Summer Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Summer Song by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Flannel: “Ice Cream Colors”
We have ice cream, the best in town,
Let us begin with chocolate brown.

Now, let us scoop up some bubble-gum pink.
It is sweet and yummy, the best, some think.

Here is ice cream minty and green,
It is the creamiest I have ever seen.

Yellow ice cream is lemony and tart,
We like its taste from the very start.

Scoops of blueberry would make my day,
Look at all this ice cream, hip, hip, hooray!

Red ice cream is a strawberry delight,
All these scoops are a wonderful sight.

Vanilla white is a popular flavor,
It tastes very good to an ice-cream craver.

Purple ice cream really gives me a kick,
Good and yummy until the very last lick.

Ice cream, ice cream, what a cool sensation,
We love ice cream in any combination!
(Credit: Step by Step)

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Book: Summer by Julie Murray

Song: “Little Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: One Hot Summer Day by Nina Crews

Flannel: “If You’re Going to the Pool” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re going to the pool, wear your suit, (show picture)
If you’re going to the pool, wear your suit,
If you’re going to the pool, then a suit will keep you cool,
If you’re going to the pool, wear your suit.

Additional verses:
…then a hat will keep you cool
…then your shoes will keep you cool
…then your shades will keep you cool
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

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

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing Rhyme

Nursery Rhyme Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: Book, duck, boat, sheep

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)

Book: Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera
row row row your boat cover image

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout,
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.

Rhyme: “This Little Piggy”
This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none,
And this little piggy went “wee, wee, wee,” all the way home.

Flannel: “Baa Baa Black Sheep”
Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full.
One for my master, one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.

Book: Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker

Lap Song: “Little Red Wagon”
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Won’t you be my darlin’?

Additional verses:
Goin’ back and forth in my little red wagon… (lean front to back)
One wheel’s off and the axle’s broken… (lean side to side)
(Credit: Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You)

Lap Song: “The Grand Old Duke of York”
The grand old Duke of York, (bounce baby)
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby)
And marched them down again. (lower)

‘Cause when you’re up, you’re up, (lift baby)
And when you’re down, you’re down, (lower)
And when you’re only halfway up (lift halfway)
You are neither up nor down. (lower)

Lap Song: “Hickory Dickory Dock”
Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock. (lift)
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down, (lower)
Hickory dickory dock.

Additional verses:
The clock struck two, the mouse said, “Boo!” (bounce)
The clock struck three, the mouse said, “Whee!” (slide down legs)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Shaker Eggs: “Skip to My Lou” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Closing Rhyme

Music Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign Language: music, sing, dance

Book: Baa Baa Black Sheep by Jane Cabrera

Song: “Colors Over You” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Sign language – red, yellow, green, blue, colors, flower, tree, sun, sea
Red and yellow, green and blue, these are the colors over you.
Red as a flower, green as a tree,
Yellow as the sun, and blue as the sea.
Red and yellow, green and blue, these are the colors over you!
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Rhyme: I Bounce You Here
I bounce you here, I bounce you there
I bounce you, bounce you everywhere

I tickle you here, I tickle you there
I tickle you, tickle you everywhere

I hug you here, I hug you there
I hug you, hug you everywhere
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Book: Old MacDino Had a Farm by Becky Davies

Song with ukulele:I Love My Rooster” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya think of that?

                C

I love my rooster, my rooster loves me

                                              G7

And I feed my rooster by the big maple tree

C                                        F

My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo

         C                G7             C

Dee doodle dee doodle dee doodle dee doo

                C

I love my kitten, my kitten loves me

                                    G7

I feed my kitten by the big maple tree

C                      

My little kitten goes meow meow meow

                        F

My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo

     C          G7         C

Dee doodle dee doodle dee doodle dee doo

           C

I love my duck, my duck loves me

                      G7

I feed my duck by the big maple tree

C                    

My little duck goes quack quack quack

                      

My little kitten goes meow meow meow

                        F

My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo

     C          G7         C

Dee doodle dee doodle dee doodle dee doo
(Ukulele chord credit: Storytime Ukulele)

Rhyme: Round and Round the Garden
Round and round the garden like a teddy bear (swirl finger around palm)
One step, two step (walk fingers up child’s arm)
Hidden under there! (tickle child’s underarm)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Book: Shake It Up, Baby! by Karen Katz

Song with ukulele chords: “Yo Te Amo”

C
Yo te amo, yo te amo

G7                               C
All day long I sing this little song to you

C
Yo te amo, yo te amo

G7             C
Darling I love you

Verses:
Wo ai ni… (Mandarin Chinese)
Je t’aime… (French)
Mahal kita… (Tagalog)
Ich liebe dich… (German)
Sarang hae… (Korean)
Daisuki… (Japanese)
(Credit: Ukulele Librarian and Jbrary)

Closing rhyme

Music Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: music, sing, dance

Book: Baa Baa Black Sheep by Jane Cabrera

Song: Grand Old Duke of York” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The grand old Duke of York                                   (bounce baby)
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill               (lift baby)
And marched them down again.

‘Cause when you’re up you’re up                           (lift baby)
And when you’re down you’re down
And when you’re only halfway up                          (lift baby)
You’re neither up nor down.

He marched them to the left                                   (bounce left)
He marched them to the right                                 (bounce right)
He marched them to the top of the hill                   (lift baby)
Oh, what a silly sight!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Flannel/Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious flies (yum yum!)
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green speckled frogs (ribbet ribbet!)…

Book: Quiet Loud by Leslie Patricelli

Song: One Little, Two Little, Three Little Fingers”
One little, two little, three little fingers             (wiggle each finger)
Four little, five little, six little fingers
Seven little, eight little, nine little fingers
Ten little fingers on my hand

They wiggle and they wiggle and they wiggle all together       (wiggle fingers)
They wiggle and they wiggle and they wiggle all together
They wiggle and they wiggle and they wiggle all together
Ten little fingers on my hand

They clap and they clap and they keep on clapping            (clap)
They clap and they clap and they keep on clapping
They clap and they clap and they keep on clapping
Ten little fingers on my hand

One little, two little, three little fingers             (wiggle each finger)
Four little, five little, six little fingers
Seven little, eight little, nine little fingers
Ten little fingers on my hand
(Credit: Jbrary)

Flannel: “Thanks A Lot” by Raffi: Best of Raffi
Thanks a lot, thanks for sun in the sky.
Thanks a lot, thanks for clouds so high.
Thanks a lot, thanks for whispering wind.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the birds in the spring.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the moonlit night.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the stars so bright.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the wondering me.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the way I feel.
Thanks for the animals, thanks for the land, thanks for the people everywhere.
Thanks a lot, thanks for all I’ve got. Thanks for all I’ve got.

Song: “Baby Put Your Pants On” (Tune: “Short’nin’ Bread”)
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on         (move baby’s legs)
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three              (gently poke baby’s belly)
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three

Leg to the left, leg to the right                            (move legs)
Wiggle and jiggle and pull them up tight
Leg to the left, leg to the right
Wiggle and jiggle and pull them up tight

Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book with shaky eggs: Shake It Up, Baby! by Karen Katz *Shake at the end of the pages to signal a page turn*
Shake It Up, Baby! book cover

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs:  “Shaky, Shaky” – The Wiggles: Yummy, Yummy

Closing Song

Music Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Song: You are My Sunshine (2x) (with ukulele chords)
A
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
D                                    A
You make me happy when skies are gray,
D                                   A
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you,
E            A
Please don’t take my sunshine away

Book Sing, Don’t Cry by Angela Dominguez

Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider (3x- standard, quiet, and loud) (with ukulele chords)
A
The itsy-bitsy spider
E7                                 A
Went up the water spout.
A
Down came the rain and
E7                                A
Washed the spider out.
A
Out came the sun and
E7                           A
Dried up all the rain
And the itsy-bitsy spider
E7                                 A
Went up the spout again.
(Repeat with “teeny weeny” [little pinchy fingers] & “GREAT BIG spider” [clap])

Sing-Along Book: Every Little Thing by Bob Marley and Cedella Marley, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Every Little Thing book cover

Song: I’m a Little Teapot (3 or 4x- start slow and then get faster each time)
I’m a little teapot
Short and stout
Here is my handle
Here is my spout
When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout
“Tip me over and pour me out”

Book/Song: The Wheels on the Bus by Jane Cabrera

Song/Scarves: “If All the Raindrops”- Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Closing Song

Craft: Pom-pom Composing