Book: Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse by Jane Godwin, illustrated by Blanca Gómez
Song: “Sammy” – Hap Palmer: Getting to Know Myself
Book: The Earth Is Good: A Chant in Praise of Nature by Michael DeMunn, illustrated by Jim McMullan
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Mountain and tree
Social Story: Big Earth, Little Me by Thom Wiley, illustrated by Kate Endle
Craft: Earth suncatchers
Book: How to Say Hello to a Worm by Kari Percival
Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener digs the soil.
The gardener digs the soil.
Hi-ho, the derry-oh,
The gardener digs the soil. (pretend to dig)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
Hi-ho, the derry-oh,
The gardener plants the seeds. (pretend to plant seeds)
Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground… (flutter fingers down to the ground)
The sun shines bright and warm… (hold hands in a circle overhead)
The seeds/plants begin to grow… (slowly raise hands from ground)
Flowers grow everywhere… (hold hands outstretched)
Fresh vegetables to eat… (pretend to eat)
Book: Flower Garden by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Yoga: Flower pose
Social Story: Being Responsible by Rebecca Pettiford
Craft: Cupcake liner flowers
Opening Song: “Hello Bubble”
Hello bubble, hello bubble,
Come and land, come and land,
Right in the middle, right in the middle,
Of my hand, of my hand.
Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)
Sign Language: Garden, flower, bugs
Puppets: Who’s in the Garden? by Phillis Gershator, illustrated by Jill McDonald
Fingerplay: “Round and Round the Garden”
Round and round the garden,
Like a teddy bear. (trace circles on baby’s hand)
One step, two steps,
A tickle under there! (crawl up their arm and tickle armpit)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)
Fingerplay: “Five Fat Peas”
Five fat peas in a peapod pressed,
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.
They grew and they grew and they wouldn’t stop.
They grew and grew until they popped!
(Credit: Jbrary)
Song: “Ten Little Flowers”
One little, two little, three little flowers,
Four little, five little, six little flowers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little flowers,
Ten flowers in the spring.
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
So they’ll grow up tall.
(Credit: Modified from The Holiday Zone)
Flannel: “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary”
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.
Book: Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Lap Song: “Bunny Hop”
Hop, hop, hop along,
And bounce on someone’s knee,
Higher & higher & higher & higher,
Bunny-hop with me.
Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.
Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)
Lap Rhyme: “I’m a Little Beetle”
I’m a little beetle (bounce baby)
And I wiggle all day. (wiggle baby)
If you get too close to me, (hug baby)
I’ll FLY away! (lift baby)
Additional verses:
I’m a little bumblebee…
I’m a little ladybug…
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Shaker Eggs: “The Valley of Vegetables” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers”
Shake your shaker up.
Shake your shaker down.
Shake it side to side.
Shake it all around.
Shake it on your shoulders.
Shake it on your head.
Shake it on your knees,
And shake it right to bed!
Book: A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis
Flannel Song: “Out in the Garden” by Jean Warren (Tune: “Down By the Station”)
Out in the garden early in the morning,
See the red tomatoes all in a row
See the happy farmer coming out to pick them
Pick, pick, pick, pick, off (he/she) goes.
Repeat with:
Red tomatoes
Yellow corn
Green peas
Orange carrots
Purple peppers
White onions
Brown potatoes
Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.
Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground…
The sun shines bright and warm…
The seeds begin to grow…
Flowers grow everywhere…
Book: If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson
Song: “In My Garden” – Raffi: One Light, One Sun
Song: “Shakes Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: Dig In! by Cindy Jenson-Elliott, illustrated by Mary Peterson
Song: “This Is the Way We Clap Our Hands” – Kimbo Educational: Teach a Toddler
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: The Night Gardener by Terry and Eric Fan
Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.
Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground…
The sun shines bright and warm…
The seeds begin to grow…
Flowers grow everywhere…
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: “Won’t You Plant Your Seeds With Care?” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Say Hello to the Morning
Book: Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story by Linda Glaser, photography by Shelley Rotner
Song: “In Our Garden” – Peter & Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 1
Fingerplay: This is my garden
Book: Anywhere Farm by Phyllis Root, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Sign Language: colors, green, tree, flower, earth
Book: The Earth Book by Todd Parr
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: Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson
Song: “Watch Out for the Bugs!” (Tune: “Jingle Bells”)
Clap your hands,
Stomp your feet,
Wiggle all around.
Reach your hands high in the air
And now let’s touch the ground.
Hold your head,
Hold your hips,
Give yourself a hug.
Sit down upon the ground
but watch out for the bugs!
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: “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: Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson
Song: “We’ve Got the Whole World In Our Hands” with ukulele chords
C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
G7
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
G7 C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
Additional Verses:
2. We should recycle now – all that we can x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
Be kind to the plants and animals – of our land x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
Dream your bright dream – then do all that you can x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
(Credit: Lyrics by Daria (dariamusic.com), chords by Dr. Jim Rosokoff (doctoruke.com))
Sign Language: Circle, Shapes, Orange, Pumpkin, green, leaf, Colors
Book: It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
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,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight!
Rhyme Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins, sitting on a gate (hold up 5 fingers)
The first one said, “Oh my, it’s getting late!” (hold up 1 finger, point to wrist)
The second one said, “There are bats in the air.” (hold up 2 fingers, flap arms)
The third one said, “But we don’t care!”(hold up 3 fingers, shake head)
The fourth one said, “Let’s run and run and run!” (hold up 4 fingers, run in place)
The fifth one said, “I’m ready to have some fun!” (hold up 5 fingers)
Then WHOOOOSH went the wind, (make wind sounds)
And OUT went the light. (clap hands together loudly)
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight! (hold up 5 fingers, roll arms)
(Credit: http://www.adventuresinstorytime.com/2018/10/family-storytime-pumpkins.html)
Song: “Bouncing, Bouncing, Baby on My Knee”
Bouncing, bouncing, baby on my knee.
Bouncing, bouncing, 1 – 2 – 3!
Clapping, clapping, baby on my knee.
Clapping, clapping, 1 – 2 – 3!
Rocking, rocking, baby on my knee.
Rocking, rocking, 1 – 2 – 3!
(Credit: Jbrary)
Book: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, then you’ll really want to show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
(Continue with additional verses)
If you’re angry and you know it, stomp your feet….
If you’re silly and you know it, wiggle around….
If you’re sad and you know it, rub your eyes (“boo hoo”)….
If you’re surprised and you know it, say “Oh my!”…..
(Credit: https://sunflowerstorytime.com/2015/10/26/feelings-jack-o-lanterns/)
Rhyme “Roly-Poly Pumpkin (Tune: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”)
Oh, the roly-poly pumpkin went rolling down the hill (roll arms)
Once it started rolling, it couldn’t keep still
It rolled and it rolled until it bumped into a rock
Then the roly-poly pumpkin rolled to a stop (clap)
(Credit: https://www.adventuresofabookworm.com/2018/10/17/storytime-pumpkins/)
Rhyme: Away Up High
Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)
Book: Pumpkin One, Pumpkin Two : A Counting Book by Natasha Rimmington
Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “Tap Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Sign Language: sun, rain, book, flower, eat, drink
Book: Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
Rhyme: Five Fat Peas
Five fat 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.)
Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.
Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground…
The sun shines bright and warm…
The seeds begin to grow…
Flowers grow everywhere…
Book: Mouse’s First Spring by Lauren Thompson
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)
Song/Fingerplay: “Ten Little Flowers” (Tune: “Ten Little Fingers”)
One little, two little, three little flowers,
Four little, five little, six little flowers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little flowers,
Ten little flowers in the springtime.
Give them rain and lots of sunshine.
Give them rain and lots of sunshine.
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
So they’ll grow up tall!
(Credit: Modified from The Holiday Zone)
Book: Eric Carle’s How Things Grow
Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: “The Valley of Vegetables” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Sign Language: vegetable, garden, flower
Book: Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Rhyme: Five fat peas
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
Rhyme: Pitty, patty, polt
Pitty, patty, polt, (tap feet together)
Shoe the little colt.
Here a nail, (tap one foot)
There a nail, (tap other foot)
Pitty, patty, polt. (tap feet together)
Book: Who’s in the Garden? By Phillis Gershator
Song: “In My Garden” – Raffi: One Light, One Sun
Puppets: There’s something in my garden
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
Book (choral): Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
Song (shaky eggs): “The Valley of Vegetables” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
