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Body Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes by Skye Silver, illustrated by Mariana Ruiz Johnson

Song: “They’re a Part of Me” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap,
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap,
They’re a part of me.

Additional verses:
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp…
I can make my body bend, bend, bend…

Book: My Nose, Your Nose by Melanie Walsh

Song: “Everybody Has a Face” – Carole Peterson: Tiny Tunes: Music for the Very Young Child

Rhyme: “Head and Shoulders Baby, 1, 2, 3”
Head and shoulders baby, 1, 2, 3,
Head and shoulders baby, 1, 2, 3,
Head and shoulders, head and shoulders,
Head and shoulders baby, 1, 2, 3.

Additional verses:
Hips and thighs baby…
Knees and ankles baby…
Eyes and ears baby…
Wiggle, wiggle baby…
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl

Book: A Kiss for You! by Joan Holub, illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2

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

Closing Rhyme

Animal Bodies Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter & Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2

Book: Snakes Have No Legs! by Kelly Tills

Flannel: “Patterns”
Pattern, pattern, on the board,
Which repeat can we explore?

Song: “Shake Your Body Down” – Laurie Berkner: The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection

Book: I Spy With My Little Eye by Edward Gibbs

Puppet Song: “They’re a Part of Me” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap.
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap,
They’re a part of me.

Additional verses:
Beaver – teeth, chomp
Octopus – arms, stretch
Manatee – flippers, splash
Ferret – whiskers, twitch
Skunk – tail, swish
Moose – antlers, scratch
Hippo – hooves, stomp

Closing Rhyme

Body Story Time – Baby

Opening Song: “Hello Bubble”
Hello bubble, hello bubble,
Come and land, come and land,
Right in the middle, right in the middle,
Of my hand, of my hand.

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: Hungry, eat, thirsty, drink, more, all done

Book: All of Baby, Nose to Toes by Victoria Adler, illustrated by Hiroe Nakata

Song: “This Is the Way We Clap Our Hands”
This is the way we clap our hands,
Clap our hands, clap our hands.
This is the way we clap our hands,
So early in the morning.

Additional verses:
This is the way we tap our toes…
This is the way we touch our nose…
This is the way we pat our head…

Rhyme: “These are Baby’s Fingers”
These are baby’s fingers,
These are baby’s toes,
This is baby’s belly button,
Round and round it goes.

Flannel: “Hey Diddle Diddle”
Hey diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon,
The little dog laughed to see such fun,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Book: Bear Has a Belly by Jane Whittingham

Lap Song: “Bunny Hop”
Hop, hop, hop along,
And bounce on someone’s knee,
Higher & higher & higher & higher,
Bunny-hop with me.

Lap Song: “Bouncing, Bouncing, Baby on My Knee”
Bouncing, bouncing, baby on my knee.
Bouncing, bouncing, 1 – 2 – 3!

Clapping, clapping, baby on my knee.
Clapping, clapping, 1 – 2 – 3!

Rocking, rocking, baby on my knee.
Rocking, rocking, 1 – 2 – 3!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Rhyme: “Cheek, Chin”
Cheek, chin, cheek, chin,
cheek, chin, NOSE.
Cheek, chin, cheek, chin,
Cheek, chin, TOES.
Cheek, chin, cheek, chin,
UP BABY GOES!
(Credit: King County Library System)

Scarf Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Scarf Song: “Peek-a-Boo”
Peekaboo, peekaboo,
I see you, I see you,
I see your button nose,
I see your tiny toes,
Peekaboo, I see you.

Closing Rhyme