Forest Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Go on an Adventure”
When ducks go on an adventure, they always say good day.
When ducks go on an adventure, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Trees, squirrel, rabbit, owl

Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Forest Hide & Seek by Eric Carle

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: “Our Arms Go Up and Down” (Tune: “The Farmer In the Dell”)
Our arms go up and down,
Our arms go up and down,
Hi ho the derry-o,
Our arms go up and down.

Additional verses:
Our feet go back and forth…
Our heads go side to side…
We all go up and down…
(Credit: Bucks County Free Library)

Puppet Rhyme: “There’s Something in the Forest”
There’s something in the forest
That I can’t really see.
There’s something in the forest.
Now what can it be?

Repeat for bear, rabbit, owl, fox, squirrel, and mouse.

Book: Hide-and-Seek In the Forest by Rachel Elliot, illustrated by Gareth Lucas

Lap Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle

Lap Song: “Way Up High in the Apple Tree”
Way up high in the apple tree, (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me.
I shook that tree as gently as I could, (shake gently)
Down came the baby, (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (kiss)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Scarf Song: “Rain on the Grass”
Rain on the grass, (shake on floor)
Rain on the trees, (shake high)
Rain on the roof, (hold above head)
But not on me. (drop)

Repeat with sun and leaves.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Scarf Song: “Peekaboo” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Peekaboo, peekaboo,
I see you, I see you,
I see your button nose,
I see your tiny toes,
Peekaboo, I see you.

Closing Rhyme

Fox Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: How to Find a Fox by Kate Gardner, illustrated by Ossi Saarinen

Song: “If You’re a Fox and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a fox and you know it, swish your tail.
If you’re a fox and you know it, swish your tail.
If you’re a fox and you know it, then you’ll really want to show it.
If you’re a fox and you know it, swish your tail.

Additional verses:
Wiggle your nose
Show your claws

Big Book: Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox, illustrated by Patricia Mullins
Hattie and the Fox book cover

Puppet Story: “The Gingerbread Man”

Song: “Gingerbread Man” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate

Book: How to Find a Fox by Nilah Magruder

Song: “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)” – Ylvis: The Fox

Flannel: “It’s So Much Fun to Share” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
It’s so much fun to share.
It’s so much fun to share.
I have a box
I’ll share with fox.
It’s so much fun to share.

Additional verses:
chair – bear
log – frog
hat – bat
house – mouse
pail – whale
wig – pig
boat – goat
(Credit: Adapted from Jen in the Library)

Closing Rhyme

Folk Tales Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: You’re Safe with Me by Chitra Soundar, illustrated by Poonam Mistry

Movement: “An Elephant Has”
An elephant has a great big trunk (swing arm)
That goes swinging to and fro.
And he has tiny, tiny eyes, (make binoculars with hands)
That show him where to go.
His great big ears go flopping, (put hands by ears to be elephant ears)
Flopping all around
While his great big feet go stomping, (stamp feet)
STOMPING on the ground!
(Adapted from https://www.kidsparkz.com/preschool-sings-zoo.html)

Song: “Elephant in There” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree by Daniel Bernstrom, illustrated by Brendan Wenzel

Song: “Jake the Snake” – Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star

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

Book/Puppets: Fox Tale Soup by Tony Bonning, illustrated by Sally Hobson

Fingerplay/Action Story: The Gingerbread Man

Closing rhyme

Hide and Seek Virtual Story Time with Ms. Mary – Family

Opening Song

Book: How to Find a Fox by Nilah Magruder (Scholastic)

Rhyme: Here is a Cave
Here is a cave. Inside is a bear. (bend fingers on one hand; put thumb inside)
Now he comes out to get some fresh air. (pop out thumb)
He stays out all summer in sunshine and heat.
He hunts in the forest for berries to eat. (move thumb in a circle)
When snow starts to fall, he hurries inside
His warm little cave and there he will hide. (put thumb inside fingers)
Snow covers the cave like a fluffy white rug.
Inside the bear sleeps all cozy and snug. (place one hand over the other)

Flannel: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs
Sitting on a hollow log
Eating the most delicious bugs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green, speckled frogs, ribbit, ribbit

Book: Everybunny Counts by Ellie Sandall (Simon & Schuster)
everybunny dance cover image

Flannel: There’s an Animal in Story Time
There’s a Bear in Story Time oh no! What are we going to do?
As long as there’s a Bear in story time, she’ll have to learn her alphabet too. (Sing alphabet song like a bear)

Repeat with Owl and Frog. End with singing the alphabet with kids in story time

Book: Bear & Hare: Where’s Bear? By Emily Gravett (Simon & Schuster)

Song: Bunny Breaths
(Modified from Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids)

Song: “If You’re A Bear and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, clap your paws
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, clap your paws
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, clap your paws

Additional verses:
If you’re a black bear and you know it…show your teeth
If you’re and grizzly bear and you know it …give a growl

Closing Rhyme

Fox Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Fox (o.k. quivering at end of nose)

Book: Do Like a Duck Does! by Judy Hindley, illustrated by Ivan Bates

Do Like a Duck Does! book cover

Song/Puppets: “Duck and Cow” – Brian Vogan and His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

Song: (Tune: “Shortnin’ Bread”)
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’, bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’, bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.

Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.

Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wigglin’ etc.

Rhyme: Here we go up, up, up

Big Book: Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox, illustrated by Patricia Mullins

Hattie and the Fox book cover

Song: They’re a Part of Me (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
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.

I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

Book/Puppet/Song: What Does the Fox Say? by Ylvis, illustrated by Svein Nyhus

What Does the Fox Say? book cover

Rhyme: Hurry scurry little mouse

Finger Puppets: The Gingerbread Man

Song (shaky eggs): “Gingerbread Man” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate

Closing Rhyme

Fox Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Do Like a Duck Does! By Judy Hindley, illustrated by Ivan Bates

Do Like a Duck Does! book cover

Song: “Duck and Cow” – Brian Vogan and His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

Finger Puppets: The Gingerbread Man

Song: “Gingerbread Man” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate

Big Book/Fox Flannel: Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox, illustrated by Patricia Mullins

Hattie and the Fox book cover

Song (shaky eggs): “I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Closing Rhyme

Craft: “F” is for fox. Letter “F” turned into fox body with ears, eye, nose, and tail.