Quiet and Loud Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Stop Snoring, Bernard! by Zachariah OHora

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)

Song: “Bread and Butter”
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Big Gorilla: A Book of Opposites by Anthony Browne

Fingerplay with Puppet: “Quiet Bear”
Here’s a quiet little bear,
Living in a quiet little stump, (hold thumb in fist)
When all was quiet as could be,
OUT popped he! (pop out thumb)

Flannel: “Five Little Monkeys”

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 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

Quiet Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: Don’t Wake the Dragon by Bianca Schulze, illustrated by Samara Hardy

Song: “Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands”
Clap, clap, clap your hands.
Clap them all around.
Clap them loud and
Clap them soft,
Now don’t make a sound. (fold arms)

Stamp, stamp, stamp your feet.
Stamp them all around.
Stamp them loud and
Stamp them soft,
Now don’t make a sound. (put knees together)
(Credit: Preschool Storytime Outlines)

Puppet Song: “Loud and Quiet” – Caspar Babypants: Sing Along!

Book: Tiger Can’t Sleep by S. J. Fore, illustrated by R. W. Alley

Flannel: “Five Little Dinosaurs Jumping On the Bed”
Five little dinosaurs jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more dinosaurs jumping on the bed!”

Repeat with 4, 3, 2, and 1 little dinosaurs.

Song: “Walking, Walking” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: Noisy Night by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Brian Biggs

Song: “We Are Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Closing Rhyme