Book: On a Snow-Melting Day by Buffy Silverman
Song: “Spring Freeze Dance” – The Kiboomers
Book: Rumble, Rumble, Grumble, Grumble: Sounds from the Sky by Jennifer Shand, illustrated by Barbara Vagnozzi
Song: “Rainy Day” – The Squeegees: Veggie Soup
Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”
Book: Is It Spring? by Kevin Henkes
Flannel: “There’s Something in My Garden”
Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap
Song: “When I Woke Up Today” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero
Book: Guess What!? by Mo Willems
Song: “Hop Old Squirrel” – Makin’ Music Rockin’ Rhythms: Dancing in the Light of the Moon
Song: “Gray Squirrel” – Kimbo Children’s Music: Where is Thumbkin?
Book: This Is Spider-Man adapted by Emeli Juhlin
Song: “There’s a Spider on the Floor” – Raffi: Singable Songs for the Very Young
Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”
Book: Paddington’s Opposites by Michael Bond, illustrated by John Lobban
Song: “If You’re a Bear and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Use a puppet for each type of bear.
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…
If you’re a panda bear and you know it, climb a tree…
If you’re a Paddington and you know it, eat some marmalade…
Book: When I Move by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Alea Marley
Song: “Wake Up Feet”
Wake up feet, wake up feet,
Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
Wake up feet, wake up feet,
Wake up and wiggle in the morning.
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)
Book: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
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
Fingerplay: “I’m Toast in the Toaster”
I’m toast in the toaster,
And I’m getting very hot.
Tick, tock, tick, tock,
Up I POP!
(Credit: King County Library System)
Book: Clip-Clop! by Nicola Smee
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
Book: One Frog Sang by Shirley Parenteau, illustrated by Cynthia Jabar
Puppet Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum, yum!
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool.
Now there are four green and speckled frogs.
Repeat, taking a frog away each time until there are no green and speckled frogs.
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)
Book: Jump, Frog, Jump! by Robert Kalan, illustrated by Byron Barton
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
Fingerplay: “Two Little Frogs”
Two little frogs sitting on a hill,
One named Jack and one named Jill.
“Jump,” said Jack. “Jump,” said Jill.
And they both jumped down the great big hill.
Come back, Jack. Come back, Jill.
And they both jumped up the great big hill.
Pop-up Book: The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner, illustrated by Jonathan Lambert
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Maisy’s Chinese New Year by Lucy Cousins
Song: “Dragon, Dragon”
Dragon, dragon, dance around,
Dragon, dragon, touch the ground,
Dragon, dragon, scratch your head,
Dragon, dragon, point to red,
Dragon, dragon, shut the door,
Dragon, dragon, give a great big roar!
(Credit: King County Library System)
Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Book: Lucky New Year Colors by Joyce Wan
Song: “Chinese New Year Song” – The Kiboomers
Book: Round Is a Mooncake by Roseanne Thong, illustrated by Grace Lin
Song: “Moon, Moon, Moon” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito
Song: “Lunar New Year” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
See the dragon dance and prance,
Dance and prance,
Dance and prance.
See the dragon dance and prance
On Lunar New Year’s Day.
Additional verses:
Hear the firecrackers pop, pop, pop…
Hear the drums go boom, boom, boom…
(Credit: Storytime with Miss Mollie)
Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Book: Little Owl’s Snow by Divya Srinivasan
Flannel: “Little Owl Count”
5 little owls on a dark, dark night.
5 little owls are quite a sight.
5 little owls! Are you keeping score?
1 flies away and that leaves 4.
4 little owls as happy as can be.
1 flies away and that leaves 3.
3 little owls calling, “Who, who, who.”
1 flies away and that leaves 2.
2 little owls having lots of fun.
1 flies away and that leaves 1.
1 little owl and we’re almost done.
He flies away and that leaves none.
(Credit: Upper Hudson Library System)
Song: “Be Like an Owl” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Flap your wings and fly around, fly around, fly around.
Flap your wings and fly around, just like an owl.
Open your eyes big and wide, big and wide, big and wide.
Open your eyes big and wide, just like an owl.
Land on the ground and hop along, hop along, hop along.
Land on the ground and hop along, just like an owl.
Turn your head and say, “Who, who! Who, who, who! Who, who, who!”
Turn your head and say, “Who, who,” just like an owl.
(Credit: Upper Hudson Library System)
Book: Little Owl Lost by Chris Haughton
Song: “The Owls” – Laurie Berkner Band: A Laurie Berkner Halloween
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Book: Who Meows? by Robin Page
Song: “Shakin’ Like A Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2
Book: I am a Hippo by Aaron Carr
Song: “The Hooves on a Hippo Go Stomp” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The ____ on a hippo go . . . ____ ____ ____ . . . all day long.
Verses:
Hooves/stomp
Nose/snort
Birds/peck
Tail/swish
Legs/swim
Jaws/open and shut
(Credit: Verona Public Library, Leah Portz)
Book: Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton
Song: “Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes
Flannel Rhyme: “Five Hungry Hippos”
Five hungry hippos eating grass by the shore,
One cannon balls into the water and now there are four.
Four hot hippos under a shady tree,
One slides into the water and now there are three.
Three grazing hippos found some grass to chew,
One dives into the water and now there are two.
Two hot and cranky hippos want to get out of the sun,
One does a back flip into the water and now there is one.
One lonely hippo needs the others for some fun,
He jumps into the water and now there are none!
But wait!
Look in the water and what do we see?
Five cool hippos as happy as can be!
(Credit: Fun with Friends at Storytime and The Short Stack Librarian)
Scarf Song: “The Water’s Getting Higher” (Tune: “The Bear Went Over the Mountain”)
The water’s getting _____ x3
Bubble, bubble, pop!
Verses:
Higher
Lower
Faster
Slower
Rougher
Calmer
Puppet Story: Hidden Hippo by Joan Gannij, illustrated by Clare Beaton
Book: Llama Llama Meets the Babysitter by Anna Dewdney and Reed Duncan, illustrated by J.T. Morrow
Fingerplay: “5 Little Ducks”
Five little ducks went out one day, (hold up five fingers)
Over the hills and far away, (wave goodbye)
Mother duck called, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,”
But only four little ducks came back. (hold up four fingers)
Repeat with four, three, two, one, and no little ducks.
Book: Oh, Daddy! by Bob Shea
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!
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
Book: I Really Want to See You, Grandma by Taro Gomi
Ring Song: “The Ring in the Dell” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The ring goes side to side, (reach to each side)
The ring goes side to side,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The ring goes side to side.
Additional verses:
Up and down (touch sky, touch ground)
All around (draw circle in sky)
Front and back (hold in front and hide behind back)
Repeat!
Ring Song: “Can You Roll Your Ring?” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Can you roll your ring like this, (both arms roll inside ring)
Just like this?
Can you roll your ring like this,
Just like this?
Can you roll your ring like this,
‘Round and ’round and ’round your wrist?
Can you roll your ring like this,
Just like this?
Additional verses:
Drive (steering wheel)
Oh, a stop sign! Don’t you miss!
Spin (spin fast on one wrist) OR Twirl (spin in circle with ring above head)
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
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: “Five Little Monkeys”
Book: The Whales on the Bus by Katrina Charman, illustrated by Nick Sharratt
Flannel Song: “All The Fish”
All the fish are swimming in the water (with hands together, swish hands back and forth like a darting fish)
Swimming in the water
Swimming in the water
All the fish are swimming in the water (swimming motions with arms)
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…SPLASH! (make hands larger and larger and big clap to SPLASH)
Additional verses:
All the ducks are quacking in the water (quack hands like duck bills)
All the frogs are jumping in the water (hop child or hands on lap)
All the children are splashing in the water (imitate splashing in the water)
Action Rhyme: “Pumpkin Chant”
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin bread!
(hold hands flat in front, palms up, one lying on top of the other)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin head!
(put hands on head)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin pie!
(hold hands in a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin eye!
(curve hands around eyes)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin cake!
(hold hands flat, one palm up, one palm down five inches above the other)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin shake!
(hold fists up close to ears and shake hard)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin stew!
(pretend to stir stew)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin BOO!
Book: Duck & Goose: Find A Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Big Book: Jamberry by Bruce Degen
Song: “Popcorn Calling Me” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Book/Song: The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round by Wendy Wan-Long Shang, illustrated by Lorian Tu
Song: “Hot Potato” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy (With the “copy the pool noodle” game)
Movement: “Hot Soup” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Flannel Rhyme: “Five Little Cookies”
Five little cookies, with frosting galore.
Cookie Monster ate the pink one, then there were four.
Four little cookies, two and two, you see,
Cookie Monster ate the green one, then there were three.
Three little cookies, but before I knew,
Cookie Monster ate the blue one, then there were two.
Two little cookies, oh, what fun!
Cookie Monster ate the orange one, then there was one.
One little cookie, watch me run!
Cookie Monster ate the red one, then there were none.
Song: “I Feel Crazy so I Jump in the Soup” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito
Rhyme: “Pizza People, Pizza People”
Pizza People, pizza people, turn around,
…touch the ground,
…reach up high,
…touch the sky,
…find your nose,
…touch your toes,
…find your knees,
…sit down, please!
(Credit: Modified from childhood; idea from Awesome Storytime)
Puppet Story: “Hi, Pizza Man!” by Virginia Walter, illustrated by Ponder Goembel
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
