Dinosaur Story Time- Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Dinosaur vs. The Library by Bob Shea

dionsaur vs library

Song: “We Are the Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Book: If I Had a Raptor by George O’Connor

if i had a raptor cover image

Song: Dinosaur, Dinosaur”
Dinosaur, dinosaur, turn around
Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch the ground
Dinosaur, dinosaur, reach up high
Dinosaur, dinosaur, wink one eye
Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch your nose
Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch your toes
Dinosaur, dinosaur, slap your knees
Dinosaur, dinosaur, sit down please

Activity: I hid each dinosaur behind a shape and asked the kids what shape I should look under. I said the name of the dinosaur and then had them say it.

Book: Shape by Shape by Suse MacDonald

Song: The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr grr grr grr grr grr, grr grr grr
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr grr grr…All through the swamp.
The Triceratops’ horns go poke poke poke…(etc.)
The Stegosaurus tail goes spike, spike, spike…(etc.)
The Apatasaurus mouth goes munch, munch, munch…(etc.)
The Pteranodon’s wings go flap flap flap…(etc.)

Flannel Story: How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague

how do dinosaurs count to ten cover image

Book: Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton

bones bones dinosaur bones cover image

Closing Rhyme

Craft:

dinosaur egg story time craft

Garden Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: vegetable, garden, flower

Book: Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Up, Down, and Around book cover

Rhyme: Five fat peas

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

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: Who’s in the Garden? By Phillis Gershator

Who's in the Garden? book cover

Song: “In My Garden” – Raffi: One Light, One Sun

Puppets: There’s something in my garden

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)

Rhyme: Round and round the garden

Book (choral): Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert

Growing Vegetable Soup book cover

Song (shaky eggs): “The Valley of Vegetables” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Closing Rhyme

Farm Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Farm

Book: This is the Farmer by Nancy Tafuri

This is the Farmer book cover

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)

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: Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee

Clip-Clop book cover

Puppets/Song: “Old McDonald” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Big Book: I Went Walking by Sue Williams, illustrated by Julie Vivas

I Went Walking book cover

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

Flannel: Little Boy Blue

Book (choral): Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton

Barnyard Dance book cover

Song (shaky eggs): “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Closing Rhyme

Tool Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Sing Language: Hammer

Book: Tap, Tap, Bang, Bang by Emma Garcia

tap tap bang bang

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Album

Book: Construction Kitties by Judy Sue Godwin Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern

construction kitties

Flannel: “Johnny Had One Hammer”

Song: “Building a House”
I’m going to build a little house, (Form arch overhead)
With windows big and bright. (Circles around eyes)
With chimney tall and curling smoke drifting out of sight. (Stretch up arms, make drifting motion)
In winter when the snowflakes fall, (Flutter hands down)
Or when I hear a storm, (Cup hand to ear)
I’ll go inside my little house, (Crouch down)
And I’ll be safe and warm. (Hug self or child)

Book: Whose Tools Are These? by Sharon Katz Cooper, illustrated by Amy Bailey Muehlenhardt

whose tools are these

Song: “Construction Worker Song”
This is the way we pound our nails, pound our nails, pound our nails
This is the way we pound our nails, so early in the morning
(Saw the wood, stack the bricks, stir the paint, paint the walls)
(Credit: Everything Preschool)

Book: Raise the Roof! by Anastasia Suen, illustrated by Elwood H. Smith

raise the roof

Rhyme: “Five Little Nails”
Five little nails, standing strong and steady
Here I come, with my hammer ready
BAM – BAM – BAM!  The nail goes down
Now, there are FOUR more nails to pound
(count down until none are left)
(Source: Storytime Source Page)

Book: I Love Tools by Philemon Sturges

i love tools

Song: “Can You Clap Your Hands” — Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Closing Rhyme

Craft:

tool box story time craft

Bird Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: bird

Book: Birds by Kevin Henkes

Cover of the book BIRDS by Kevin Henkes.

Song: “Owl in a Tree” (Tune: “Skip to my Lou”)
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Skip to my lou, my darling.

Robin in the nest goes, “Tweet, tweet, tweet…”
Duck in the pond goes, “Quack, quack, quack…”
Rooster in the yard goes, “Cock a doodle doo…”
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Action Rhyme: “Little Birds”
Little birds, little birds, jump up and down
Little birds, little birds, don’t make a sound
Little birds, little birds, tip-toe to me
Little birds, little birds, bend your knees
Little birds, little birds, peep, peep, peep
Little birds, little birds, sleep, sleep, sleep
Little birds, little birds, fly to the leaves
Little birds, little birds, sit down please

Book: Night Owl by Toni Yuly

night owl

Flannel: Five little owls sitting in the tree

Song: “The Little Bird” – Georgiana Stewart: Nursery Rhyme Time Songs

Book:  I am a Penguin by Karen Durrie

i am a penguin

Song: “This is the way we clap our hands” – Kimbo Educational: Teach a Toddler

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

Closing song

Craft: Bird and nest on a paper plate (Credit: La La’s Home Daycare)

bird nest

Bunny Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: bunny

Book: The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say MOO by Jonathan Allen

book cover

Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan: Born to Wiggle

Book: Peek-A-Boo Bunny by Holly Surplice

Peek-a-Boo Bunny book cover

Rhyme: Here is a bunny (Make fist with two fingers up straight.)
With his ears so funny.
Here is his hole (Circle fingers and thumb of other hand.)
In the ground.
When a noise he hears, (Rotate rabbit as if hearing noise.)
He pricks up his ears,
And jumps in his hole (Jump rabbit ears into hole.)
In the ground.

Song: “Sleeping Bunnies” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Zoom Zoom Cuddle and Croon

Book: Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes

book cover

Song: “Little Bunny” (Tune: “Twinkle, twinkle”)
Little bunny turn around
Little bunny touch the ground
Little bunny wiggle your nose
Little bunny touch your toes
Little bunny rest your head
Little bunny jump in bed

Song: “Bunny Pokey” – Junior Jukebox: Animals

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

Closing song

Craft: paper bunny ears

Spring Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming, illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! book cover

Rhyme: Little Brown Rabbit Popped Out of the Ground

Flannel: There’s something in my garden

Song: “Won’t you plant your seeds with care” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Say Hello to the Morning

Book: What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Maggie Smith

What Does Bunny See? book cover

Song: “It Is Springtime” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Puppet Show: Spring is Here by Will Hillenbrand (abridged)

Spring is Here book cover

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Fork-painted tulips

fork paint tulip preschool spring story time craft

Rain Story Time- Everybody

Opening Song

Sign Language: Rain

Book: Mr. Grumpy’s Motor Car by John Burningham

mrgumpysmotorcar cover image

Song: “It is Springtime” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Book: Boom! Boom! Boom! by Jamie A. Swenson, illustrated by David Walker

boomboomboom cover image

Flannel: Find the Moon Game

find the moon

Song: “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More”
It ain’t gonna rain no more, no more
It ain’t gonna rain no more
*Oh no, it’s up to my toe
But it ain’t gonna rain more.

*Verses:
Oh gee, it’s up to my knee
Oh my, it’s up to my thigh
Oh fiddle, it’s up to my middle
Oh heck, it’s up to my neck
Oh dread, it’s up to my head, I’m just going to swim on home.

Book: Raindrop, Plop by Wendy Cheyette Lewison, illustrated by Pam Paparone

raindropplop cover image

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Book: The Thingamabob by Il Sung Na

thingamabob cover image

 

Activity: “Make a Thunderstorm”
First we rub hands together,
then click your tongue,
clap you hands,
slap your knees,
stomp your feet.
reverse to make the rain “stop.”

Closing Rhyme

Craft:

umbrella storytime craft