Rain 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: Rain, storm, water

Book: Let’s Go Puddling! by Emma Perry, illustrated by Claire Alexander
The cover of the book Let's Go Puddling! The illustration is of two children splashing in a puddle while wearing raincoats and rain boots.

Song: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Song: “Ten 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.
(Credit: King County Library System)

Song: “Rain Is Falling Down” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
Rain is falling down. Splash!
Rain is falling down. Splash!
Pitter patter, pitter patter,
Rain is falling down. Splash!

Sun is peeking out. Peek!
Sun is peeking out. Peek!
Peeking here, peeking there,
Sun is peeking out. Peek!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins
The cover of the book Splish, Splash, Ducky! The illustration is of a happy duckling splashing in a pond with a snail on cattails and a fish peeking out of the water.

Lap Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle

Lap Rhyme: “Little Frog”
A little frog in a pond am I,
Hippity, hippity, hop, (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop! (bounce)

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)

Scarf Song: “Rain Is Falling Down” – SteveSongs: Music Time with SteveSongs

Scarf Rhyme: “Falling Raindrops”
Raindrops, raindrops,
Falling all around, (wave scarf in a circle)
Pitter-patter on the roof, (wave high)
Pitter-patter on the ground. (wave low)
Here is my umbrella. (open scarf and put above head)
It will keep me dry.
When I go walking in the rain, (march)
I hold it up so high. (reach high)
(Credit: Bayviews.org)

Closing Rhyme

Rain Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Rainy by Tessa Kenan
The cover of the book Weather Report: Rainy. It has a photograph of a girl holding an umbrella.

Song: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: The Rainbow Snail by Karin Åkesson
The cover of the book The Rainbow Snail. The illustration is of a snail with a rainbow for a shell.

Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along

Yoga: Umbrella, rain boots, & puddle poses
(Credit: Pyramid Kids Yoga)

Social Story: Sunny-Side Up by Jacky Davis, illustrated by Fiona Woodcock
The cover of the book Sunny-Side Up. The illustration shows a happy girl standing in a shower of colorful raindrops.

Closing Song

Craft: Streamer and cotton ball rainbow clouds
A photo of a paper cloud with cotton balls glued on top and rainbow colored streamers glued to the bottom of it.

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