Tag: Animals

Farm Animal Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs

Action Song: “I’m a Little Chick” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little chick who’s ready to hatch, (crouch down inside your egg)
Pecking at my shell, tap, tap, tap! (pecking motion with hands)
When I crack it open, out I’ll leap, (jump out of shell)
I’ll flap my feathers, and say, “Peep! Peep! Peep!”
(Credit: Metropolitan Library System, Oklahoma City area)

Book: Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? book cover

Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along

Yoga: Cat and cow poses

Social Story: “Greeting My Teacher” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren
Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting and Responding - A Book for ...

Closing Song

Craft: Cotton ball sheep

(Credit: Preschool Activities)

Unique Animal Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Is it a Mermaid? by Candy Gourlay, illustrated by Francesca Chessa

Puppet Song: “I Am Hungry” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
(Call and response song w/manatee puppet.)
I am hungry! (I am hungry!)
What should I eat? (What should I eat?)
I think I’ll have some sea grass. (I think I’ll have some sea grass.)
A salty treat. (A salty treat.)

I am hungry! (I am hungry!)
What should I eat? (What should I eat?)
I think I’ll have some lettuce. (I think I’ll have some lettuce.)
A nice big bunch. (A nice big bunch.)

I am hungry! (I am hungry!)
What should I eat? (What should I eat?)
I think I’ll have some mangrove leaves. (I think I’ll have some mangrove leaves.)
A tasty lunch. (A tasty lunch.)

I am hungry! (I am hungry!)
What should I eat? (What should I eat?)
I think I’ll have some algae. (I think I’ll have some algae.)
It makes me burp. (It makes me burp.)

I am tired! (I am tired!)
Where should I sleep? (Where should I sleep?)
I think I’ll find a nice canal. (I think I’ll find a nice canal.)
Warm and deep. (Warm and deep.)
(Credit: Storytime Solidarity)

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Book: Roly Poly Pangolin by Anna Dewdney

Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Verses: kangaroo, opossum, iguana, porcupine, Yeti

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

Closing Rhyme

Animal Sounds Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Dog, cat, duck

Book: Flappy, Waggy, Wiggly by Amanda Leslie

Lap Song: “A Hippopotamus Got On A City Bus”
A hip, a hip, a hippopotamus,
Got on, got on, got on a city bus,
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“You’re squishing us!” (hug baby)

A cow, a cow, a cow got on the bus,
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“Moooove over!” (lean baby to side)

A sheep, a sheep, a sheep got on the bus,
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“Baaaaaack up!” (lean baby back)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Rhyme: “Five Little Ducks”
Five little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away,
Mother duck called, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,”
But only four little ducks came back.

Repeat with four, three, two, one, and no little ducks.

Book: Do Cats Moo? by Salina Yoon

Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
And on his farm, he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O.
With a moo, moo here, and a moo, moo there,
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Repeat with other animals/sounds

Lap Rhyme: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Shaker Eggs: “Everyone Can Shake, Shake, Shake”
Everyone can shake, shake, shake.
Everyone can shake, shake, shake.
Everyone can shake, shake, shake,
And now let’s make a stop.

Additional verses:
Tap
Clap
Wave
(Credit: Jbrary)

Closing Rhyme

Animals at Night Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Knight Owl by Christopher Denise

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

Book: Night Animals by Gianna Marino

Song: “Flutter, Flutter, Little Bat” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Flutter, flutter, little bat.
How I wonder where you’re at.
Up above the world so high.
Like a mouse who’s learned to fly.
Flutter, flutter, little bat,
Glad there are no flying cats!
(Credit: King County Library System)

Flannel Rhyme: “Bear in the Lair”
Sleepy bear, sleepy bear,
Are you in the (color) lair?

Repeat for different colored lairs (caves) until you find the bear.

(Credit: Lady Librarian Life)

Book: Make More S’mores by Cathy Ballou Mealey, illustrated by Ariel Landy

Closing Rhyme

Jungle Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: It’s a Tiger! by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Jeremy Tankard

Song: “Walking in the Jungle” – Super Simple Songs

Finger Puppets: “Teasing Mr. Crocodile”
Spread five fingers out. Swing back and forth.
Five little monkeys
Sitting in a tree,
Teasing Mister Crocodile,
“You can’t catch me!”
Along comes Crocodile,
Quiet as can be.
SNAP!

Continue the countdown until…
One little monkey….
“Ha Ha! Missed me!”

Book: There’s a Lion in the Forest! by Mônica Carnesi

Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Movement Activity: Simon Says

Book: Neon Leon by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup

Closing Rhyme

Nocturnal Animals Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri

Puppet Rhyme: “There’s Something in the Woods”
There’s something in the woods, that I can’t really see. (hands around eyes like binoculars)
There’s something in the woods. Now what can it be? (hold up hands, shrug shoulders in question)

Repeat the rhyme above before giving each clue:
I’m an animal who’s big, brown, and furry and who “Roars.” (bear)
I’m an animal who has a long skinny tail and carries my babies on my back, “Click, click, click.” (opossum)
I’m an animal who says, “Whoo, whoo” at night. (owl)
I’m an animal who’s black and white and very stinky, “Stomp, stomp, stomp.” (skunk)
I’m an animal with a black mask and I’m nocturnal! (raccoon)

Song: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

Book: I Am Bat by Morag Hood

Song: “Bats Eat Bugs” – Banana Slug String Band: Dirt Made My Lunch
Bats eat bugs, they don’t eat people.
Bats eat bugs, they don’t fly in your hair.
Bats eat bugs, they eat insects for dinner,
That’s why they’re flying up there.

Coyotes eat rabbits, they don’t eat people.
Coyotes eat rabbits, ‘cuz you’re too big to bite.
Coyotes eat rabbits, they eat rabbits for dinner,
That’s why they’re out in the night.

Snakes eat mice, they don’t eat people.
Snakes eat mice, that’s why they’re on the ground.
Snakes eat mice, ‘cuz we’re too big to swallow,
So they don’t want you hanging around.

Bears eat berries, they don’t eat people.
Bears eat berries, they don’t eat you or me.
Bears eat berries, and they’ll steal your dinner,
So you better hang it high in a tree.

Nothing out there wants to eat you.
Nothing out there wants to make you its meal.
Nothing out there eats people for dinner
‘Cuz they know how sick they would feel

Flannel Rhyme: “One Whole Pie”
One whole pie
Set by the door,
Cut into pieces,
I count four.

Four pieces of pie,
All for us,
Bear ate one piece, (make loud eating sounds as you take the piece off the board)
Now there are three.

Three pieces of pie
All for us,
Opossum ate another piece,
Now there are two.

Two pieces of pie,
Oh! What fun!
Skunk ate another piece,
Now there is one.

One piece of pie,
I can’t wait!
I ate that last piece,
Empty plate!

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”

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

Closing Rhyme

Farm Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Horse, cow, duck, pig

Book: Peek-a-Moo! by Marie Torres Cimarusti, illustrated by Stephanie Petersen

Fingerplay: “This Little Piggy”
This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none,
And this little piggy cried, “wee, wee, wee” all the way home.

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
And on his farm, he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O.
With a moo, moo here, and a moo, moo there.
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Repeat with other animals/sounds

Book: Farm Animals by Simms Taback
farm animals

Lap Song: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town. (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down. (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow.
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go”
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the derry oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “Bumpity Bumpity Goes the Dump Truck”
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Dump out the load. (tip baby to the side)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Shaker Eggs: “I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Closing Rhyme

Jungle Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Who Is the Beast? by Keith Baker

Song: “Walking, Walking” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: Roar, Roar, Growl, Growl: Sounds from the Jungle by Jennifer Shand, illustrated by Barbara Vagnozzi

Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along

Yoga: Snake pose

Social Story: Little Elephant Listens by Michael Dahl, illustrated by Oriol Vidal

Closing Song

Craft: Pipe cleaner and bead snake

(Credit: Artsy Craftsy Mom)

Zoo Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Song: “The Animals at the Zoo” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar,
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar, roar!
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar!
All day long!

Additional verses:
Monkeys…ooh ooh ah!
Snakes…hiss hiss hiss!
Penguins…waddle, waddle, waddle!

Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Hot Potatoes!

Book: The Underpants Zoo by Brian Sendelbach

Action Rhyme: “Monkey See, Monkey Do”
Monkey see, monkey do,
Little monkey at the zoo.
Monkey, monkey in the tree.
Can you ________ like me?

Actions: jump around, swing your arms, scratch an itch, eat a banana, screech
(Credit: Perry Public Library)

Book: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Dear Zoo

Song: “At the Zoo” – B Minor Music

Song: “Wheels on the Bus (at the Zoo)” – Bounce Patrol

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

Closing Rhyme