Weather Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book: Bruce’s Big Storm by Ryan T. Higgens

Song: “Raindrops Are Falling” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Little raindrops are falling down,      (wiggle fingers and move them down like rain)
Falling down, falling down.
Little raindrops are falling down,
Falling to the ground.                     (tap fingers on the ground)

Bigger raindrops are falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
Bigger raindrops are falling down,
Falling to the ground.                     (tap hands on the ground)

Other Verses:
Giant raindrops…    (stamp feet on the ground)
Fast raindrops…     (wiggle fingers and sing quickly)
Slow raindrops…    (wiggle fingers and sing slowly)
Teeny Tiny raindrops…    (use fingers only for rain and sing in a high pitched voice)

Book: Hello Sun by Dayle Ann Dodds

Flannel: Find the moon – a color guessing game
find the moon

Song: “If You’re Going to the Moon”

Song: “If It’s Raining Outside, Wear Your Boots” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.
If it’s raining outside, then your boots will keep you dry!
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.

Additional verses:
If it’s snowing outside, wear your coat…
If it’s sunny outside, wear your hat…

Book: Split! Splat! by Amy Gibson

Song with guitar chords: “Keep On the Sunny Side”

D                            G                           D
There’s a dark and a troubled side of life

D                                                                  A   A7
There’s a bright, there’s a sunny side, too

            A                                                    D
Tho’ we meet with the darkness and strife

         A7                                    D
The sunny side we also may view

[Chorus]
D                               G                                          D
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side

D                                              A    A7
Keep on the sunny side of life

              D             D7                  G                        D
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way

D                  G       D      A7        D
If we’ll keep on the sunny side of life

[Verse 2]
D                    G               D
The storm and its fury broke today

D                                         A     A7
Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear

                  A                            D
Clouds and storms will, in time, pass away

           A7                                 D
The sun again will shine bright and clear

[Chorus]

D                               G                                          D
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side

D                                              A    A7
Keep on the sunny side of life

              D             D7                  G                        D
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way

D                  G       D      A7        D
If we’ll keep on the sunny side of life

Book: Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed

Closing Song

Rain Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle, illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Song with Ukulele: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”

            C   C       C     C                      G7       G7      C
The itsy bitsy spi-der climbed up the water spout.

C          C                    C     C    G7                    G7      C
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.

C       C                  C     C     G7           G7         C
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,

                  C    C       C    C                         G7      G7           C
And the itsy bitsy spi-der climbed up the spout a-gain

Book: Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins

Song with Ukulele:  “You Are My Sunshine”

C    C           C     C       C    C          C
You are my sun-shine,  my only sun-shine

C           F     F   F           F                    C   C       C7
You make me hap-py     when skies are gray;

C7        F        F          F      F              C      C      C
You’ll never know, Dear, how much I love you.

C                         C     C          G7  G7          C
Please don’t take     my sun-shine a-way.

Song: ” It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More, No More”
It ain’t gonna rain no more, no more
It ain’t gonna rain no more
Oh no, it’s up to my toe
But it ain’t gonna rain more.

Additional verses:
Oh gee, it’s up to my knee
Oh my, it’s up to my thigh
Oh fiddle, it’s up to my middle
Oh heck, it’s up to my neck
Oh dread, it’s up to my head, I’m just going to swim on home.

Book: Raindrop, Plop! by Wendy Cheyette Lewison, illustrated by Pam Paparone

Song: “Row, Row, Row your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Song: “If It’s Raining Outside” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.
If it’s raining outside, then your boots will keep you dry!
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.

Additional verses: raincoat, hat, umbrella, etc.

Closing Song

Craft: Cupcake liner umbrella

Rain Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Yee

Song: “One Little, Two Little, Three Little Raindrops”
One little, two little, three little raindrops,
Four little, five little, six little raindrops,
Seven little, eight little,
Nine little raindrops,
Ten little raindrops on my head.
(repeat with raindrops on other body parts, like nose, toes, etc.)
(Source: King County Library System)

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

Book: Splish, Splash Ducky! by Lucy Cousins

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

Song: “La Arana Pequinita” – Cantarima: Canciones Tradicionales

Book: Rain Dance by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Emlie Chollat

Song: “Little Raindrops” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Little raindrops falling down, falling down, falling down
Little raindrops falling down, falling to the ground

Additional verses:
Bigger raindrops – clap
Giant raindrops – stomp
(Source: Jbrary)

Song: “This is the Way we Clap our Hands” – Kimbo Educational: Teach a Toddler

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

Closing Song

Craft: “R” is for Rain

Rain Story Time- Everybody

Opening Song

Sign Language: Rain

Book: Mr. Grumpy’s Motor Car by John Burningham

mrgumpysmotorcar cover image

Song: “It is Springtime” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Book: Boom! Boom! Boom! by Jamie A. Swenson, illustrated by David Walker

boomboomboom cover image

Flannel: Find the Moon Game

find the moon

Song: “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More”
It ain’t gonna rain no more, no more
It ain’t gonna rain no more
*Oh no, it’s up to my toe
But it ain’t gonna rain more.

*Verses:
Oh gee, it’s up to my knee
Oh my, it’s up to my thigh
Oh fiddle, it’s up to my middle
Oh heck, it’s up to my neck
Oh dread, it’s up to my head, I’m just going to swim on home.

Book: Raindrop, Plop by Wendy Cheyette Lewison, illustrated by Pam Paparone

raindropplop cover image

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Book: The Thingamabob by Il Sung Na

thingamabob cover image

 

Activity: “Make a Thunderstorm”
First we rub hands together,
then click your tongue,
clap you hands,
slap your knees,
stomp your feet.
reverse to make the rain “stop.”

Closing Rhyme

Craft:

umbrella storytime craft

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