Sneezy Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead, illustrated by Erin Stead
A Sick Day for Amos McGee book cover

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Book: Pigs Make Me Sneeze! by Mo Willems
Pigs Make Me Sneeze book cover

Puppet Song: “The Sneezing Song” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes

Song: “If You’re Sneezy and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Verses:
If you’re sneezy and you know it, say Ah-choo, “Ah-choo!”. . .
If you’re shivery and you know it, slurp your soup, “Slurp, slurp”. . .
If you’re sweaty and you know it, drink your juice, “Glug, glug”. . .
If you’re sleepy and you know it, take a nap, “Snore”. . .
If you’re better and you know it, jump on up, “Woo-hoo!”. . .

Book: Llama Llama Home with Mama by Anna Dewdney
llama llama home with mama cover image

Song: “I Feel Crazy So I Jump in the Soup” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Movement: “Hot Soup” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Book: Chu’s Day by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Adam Rex
Chu's Day book cover

Puppets: “Animal Sneezes”
Gather a bunch of animal puppets and sneeze with the sound of the animal. Have the audience guess the animal, then reveal the puppet.
Example: “What animal is sneezing? Moo-Achoo! Moo-Achoo!…A Cow!”

Closing Rhyme

Sick Story Time – Everybody

Book: Llama Llama Home with Mama by Anna Dewdney
llama llama home with mama cover image

Song: “Five Little Monkeys”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Book: Barn Sneeze by Karen B. Winnick

Song: “If You’re Sick and You Know It”  (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re sick and you know it cover your mouth (cough into elbow)
If you’re sick and you know it cover your mouth (cough into elbow)
If you’re sick and you know it, and you really want to show it!
If you’re sick and you know it  cover your mouth (cough into elbow)
Additional verses: drink some juice, take a nap, if you feel better and you know it — jump up and down

Puppet Show: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Song:
“Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl

Book: Dear Daisy, Get Well Soon by Maggie Smith

Song with scarves: “Tops and Bottoms” (Tune: “Frere Jacques”)
Tops and bottoms, tops and bottoms
In between, in between
Scrub them all together, scrub them all together
Now we’re clean, squeaky clean
(Credit: The Handwashing Song from Jbrary)

Closing Rhyme

Craft: “If you cough or if you sneeze, cover your mouth with a tissue please” rhyme and tissue glued to a piece of paper with a hand outline

Boo-Hoo Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: Bandage, Hurt, Sick

Book: How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague

How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? book cover

Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)

Song: Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)

Book: What Shall We Do with the Boo-Hoo Baby? By Cressida Cowell, illustrated by Ingrid Godon

What Shall We Do With the Boo-Hoo Baby?

Song: “Head, shoulders, knees and toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Book: Boo Hoo Boo-Boo by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Elivia Savadier

Boo Hoo Boo-Boo book cover

Rhyme: Great A, little a
Bouncing B,
The cat’s in the cupboard,
But she can’t see me.

Puppets: Animal Sneezes
Gather a bunch of animal puppets and sneeze with the sound of the animal and have the patrons guess. “What animal is sneezing? Moo-Achoo! Moo-Achoo! A Cow!”

Song (with shaky eggs): “I Feel Crazy so I Jump in the Soup” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Closing rhyme

Feeling Sick Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman

bear-feels-sick cover image

Song:     If you’re sick and you know it say “Ach-oo”…
If you want to feel better and you know it drink your juice…
If you want to feel better and you know it take a nap…
If you feel better and you know it jump in the air…

Book: Llama Llama Home with Mama by Anna Dewdney

llama llama home with mama cover image

Puppets: Animal Sneezes
Gather a bunch of animal puppets and sneeze with the sound of the animal and have the patrons guess. “What animal is sneezing? Moo-Achoo! Moo-Acho! A Cow!”

Song: “I Feel Crazy so I Jump in the Soup” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: How do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen; illustrations by Mark Teague

how do dinosaurs get well soon

Song: “Head, shoulders, knees and toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Book: I am Sick  by Patricia Jensen, illustrated by Johanna Hantel

i-am-sick cover image

Rhyme: I’ve Got a Cold
I’ve got a cold
My nose can’t smell
My eyes are red
I don’t feel well
So I’ll drink my juice
And go to bed. . .
My nose feels better
And so does my head!

Book: The Lady with the Alligator Purse by Mary Ann Hobermen & Nadine Bernard Westcott

lady with alligator purse

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Llama Llama’s Quilt

llama llama craft image

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