Book: Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear by Moinca Carnesy
Song/Rhyme: “Bunny Hop”- Katherine Dines: Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta-WIGGLE
Book: The Bear Who Shared by Catherine Rayner
Song: “The Cool Bear Hunt”- Dr. Jean: Sings Silly Songs
Puppet Story: The Quiet Bunny by Lisa McCue — abridged
Book: Yeti and Bird by Nadia Shireen
Song: “Shake my Sillies out”- Raffi: A Child’s Celebration of Silliest Songs
Craft: Bird Feeder
Sign Language: Big and Little
Book: Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake by Thomas Taylor, illustrated by Jill Barton
Rhyme: This is Big, Big, Big
This is big big big (Hold arms out to side)
This is small small small (Cup hands 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)
This is no no no (Shake head)
Book: A Pig is Big by Douglas Florian
Flannel Story: I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Song: “I’m So Big”- Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate: A Song Resource
Book: You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang, illustrated by Christopher Weyant
Song: “I’m Not Small”- Sharon, Lois & Bram: One Elephant Went Out To Play
Book: Big, Bigger, Biggest by Nancy Coffelt
Rhyme: Itsy Bitsy Spider
Book: Big Bug by Henry Cole
Craft:
(Source: Storytime Katie)
When you learn to use the potty, you can wear underpants that are all kinds of colors and patterns.
Sign: Underpants
Book: Polar Bear’s Underwear by Tupera Tupera
Song
Head, shoulders, knees, and underpants.
Head, shoulders, knees, and underpants.
Eyes and ears and mouth and underpants.
Head, shoulders, knees, and underpants, knees and underpants!
(Credit: Miss Sarah’s Storytime)
Book: What Color is Bear’s Underwear? by Todd H. Doodler
Song: “Peanut Butter” – Dr. Jean: Keep on Singing and Dancing with Dr. Jean
Song: “Wheels on the Bus” – Toddlers on Parade
Book: What Color is Your Underwear? by Sam Lloyd
Song: “Reach for the Ceiling” – Toddlers on Parade
Song: “Row, Row, Row your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Sheep With Underpants
Source: Miss Sarah’s Storytime
Sign: Baby
Book: What Shall We Do with the Boo-Hoo Baby? by Cressida Cowell, illustrated by Ingrid Godon
Rhyme: Icky bicky soda cracker (bounce)
Icky bicky boo
Icky bicky soda cracker
Up goes you! (lift baby)
Rhyme: X marks the spot (draw on baby’s back)
Dot, dot, dot,
Up and down, around and around,
Oooooh! (tickle)
Book: Baby Can…Bounce! by Lynne Chapman
Song: Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Song: 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)
Book/Song: The Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz
Rhyme: Baby A-Go Go
Baby a-go go, (bounce on knees)
Hey-ah! (tip child to the right)
Baby a-go go, (bounce on knees)
Hey-ah! (tip child to the left)
Baby a go- (bounce on knees)
Oh! (lift up in the air)
Baby a-go go go! (bounce, bounce, bounce!)
Book (choral): Baby Goes Beep by Rebecca O’Connell, illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max
Song (with shaky eggs): “A Tisket, A Tasket” – Sara Hickman: Newborn
Book: All Kinds of Friends by Norma Simon, illustrated by Cherie Zamazing
Song: Friend of Mine (tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Will you be a friend of mine, friend of mine, friend of mine?
Will you be a friend of mine and (insert action word) around with me?
(jump, clap, dance…)
Book: Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” by Handwriting without Tears: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “see saw,” belly breathing, spider push-ups with fingers
Video: “Dance for the Sun” by Kira Willey
Social Story: “Meet Quinn/Seeing a Friend”
Craft: Friends coloring page with heart stickers
Book: Never Ask a Bear by Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud, illustrated by Doris Barrette
Song/Scarves: “Clean It Up” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz, Buzz
Book: Shhh! by Valeri Gorbachev
Song: “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Flannel: “Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!” by Patricia Thomas, illustrated by Wallace Tripp — abridged
Song: “The Sneezing Song” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song
Book: No, David! by David Shannon
Craft: Newspaper & noodle “No”
Sign language: fall
Book: Welcome Fall by Jill Ackerman
Song: “Wheels on the Bus” – Toddlers on Parade
Book: Leaves in Fall by Martha E.H. Rustad
Song: (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees…All over town.
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round…
Everybody rake them up…
Book: Where’s the Pumpkin? by Frankie Jones, illustrated by Fhiona Galloway
Song: (Tune: “Twinkle, twinkle”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (pinch fingers together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Credit: Step by Step Childcare
Song/puppet: So many leaves are falling on the ground (Tune: “Five Little Ducks”)
So many leaves are falling on the ground,
Orange ones, yellow ones, and even brown,
But the one little leaf that rhymes with ____________.
Is my favorite color, it’s the color ___________.
Song: “Row, Row, Row your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Song: “Reach for the Ceiling” – Toddlers on Parade
Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Apple with hole for finger/worm
Welcome song (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
We Say Hello Like This (wave)
We Say Hello Like this (wave)
We’re all here for story time!
We Say Hello Like this (wave)
We say Hello to [insert kids name]
We say Hello to [insert kids name]
We’re all here for storytime!
So say hello to [insert kids name]
Book: Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond (stop after ducks) by Mary Quattlebaum, illustrated by Laura J. Bryant
Song: “Row, Row, Row your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Book: Into the Outdoors by Susan Gal
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” by Handwriting without Tears: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “mountain”
Play video “Dance for the Sun” by Kira Willey
Social Story: “Greeting your Teacher”
Closing Song: “Good-bye, Good-bye we’ll see you soon”
Craft: M is for Mountain
Sign Language: Summer
Book: Mouse’s First Summer by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Buket Erdogan
Rhyme: 1 ant, 2 ants, 3 and 4,
Our picnic is their grocery store.
5 ants, 6 ants, 7 ants, 8,
They are crawling on my plate!
8 ants, 7 ants, stomp around.
6 ants, 5 ants, on the ground.
4 ants, 3 ants, on the run.
2 ants, 1 ant, no more fun!
Song: “Going on a Picnic” – Raffi: The Corner Grocery Store
Book: Beach Feet by Kiyomi Konagaya, illustrated by Masamitsu Saito
Flannel: I’m Going to the Beach (Tune: “Farmer in the Dell”
I’m going to the beach,
I’m going to the beach!
I think I’ll see a ___ there,
I’m going to the beach.
repeat with other beach accessories
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Song: “Having Fun at the Beach” – The Wiggles: Splish, Splash, the Big Red Boat
Book: Just One More by Jennifer Hanson Rolli
Rhyme: Five Ice Cream Cones
Five little ice cream cones so good to eat.
The first one said, “I’m a summer time treat.”
The second one said, “It’s such a hot day.”
The third one said, “I’m melting away.”
The fourth one said, “Don’t lose your top.”
The fifth one said, “Oh dear, ker-plop!”
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Coloring ice cream cones with pom-pom cherrries and tissue paper sprinkles
This week we’ll be talking about school where teachers are the heroes, teaching you all sorts of things and planning all kinds of fun activities. Do any of you have some super teachers?
Book: Oopsy, Teacher by Stephanie Calmenson, illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa
Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl
Song: “There’s a Dog in School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate: A Song Resource
Book: Back to School Tortoise by Lucy M. George, illustrated by Merel Eyckerman
Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” – Old Town School Of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Book: Because You Are My Teacher by Sherry North, illustrated by Marcellus Hall
Song: “Shake Your Body Down” – The Laurie Berkner Band: The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection
Craft: color school bus and add construction paper wheels (idea from Storytime Katie)
