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Bicycle Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
The cover of the book Duck on a Bike. The illustration is of a duck waving at the reader while riding a red bike.

Song: “The Goldfish” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: My Bike by Byron Barton
The cover of the book My Bike. The illustration is of a child riding a green bike and wearing a blue helmet and purple backpack in front of a bright pink background.

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

Movement: Learn the yoga pose “pedal laughing”

Social Story: Bike Safety by Sarah L. Schuette
The cover of the book Bike Safety. The photograph is of a smiling child on a bike.

Closing Song

Craft: Stand-up bicycle
The photograph shows a paper cutout of a child on a bike that is attached to a paper base by two paper strips formed into circles.
(Credit: Krokotak)

Bicycle Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: My Bike by Byron Barton

Song: “The Wheels on the Bike” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The wheels on the bike go round and round, (roll hands over each other)
Round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bike go round and round
All through the town.

Additional verses:
The pedals on the bike go up and down (move feet up and down)
The streamers on the bike go swish, swoosh, swish (move hands in a swishing motion)
The bell on the bike goes ding, ding, ding (pretend to ring a bell)
The basket on the bike holds all the things (make arms into a circle like a basket in front of you)
The handles on the bike go left and right (pretend hands on handlebar, steer left and right)
(Credit: Scott, Barbara A. 1,000 Fingerplays & Action Rhymes: A Sourcebook and DVD. New York: Neal-Schuman. 2010.)

Song: “Bicycle” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: Elena Rides by Juana Medina

Song: “If You Wanna Ride Your Bike” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you wanna ride your bike, (roll arms)
Find a friend, HELLO (wave hello) . . .

Chorus: If you wanna ride your bike, (roll arms)
Then you’ve gotta do it right! (thumbs up)

Additional verses:
Tie your shoes, ONE, TWO (reach to feet)
Save your head, HELMET ON (arms up and down)
Test your breaks, PEDAL BACK (stamp backward)
Check both ways, RIGHT, LEFT (look)
(Credit: Leah Portz, Verona Public Library)

Rhyme: “Bicycle”
I have a little bicycle. (hold hands together for little)
I ride it to and fro. (rolls hands)
And when I see that big green light,
I know it’s time to go! (pedal in air fast)
I have a little bicycle. (hold hands together for little)
I took it to the shop. (rolls hands)
And when I see that big red light,
I know it’s time to STOP! (freeze)
(Credit: First Steps Ann Arbor)

Book/Puppets: Duck on a Bike by David Shannon

Closing Rhyme