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Winter Clothes Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke

Song: “Winter Pokey” (Tune: “Hokey Pokey”)
You put your right mitten in, you put your right mitten out,
You put your right mitten in, and you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey and you turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about!

Additional verses:
You put your left mitten in…
You put your right boot in…
You put your left boot in…
You put your winter hat in…
You put your snowsuit in…
(Credit: Sturdy for Common Things)

Big Book: The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel, illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker

Scarf Song: “Snowflake, Snowflake” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Snowflake, snowflake, dance around.
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.
Snowflake landing on my nose.
Snowflake landing on my toes.
Snowflake, snowflake, dance around.
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.

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 Song: “Wave Your Scarf Up and Down” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
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 and slow
High and low
Around and around
Put your scarf in the box
(Credit: Adapted from Jbrary)

Book: Cold Turkey by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Kirsti Call, illustrated by Chad Otis or Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka

Closing Rhyme

Hat Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: The Cat and the Rat and the Hat by Em Lynas, illustrated by Matt Hunt

Puppet Rhyme: “Where is Little Cat?” (Use hat props and a cat puppet.)
Little cat, little cat,
Are you under the _____ hat?

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: Hooray For Hat! by Brian Won
hooray for hat cover image

Song: “I Love My Hat” – Linda Adamson: Love to Sing With You
(Sung with hat props.)
I love my hat, my straw hat,
I wear it all year round.
Summer, (make sun circle with arms)
Autumn, (fingers sprinkle down)
Winter, (shiver with arms)
And spring, (star arms to the sky)
I wear my hat with everything!

I love my cap, my baseball cap,
I wear it all year round.
Summer, autumn, winter, and spring,
I wear my hat with everything!

I love my hat, my floppy hat,
I wear it all year round.
Summer, autumn, winter, and spring,
I wear my hat with everything!

I love my hat, my bucket hat,
I wear it all year round.
Summer, autumn, winter, and spring,
I wear my hat with everything!

Book: I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
I Want My Hat Back book cover

Song: “Hats Song” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
(Use ASL signs for H, A, T, S.)
H-A-T-S,
H-A-T-S,
That spells hats,
That spells hats,
Everybody wears them,
Everybody wears them,
Just for fun,
Just for fun.
Ask children for other reasons to wear hats: protect their head, shade their eyes, keep warm, when they dress up. Ask for four volunteers.
(Credit: stepbystepcc via Madison Public Library)

Closing Rhyme

Clothes and Hats Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Mr. Bat Wants a Hat by Kitty Black, illustrated by Laura Wood

Song: “Boots, Parka, Scarf and Hat” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
In wintertime we dress like that!
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

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: Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won
hooray for hat cover image

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)

Activity: “Hat Hunt”
(Credit: Miss Meg’s Storytime)

Book: Applesauce Is Fun to Wear by Nancy Raines Day, illustrated by Jane Massey

Scarf Song: “Four Corners”
My scarf has four corners,
Four corners has my scarf.
And if there weren’t four corners,
It would not be my…scarf.

Additional verses:
My hat…
My blanket…
My cape…
My pillow…

Scarf Song: “Wave Your Scarf Up and Down” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Wave your scarf up and down,
Up and down, up and down.
Wave your scarf up and down,
Wave your scarf.

Additional verses:
Left and right
Fast and slow
High and low
Around and around
Wave it goodbye
(Credit: Jbrary)

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

Clothes and Hats Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Applesauce Is Fun to Wear by Nancy Raines Day, illustrated by Jane Massey

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

Song: “Boots, Parka, Scarf and Hat” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
In wintertime we dress like that!
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won
hooray for hat cover image

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)

Activity: “Hat Hunt”
(Credit: Miss Meg’s Storytime)

Scarf Song: “Four Corners”
My scarf has four corners,
Four corners has my scarf.
And if there weren’t four corners,
It would not be my…scarf.

Additional verses:
My hat…
My blanket…
My cape…
My pillow…

Scarf Song: “Wave Your Scarf” (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Wave, wave, wave your scarf,
As slowly as you can.
Wave your scarf, wave your scarf,
As slowly as you can.

Additional verses:
Wave, wave, wave your scarf, as quickly as you can…
Swing your arms (slowly, quickly)
Stomp your feet (slowly, quickly)

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

Hats Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Hat

Book: Which Hat is That? by Anna Grossnickle Hines, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
which hat is that

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, etc…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

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

Book: This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Rhyme: The moon is round
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
And a mouth like me!

Song/Scarves: “I Like My Hat” – Carole Peterson: Stinky Cake

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

Book: Old Hat by Emily Gravett

Song (shaky eggs): “A Day for Cat in the Hat” – The Seussetts: Songs from Dr. Seuss

Closing rhyme

Hat Story Time – Preschool

Introduction: This week’s stories are about hats. How many kinds of hats can we think of (cowboy hats, chef hats, winter hats, etc.)?

Opening song

Book: This is the Hat by Nancy Van Laan, illustrated by Holly Meade

this is the hat

Action Rhyme: “Hats on Everyone”
Hats on police officers starchy and blue (salute)
Hats on fire fighters shiny and new (spray with hose)
Hat on marchers in a band (drum)
Hat on astronauts when they land (float)
Hats on farmers made of straw (shovel hay)
Hats on artists when they draw (paint)
Hats on kids out in the sun (shade eyes)
Hat on almost everyone! (hold hands out to side)
(Credit: Perry Public Library)

Book: Red Hat by Lita Judge

red hat

Fingerplay: “Grandma’s Glasses”
These are Grandma’s glasses
This is Grandma’s hat
This is the way she folds her hands
And lays them in her lap
Here are Grandpa’s glasses
And here is Grandpa’s hat
And here’s the way he folds his arms
And takes a little nap

Book: The Magic Hat by Mem Fox, illustrated by Tricia Tusa OR Hat by Paul Hoppe

magic hathat

Song w/hat prop: “I Like My Hat” – Carole Peterson: Stinky Cake

Movie: Happy Birthday, Moon adapted from the book by Frank Asch, Scholastic Storybook Treasures DVD

Craft: Decorate newspaper hats

hatcraft