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Travel Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Take a Ride by My Side by Jonathan Ying, illustrated by Victoria Ying

Flannel: “Six Little Airplanes”
Six little airplanes flying around,
Zoom…zoom…zoom!
One decided to touch down…zoom,
Leaving 5 little airplanes flying around.

Repeat, counting down until there are no airplanes left.

Song: “The Airplane Song” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Book: Hey-Ho, to Mars We’ll Go! by Susan Lendroth, illustrated by Bob Kolar

Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip
climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
Blast off!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “If You’re Going to the Moon” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots. (stomp stomp)
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots.
If you’re going to the moon, this is what you have to do,
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots.

Additional verses:
Wear your suit (ziiiip!)
Wear your gloves (clap clap)
Wear your helmet (pat your head)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Puppet Story: Is This the Bus for Us? by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Richard Brown

Closing Rhyme

Bicycle Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: My Bike by Byron Barton

Song: “The Wheels on the Bike” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The wheels on the bike go round and round, (roll hands over each other)
Round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bike go round and round
All through the town.

Additional verses:
The pedals on the bike go up and down (move feet up and down)
The streamers on the bike go swish, swoosh, swish (move hands in a swishing motion)
The bell on the bike goes ding, ding, ding (pretend to ring a bell)
The basket on the bike holds all the things (make arms into a circle like a basket in front of you)
The handles on the bike go left and right (pretend hands on handlebar, steer left and right)
(Credit: Scott, Barbara A. 1,000 Fingerplays & Action Rhymes: A Sourcebook and DVD. New York: Neal-Schuman. 2010.)

Song: “Bicycle” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: Elena Rides by Juana Medina

Song: “If You Wanna Ride Your Bike” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you wanna ride your bike, (roll arms)
Find a friend, HELLO (wave hello) . . .

Chorus: If you wanna ride your bike, (roll arms)
Then you’ve gotta do it right! (thumbs up)

Additional verses:
Tie your shoes, ONE, TWO (reach to feet)
Save your head, HELMET ON (arms up and down)
Test your breaks, PEDAL BACK (stamp backward)
Check both ways, RIGHT, LEFT (look)
(Credit: Leah Portz, Verona Public Library)

Rhyme: “Bicycle”
I have a little bicycle. (hold hands together for little)
I ride it to and fro. (rolls hands)
And when I see that big green light,
I know it’s time to go! (pedal in air fast)
I have a little bicycle. (hold hands together for little)
I took it to the shop. (rolls hands)
And when I see that big red light,
I know it’s time to STOP! (freeze)
(Credit: First Steps Ann Arbor)

Book/Puppets: Duck on a Bike by David Shannon

Closing Rhyme