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Bugs Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: I Love Bugs! by Emma Dodd

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: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Book: A Good Place by Lucy Cousins

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

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”

Flannel: “Six Little Bumblebees”
Six little bumblebees sitting on a hive,
One flew away and then there were five.
Bumblebee, bumblebee fly away!
Bumblebee, bumblebee happy all day!

Repeat for these verses:
Five little bumblebees sitting on the floor…
Four little bumblebees sitting in the tree…
Three little bumblebees looking at you…
Two little bumblebees sitting in the sun…

Final verse:
One little bumblebee left all alone.
He flew away, safe to his home.

Shaker Eggs: “Can You Shake Along With Me?” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Can you shake along with me, along with me?
Can you shake along with me, along with me?
Put your shaker on your… knee.
Can you shake along with me, along with me?

Repeat with different body parts

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

Closing Rhyme

Bug Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: I Love Bugs! by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
love bugs cover image

Song: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: Caterpillar’s Wish by Mary Murphy

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

Movement: Learn the yoga pose “butterfly”

Social Story: I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by David Catrow
i like myself

Closing Song

Craft: Craft stick caterpillars

Bugs Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: A Good Place by Lucy Cousins

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: “Bumblebee, Bumblebee” (Tune: “Jingle Bells”)
Bumblebee, bumblebee,
Landing on my nose,
Bumblebee, bumblebee,
Now he’s on my toes.
On my arms, on my legs, on my elbows,
Bumblebee, oh bumblebee,
He lands and then he goes.

Pop-up Book: Snappy Little Bugs by Claire Nielson and Dug Steer, illustrated by Derek Matthews

Flannel: “Ten Little Grasshoppers”
One little, two little, three little grasshoppers,
Four little, five little, six little grasshoppers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little grasshoppers,
Ten grasshoppers in my yard.

Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me (slap thighs to rhythm)
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Ten grasshoppers in my yard.

Ten little, nine little, eight little grasshoppers,
Seven little, six little, five little grasshoppers,
Four little, three little, two little grasshoppers,
One grasshopper in my yard.

Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
One grasshopper in my yard.
grasshopper
(Credit: 2008 CSLP Manual)

Shaker Eggs: “Caterpillar, Caterpillar” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Flannel: I Love Bugs! by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern or Puppets: The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn, illustrated by Jack Tickle
love bugs cover image

Closing Rhyme

Butterfly Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert

Song: “The Butterflies in the Yard” (Tune: “The Wheels On the Bus”)
The caterpillars are wriggling around, (Wriggle around)
Wriggling around, wriggling around.
The caterpillars are wriggling around,
All around the yard.

Additional verses:
The caterpillars are building a cocoon… (Roll into a ball)
The butterflies are flying around… (Fly around)

Book: Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horáček

Song: “There’s a Tiny Caterpillar On a Leaf” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle, (Wiggling action)
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle,
There’s a tiny caterpillar, there’s a tiny caterpillar,
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle.

Additional verses:
There’s a big, fat caterpillar on a leaf, munch, munch… (Munching action)
There’s a pretty butterfly on a leaf, flutter, flutter… (Fluttering action)

Song: “Butterfly Song” – David Landau: Rocket to the Moon

Puppet Show: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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

Closing Rhyme

Eric Carle & Lois Ehlert Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Lois Ehlert

Flannel: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Letters & Sing ABCs

Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Movement: Letter Movement Cards (in bag with Chicka letters)

Flannel: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Eric Carle

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

Closing rhyme

Eric Carle Story Time – Family

Opening song

Book: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Song: “Head Shoulders Knees and Toes”

Book: Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carle

Rhyme: Pancake
Mix a pancake;
Stir a pancake;
Pop it in a pan;
Fry a pancake;
Toss a pancake;
Catch it if you can!

Puppet Show: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Song: “If All the Raindrops” If all the raindrops
If all the raindrops
Were lemon drops and gumdrops
So what a rain that would be!

Standing outside with my mouth open wide
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
If all the raindrops
Were lemon drops and gumdrops
Oh, what a rain that would be!
If all the snowflakes
Were candy bars and milkshakes
Oh, what a snow that would be!
Standing outside with my mouth open wide
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
If all the snowflakes
Were candy bars and milkshakes
Oh, what a snow that would be!

Book: “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” Said the Sloth by Eric Carle

Flannel:  “Five Sleepy Sloths”
Five sleepy sloths on the rainforest floor
One swam away and then there were four
Four sleepy sloths climbing up a tree
One stopped for fruit and then there were three
Three sleepy sloths with an upside-down view
One switched branches and then there were two
Two sleepy sloths in circles they spun
One climbed down and then there was one
One sleepy sloth missing everyone
Left to eat leaves and now there are none.

Book: Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill M. Martin, illustrated by Eric Carle

Closing rhyme

Bugs Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: butterfly

Book: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! by Bob Barner

Song: “Hop, Hop, Hop Along” (Tune: “Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along (hop)
Or bounce on someone’s knee (bounce)
Higher and higher and higher and higher (lift)
BUGGY hop with me. (hop)

Rhyme: Little Bug
A little BUG NEAR a pond am I, (lap)
Hippity, hippity, hop. (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop!

Book: Snappy Little Bugs by Claire Nielson and Dug Steer, illustrated by Derek Matthews

Song: “On my Toe There is a Flea” – John M. Feierabend and Luann Saunders: Frog in the Meadow

Song/Puppet: “Bumblebee, Bumblebee” (Tune: “Jingle Bells”)
Bumblebee, bumblebee
Landing on my nose,
Bumblebee, bumblebee,
Now he’s on my toes.
On my arms, on my legs, on my elbows,
Bumblebee, oh bumblebee,
He lands and then he goes!

Rhyme: Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did the rest. (Put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and did not stop,
Until one day that pea pod POPPED! (clap hands together.)

Song: “Let’s Tap Our Feet Together” (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)
Let’s tap our feet together, together, together
Let’s tap our feet together because it’s fun to do.

Additional verses:
Clap our hands
Touch our nose
Touch our ears 

Book: Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horáček

Song (with shaky eggs): “Caterpillar, Caterpillar” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Closing rhyme

Eric Carle Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Book: Have you seen my cat? by Eric Carle

have you seen my cat

Song: “When Cats Get up in the Morning” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

wiggleworms love you

Rhyme: One arm goes up, one arm goes down, one arm goes up and down.
Two arms go up…
One leg goes up…
Two legs go up…

Song: 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.

I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my hand wave bye, bye, bye…

Book (choral reading): The very busy spider by Eric Carle

very busy spider

Song: “Itsy-Bitsy Spider” – Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel: It’s Toddler Time

Rhyme: The little clock goes tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock (swing baby side to side)
The big clock goes ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong (swing back front to back)

Puppet Show: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Song (with shaky eggs): “Caterpillar, Caterpillar” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

danceforthesun

Closing rhyme