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Frog Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Song: “I Wake Up My Hands”
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap,
A clap, clap, clap, a clap, clap, clap,
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap,
And I wiggle my waggles away.

Additional verses:
Feet – stomp
Head – nod
Belly – beep
Eyes – blink
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: By the Light of the Moon by Frann Preston-Gannon

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

Book: Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe

Closing Rhyme

Green Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Greenfield Thong, illustrated by John Parra or Green Food Fun by Lisa Bullard
Green is a Chile Pepper cover imageGreen Food Fun cover image

Flannel: “The Green Grass Grew All Around”

Song: “The Little Green Frogs” – Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel: It’s Toddler Time

Book: Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox, illustrated by Judy Horacek
Where is the Green Sheep book cover

Flannel: “Green Sheep Hide and Seek”
Hide the sheep behind a colored door. Repeat until you find the sheep.
Green sheep, green sheep, playing hide and seek.
Are you under the __ door?
Let’s take a peek!
green sheep flannel image
(Credit: Adapted from So Tomorrow)

Flannel: “Ten Little Grasshoppers”
One little, two little, three little grasshoppers,
Four little, five little, six little grasshoppers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little grasshoppers,
Ten grasshoppers in my yard.

Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me, (slap thighs to rhythm)
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Ten grasshoppers in my yard.

Ten little, nine little, eight little grasshoppers,
Seven little, six little, five little grasshoppers,
Four little, three little, two little grasshoppers,
One grasshopper in my yard.

Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
One grasshopper in my yard.

(Credit: 2008 CSLP Manual)

Book: Green by Nancy Harris

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2

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

Closing Rhyme

Turtle Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: The Littlest Turtle by Lysa Mullady, illustrated by Erica Salcedo

Sign Language: Turtle

Fingerplay: “My Little Turtle”
This is my little turtle. (make a fist)
He lives alone in a shell.
He likes his little home.
He thinks it’s really swell.
He pokes out his head (poke out thumb)
When he wants to eat.
Then he pulls it back in (hide thumb in fist)
When he wants to sleep.
(Credit: The Librarian Is on the Loose)

Book: Scoot! by Cathryn Falwell

Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along

Social Story/Yoga: Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think by Rochelle Lentini, Lindsay N. Giroux, and Mary Louise Hemmeter

Closing Song

Craft: Paper plate turtles

Earth Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: Reuse This Book! illustrated by Emma Morris

Song: “To Help Our Mother Earth” (Tune: “Mulberry Bush”)
This is the way we pick up trash,
Pick up trash, pick up trash.
This is the way we pick up trash
To help our Mother Earth.

This is the way we turn off the light,
Turn off the light, turn off the light.
This is the way we turn off the light
To help our Mother Earth.

This is the way we plant a seed,
Plant a seed, plant a seed.
This is the way we plant a seed
To help our Mother Earth.

Book: Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond by Mary Quattlebaum, illustrated by Laura J. Bryant

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

Book: It’s Earth Day, Cookie Monster! by Mary Lindeen

Song: “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow

Book: The Earth and I by Frank Asch

Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

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

Closing Rhyme

Frog Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: One Frog Sang by Shirley Parenteau, illustrated by Cynthia Jabar

Puppet Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”

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

Book: Jump! by Scott M. Fischer

Puppet Song: “Mmm, Ahh Went the Little Green Frog”
Mmm, ahh went the little green frog one day.
Mmm, ahh went the little green frog.
Mmm, ahh went the little green frog one day.
And they all went mmm, mmm, ahh.
But…
We know frogs go (clap) shanananana.
(clap) shanananana. (clap) shanananana.
We know frogs go (clap) shanananana.
They don’t go mmm, mmm, ahh.

Bloop, bloop went the little blue fish one day.
Bloop, bloop went the little blue fish.
Bloop, bloop went the little blue fish one day.
And they all went bloop, bloop, bloop.
But..
We know fish go (kiss) kissy, kissy kiss.
(kiss) kissy, kissy kiss. (kiss) kissy, kissy kiss.
We know fish go (kiss) kissy, kissy kiss.
They don’t go bloop, bloop, bloop.

Song: “Shakes Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Book: Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas

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 the both jumped up the great big hill.

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

Closing Rhyme

Green Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Jen Corace

Song: “Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow” – Peter Moses: 90 Nifty Songs
Chorus:
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow,
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow,
Can you or I or anyone know
How oats, peas, beans, and barley grow?

First the farmer sows his seed,
Then he stands and takes his ease,
He stamps his feet and claps his hands,
And turns around to view his lands.

Chorus

Next the farmer waters the seed,
Then she stands and takes her ease,
She stamps her feet and claps her hands,
And turns around to view her lands.

Chorus

Next the farmer hoes the weeds,
Then he stands and takes his ease,
He stamps his feet and claps his hands,
And turns around to view his lands.

Chorus

Last the farmer harvests her seed,
Then she stands and takes her ease,
She stamps her feet and claps her hands,
And turns around to view her lands.

Chorus

Song: “Green Zucchini” (Tune: “Alouette”)
Green zucchini, I like green zucchini
Green zucchini, that’s what I like best.
Do you like it on your head?
Yes I like it on my head.
On your head? On my head.
Oooooohhhhhh

Verses: on my shirt, on my socks

Book: Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Greenfield Thong, illustrated by John Parra
Green is a Chile Pepper cover image

Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl
Mi cuerpo, mi cuerpo hace musica (2x)

Mis manos hacen (clap clap clap)
Mis pies hacen (stomp stomp stomp)
Mi boca dice (la la la)
Mi cintura hace (cha cha cha!)

Book: Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Green book cover

Song/flannel: “Ten Little Grasshoppers”

Song: “This is How I Do It” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Closing Rhyme

Spring Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Flannel: There’s something in my garden
There’s something in my garden,
Now what can it be?
There’s something in my garden
That I can’t really see.
Hear its funny sound….
Ribbit – Ribbit – Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit

Repeat with other animals, such as a crow (caw-caw-caw), mouse (squeak-squeak-squeak), rabbit (thump-thump-thump), bird (tweet-tweet-tweet) etc.
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Song: “It is Springtime” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Book: Wake Up, It’s Spring! by Lisa Campbell Ernst

Song: “It’s Raining/Itsy-bitsy Spider Medley” – Music for Little People: Toddler Favorites

Song: “La araña pequeñita”

Book: Abracadabra, It’s Spring! by Anne Sibley O’Brien, illustrated by Susan Gal

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

Closing rhyme

Rainbows Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: colors, rainbow

Book: Duckie’s Rainbow by Frances Barry

Song: “Colors Over You” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Signs – red, yellow, green, blue, colors, flower, tree, sun, sea
Red and yellow, green and blue, these are the colors over you.
Red as a flower, green as a tree,
Yellow as the sun, and blue as the sea.
Red and yellow, green and blue, these are the colors over you!
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Rhyme: I Bounce You Here
I bounce you here, I bounce you there
I bounce you, bounce you everywhere
I tickle you here, I tickle you there
I tickle you, tickle you everywhere
I hug you here, I hug you there
I hug you, hug you everywhere
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Book: See a Rainbow: A Little Book of Colors by Annabel Blackledge

Song: “Hop, Hop, Hop Along” (Tune: “Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along (hop)
Or bounce on someone’s knee (bounce)
Higher and higher and higher and higher (lift)
Bunny hop with me. (hop)

Rhyme: Round and Round the Garden
Round and round the garden like a teddy bear (swirl finger around palm)
One step, two step (walk fingers up child’s arm)
Hidden under there! (tickle child’s underarm)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Song: “Los Colores” (Tune: “Frere Jacques”)
Red is Rojo
Green is Verde
Blue, Azul
Negro, Black
Yellow Amarillo
Purple is Morado
Grey is Gris
Brown, Café
(Credit: Miss Meg)

Book: Hello Rainbow: A Peep-Through Book of Colors illustrated by Rachael McLean


Song/Flannel: “Thanks A Lot” by Raffi: Best of Raffi
Thanks a lot, thanks for sun in the sky.
Thanks a lot, thanks for clouds so high.
Thanks a lot, thanks for whispering wind.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the birds in the spring.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the moonlit night.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the stars so bright.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the wonder in me.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the way I feel.
Thanks for the animals, thanks for the land, thanks for the people everywhere.
Thanks a lot, thanks for all I’ve got. Thanks for all I’ve got.

Closing rhyme

Colors Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: sun, rain, book, happy, please, thank you
color, yellow, blue, green, red, orange, pink, purple

Book: Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson

Song: “Where is Thumbkin?”
Where is Thumbkin? Where is Thumbkin?
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today, sir? Very well, I thank you!
Run away, run away.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Rhyme: Five GREEN Peas
Five GREEN peas in a pea pod pressed (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did the rest. (Put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and did not stop,
Until one day that pea pod POPPED! (clap hands together.)

Book: Stanley’s Colors by William Bee

Song: “If You’re Wearing…” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
If you’re wearing red or pink, red or pink, red or pink
If you’re wearing red or pink, bounce up and down!

Additional verses:
Blue or green… clap your hands
Orange or yellow… touch your ears
Black or White… tickle your toes

Rhyme: Big Round Sun
Big round sun in the spring sky Sign for Sun
Waved to a cloud that was passing by Wave!
The little cloud laughed as it started to rain Sign for Rain
And out came the big round sun again. Sign for Sun
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “Hop, Hop, Hop Along” (Tune: “Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along (hop)
Or bounce on someone’s knee (bounce)
Higher and higher and higher and higher (lift)
Bunny hop with me. (hop)

Book: Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sanda Boynton

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs:  “The Color Game” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill sings Do Re Mi on his toe leg knee , YouTube Video with matching colors

Closing Rhyme

Colors Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse by Jane Godwin, illustrated by Blanca Gomez

Flannel: Green sheep hide and seek
green sheep flannel image

Song: “If You’re Wearing…” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
If you’re wearing red today, red today, red today
If you’re wearing red today, please stand up!

Additional verses:
Blue… clap your hands
Green… touch your ears
Black… tickle your toes

Book: Monsters Love Colors  by Mike Austin

Song: “Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Book: I Spy with My Little Eye by Edward Gibbs

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

Song (with scarves): “Wave Your Scarf” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Before you begin, name the colors and wave the matching scarf
Wave your scarf up and down, up and down, up and down.
Wave your scarf up and down,
Wave your scarf.

Additional verses:
Side to side
Fast/slow
Round and round
Wave goodbye with your scarf, with your scarf, with your scarf…. Wave goodbye!

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

Closing Song

Craft: Colored objects on colored circles