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Love Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Flubby Does Not Like Valentine’s Day by Jennifer E. Morris

Flannel: “Valentine Hearts”
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with me.
I have a red one, orange one, yellow one too.
I have a green one, purple one, and one that is blue.
I have a pink one, brown one, and one that is white.
And one last valentine as black as the night.
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with me.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.

Song: “There’s A Little Wheel A-Turnin’ in My Heart” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Song: “If You Love Somebody” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Verses: Clap your hands, shout hooray, blow a kiss, jump around

Book: All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri
All Kinds of Kisses book cover

Song: “Pig on Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Song: “Skinnamarink” – Sharon, Lois, and Bram: Sing Around the Campfire

Book: Where Is Baby’s Valentine? by Karen Katz

Song: “Hearts and Kisses”
One little, two little, three little hearts,
Four little, five little, six little hearts,
Seven little, eight little, nine little hearts,
Ten little hearts and a kiss.
(Credit: SurLaLune Storytime)

Song: “Tap Your Toe and Follow Me” – Susan Salidor: Come and Make a Circle

Closing Rhyme

Dinosaur Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Snappy Little Dinosaurs by Dugald A. Steer, illustrated by Derek Matthews
Snappy Little Dinosaurs book cover

Song: “The Dinosaurs in the Swamp” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr grr grr,
Grr grr grr, grr grr grr,
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr grr grr,
All through the swamp.

Additional verses:
The Triceratops’ horns go poke poke poke…
The Stegosaurus tail goes spike, spike, spike…
The Apatasaurus mouth goes munch, munch, munch…
The Pteranodon’s wings go flap flap flap…

Flannel/Movement: “Dinosaur, Dinosaur”
Dinosaur, dinosaur,
Runs so fast.
Will we find one
If we follow these tracks?
Which tracks?
________ tracks!

Color tracks: red, orange, yellow, green, blue

Dinosaur, dinosaur,
Runs so fast.
We have found one
By following PINK tracks!
What have we found?
A . . . FLAMINGO!
Painting the ground!
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Flannel Story: How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague

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

Book with Movement: Dancing with the Dinosaurs by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Lee Wildish
Dancing with the Dinosaurs book cover

Closing Rhyme

Winter Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Winter Is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer

Flannel: “Red Mitten, Red Mitten”
Red mitten, red mitten, what do you see?
I see a blue mitten looking at me.

Repeat for different colored mittens

Song: “Snow on the Rooftops” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Sing the Cold Winter Away

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: Go, Sled! Go! by James Yang

Song: “Snowflake, Snowflake” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Snowflake, snowflake, dance around.
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.
Snowflake landing on my nose.
Snowflake landing on my toes.
Snowflake, snowflake, dance around.
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.

Song: “Snowman Freeze” – The Learning Station (stop after small head “freeze”)

Book: Bear & Hare, Snow! by Emily Gravett

Song: “Winter Pokey” (Tune: “Hokey Pokey”)
You put your right mitten in, you put your right mitten out,
You put your right mitten in, and you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey and you turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about!

Additional verses:
You put your left mitten in…
You put your right boot in…
You put your left boot in…
You put your winter hat in…
You put your snowsuit in…
(Credit: Sturdy for Common Things)

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

Closing Rhyme

Underwear Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

When you learn to use the potty, you can wear underpants that are all kinds of colors and patterns.

Book: Polar Bear’s Underwear by Tupera Tupera
Polar Bear's Underwear

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Underpants”
Head, shoulders, knees and underpants, knees and underpants.
Head, shoulders, knees and underpants, knees and underpants.
Eyes and ears and mouth and underpants.
Head, shoulders, knees and underpants, knees and underpants!
(Credit: Miss Sarah’s Storytime)

Book: Monsters Love Underpants by Claire Freedman, illustrated by Ben Cort

Song: “Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Song: “Wheels on the Bus” – Kimbo Children’s Music: Toddlers on Parade

Book: What Color is Bear’s Underwear? by Todd H. Doodler

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

Song: “Reach for the Ceiling” – Kimbo Children’s Music: Toddlers on Parade

Closing Rhyme

Bear Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff

Song: “The Cool Bear Hunt” – Dr. Jean: Dr. Jean Sings Silly Songs

Book: Bear Counts by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman

Song: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around” – The Wiggles: Taking Off!

Big Book: Sleepy Bear by Lydia Dabcovich

Song: “If You’re A Bear and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Verses:
If you’re a polar bear and you know it…clap your paws
If you’re a black bear and you know it…show your teeth
If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it…growl out loud

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2

Closing Rhyme

Farm Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Ragweed’s Farm Dog Handbook by Anne Vittur Kennedy

Flannel: “Bingo”
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-o!

Repeat, replacing each letter with a clap, one by one, until all the letters are gone.

Song: “Pig On Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

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

Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! Vol. 2

Pop-up Book: Chick by Ed Vere

Song: “The Chicken Dance” – Bob Kames: The Ultimate Party Survival Kit

Book: I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs

Song: “There’s a Dog in the School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate: A Song Resource

Song: “(Silly) Wheels on the Bus” – Miss Nina & the Jumping Jacks: Every Day’s Your Birthday!

Closing Rhyme

Opposites Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena, illustrated by Angela Dominguez

Rhyme: “Two Little Blackbirds”
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill,
One named Jack and the other named Jill.
Fly away, Jack; fly away, Jill.
Come back, Jack; come back, Jill.

Two little blackbirds sitting on a stick,
One named slow and one named quick.
Fly away, Slow; fly away, Quick.
Come back, Slow; come back, Quick.

Two little blackbirds sitting on a cloud,
One named Quiet and the other named Loud.
Fly away, Quiet; fly away, Loud.
Come back, Quiet; come back, Loud.

Book: Sharon, Lois and Bram’s Peanut Butter and Jelly by Sharon Hampson, Lois Lillienstein, Bram Morrison, and Randi Hampson, illustrated by Qin Leng

Movement Song: “Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill: The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes

Book: What’s Up, Bear? by Frieda Wishinsky, illustrated by Sean L. Moore

Flannel: Matching game

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)

Closing Rhyme

Bugs Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Jam & Honey by Melita Morales, illustrated by Laura J. Bryant

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.

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Book: Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horáček

Flannel: “Grasshopper Chant”
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)

Song: “Ain’t No Bugs on Me”
Chorus:
There ain’t no bugs on me,
There ain’t no bugs on me.
There may be bugs on some of you mugs,
But there ain’t no bugs on me.

Verse:
Juney Bug comes in the month of June, Lightning Bug in May,
Bed Bug comes at any ol’ time, but he ain’t gonna stay.
Squito he flies high, squito he flies low,
If old mosquito lands on me he ain’t gonna fly no more.

Book: Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Kevin Waldron

Song: “On My Toe There Is a Flea”
On my toe there is a flea,
Now he’s climbing up on me,
Past my stomach, past my nose,
On my head where my hair grows.
On my head there is a flea,
Now he’s climbing down on me,
Past my stomach, past my knee,
On my toe,
Take THAT, you flea!

Song: “The Ants Go Marching” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Song: “This Is How I Do It” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! Vol. 2

Closing Rhyme

Camping Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Night Animals by Gianna Marino

Puppet Rhyme: “Sleeping Bag Rhyme”
(Do an animal noise and have the kids guess the animal, then reveal the puppet.)
I was lying in my sleeping bag – I couldn’t go to sleep.
I looked at my watch, and wanted to weep!
So I rolled to the left and I rolled to the right,
But all I could hear were noises in the night!
Whoo whoo whoo! I hear…an owl!

Repeat with bear, squirrel, wolf/coyote, goose, frog, etc.

Movement: “Camp Counselor Says”
Play “Simon Says,” replacing “Simon” with “camp counselor.” Do night animal noises/movements (whoo like an owl, hop like a rabbit, etc.) and camping motions (sit by the campfire, set up a tent, and go to sleep).

Book: One-Dog Canoe by Mary Casanova, illustrated by Ard Hoyt
One-Dog Canoe book cover

Action Song: “Bear Hunt”
(Have kids repeat your words and movements.)
We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one!
I’m not scared.
It’s a beautiful day!

Look over there!
It’s a tall field of grass.
Can’t go over it,
Can’t go under it,
Can’t go around it,
We’ve got to go through it. (pretend to go through obstacle)

Repeat for mud swamp, rushing river, and cave.

(Cave verse)
Get out your flashlight,
Look around.
I see something flutter up high. (bats)
WHAT’S THAT?
I see one shiny wet nose,
Two big furry ears,
Two big googly eyes!
IT’S A BEAR!
Quick! Quietly!
Back through the cave!
Tiptoe! Tiptoe! Tiptoe!

Go back through the other 3 obstacles.

Go home! (open door, shut & lock the door, hop into bed)

We went on a Bear Hunt,
And we weren’t afraid!

Book: Don’t Feed the Bear by Kathleen Doherty, illustrated by Chip Wass

Song: “Campfire Pokey” (Tune: “Hokey Pokey”)
You put your marshmallow in,
You take your marshmallow out.
You put your marshmallow in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the campfire pokey,
And you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about!

Repeat with hot dog, potato, popcorn
(Credit: What Happens In Storytime…)

Action Song: “I’m Going Camping” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I am going camping, (point thumbs proudly to chest)
Time to pack (point to wrist)
My tent, my bedroll, and a snack. (make tent with hands, fold hands to cheek, pretend to eat)
I’ll sit by the campfire, (warm hands over fire)
Its glow so bright, (wiggle fingers like a fire)
Then snooze in my tent (pretend to snore)
‘Til the morning light! (arms circle over head)
(Credit: Lady Librarian’s Literacy, Lifestyle, and Lookbook Log)

Closing Rhyme

Outer Space Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Life on Mars by Jon Agee

Song: “If You’re Going to the Moon” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots. (stomp, stomp)
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots. (stomp, stomp)
If you’re going to the moon, this is what you have to do.
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots. (stomp, stomp)

Additional verses:
If you’re going to the moon, wear your suit (ziiiip!)
If you’re going to the moon, wear your gloves (clap, clap)
If you’re going to the moon, wear your helmet (pat your head)

Song: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

Book: Are You Big? by Mo Willems

Song: “Rocketship Run” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
If you want 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!
(Credit: Jbrary)

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

Closing Rhyme