Tag: clothing

Clothes Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Daisy Gets Dressed by Clare Beaton
The cover of the book Daisy Gets Dressed. The illustration is of a child wearing colorful, patterned clothes, including boots, a hat, and an umbrella.

Song: “Boots” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: Little Freddie Two Pants by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins
The cover of the book Little Freddie Two Pants. The illustration is of a dog wearing two pairs of pants and a monkey holding a sign that says, "The dog with too many pants."

Scarf Song: “Bring Your Clothes” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That? (stop at 2:18)

Flannel: “I Can Dress Myself!” (loosely based on the book by Birte Müller)

Ring Song: “Getting Dressed” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Pretend the rings are your clothes and get dressed.
Put your underwear on, pull them up.
Put your underwear on, pull them up.
Put your underwear on, it shows that you’re grown up.
Put your underwear on, pull them up.

Additional verses:
Put your socks both on, one foot, two…
Put your socks both on, and make sure they are new…

Put your shirt over your head, and find two holes…
Put your shirt over your head, and reach out for your goal…

Put your pants on forward, slide them on…
Put your pants on forward, up both legs and you’re done…

Put your jacket on top, and find your hands…
Put your jacket on top, just show me that you can…

Puppet Story: I Love My Hat by Douglas Florian, illustrated by Paige Keiser
The cover of the book I Love My Hat. The illustration is of a cat, pig, and goat wearing various clothes and dancing down the lane.

Closing Rhyme

Clothes and Hats Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Applesauce Is Fun to Wear by Nancy Raines Day, illustrated by Jane Massey

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:
Horn/beep-beep-beep
Wipers/swish-swish-swish
Doors/open and shut
Babies/up & down
Parents/I love you

Song: “Boots, Parka, Scarf and Hat” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
In wintertime we dress like that!
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won
hooray for hat cover image

Rhyme: “This Is Big”
This is big, big, big. (stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small. (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short. (hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall. (hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast. (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow. (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (nod head)
This is no, no, no. (shake head)

Activity: “Hat Hunt”
(Credit: Miss Meg’s Storytime)

Scarf Song: “Four Corners”
My scarf has four corners,
Four corners has my scarf.
And if there weren’t four corners,
It would not be my…scarf.

Additional verses:
My hat…
My blanket…
My cape…
My pillow…

Scarf Song: “Wave Your Scarf” (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Wave, wave, wave your scarf,
As slowly as you can.
Wave your scarf, wave your scarf,
As slowly as you can.

Additional verses:
Wave, wave, wave your scarf, as quickly as you can…
Swing your arms (slowly, quickly)
Stomp your feet (slowly, quickly)

Scarf Song: “We Wave Our Scarves Together”
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together
Because it’s fun to do.

Wave them up high,
Wave them down low,
Wave them in the middle
Because it’s fun to do.
(Credit: Jbrary)

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

Closing Rhyme

Socks and Shoes Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean

Action Rhyme: “Old Shoes, New Shoes”
Old shoes, new shoes
(Child) is wearing (description) shoes
One, two, three, four
Now I stomp them on the floor!
(Credit: Preschool Education)

Rhyme: This is big
This is big big big
This is small small small
This is short short short
This is tall tall tall
This is fast fast fast
This is slow slow slow
This is yes yes yes
This is no no no

Book: Which Shoes Would You Choose? by Betsy R. Rosenthal, illustrated by Nancy Cote


Song: “Boots” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Song: “Everybody Knows I Love My Toes”
Everybody knows I love my toes
Everybody knows I love my toes
I love my shoulder, my knees, my elbows and my nose
But everybody know I love my toes.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem and More Salutes to Nonsense

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

Closing Song