Spring Story Time – Family

Opening Song

Book: Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry
The cover of the book Big Yellow Sunflower. The illustration is a sunflower that takes up the whole cover with a bee and two ladybugs on the petals.

Rhyme: “This Is Big”
This is big, big, big. (stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small. (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short. (hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall. (hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast. (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow. (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (nod head)
This is no, no, no. (shake head)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Butterfly, Butterfly: A Book of Colors by Petr Horáček
The cover of the book Butterfly, Butterfly: A Book of Colors. The illustration is of a large red, orange, yellow, and green butterfly.

Puppet Rhyme: “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.

I hear its funny sound…
RIBBIT – RIBBIT – RIBBIT
A FROG is what I found!
RIBBIT – RIBBIT – RIBBIT

Additional verses:
THUMP – Rabbit
SQUEAK – Mouse
CAW – Crow
TWEET – Bird
BUZZ – Bee
WIGGLE – Caterpillar
FLUTTER – Butterfly

Book: Wiggly Worms by Neon Squid, illustrated by Tinna Guo
The cover of the book Wiggly Worms. The illustration is of a large, pink worm with a serene face that is curled in a spiral surrounded by four smaller worms.

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers”
Shake your shakers in the air,
Shake it here, shake it there,
Shake your shakers in the air,
Shake your shakers.
(Credit: Jbrary)

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

Closing Rhyme