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Things that Go 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: Car, truck, bus

Book: The Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz
The cover of the book The Babies on the Bus. The illustration is of a baby bus driver driving a yellow bus full of babies.

Ring Song: “The Ring in the Dell” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The ring goes side to side, (reach to each side)
The ring goes side to side,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The ring goes side to side.

Additional verses:
Up and down (touch sky, touch ground)
All around (draw circle in sky)
Front and back (hold in front and hide behind back)

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)

Song: “Hurry Hurry”
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! (ring bell)

Book: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Car by Kate Dopirak, illustrated by Mary Peterson
The cover of the book Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Car. The illustration is of a red car with eyes and a smile with a beam of light shooting off of it to the left and right.

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)

Lap Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon! (bounce baby)
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon!
Would you like 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! (lift baby up)
(Credit: Jbrary)

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)

Shaker Eggs: “Drive my Car” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

Closing Rhyme

Things That Go Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: The Bus Is for Us! by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Gillian Tyler

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round, round and round,
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
All through the town.

Additional verses:
The doors on the bus go open and shut…
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish…
The kids on the bus go up and down…
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep…

Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: Chugga Chugga Choo Choo by Emma Garcia

Flannel: “Where is Truck?” (Tune: “Where is Thumbkin?”)
Where is pick-up truck? Where is pick-up truck?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today, truck?
Very well, I thank you.
Drive away. Drive away.

Additional verses: tow truck, dump truck, fire truck

Song: “Drive the Fire Truck” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Rhyme: “Traffic Light”
Green Says, “Go!”
Go! Go! Go! (run in place)
Yellow says, “Slow.”
Slow… slow… slow… (move in slow motion)
And Red says, “Stop!”
Stop! Stop! Stop! (freeze stop)
GO! GO! GO! (run)
Slow… slow… slow… (slow motion)
STOP!!! (stop)

Book: Truck, Truck, Goose! by Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Zoe Waring

Song: “Drivin’ in My Car” – Ralph Covert: Ralph’s World

Closing Rhyme

Cars Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: car (also works for van), truck, ride, colors, house, garage

Book: My Car by Byron Barton

Song: “One Little, Two Little, Three Little Fingers”
One little, two little, three little fingers             (wiggle each finger)
Four little, five little, six little fingers
Seven little, eight little, nine little fingers
Ten little fingers on my hand

They wiggle and they wiggle and they wiggle all together       (wiggle fingers)
They wiggle and they wiggle and they wiggle all together
They wiggle and they wiggle and they wiggle all together
Ten little fingers on my hand

They clap and they clap and they keep on clapping            (clap)
They clap and they clap and they keep on clapping
They clap and they clap and they keep on clapping
Ten little fingers on my hand

One little, two little, three little fingers             (wiggle each finger)
Four little, five little, six little fingers
Seven little, eight little, nine little fingers
Ten little fingers on my hand
(Credit: Jbrary)

Rhyme: This is Big, Big, Big
This is big, big, big. Move arms out to side
This is small, small, small. Move arms back to center.
This is short, short, short. Hold hands with palms facing each other
This is tall, tall, tall. Reach one hand above head
This is fast, fast, fast. Circle fists quickly
This is slow, slow, slow.  Circle fists slowly
This is yes, yes, yes. Nod
This is no, no, no. Shake head
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Car”
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!
And on this car there was a horn, E-I-E-I-O!
With a beep beep here, and a beep beep there,
Here a beep, there a beep, everywhere a beep beep,
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!

Other verses:
On this car there were some tires/wheels (roll, roll)
On this car there were some wipers (swish, swish)
On this car there was a motor (vroom, vroom)

Book: Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw

Song: Drive, Drive, Drive (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” )
Drive, drive, drive your truck, All around the town
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Up the hills and down
Turn, turn, turn the key, Make the engine roar,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Let’s go to the store.
Press, press, press the pedal, Give the engine gas,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Now we’re going fast.
Turn, turn, turn the wheel, That is how we steer
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Make a turn right here.
Push, push, push the brake, Make the car slow down.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Now we are in town.

Rhyme: “Icky bicky soda cracker”
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Up goes you! (lift baby up)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
I love you! (hug baby)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Song/Rhyme: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Car by Kate Dopirak

Book: The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! by Mo Willems

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs:  “Drive My Car” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

Closing rhyme

Cars Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: My Car by Byron Barton

Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Car”
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!
And on this car there was a horn, E-I-E-I-O!
With a beep beep here, and a beep beep there,
Here a beep, there a beep, everywhere a beep beep,
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!

Other verses:
On this car there were some tires/wheels (roll, roll)
On this car there were some wipers (swish, swish)
On this car there was a motor (vroom, vroom)

Song: “Drivin’ in My Car” – Ralph Covert: Ralph’s World

Book: Race Car Count by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, illustrated by Michael Slack

Song: “Race Car Drivers” – Junior Jukebox: Let’s Pretend

Song: “Riding in Our Car” – Dana McCarthy: Chocolate Milk and other tasty tunes

Book: Cars! Cars! Cars! by Grace Maccarone, illustrated by David A. Carter

Song: “Take You Riding In My Car”
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car

Lock your door and buckle up
Lock your door and buckle up
Lock your door and buckle up
Take you riding in my car, car

Engine it goes brmmm, brmmm
Engine it goes brmmm, brmmm
Engine it goes brmmm, brmmm
Take you riding in my car, car

Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car

I’m gonna let you blow the horn
I’m gonna let you blow the horn
I’m gonna let you blow the horn
Take you riding in my car

Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car

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

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

Closing Rhyme

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