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Earth Day Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: What Can You Do with a Rock? by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Katie Kath

Song: “Tree Song” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Movements: Hands and fingers are the leaves – wiggle high in the air. Move arms straight out for the branches. Touch upper body with hands when saying “trunk.” Touch legs when saying “roots.”
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots, trunk and roots,
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots, trunk and roots,
Trees are important to me and to you,
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots, trunk and roots.
(Credit: KinderNature)

Book: The Earth is Good by Michael DeMunn, illustrated by Jim McMullan

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

Movement/Yoga: Tree pose

Social Story: Big Earth, Little Me by Thom Wiley, illustrated by Kate Endle

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Earth suncatchers

Dragon Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light

Song: “Dragon Pokey”
You put your claws in, you take your claws out,
You put your claws in, and you scratch them all about!
You do the Dragon Pokey and you turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about!

Additional verses:
Feet in/stomp them all about
Teeth in/chomp them all about
Tail in/swing it all about

Book: Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Derek Anderson
waking dragons cover image

Song/Video: “Reach for the Sun”

Movement: Learn the yoga pose “dragon”

Social Story: Now by Antoinette Portis

Closing Song

Craft: Dragon cups
crepe paper dragon story time craft

House Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Building a House by Byron Barton

Song: “Here is a House”
Here is a house built up high (hands over head to make a roof)
With two big chimneys
Reaching for the sky. (raise arms up high)
Here is a window. (draw a square)
Here is a door. (pretend to open a door)
If we look inside, (peek through fingers)
There’s a mouse on the floor! (scamper fingers away)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Book: Little Houses by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Fingerplay: “Houses”
Here is a nest for robin, (cup both hands)
Here is a hive for bee, (fists together)
Here is a hole for bunny, (make a circle)
And here is a house for ME! (make a roof)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Yoga/Breathing: Child’s Pose

Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Social Story: “Pointing at Stuff” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren

Closing Song

Craft: Paper Bag Houses

Fairy Tales Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya

Song: “Fairies in the Yard” (Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)
Fairies in the yard are flying around, flying around, flying around.
Fairies in the yard are flying around.
All around the yard.

Additional verses:
Use as many variations as you can think of – e.g. twirling, skipping, running, hopping, leaping…

Book: The Foggy Foggy Forest by Nick Sharratt

Song: “There’s a Crown” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
There’s a crown on my foot, on my foot.
There’s a crown on my foot, on my foot.
It just won’t stay put; does it really go on my foot?
There’s a crown on my foot, on my foot.

There’s a crown on my knee, on my knee.
There’s a crown on my knee, on my knee.
Goodness, gracious me, does it belong on my knee?
There’s a crown on my knee, on my knee.

There’s a crown on my arm, on my arm.
There’s a crown on my arm, on my arm.
It’s not doing any harm, but does it go on my arm?
There’s a crown on my arm, on my arm.

There’s a crown on my head, on my head.
There’s a crown on my head, on my head.
Did you hear what I said? I think it goes up here instead!
There’s a crown on my head, on my head!

Song: “Wake Up Your Face” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Yoga/breathing:

Social Story: Most People by Michael Leannah

Closing rhyme

Clothes Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: What Can You Do with a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla

Song: ”Let’s All Put Our Pants On” (Tune: “Mama’s Little Baby Loves Shortnin’ Bread”)
Let’s all put our pants on, pants on, pants on,
Let’s all put our pants on, 1, 2, 3.

Additional verses:
Let’s all put our shirt on…
Let’s all put our socks on…
Let’s all put our skirt on…
Let’s all put our shoes on…
Let’s all put our sweater on…

Now that you’re all dressed, all dressed, all dressed,
Now that you’re all dressed, let’s go out to play!

Book: Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

Song: “Magic Hat” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
Put on your magic hat. (Pretend to put on hat.)
Put on your magic hat. (Pretend to put on hat.)
Oh, you can do most anything (Spread hands wide.)
In your magic hat!

Additional verses:
You can hop and hop and hop…
You can make a face…

Song: “My Silly Hat” (Tune: “This Old Man”)
On my head, I wear my hat
It is such a silly hat
That my head wiggle waggles to and fro
Where else can my silly hat go?

(foot, knee, hands)

Additional verses:
Place hat on other body parts and sing the song again.

Song: “Kindness” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Yoga/breathing: Butterfly

Social Story: Except When They Don’t by Laura Gehl

Closing rhyme

Maisy Story Time – Family

Opening Song

Book: Maisy Goes to the Movies by Lucy Cousins

Song: “Popcorn Kernels” (with scarves/towels/tissue/household objects)

Book: Maisy Goes Camping by Lucy Cousins

Song: “Camping Chant”
I was laying in my sleeping bag
I couldn’t go to sleep
I looked at my watch and wanted to weep
I rolled to my left
I rolled to my right
but all I could hear were animal noises in the night.
I heard a ‘Owl’, ‘Hoo, hoo, hoo’.

Rhyme with puppet: Where Are the Baby Mice?
Where are the baby mice? Squeak, squeak, squeak,
I cannot see them peek, peek, peek,
Here they come out of their hole,
One, two, three, and that is all! 

Book: Maisy Gets a Pet by Lucy Cousins

Song: “She Loved to Clap”
Behind the tree * *
And under the house * *
There lived a teeny * *
Tiny mouse * *

She loved to sing * *
She loved to tap * *
But most of all * *
She loved to clap * *

She clapped all night * *
She clapped all day * *
She clapped to frighten * *
The cat away * * * * * * * * (lots of claps, meow)

Book: Happy Birthday, Maisy! by Lucy Cousins

Closing Rhyme

Rainbow Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening song

Book: Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy

Flannel: Rainbow Soup
Take an apple
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest red you ever did see!

Take an orange
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest orange you ever did see!

Take an banana
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest yellow you ever did see!

Take an pear
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest green you ever did see!

Take some blueberries
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest blue you ever did see!

Take some grapes
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest purple you ever did see!

What did  we make with our rainbow stew?  A magical rainbow for me and you!
(Credit: Library Village)

Book: Rainbows by Martha E. H. Rustad

Song: “Rainbow Song” (Tune: “Hush, Little Baby”)
Rainbow purple
Rainbow blue
Rainbow green
And yellow too

Rainbow Orange
Rainbow red
Rainbow shining over head.

Come and count
The colors with me
How many colors
Can you see?  (Count the colors!)

Rainbow purple
Rainbow blue
Rainbow green
And yellow too

Rainbow Orange
Rainbow red
Rainbow shining over head.

Book: Rainbow: a First book of Pride by

Song:  “Rainstorm” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Yoga/breathing: Rainbow
Instructions: stand up tall, and bend slightly to the left and then to the right. Form a rainbow!

Book: There is a Rainbow by Theresa Trinder

Closing Rhyme

 

Kindness and Caring Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening song

Book: Don’t Hug Doug by Carrie Finison

Rhyme: “Two Little Lovebirds”
Two little lovebirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away, Jack! And fly away, Jill!
Come back, Jack! And come back, Jill!

Additional verses:
Two little lovebirds flying in the sky
One named Low and one named High. . .

Two little lovebirds sitting on a cloud
One named Soft and one named LOUD . . .

Two little lovebirds sitting on a stick
One named Slow and one named Quick. . .

Song: “If You Love Someone” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you love someone and you know it clap your hands.
If you love someone and you know it clap your hands.
If you love someone and you really want to show it,
If you love someone and you know it clap your hands!

Additional verses:
If you love someone and you know it shout hooray…
If you love someone and you know it blow a kiss…

Book: Outside, Inside LeUyen Pham

Song: “The More We Get Together” – Raffi: The Singable Songs Collection (with sign language for “more” “together” and “happy”)

Songs: “Kindness” and “Send Good Thoughts” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Yoga/breathing: Peace Breath

Social Story: Love by Stacy McAnulty

Closing Rhyme

Bears Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming

Song: “If You’re A Bear and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, clap your paws.
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, clap your paws.
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, clap your paws.

Additional verses:
If you’re a black bear and you know it…eat some blueberries
If you’re and grizzly bear and you know it …give a growl

Rhyme: My Bear (using a bear puppet)
My bear is looking all around.
My bear is sniffing at the ground.
My bear is looking at my toes.
My bear can kiss me on the nose.
My bear can whisper in my ear.
What’s he saying? Can you hear?
My bear can hide behind me,
But wherever I go, my bear can surely find me.

Book: Old Bear by Kevin Henkes

Flannel:
Bear’s not tired,
He wants to play!
He wants to catch the RED ball today.
Is this the red ball?

(Source: My Storytime Life blog)

Song: “Bears Are” (Tune: “Mary Had A Little Lamb”)
Grizzly bears are big and brown, (stretch up tall)
Big and brown, big and brown,
Grizzly bears are big and brown,
And live in the woods.

Polar bears are soft and white, (rub arms)
Soft and white, soft and white,
Polar bears are soft and white,
And live where it’s cold.

Teddy bears are just my size, (hug pretend bear)
Just my size, just my size,
Teddy bears are just my size,
To cuddle with at night.

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

Movement: Breathing and Spider Push Ups

Social Story: Bear and Hare Share by Emily Gravett

Closing Song