Dog Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song (with puppet)

Book: Little Freddie Two Pants by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins
The cover of the book Little Freddie Two Pants. The illustration is of a dog wearing two pairs of pants and a monkey holding a sign that says, "The dog with too many pants."

Flannel: “Dog Houses”
Little dog, little dog, come out to play.
What color house are you in today?
Are you in the green house?

Repeat for different colored houses until you find the dog.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “There’s a Dog in the School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate, A Song Resource

Book: Shmoof by Heidi McKinnon
The cover of the book Shmoof. The illustration is of a cute, tan dog with floppy ears.

Song: “BINGO”
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-o!

Book: Who Meows?: A Book of Animal Sounds by Robin Page
The cover of the book Who Meows?: A Book of Animal Sounds. The illustration is of a tan cat with green eyes who is peeking over the edge of a black rectangle that contains the title.

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Breger: Here’s a Song

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

Closing Rhyme

Dog Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

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: Dog, puppy, ball

Book: Found Dogs by Erica Sirotich

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.

Song: “Bingo”
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-o!

Flannel: “Dog Houses”
Little dog, little dog, come out to play.
What color house are you in today?
Are you in the green house?

Repeat for different colored houses until you find the dog.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Dog’s First Baby by Natalie Nelson

Lap Song: “Bumpity Bumpity Goes the Dump Truck”
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Dump out the load. (tip baby to the side)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Rhyme: “Leg Over Leg as the Dog Goes to Dover”
Leg over leg, (bounce baby on knees)
As the dog goes to Dover.
When he comes to a wall,
Jump! He goes over! (lift baby up)

Lap Rhyme: “I’m Toast in the Toaster”
I’m toast in the toaster, (bounce baby gently on lap)
And I’m getting very hot.
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (sway baby from side to side gently)
Up I POP! (lift baby up in the air)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Shaker Eggs: “There’s a Dog in the School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate: A Song Resource

Closing Rhyme

Barbie Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: Dreamhouse Party by Jill Rosenblum

Movement Activity: “Career Barbies”
Hold up a picture of a Barbie and say what job that Barbie does. Then, pretend to do things someone with that job might do. For example, Chef Barbie might chop vegetables or stir a pot and Zookeeper Barbie might feed the animals. End with Astronaut Barbie to lead into the next song.

Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip
climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
Blast off!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: My Book of Puppies illustrated by Kellee Riley

Flannel: “Barbie Shoe Song” (Tune: “Mary Wore Her Red Dress”)
(Hold up a shoe that is a different color for every day of the week.)
Barbie wears her (color) shoe, (color) shoe, (color) shoe.
Barbie wears her (color) shoe every (day of the week).

Book: You Can Be a Musician by Christy Webster, illustrated by Fernando Güell, Ferran Rodriguez, and David Güell

Song: “Shake It Off” – Kidz Bop Kids: Kidz Bop 27

Closing Rhyme

Dog Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems
pigeon wants a puppy cover image

Song: “The Paws on the Dog” [Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)
The ears on the dog go flop, flop, flop…
The nose on the dog goes sniff, sniff, sniff..
The mouth of the dog goes woof, woof, woof…
The tail on the dog goes wag, wag, wag…

Book: I Love Dogs by Barney Saltzberg

Song: “Bingo” on the whiteboard

Song: “There’s a Dog in School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate: A Song Resource

Book/Puppets: The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
The Doghouse book cover

Flannel: Dog houses
Little dog, little dog, are you in the green house? Is this the green house? No, this is the red house. No, little dog, you are not in the red house, etc.

(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “Walk, Walk” – Carol Peterson: Tiny Tunes Music for the Very Young Child

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 legs go jump, jump, jump…
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Paper Dog