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Underwear Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: The Underpants Zoo by Brian Sendelbach

Song: “The Ants Go Marching” – Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs

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

Action Song: “Now You’re Getting Dressed” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
(Mime the actions throughout the song.)
First put on your underwear, underwear, underwear.
First put on your underwear. Now you’re getting dressed.

Stick your arms up in your shirt, in your shirt, in your shirt.
Stick your arms up in your shirt. Now you’re getting dressed.

Pull your pants up to your waist, to your waist, to your waist.
Pull your pants up to your waist. Now you’re getting dressed.

Wiggle your toes down in your socks, in your socks, in your socks.
Wiggle your toes down in your socks. Now you’re getting dressed.

Slip your shoes on, tie them tight, tie them tight, tie them tight.
Slip your shoes on, tie them tight. Now you’re getting dressed.

Now you can go out and play, out and play, out and play.
Now you can go out and play. You got yourself all dressed. YES!
(Credit: Jen in the Library)

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

Flannel: What Color Is Your Underwear? by Sam Lloyd

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)

Puppets: Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox, illustrated by Lydia Monks
falling-for-rapunzel cover image

Closing Rhyme

Love Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: Love: From Sesame Street by Craig Manning, illustrated by Ernie Kwiat

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: “Love Grows One by One” – Tom Pease: I’m Gonna’ Reach!
(Count with fingers, draw circle, knock, and sway during verses.)

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

Groundhog Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: Ten Grouchy Groundhogs by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook, illustrated by Jay Johnson

Puppet Rhyme: “Mr. Groundhog”
Mr. Groundhog is inside his home, warm and fast asleep.
But he’ll wake up and poke his head out for one tiny peep.
If the day is cloudy and cool, he’ll go for a stroll.
But if the sun is shining bright – Pop! Back in his hole!

Song: “The Groundhog Song” – Rick Goldin: I Like to Read

Book: Who Will See Their Shadows This Year? by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by David Biedrzycki

Song: “Where is Groundhog?” (Tune: “Where is Thumbkin?”)
Where is groundhog? Where is groundhog? (thumb behind back your back)
Here I am! Here I am! (bring thumb in front of you)
Shadows on this sunny day (wiggle thumb)
Frighten groundhogs all away. (move thumb behind back)
Winter will stay. Winter will stay. (sign for winter)

Where is groundhog? Where is groundhog? (thumb behind back your back)
Here I am! Here I am! (bring thumb in front of you)
My, oh, my a cloudy day, (wiggle thumb)
I will stay outside and play! (move thumb around)
Spring is near! Spring is near! (sign for spring)
(Credit: Sand Lake Town Library)

Flannel: “Where is Groundhog Hiding?” (with shapes)
Ask kids which shape they think groundhog is hiding under.

Song: “Groundhog Pop-Up!” – Miss Carole: Polka Dots!

Book: A Greyhound, A Groundhog by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Chris Appelhans

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

Closing Rhyme

Penguin Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon
Penguin and Pinecone book cover

Song: “If You’re a Penguin and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a penguin and you know it, flap your wings.
If you’re a penguin and you know it, flap your wings.
If you’re a penguin and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a penguin and you know it, flap your wings.

Additional verses:
Catch a fish
Waddle your feet
(Credit: The Lion is a Bookworm)

Book: Penguin by Polly Dunbar
Penguin book cover

Song: “Did You Ever See a Penguin?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a penguin, a penguin, a penguin?
Did you ever see a penguin waddle this way and that?
Waddle this way and that way, waddle this way and that way.
Did you ever see a penguin waddle this way and that?
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Song: “Bubble Bubble Pop”
One little penguin swimming in the water,
swimming in the water,
swimming in the water.
One little penguin swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…POP!
(Credit: The Storytime Station and Jbrary)

Book: Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere! by Bob Barner

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)

Scarf Song: “Popcorn Kernels”
Popcorn kernels (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot. (make their scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching them up in their fists)
Shake them, shake them, shake them (shake fists)
‘Til they POP! (toss scarves up into the air)

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

Closing Rhyme

Unicorn Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: I’m a Unicorn by Helen Yoon

Song: “If You’re a Unicorn and You Know It”
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn,
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn,
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn.

Additional verses:
Stamp your hooves
Toss your mane
Twitch your tail
Prance around

Rhyme: “Two Little Unicorns”
Two little unicorns sitting in the grass,
One named slow, the other named fast.
Run away slow, run away fast.
Come back slow, come back fast.

Additional verses:
Sitting on a wall, big/small
Flying in the sky, low/high

Song: “Walking, Walking” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: I Am a Unicorn! by Michaela Schuett
I Am a Unicorn book cover

Flannel: “I Saw Five Unicorns”
I saw five little unicorns – creatures from folklore.
I watched the blue one prance away, and then there were four.

I saw four little unicorns resting by a tree.
I watched the orange one prance away, and then there were three.

I saw three little unicorns, but as near to them I drew,
The green one pranced away, and then there were two.

I saw two little unicorns – I watched them run and run.
The red one pranced away, and then there was one.

I saw a lonely purple unicorn standing in the sun.
When I blinked my eyes, it pranced away, and then there were none.
(Credit: Story Time Secrets)

Rhyme: “Unicorn, Unicorn”
Unicorn, unicorn touch your toes.
Unicorn, unicorn touch your nose.
Unicorn, unicorn pat your head.
Unicorn, unicorn go to bed.
Unicorn, unicorn wake up now.
Unicorn, unicorn take a bow.
Unicorn, unicorn touch the ground.
Unicorn, unicorn turn around.
Unicorn, unicorn sit back down.
Unicorn, unicorn don’t make a sound.

Book: Unicorn Day by Diana Murray, illustrated by Luke Flowers

Song: “The Party Freeze Dance Song” – The Kiboomers

Closing Rhyme

Froggy Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
froggy gets dressed cover image

Song/Book: The Croaky Pokey! by Ethan Long
The Croaky Pokey! book cover

Song: “Mmm, Ahh Went the Little Green Frog”
Hop, hop went the little green frog one day. (hop in place)
Hop, hop went the little green frog.
Hop, hop went the little green frog one day.
And his legs went boing, boing, boing! (tap legs)

Glunk, glunk went the little green frog one day. (stick out tongue to catch food)
Glunk, glunk went the little green frog.
Glunk, glunk went the little green frog one day.
And his eyes went blink, blink, blink! (BIG blinks!)

Munch, munch went the little green frog one day. (open and close mouth)
Munch, munch went the little green frog.
Munch, munch went the little green frog one day.
And his mouth went gulp, gulp, gulp! (BIG gulps!)

Splash, splash went the little green frog one day. (splash motion with hands)
Splash, splash went the little green frog.
Splash, splash went the little green frog one day.
And he swam, swam, swam away! (slow swimming arms)

Book: Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz

Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs” (use frogs on a log prop)

Song: “Tadpoles” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Tadpoles are little baby frogs, (pinch fingers and thumb for size)
Baby frogs, (pinch)
Baby frogs. (pinch)
Tadpoles are little baby frogs, (pinch)
And they can swim like fish. (pantomime swimming)

Tadpoles grow four stretchy legs, (stretch arms and legs)
Stretchy legs, (stretch)
Stretchy legs. (stretch)
Tadpoles grow four stretchy legs, (stretch)
So they can hop, hop, hop! (pat hands on lap)

Closing Rhyme

Thanksgiving Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Sign Language: Thank you

Book: Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes, illustrated by Doris Barrette

Flannel Song: “Thanks a Lot” – Raffi: Quiet Time
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 wondering 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.
thanks a lot

Book: Theo’s Thanksgiving by David Steinberg, illustrated by Julia Woolf

Song: “(I’m Gonna Eat) On Thanksgiving Day” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Book: All for Pie, Pie For All by David Martin, illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev
all for pie pie for all

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Paper Plate Turkey Wreath
(Credit: The Resourceful Mama)

Robots Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Can You Find My Robot’s Arm? by Chihiro Takeuchi

Song: If You’re a Robot and You Know It by David Carter

Book: Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman
boy+bot cover image

Song: “The Robot” (Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)
The arms of the robot swing up and down,
Up and down, up and down,
The arms of the robot swing up and down,
All around the room.

Additional verses:
The head of the robot turns side to side…
The buttons on the robot blink on and off… (use hands)
The voice of the robot says beep, beep, beep…

Rhyme: Robot, Robot
Robot, robot, turn around.
Robot, robot, touch the ground.
Robot, robot, turn left and right.
Robot, robot, flash your lights.
Robot, robot, bloop and bleep.
Robot, robot, go to sleep.

Closing Rhyme

Cats and Dogs Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani

Song: “If You’re a Kitty and You Know It”
If you’re a kitty and you know it lick your paws. (pretend to lick paws)
If you’re a kitty and you know it lick your paws. (pretend to lick paws)
If you’re a kitty and you know and you really want to show it.
If you’re a kitty and you know it lick your paws. (pretend to lick paws)

Additional verses:
…show your claws (show claws)
…swish your tail (wiggle bottom)
…say “Meow!”

Book: Meow! by Victoria Ying

Flannel: Dog houses
Little dog, little dog, are you in the green house? Is this the green house? No, this is the red house. No, little dog, you are not in the red house, etc.

Song: “These Are My Glasses” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Book: The Babies and Doggies Book by John Schindel and Molly Woodward

Closing Song

Weather Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book: Bruce’s Big Storm by Ryan T. Higgens

Song: “Raindrops Are Falling” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Little raindrops are falling down,      (wiggle fingers and move them down like rain)
Falling down, falling down.
Little raindrops are falling down,
Falling to the ground.                     (tap fingers on the ground)

Bigger raindrops are falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
Bigger raindrops are falling down,
Falling to the ground.                     (tap hands on 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)

Book: Hello Sun by Dayle Ann Dodds

Flannel: Find the moon – a color guessing game
find the moon

Song: “If You’re Going to the Moon”

Song: “If It’s Raining Outside, Wear Your Boots” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.
If it’s raining outside, then your boots will keep you dry!
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.

Additional verses:
If it’s snowing outside, wear your coat…
If it’s sunny outside, wear your hat…

Book: Split! Splat! by Amy Gibson

Song with guitar chords: “Keep On the Sunny Side”

D                            G                           D
There’s a dark and a troubled side of life

D                                                                  A   A7
There’s a bright, there’s a sunny side, too

            A                                                    D
Tho’ we meet with the darkness and strife

         A7                                    D
The sunny side we also may view

[Chorus]
D                               G                                          D
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side

D                                              A    A7
Keep on the sunny side of life

              D             D7                  G                        D
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way

D                  G       D      A7        D
If we’ll keep on the sunny side of life

[Verse 2]
D                    G               D
The storm and its fury broke today

D                                         A     A7
Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear

                  A                            D
Clouds and storms will, in time, pass away

           A7                                 D
The sun again will shine bright and clear

[Chorus]

D                               G                                          D
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side

D                                              A    A7
Keep on the sunny side of life

              D             D7                  G                        D
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way

D                  G       D      A7        D
If we’ll keep on the sunny side of life

Book: Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed

Closing Song