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Butterfly Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert

Song: “The Butterflies in the Yard” (Tune: “The Wheels On the Bus”)
The caterpillars are wriggling around, (Wriggle around)
Wriggling around, wriggling around.
The caterpillars are wriggling around,
All around the yard.

Additional verses:
The caterpillars are building a cocoon… (Roll into a ball)
The butterflies are flying around… (Fly around)

Book: Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horáček

Song: “There’s a Tiny Caterpillar On a Leaf” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle, (Wiggling action)
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle,
There’s a tiny caterpillar, there’s a tiny caterpillar,
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle.

Additional verses:
There’s a big, fat caterpillar on a leaf, munch, munch… (Munching action)
There’s a pretty butterfly on a leaf, flutter, flutter… (Fluttering action)

Song: “Butterfly Song” – David Landau: Rocket to the Moon

Puppet Show: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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

Closing Rhyme

Airplanes Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: The Noisy Airplane Ride by Mike Downs, illustrated by David Gordon

Song: “The Airplane Song” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Book: Little Plane Learns to Write by Stephen Savage

Movement/Song: “Go Plane Go” – Kira Willey: Kings & Queens of the Forest

Flannel: “Six Little Airplanes”
Six little airplanes flying around
Zoom…zoom…zomm
One decided to touch down …zoom
Leaving 5 little airplanes flying around.

Repeat, counting down until there are no airplanes left.

Song: “I’m an Airplane” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
I’m an airplane, I’m an airplane
Flying high, flying high
I can tilt this way, I can tilt this way
In the sky, in the sky.

Additional verses:
I can tilt that way, in the sky
I can make a landing, from the sky

Book: A Plane Goes Ka-Zoom! by Jonathan London, illustrated by Denis Roche

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Classic paper airplanes

Airplanes Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: Airplane

Book: Flying by Donald Crews

Song: “If You’re a Plane and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a plane and you know it, zoom like this, “Zoom, zoom!” (spread out arms and “fly”)
If you’re a plane and you know it, zoom like this, “Zoom, zoom!” (spread out arms and “fly”)
If you’re a plane and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a plane and you know it, zoom like this, “Zoom, zoom!” (spread out arms and “fly”)

Rhyme: “The Moon is Round”
The moon is round,
As round as can be.
Two eyes,
A nose,
And a mouth like me!

Book: A Plane Goes Ka-Zoom! by Jonathan London, illustrated by Denis Roche

Song: “I Can Make My Hands Go Clap, Clap, Clap” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap.
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap,
They’re a part of me.

Additional verses:
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

Rhyme:
One, two, three,
Baby’s on my knee.
Rooster crows
And away he goes.

Rhyme:
Roly poly,
Ever so slowly.
Roly poly,
Faster, faster, faster.

Book: Maisy’s Plane by Lucy Cousins

Shaker Eggs: “Go Plane Go” – Kira Willey: Kings & Queens of the Forest

Closing Rhyme

Superheroes Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Even Superheroes Make Mistakes by Shelly Becker, illustrated by Eda Kaban

Song: ” Superhero, Superhero”
Superhero, superhero turn around
Superhero, superhero touch the ground
Superhero, superhero put on your suit
Superhero, Superhero put on your boots.
Superhero, Superhero, jump up high
Superhero, Superhero, fly, fly, fly
Superhero, Superhero, turn around.
Superhero, Superhero, please sit down.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Super Jumbo by Fred Koehler

Flannel: “Capes of Many Colors”
My cape of bravery
Goes over my head
It makes me feel bold
And its color is RED.

My cape of honesty
Makes villains speak true
And chases out lies
Its color is BLUE.

My cape of fairness
Conquers those who are mean
It makes me feel strong,
And its color is GREEN.

My cape of calmness
Makes me feel mellow
It quiets the world
And its color is YELLOW.

My cape of wisdom
Helps me to think
And solve tricky problems
Its color is PINK.

My favorite cape
Gives me a nice glow
Its all these great colors
In a rainbow!
(Source: Carissa Christner, Madison Public Library)

Song: “The Superhero” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The Superhero’s arms flex and lift,
Flex and lift, flex and lift.
The superhero’s arms flex and lift, all around the town.

Additional Verses:
The Superhero’s legs run very fast…
The Superhero jumps up super high..
(Credit: The Mild-Mannered Librarian)

Book: Do Super Heroes Have Teddy Bears? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle

Flannel: “Five Superheroes”
5 superheroes ready to fly
Here comes the villain,
Stop that guy!
This superhero can save the day.
Off he flies – up, up, and away!

Count down from 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “If You’re a Superhero and You Know It” (Tune: “If you’re happy and you know it”)
If you’re Spiderman and you know it, jump up high…..
If you’re the Flash and you know it, run super-fast…..
If you’re Catwoman and you know, climb a building…..
If you’re Aquaman and you know it, swim through the ocean…
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Action Song: “Did You Ever See a Superhero?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See…?”)
Did you ever see a hero, a hero, a hero,
Did you ever see a hero, flying through the sky?
Fly this way and that way, and that way and this way
Did you ever see a hero flying through the sky?

Additional verses: hopping on one foot, twirling around
(Credit: Jbrary)

Closing rhyme

Craft:  Masks