)
This is my nose that’s a part of me (point to nose)
This is the hair that grows on my head (point to hair)
And this is my hat all pretty and red (place hands on head, fingers pointing up and touching)

Book: Book-O-Beards by Donald Lemke, illustrated by Bob Lentz

Song: One little, two little, three little mustaches
Four little, five little, six little mustaches
Seven little, eight little, nine little mustaches
Ten little mustaches under your nose

Movie: Caps for Sale

caps for sale

Closing Rhyme

Craft:

mustache

Pet Story Time – Baby

April 29, 2016

Opening Song

Sign language: dog, cat, fish

Book: Dog’s Noisy Day: A Story to Read Aloud by Emma Dodd

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)

Flannel: Little dog, little dog

little dog

Rhyme/Puppet: Here goes a turtle

Rhyme: Pitty, patty, polt
Pitty, patty, polt, (tap feet together)
Shoe the little colt.
Here a nail, (tap one foot)
There a nail, (tap other foot)
Pitty, patty, polt. (tap feet together)

Book: I Spy Pets by Edward Gibbs

Song/Puppets: “Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee” – Dr. Jean: Sings Silly Songs

Book (choral): Baby Animals: Pets by Kingfisher

Song (shaky eggs): “Bingo” – Old Town School of Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Closing Rhyme

Dragon Story Time – Preschool

April 28, 2016

Opening Song

Book: The Kiss That Missed by David Melling

Song: “Do the Dragon” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

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.
Credit: Jacksonville Public Library

Song: “Dragon, Dragon, Turn Around”
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

Book: If I Had a Dragon by Tom and Amanda Ellery