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Colors Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Butterfly Butterfly by Petr Horáček

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: Every Color Soup by Jorey Hurley

Action Song: “The Color I See”
Red, red is the color I see.
If you’re wearing red, then show it to me.
Stand up, take a bow, turn around.
Show me your red and sit back on the ground.

Repeat for different colors
(Credit: Everything Preschool – Colors)

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

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 Rhyme: “I’m Toast in the Toaster”
I’m toast in the toaster, (scrunch scarf in your hands)
And I’m getting very hot.
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (sway scarf side to side)
Up I POP! (throw scarf in the air)
(Credit: King County Library System)

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

Closing Rhyme

Color Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Big Book: I Went Walking by Sue Williams, illustrated by Julie Vivas
I Went Walking book cover

Song: “I Like to Walk” – Grenadilla: Can’t Wait (-1:24)

Book: Butterfly Butterfly by Petr Horáček

Song: “Colors” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Flannel Song: “Rainbow Soup” (pull out scarves)
Take an apple,
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now.
What will it be?
The prettiest RED you ever did see!

Repeat with carrot, banana, broccoli, blueberry, and a bunch of grapes.

Action Rhyme: “The Color I See”
Red, red is the color I see.
If you’re wearing red, then show it to me.
Stand up, take a bow, turn around.
Show me your red and sit back on the ground.

Repeat for different colors
(Credit: Everything Preschool – Colors)

Puppet Story: Adapted from Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle

BROWN bear, brown bear, what do you see?
I see a _____ looking at me.

Verses: RED dog, YELLOW caterpillar, BLUE seal, GREEN iguana, PURPLE worm, WHITE owl, BLACK cat, GOLD dragonfly, LIBRARIAN, CHILDREN…

CHILDREN, children, what do you see?
WE see a __(ALL)__ looking at us. That’s what we see.

Closing Rhyme

Colorful Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Big Book: Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Mouse Paint book cover

Action Song: “The Color Song” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If your clothes have any red, any red, (clap, clap)
If your clothes have any red, any red, (clap, clap)
If your clothes have any red, put your finger on your head, (put finger on head)
If your clothes have any red, any red. (clap, clap)

Additional verses:
Blue…finger on your shoe
Yellow…give a great big wave hello
Brown…turn your smile into a frown
Black…put your hands behind your back
White…stomp your feet with all your might
Green…act like you’re mean
Pink…make your eyes go blink
Purple…turn in a circle
(Credit: CSLP and Janet Reynolds of Library District #2 of Linn
County in La Cygne, KS)

Book: Rainbowsaurus by Steve Antony

Flannel Song: “Rainbow Stew”
Take an apple
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest red you ever did see!

Take an orange
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest orange you ever did see!

Take an banana
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest yellow you ever did see!

Take an pear
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest green you ever did see!

Take some blueberries
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest blue you ever did see!

Take some grapes
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest purple you ever did see!

What did  we make with our rainbow stew?  A magical rainbow for me and you!
(Credit: Library Village)

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

Flannel Song: “Bubble, Bubble, Pop!”
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.

One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, POP!

Additional verses: Increase the number and change the color of the fish.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Closing Rhyme

Rainbow Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Rainbowsaurus by Steve Antony

Song: “We Are Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Book: The Rainbow Snail by Karin Åkesson

Song: “Little Raindrops” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Little raindrops falling down, falling down, falling down (tap fingers on the ground/legs)
Little raindrops falling down, falling to the ground

Bigger raindrops falling down, falling down, falling down (tap hands on the ground/legs)
Bigger raindrops falling down, falling to the ground

Other Verses:
Giant raindrops… (stamp feet on the ground)
Fast raindrops… (wiggle fingers and sing quickly)
Slow raindrops… (wiggle fingers and sing slowly)
Teeny Tiny raindrops… (use fingers only for rain and sing in a high pitched voice)
(Credit: Pasadena Public Library)

Song: “If All of the Raindrops” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: Rainbow Bear by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson, illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois

Scarf Song: “Shake Your Scarves” – Johnette Downing: The Second Line

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.

Additional verses:
Shake our scarves together
Circle our scarves together
Toss our scarves together

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

Closing Rhyme

Colors 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: Colors, red, yellow, green, blue

Book: Rainbow Bear by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson, illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois

Rhyme: “Five Green Peas”
Five GREEN peas in a pea pod pressed, (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest. (put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and wouldn’t stop, (arms bigger)
They grew and they grew until they POPPED! (clap hands together)

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)

Flannel Song: “Bubble, Bubble, Pop!”
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.

One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…POP! (clap hands)

Additional verses: Increase the number and change the color of the fish.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Maisy’s First Colors by Lucy Cousins

Lap Rhyme: “I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock”
Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little Cuckoo clock. (rock gently side to side)
Tick tock, tick tock, now I’m striking one o’clock.
Cuckoo! (lift in air once)

Repeat with: two o’clock (lift into air 2x), three o’clock (lift into air 3x)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “Little Red Wagon”
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Won’t you be my darlin’?

Additional verses:
Goin’ back and forth in my little red wagon… (lean front to back)
One wheel’s off and the axle’s broken… (lean side to side)
(Credit: Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You)

Lap Rhyme: “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)

Scarf Song: “These Are the Colors Over You” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Red and yellow, green and blue,
These are the colors over you.
Red like an apple, green like a tree,
Yellow like the sun, and blue like the sea,
Red and yellow, green and blue,
These are the colors over you.
(Credit: Allegan District Library)

Scarf Song: “Peekaboo” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Peekaboo, peekaboo,
I see you, I see you,
I see your button nose,
I see your tiny toes,
Peekaboo, I see you.

Closing Rhyme

Art Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Arty!: The Greatest Artist in the World by William Bee

Action Song: “This Is the Way We Stir the Paint”
This is the way we stir the paint,
Stir the paint, stir the paint,
This is the way we stir the paint
So early in the morning.

Additional verses:
Dip our brush
Paint the paper
Frame the picture
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Big Book: Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Mouse Paint book cover

Folder Story: “Scat the Cat”

(Credit: Adapted from Dr. Jean)

Pop-up Book: 600 Black Spots by David A. Carter
600 Black Spots

Closing Rhyme

Craft (from 2016): Free-form shape art with black spots
art preschool story time craft

Rainbow Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening song

Book: Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy

Flannel: Rainbow Soup
Take an apple
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest red you ever did see!

Take an orange
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest orange you ever did see!

Take an banana
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest yellow you ever did see!

Take an pear
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest green you ever did see!

Take some blueberries
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest blue you ever did see!

Take some grapes
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest purple you ever did see!

What did  we make with our rainbow stew?  A magical rainbow for me and you!
(Credit: Library Village)

Book: Rainbows by Martha E. H. Rustad

Song: “Rainbow Song” (Tune: “Hush, Little Baby”)
Rainbow purple
Rainbow blue
Rainbow green
And yellow too

Rainbow Orange
Rainbow red
Rainbow shining over head.

Come and count
The colors with me
How many colors
Can you see?  (Count the colors!)

Rainbow purple
Rainbow blue
Rainbow green
And yellow too

Rainbow Orange
Rainbow red
Rainbow shining over head.

Book: Rainbow: a First book of Pride by

Song:  “Rainstorm” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Yoga/breathing: Rainbow
Instructions: stand up tall, and bend slightly to the left and then to the right. Form a rainbow!

Book: There is a Rainbow by Theresa Trinder

Closing Rhyme

 

Earth Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: colors, green, tree, flower, earth

Book: The Earth Book by Todd Parr

Song: “Colors Over You” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Signs – red, yellow, green, blue, colors, flower, tree, sun, sea

Red and yellow, green and blue, these are the colors over you.
Red as a flower, green as a tree,
Yellow as the sun, and blue as the sea.
Red and yellow, green and blue, these are the colors over you!
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Rhyme: I Bounce You Here
I bounce you here, I bounce you there
I bounce you, bounce you everywhere
I tickle you here, I tickle you there
I tickle you, tickle you everywhere
I hug you here, I hug you there
I hug you, hug you everywhere
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Book: Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson

Song: “Watch Out for the Bugs!” (Tune: “Jingle Bells”)
Clap your hands,
Stomp your feet,
Wiggle all around.
Reach your hands high in the air
And now let’s touch the ground.
Hold your head,
Hold your hips,
Give yourself a hug.
Sit down upon the ground
but watch out for the bugs!

Rhyme: Round and Round the Garden
Round and round the garden like a teddy bear (swirl finger around palm)
One step, two step (walk fingers up child’s arm)
Hidden under there! (tickle child’s underarm)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

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)
Bunny hop with me. (hop)

Book: Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson

Song: “We’ve Got the Whole World In Our Hands” with ukulele chords
C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands

G7
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands

C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands

G7                 C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!

Additional Verses:
2. We should recycle now – all that we can x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!

Be kind to the plants and animals – of our land x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!

Dream your bright dream – then do all that you can x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!

We’ve got the whole world, in our hands x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
(Credit: Lyrics by Daria (dariamusic.com), chords by Dr. Jim Rosokoff (doctoruke.com))

Closing Song

Rainbows Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: colors, rainbow

Book: Duckie’s Rainbow by Frances Barry

Song: “Colors Over You” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Signs – red, yellow, green, blue, colors, flower, tree, sun, sea
Red and yellow, green and blue, these are the colors over you.
Red as a flower, green as a tree,
Yellow as the sun, and blue as the sea.
Red and yellow, green and blue, these are the colors over you!
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Rhyme: I Bounce You Here
I bounce you here, I bounce you there
I bounce you, bounce you everywhere
I tickle you here, I tickle you there
I tickle you, tickle you everywhere
I hug you here, I hug you there
I hug you, hug you everywhere
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Book: See a Rainbow: A Little Book of Colors by Annabel Blackledge

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)
Bunny hop with me. (hop)

Rhyme: Round and Round the Garden
Round and round the garden like a teddy bear (swirl finger around palm)
One step, two step (walk fingers up child’s arm)
Hidden under there! (tickle child’s underarm)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Song: “Los Colores” (Tune: “Frere Jacques”)
Red is Rojo
Green is Verde
Blue, Azul
Negro, Black
Yellow Amarillo
Purple is Morado
Grey is Gris
Brown, Café
(Credit: Miss Meg)

Book: Hello Rainbow: A Peep-Through Book of Colors illustrated by Rachael McLean


Song/Flannel: “Thanks A Lot” by Raffi: Best of Raffi
Thanks a lot, thanks for sun in the sky.
Thanks a lot, thanks for clouds so high.
Thanks a lot, thanks for whispering wind.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the birds in the spring.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the moonlit night.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the stars so bright.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the wonder in me.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the way I feel.
Thanks for the animals, thanks for the land, thanks for the people everywhere.
Thanks a lot, thanks for all I’ve got. Thanks for all I’ve got.

Closing rhyme