Colors Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: Rainbow

Book: Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff

baby bear sees blue

Song (iPod): “Five Little Frogs” – David Landau; Kids and Kitties

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: Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

lemons are not red

Rhyme: One, two, buckle my shoe
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, raise arms)
Nine, ten, a big fat hen (clap, widen arms)

Song (iPod): “Over the Deep Blue Sea” – Susan Salidor; Come Make a Circle

Book: Rain by Robert Kalan, illustrated by Donald Crews

rain

Rhyme: Trot, trot to Boston

Flannel: This Little Chick

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

Book (choral): Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton

blue hat green hat

Song (shaky eggs): “Little Red Caboose” – Old Town School of Music; Wiggleworms Love You

Closing rhyme

Weather Story Time – Preschool

Opening song

Talk about the weather, different types of weather, what the weather is like today

Book: Sun, Snow, Stars, Sky by Catherine and Laurence Anholt

sun snow stars sky

Song: (Tune: BINGO) (Write words on white board)

There was a day, when it was hot and sunny was the weather
S U N N Y
S U N N Y
S U N N Y
And Sunny was the weather.

There was a day when it was wet and rainy was the weather. RAINY
There was a day when it was cold and snowy was the weather. SNOWY
There was a day when I got blown and windy was the weather. WINDY

(Source: preschooleducation.com)

Book: Storm is Coming by Heather Tekavec, illustrated by Margaret Spengler

storm is coming

Song: “It’s raining/Itsy-bitsy spider medley” – Music for Little People: 101 Toddler Favorites

Book: Creak! Said the Bed by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Regan Dunnick

creak said the bed

Song: “If All of the Raindrops” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Craft: Umbrellas with cupcake liners and chenille stems on gray paper