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Snail Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: The Rainbow Snail by Karin Åkesson
The cover of the book The Rainbow Snail. The illustration is of a snail with a rainbow for a shell.

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)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Action Song: “Driving Round in My Car”
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom!

Book: Slug in Love by Rachel Bright, illustrated by Nadia Shireen
The cover of the book Slug in Love. The illustration is of a cute, smiling slug on top of a heart that encircles the title. Additional text on the cover says, "Who wants to hug a slug called Doug?"

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: “Slowly, Slowly”
Make a snail with your fist and thumb, and creep it up your arm as you sing.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly creeps the garden snail.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly up the garden rail.

Scurry your fingers quickly up your arm.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly runs the little mouse.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly into his little house.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Ring Song: “Driving Round in My Car” (drive using a ring as the steering wheel)
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom!

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)

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) And also blow a kiss
Fan (fan wrist) And give the air a mist
Wear (place over head) And give your head a twist
Float (skim back and forth) Like a happy, swimming fish
(Credit: Leah Portz)

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

Closing Rhyme

Worm Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: The World of Worm: Shapes by Esther van den Berg
The cover of the book The World of Worm: Shapes. The illustration is of an apple, a musical triangle, and a die with three pips floating in the air above a worm.

Song: “Wiggle Dance” – Danny Go!

Book: Earthworms by Megan Borgert-Spaniol
The cover of the Backyard Wildlife book Earthworms. The cover has a photograph of an earthworm curled up with a bright pink background.

Song: “Rainy Day” – The Squeegees: Veggie Soup

Song: “The Gardener Digs the Soil” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The worms mix up the soil, (pretend to dig)
The worms mix up the soil,
High ho, the derry oh,
The worms mix up the soil.

Additional verses:
The gardener plants the seeds… (pretend to plant seeds)
The rain falls on the ground… (flutter fingers down to ground)
The sun shines bright and warm… (hold hands in circle overhead)
The seeds begin to grow… (slowly raise hands from ground)
Flowers all around… (hold hands outstretched)
Fresh vegetables to eat… (pretend to eat)

Book: Worms for Lunch? by Leonid Gore
The cover of the book Worms for Lunch? The illustration is of a monkey and a rabbit fishing using a banana and a carrot for bait when a worm crawls on their boat and they both look over at it.

Song: “Fruit Salad Salsa” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Song: “When I Woke Up Today” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Closing Rhyme

Rainforest Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: There’s a Lion in the Forest! by Mônica Carnesi
The cover of the book There's a Lion in the Forest! The illustration is of a capybara, a toucan, and a small red bird surrounded by a border of leaves.

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

Book: Quick, Little Monkey! by Sarah L. Thomson, illustrated by Lita Judge
The cover of the book Quick, Little Monkey! The illustration is of a monkey with a striped tail that is climbing up a vine.

Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Flannel Rhyme: “Five Sleepy Sloths”
Five sleepy sloths on the rainforest floor,
One swam away, and then there were four.

Four sleepy sloths climbing up a tree,
One stopped for fruit, and then there were three.

Three sleepy sloths with an upside-down view,
One switched branches, and then there were two.

Two sleepy sloths in circles they spun,
One climbed down, and then there was one.

One sleepy sloth missing everyone
Left to eat leaves, and now there are none.

Movement: “Snake Breath” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Book: Rainforest Romp by Tony Mitton, illustrated by Ant Parker
The cover of the book Rainforest Romp. The illustration is of a mouse and a rabbit in hiking clothes looking at a toucan in a rainforest.

Closing Rhyme

Jess’s Favorites Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
The cover of the book Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. The illustration is of the dark blue Pete the cat wearing white high-top shoes in front of a yellow background.

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 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: Clip-Clop! by Nicola Smee
The cover of the book Clip-Clop! The illustration is of a horse trotting with a duck, pig, dog, and cat on its back.

Flannel Rhyme: “Way Up High in the Apple Tree”
Way up high in the apple tree, (stretch arms high)
I saw two apples looking at me. (hold up two fists)
I shook that tree as hard as I could, (shaking motion)
Down came the apples… (fists fall)
And mmm, they were good! (smile and rub belly)

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.

Book: Who Took The Cookie From The Cookie Jar? by David A. Carter
The cover of the book Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? The illustration is of a dancing puppy wearing a red and yellow vest and party hat holding two cookies and saying, "Who me?", a caterpillar that is saying, "I think he did it," and a cookie jar with eyes peeking out from under the lid.

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.

Additional verses:
We throw our scarves together…
We twirl our scarves together…
(Credit: Jbrary)

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

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

Closing Rhyme

Duck Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Seven Little Ducklings by Annette LeBlanc Cate
The cover of the book Seven Little Ducklings. The illustration shows a mama duck walking proudly down a path followed by seven ducklings.

Song: “The Ducks on the Pond” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The ducks on the pond go quack quack quack,
Quack quack quack, quack quack quack.
The ducks on the pond go quack quack quack,
All day long.

Additional verses:
Flap, waddle, paddle, preen, dab (dabbling for food)

Book: Duck Goes Meow by Juliette MacIver, illustrated by Carla Martell
The cover of the book Duck Goes Meow. The background is bright red and the illustration is of a yellow duck with a speech bubble that reads, "Meow."

Song: “Baby Duck/Duckie Countdown” – Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum

Big Book w/Fingerplay: Five Little Ducks illustrated by Penny Ives
The cover of the book Five Little Ducks. The illustration is of a white mama duck floating in a pond with five yellow ducklings.

Song: “Little White Duck” – David Landau: Music for Kids

Puppet Story: A Book of Babies by Il Sung Na
The cover of the book A Book of Babies. The background is bright green and the illustration is of a baby duck hatching from an egg. It is sitting in the egg shell with the top of the shell on its head.

Closing Rhyme

Spring Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: On a Snow-Melting Day by Buffy Silverman
The cover of the book On a Snow-Melting Day: Seeking Signs of Spring. The photograph shows a child's yellow boots stomping in slush.

Song: “Spring Freeze Dance” – The Kiboomers

Book: Rumble, Rumble, Grumble, Grumble: Sounds from the Sky by Jennifer Shand, illustrated by Barbara Vagnozzi
The cover of the book Rumble, Rumble, Grumble, Grumble: Sounds from the Sky. The illustration depicts a storm cloud with lightning coming out of it and a bee flying off the edge of the cover.

Song: “Rainy Day” – The Squeegees: Veggie Soup

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Book: Is It Spring? by Kevin Henkes
The cover of the book Is It Spring? The illustration is of two squirrels peeking out of a hole in a tree that has buds but is still covered in snow.

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

Closing Rhyme

Favorite Friends Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Guess What!? by Mo Willems
The cover of the Unlimited Squirrels book Guess What!? The illustration is of a beige squirrel in the foreground saying the title and a group of other squirrels in the background looking on.

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
The cover of the book This Is Spider-Man. The illustration shows Spider-Man about to shoot a web to keep swinging in front of a city scene.

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
The cover of the book Paddington's Opposites. The illustration shows Paddington the bear facing forward next to himself facing backward.

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…

Closing Rhyme

Let’s Move Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: When I Move by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Alea Marley
The cover of the book When I Move. The illustration is of a child jumping joyfully next to the title spelled in colorful letters.

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
The cover of the book From Head to Toe. The illustration is of a blue gorilla with one arm above its head.

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
The cover of the book Clip-Clop! The illustration is of a horse trotting with a duck, pig, dog, and cat on its back.

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

Frog Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: One Frog Sang by Shirley Parenteau, illustrated by Cynthia Jabar
The cover of the book One Frog Sang. The illustration is of a happy frog singing at night with "Ka-blu-urp!" coming out of its mouth.

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.
The prop used while singing the song "Five Green and Speckled Frogs." A photograph of a stuffed log prop with five stuffed frogs sitting on it. Each frog is a different green and has a number 1 to 5 on its back.

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
The cover of the book Jump, Frog, Jump! The illustration is of a frog sitting on a lily pad in some water with a bug, fish, snake, and turtle watching in the background.

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
The cover of the book The Wide-Mouthed Frog: A Pop-up Book. The illustration is of a very wide-mouthed frog with one eye open watching a bug fly by.

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

Closing Rhyme

Love Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: That’s Love by Sam Williams, illustrated by Mique Moriuchi
The cover of the book That's Love. The illustration is of a child and a white bunny smiling at each other.

Movement Rhyme: “Little Heart”
I have a little heart, (place hand over heart)
And it goes thump, thump, thump, (pat chest three times)
It keeps right on beating,
When I jump, jump, jump. (jump three times)
I get a special feeling, when I look at you. (point to child)
It makes me want to give you a hug or two. (hug yourself)
(Credit: The Best Kids Book Site)

Song: “1-2 Hands” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri
The cover of the book All Kinds of Kisses. The illustration shows four images of parent and child animals kissing: goats, dogs, chickens, and ducks.

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

Flannel: How Kind! by Mary Murphy
The cover of the book How Kind. The illustration shows a happy chicken holding an egg out to a happy pig.

Scarf Song: “And Oh I Love You So” – Sandra Boynton: Hog Wild!

Puppet Story: Love and Kisses by Sarah Wilson, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
The cover of the book Love and Kisses. The illustration shows a girl kissing the head of a yellow and orange cat with lots of hearts floating around.

Closing Rhyme