Book: Max’s Breakfast by Rosemary Wells

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)

Book: Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony

Action Rhyme: “Pancake Rhyme”
(do the actions indicated)
Mix a pancake, stir a pancake,
Pop it in a pan,
Fry a pancake, toss a pancake,
Catch it if you can!

Book: Cinnamon Bun, I Love You 1 by Amy Schwartz

Flannel Rhyme: “Five Fluffy Pancakes”
Five fluffy pancakes frying in a pan,
The pan got hot and one went BAM!

Repeat, counting down until:
No fluffy pancakes frying in a pan,
The pan got hot and it went BAM!

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)

Scarf Rhyme: “I’m Toast in the Toaster”
I’m toast in the toaster, (crumple scarf in hands)
And I’m getting very hot.
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (sway scarf from side to side)
Up I POP! (toss scarf in the air)
(Credit: King County Library System)

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

Closing Rhyme

Breakfast Story Time – Preschool

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Opening Song

Book: Little Mouse’s Big Breakfast by Christine Pym

Fingerplay: “Five Fat Sausages”
Five fat sausages frying in a pan. (hold up 5 fingers)
All of a sudden, one went BANG! (clap hands)

Repeat, counting down until there are no sausages left.

Last line:
Now there are no fat sausages frying in the pan.

Song: “I’m Toast in the Toaster” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m toast in the toaster, (like holding a loaf of bread)
And I’m getting very hot! (fan yourself)
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (move hands back and forth)
Up I pop! (jump in the air and raise hands)

Repeat with: waffles, Pop-tarts, English muffins, bagels

Book: Hey, Pancakes! by Tamson Weston, illustrated by Stephen Gammell

Movement: “Pancakes”
Mix a pancake,
Stir a pancake,
Pop it in a pan.
Fry a pancake,
Toss a pancake,
Catch it if you can!

Flannel: “Eggs for Breakfast”

Song: “If You Like Your Eggs Scrambled” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
Yes, they’re yummy and they’re yellow,
So you’ll be a happy fellow.
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
If you like your eggs fried, jump up high…
If you want bacon with your eggs, wiggle your legs…
If you want toast instead, nod your head… (nod and say “mmm-hmmm”)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Puppets/Book: Ellie’s Breakfast by Sarah Garland

Closing Rhyme

Breakfast Story Time- Everybody

February 15, 2016

Opening Song

Book: Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast by Josh Funk, illustrated by Brendan Kearney

Rhyme: Five fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
Four fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
Three fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
Two fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
One fat sausage sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
No fat sausages sizzling in a pan.

Book: If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond