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Frog and Toad Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Story: “Ice Cream” from Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel

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: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Story: “A Lost Button” from Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel

Song: “Croaky Pokey”
You put your right hand in,
You put your right hand out,
You put your right hand in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the croaky pokey,
And you hop yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about. (ribbit, ribbit)

Song: “All the Little Frogs” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
All the little frogs go Hop! Hop! Hop!
Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop!
All the little frogs go Hop! Hop! Hop!
All around the pond.

Additional verses:
All the little frogs go Splash! Splash! Splash!
All the little frogs go Swim! Swim! Swim!
All the little frogs go to sleep

Book: Frog or Toad? by Jamie Rice

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan & His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

Closing Rhyme

Toddler Favorites Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Mine, Mine, Mine, Yours! by Kimberly Gee

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: “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: Naptime with Theo and Beau by Jessica Shyba

Puppet Song: “Five Little Monkeys”

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

Book: If You’re a Robot and You Know It by David A. Carter

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: “You’ll Wave Your Scarf”
You’ll wave your scarf and I’ll wave my scarf.
We’ll wave our scarves together.
You’ll wave your scarf and I’ll wave my scarf,
In warm or wintry weather.

Additional verses:
You’ll throw your scarf…
You’ll twirl with your scarf…
You’ll shake your scarf…
(Credit: Adapted from “You’ll Sing a Song and I’ll Sing a Song” by Ella Jenkins)

Scarf Rhyme: “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

Leslie Patricelli Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: No No Yes Yes by Leslie Patricelli

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)

Song: “BINGO”

Song: “Roll Your Hands” – Carol Totsky Hammett: Toddlers on Parade

Book: Big Little by Leslie Patricelli
big little

Song: “Moon, Moon, Moon” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Song: “Everybody Clap Your Hands” – Peter Moses: 90 Nifty Songs

Book: Nighty-Night by Leslie Patricelli

Song: “This Is the Way We Wash”
This is the way we wash our face, wash our face, wash our face.
This is the way we wash our face so early in the morning.

Additional verses:
This is the way we scrub our tummies…
This is the way we scrub our toes…
This is the way we wash our arms…

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Song: “Run Baby Run” – Caspar Babypants: More Please!

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

Closing Rhyme

Favorite Friends Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond

Song: “Quiet as a Mouse” – Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star

Flannel: “Five Little Cookies” (with Cookie Monster)
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.

Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
pete the cat and his four groovy buttons

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

Book: There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems

Song: “Owl in a Tree” (Tune: “Skip to My Lou”)
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo, hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo, hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo, hoo,”
Skip to my lou, my darling.

Additional verses:
Robin in the nest goes, “Tweet, tweet, tweet…”
Duck in the pond goes, “Quack, quack, quack…”
Rooster in the yard goes, “Cock-a-doodle-doo…”
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Action Rhyme: “Little Birds”
Little birds, little birds, jump up and down.
Little birds, little birds, don’t make a sound.
Little birds, little birds, tip-toe to me.
Little birds, little birds, bend your knees.
Little birds, little birds, peep, peep, peep.
Little birds, little birds, sleep, sleep, sleep.
Little birds, little birds, fly to the leaves.
Little birds, little birds, sit down please.

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

Closing Rhyme