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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

Trucks Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening song

Book: Trucks by Cari Meister

Song: “The Wheels on the Truck”
The wheels on the truck go round and round (roll hands)
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town

Additional verses:
The shovel on the truck goes dig, dig, dig…
The bucket on the truck goes dump, dump, dump…
The horn on the truck goes honk, honk, honk…

Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Car”
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!
And on this car there was a horn, E-I-E-I-O!
With a beep beep here, and a beep beep there,
Here a beep, there a beep, everywhere a beep beep,
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!

Additional verses:
…And on this car there were some tires/wheels, roll, roll, roll, roll, roll..
…And on this car there were some wipers, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish…
…And on this car there was a motor, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom…

Book: Trucks by Byron Burton

 Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting without Tears: Get Set for School Singalong

 

Yoga/breathing: Peddle

 

Social Story: 1-2-3  A Calmer Me: Helping Children Cope When Emotions Get Out of Control by Colleen A. Patterson

Closing rhyme

 

Outside Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson

Rhyme: This is big, big, big  Hold arms out to side
This is small small small Cup hands together
This is short short short Hold hands with palms facing each other
This is tall tall tall Reach one hand above head
This is fast fast fast Circle fists quickly
This is slow slow slow Circle fists slowly
This is yes yes yes Nod
This is no no no Shake head
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Let’s Play in the Forest by Claudia Rueda
Let's Play in the Forest while the Wof is Not Around book cover

Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting without Tears: Get Set for School Singalong

Yoga: spider pushups

Book: Be Who You Are by Todd Parr

Closing Song

Space Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening song

Book: Astro Girl by Ken Wilson-Max

Song: “Zoom Zoom Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom We’re going to the moon.
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!

Far far far, we’re going to the stars!
Far far far, we’re going to the stars!
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Far far far, we’re going to the stars!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!

Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun!
Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun!
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson

Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting without Tears: Get Set for School Singalong

Yoga/Breathing: Reach for the Sun

Social Story:  Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren

Closing Song

 

 

Garden Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Book: Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” – Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs
Book: Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn
Yoga: Butterfly
Social Story: “Greeting My Teacher” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren
Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting and Responding - A Book for ...

Closing Song