Music Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: Music, Sing

Book/SongEvery Little Thing by Bob Marley and Cedella Marley, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Every Little Thing book cover

Song: “Mama’s Little Baby” (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
Hug that baby nice and tight!
Lean to the left, lean to the right
Hug that baby nice and tight

Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wiggling’
Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ round, (repeat)
(can alter to Grandma, Grandpa, Nanny, etc)

Rhyme: One, two, buckle my shoe (clap, tap shoes)

Three, four, shut the door (clap, cover eyes)

Five, six, pick up sticks (clap, wiggle fingers)

Seven, eight, lay them straight (clap, pat floor)

Nine, ten, a big fat hen (clap, widen arms)

Book: Baby Loves to Rock by Wednesday Kirwan

Movement Song: “Little Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Song: Let’s Tap Our Feet Together (Tune: The More We Get Together)

Let’s tap our feet together, together, together
Let’s tap our feet together because it’s fun to do.

Repeat with: Clap our hands, touch our nose, touch our ears

Book: Quiet LOUD by Leslie Patricelli

Song/Scarves: “Little Green Frog” – Charlie Hope: Songs for Little Ones

Rhyme: Popcorn

You put the oil in the pot (bounce)
And you let it get hot
You pour the popcorn in
And you start to grin
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, (gently rock back and forth)
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, pop! (lift up)

Song (with shaky eggs): “Shaky, Shaky” – The Wiggles: Yummy, Yummy

Closing Rhyme

 

Music Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Sing and Dance in Your Polka Dot Pants by Eric Litwin

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

Book: Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler

Rhyme: “We Wiggle and Wiggle and Stop”- Jbrary

Book: Doing the Animal Bop by Jan Ormerod

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

Song: “Shake My Sillies Out” –  Raffi: The Raffi Singable Songs Collection

Book: Music Is by Brandon Stosuy

Closing Song

Craft: Paper Xylophone

Songs Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: Sing, Music

Book/Song: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Jane Cabrera

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star book cover

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.
(Repeat with “Daddy” or other family members)

Book/Song: Every Little Thing adapted by Cedella Marley, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Every Little Thing book cover

Movement/BookThe Croaky Pokey! By Ethan Long

The Croaky Pokey! book cover

Rhyme: Roly poly ever so slowly (roll arms)
Roly poly faster, faster faster

Puppets/Book: The Boy on the Bus by Penny Dale

The Boy on the Bus book cover

Rhyme: Two fat sausages in a frying pan (bounce)
One went pop (lift baby up) and the other went bam! (down)

Rhyme: Round and round the butter dish (circle fingers on back or tummy)
One, two, three (tap)
A little here, a little there (tickle ears)
As tasty as can be! (nibble neck)

Ukelele/Movement: Row, row, row your boat

Book: My Favorite Things by Rogers and Hammerstein, illustrated by Renée Graef

My Favorite Things book cover

Song (with shaky eggs): “A-Tisket A-Tasket” – Sara Hickman: Newborn

Closing rhyme

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Songs Story Time – Preschool

Hello Song

Book/Song: Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf is Not Around by Claudia Rueda

Let's Play in the Forest while the Wof is Not Around book cover

Movement/Book: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush by Jane Cabrera

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush book cover

Book/Song: Every Little Thing adapted by Cedella Marley, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Every Little Thing book cover

Ukelele/Fingerplay:  Row, Row, Row Your Boat and Itsy Bitsy Spider

Puppets/Book: The Boy on the Bus by Penny Dale

The Boy on the Bus book cover

Movement/Book: The Croaky Pokey! By Ethan Long

The Croaky Pokey! book cover

Book: My Favorite Things by Rogers and Hammerstein, illustrated by Renée Graef

My Favorite Things book cover

Craft: Coloring songs based on emotions, with die-cut musical notes and instruments

preschool story time song craft

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Dance Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: Dance, Music

Book: Baby Danced the Polka by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by Jennifer Plecas

baby danced the polka

Song: “Baby’s Hokey Pokey” – Georgiana Stewart: Baby Face

Rhyme: The moon is round  
The moon is round (circle face)
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
A mouth like me

Book: Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton

Barnyard Dance book cover

Song: 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 hand wave bye, bye, bye…

Book/Puppets: Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown

dancing feet

Song: Forgot a bag to carry (Tune: “Ring around the Rosie”)
Forgot a bag to carry (sign for bag)
Our books at the library (sign for book)
Stack’em, stack’em (lift baby, or stack hands)
They all fall down (baby to lap, or hands open)
(Credit: Leah Portz, Verona Public Library)

Rhyme: X marks the spot
X marks the spot
Dot, dot, dot
Up and down
Around and around
Oooo (tickle)

Book (choral): Shake it up, Baby! by Karen Katz

Shake It Up, Baby! book cover

Song (shaky eggs): “Swing It, Baby, Swing” – Cathy Fink: All Wound Up! (fade 2:18)

Closing rhyme

Music Story Time- Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: Music

Book: Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig ; Marc Brown

dancing feet

Song: Let’s Tap our Feet Together (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)

Let’s tap our feet together, together, together,
Let’s tap our feet together, because it’s fun to do.

Let’s clap our hands . . .
Let’s touch our nose . . .
Let’s touch our ears . . .

Song: “Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Book: Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton

barnyard dance

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

Song (with puppets): Old McDonald has a farm

Rhyme: Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel

Book (with shaker eggs): Shake It Up Baby! by Karen Katz

shake it up baby

Rhyme: Bouncing, Bouncing Baby on my Knee (bounce)
Bouncing, bouncing 1 2 3! (lift or big bounce)
Clapping, clapping with baby on my knee (clap)
Clapping, clapping 1 2 3! (big clap)
Hugging, hugging baby on my knee (hug)
Hugging, hugging 1 2 3! (hug or tilt)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Song (with shaker eggs): “Shaky Shaky”- The Wiggles: Yummy yummy

Closing song