Breakfast Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Breakfast by Eric Carle
The cover of the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Breakfast. The illustration shows a caterpillar and an assortment of different breakfast foods.

Flannel Rhyme: “I’m Toast in the Toaster”
I’m toast in the toaster,
And I’m getting very hot.
Tick, tock, tick, tock,
Up I POP!
(Credit: King County Library System)

Song: “If You Like Your Eggs Scrambled” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
Yes, they’re yummy and they’re yellow,
So you’ll be a happy fellow.
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
If you like your eggs fried, jump up high…
If you want bacon with your eggs, wiggle your legs…
(Credit: King County Library System)

Book: Banana, Banana, Banana! by Sarah Finan
The cover of the book Banana, Banana, Banana! The illustration is of a yellow banana whose shape is cut out of the cover on a red striped surface in front of a green background.

Chant: “Bananas Unite!”
Bananas unite! (put your hands above your head so your body makes a banana shape)
Sing each line twice.
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas. (“peel” your arms down to your sides)
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas. (pretend to eat)
Go bananas, go, go bananas! (do a silly dance)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “Peanut Butter” – Dr. Jean: Keep on Singing and Dancing with Dr. Jean

Book: Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony or Bear’s Big Breakfast by Lynn Rowe Reed, illustrated by Brett Helquist
The cover of the book Please, Mr. Panda. The illustration shows a bored looking panda holding a box of colorful donuts.The cover of the book Bear's Big Breakfast. The illustration shows a happy looking bear licking its lips while watching a bee flying by.

Song: “When I Woke Up Today” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Breger: Here’s a Song

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

Closing Rhyme

Breakfast Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Little Mouse’s Big Breakfast by Christine Pym

Fingerplay: “Five Fat Sausages”
Five fat sausages frying in a pan. (hold up 5 fingers)
All of a sudden, one went BANG! (clap hands)

Repeat, counting down until there are no sausages left.

Last line:
Now there are no fat sausages frying in the pan.

Flannel Song: “I’m Toast in the Toaster” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m toast in the toaster, (like holding a loaf of bread)
And I’m getting very hot! (fan yourself)
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (move hands back and forth)
Up I pop! (jump in the air and raise hands)

Repeat with: waffles, Pop-tarts, English muffins, bagels

Book: Hey, Pancakes! by Tamson Weston, illustrated by Stephen Gammell

Movement: “Pancakes”
Mix a pancake,
Stir a pancake,
Pop it in a pan.
Fry a pancake,
Toss a pancake,
Catch it if you can!

Flannel: “Eggs for Breakfast”

Song: “If You Like Your Eggs Scrambled” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
Yes, they’re yummy and they’re yellow,
So you’ll be a happy fellow.
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
If you like your eggs fried, jump up high…
If you want bacon with your eggs, wiggle your legs…
If you want toast instead, nod your head… (nod and say “mmm-hmmm”)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Puppet Story: Ellie’s Breakfast by Sarah Garland

Closing Rhyme

Breakfast Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Bear’s Big Breakfast by Lynn Rowe Reed, illustrated by Brett Helquist

Song: “I’m Toast in the Toaster” (Tune: “I’m A Little Teapot”)
I’m toast in the toaster, (mime holding a loaf of bread)
And I’m getting very hot!
Tick, tock, (move hands back and forth)
Tick, tock,
Up I pop! (jump in the air and raise hands)

Action Song: “Bananas Unite!”
Bananas unite! (put your hands above your head so your body makes a banana shape)
Sing each line twice.
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas. (“peel” your arms down to your sides)
Chop bananas, chop, chop bananas. (hold one hand straight up and down and chop on the other hand)
Mash bananas, mash, mash bananas. (make one hand into a fist and mash the other hand)
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas. (pretend to eat)
Go bananas, go, go bananas! (do a silly dance)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Ellie’s Breakfast by Sarah Garland

Song: “If You Like Your Eggs Scrambled” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
Yes, they’re yummy and they’re yellow,
So you’ll be a happy fellow,
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
If you like your eggs fried, jump up high…
If you want bacon with your eggs, wiggle your legs…
(Credit: King County Library System)

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

Book: Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony

Song: “Peanut Butter” – Dr. Jean: Keep on Singing and Dancing with Dr. Jean

Fingerplay: “Five Fat Sausages”
Five fat sausages frying in a pan. (hold up 5 fingers)
One went POP! The other went BAM! (clap hands)

Repeat, counting down until there are no sausages left.

Song: “Roll Your Hands” – Carol Totsky Hammett: Toddlers on Parade

Closing Rhyme

Breakfast Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: banana

Book: Breakfast Time by Julia Noonan

Rhyme:  Four fat sausages frying in a pan
one went pop the other went bam.
Three…
Two…

Song: “Be Bananas” – Stuart Stott and Tom Pease: Celebrate!

Book: Ellie’s Breakfast by Sarah Garland

ellies breakfast

Song: “If You Like Your Eggs Scrambled” (Tune: “If You’re Happy & You Know It”)
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands
Yes, they’re yummy and they’re yellow
So you’ll be a happy fellow
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands

If you like your eggs fried, jump up high…
If you want bacon with your eggs, wiggle your legs…

Song (with shaky eggs): “I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Book: Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony

Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Song: “This is how I do it” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

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

Activity: cereal sorting game

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Breakfast Story Time- Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast by Josh Funk, illustrated by Brendan Kearney

lady pancake and sir french toast cover image

Rhyme: Five fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
Four fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
Three fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
Two fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
One fat sausage sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
No fat sausages sizzling in a pan.

Book: If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond

give a moose a muffin

Song: “Hot Potato” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Book: Go, Go, Grapes by April Pulley Sayre

go go grapes

Song (shaky eggs): “Shaky Shaky” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Movie: “Arnie the Doughnut

arnie the doughnut

Closing Rhyme

Craft:

breakfast story time craft