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)

Sign Language: Spring, bunny, flowers

Book: Peek-a-Bloom! by Marie Torres Cimarusti, illustrated by Stephanie Peterson

Fingerplay: “Here is the Beehive”
Here is the beehive,
But where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Soon they’ll come creeping out of the hive.
One! Two! Three! Four! Five!
BZZZZZZ!!!!! Back in the hive, bees!

Fingerplay: “Round and Round the Garden”
Round and round the garden,
Like a teddy bear, (trace baby’s hand)
One step, two steps,
A tickle under there! (crawl up their arm and tickle armpit)

Song: “Ten Little Flowers”
One little, two little, three little flowers,
Four little, five little, six little flowers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little flowers,
Ten flowers in the spring.

Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
So they’ll grow up tall.
(Credit: Modified from The Holiday Zone)

Book: Mouse’s First Spring by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Buket Erdogan

Lap Rhyme: “Little Frog”
A little frog in a pond am I,
Hippity, hippity, hop! (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop! (bounce)

Lap Song: “Bumpity Bumpity Goes the Dump Truck”
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Dump out the load. (tip baby to the side)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Bunny Hop”
Hop, hop, hop along,
And bounce on someone’s knee.
Higher and higher and higher and higher,
Bunny hop with me.

Shaker Eggs: “Red, Red Robin” – Rosie Flores: Sing Along with Putumayo

Closing Rhyme

Bird Story Time – Everybody

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023

Opening Song

Book: Froodle by Antoinette Portis or A Garden to Save the Birds by Wendy McClure, illustrated by Beatriz Mayumi

Action Rhyme: “Fly Your Fingers”
Fly your fingers up!
Fly your fingers down!
Fly your fingers to the side,
And fly them all around!
Perch them on your shoulders!
Perch them on your head!
Perch them on your belly, then
Put them all to bed!

Song: “Jump and Fly” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Flannel: “Five Little Birds”
5 little birds sitting in a tree.
Can you count them with me?
1-2-3-4-5!
1 flew away to look for food,
And then there were 4.

4 little birds sitting in a tree.
Can you count them with me?
1-2-3-4!
1 flew away to help build a nest,
And then there were 3.

3 little birds sitting in a tree.
Can you count them with me?
1-2-3!
1 flew away to visit her friend,
And then there were 2.

2 little birds sitting in a tree.
Can you count them with me?
1-2!
1 flew away to find water,
And then there was 1.

1 little bird sitting in a tree.
Can you count him with me?
1!
He flew away to get warm in the sun,
And then there were none.

No more little birds sitting in a tree.

Soon the little birds flew back to the tree.
They were all as happy as can be.
Can you count them with me?
1-2-3-4-5!
5 little birds sitting in a tree.
(Credit: childcareland)

Song: “If I Was a Bird” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Puppet Song: “Owl in the Tree” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo, hoo!
Hoo, hoo, hoo! Hoo, hoo, hoo!”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo, hoo!”
All night long.

Additional verses:
Duck in the pond goes, “Quack, quack, quack…”
Chicken on the farm goes, “Cluck, cluck, cluck…”
Goose in the grass goes, “Honk, honk, honk…”
All day long.
(Credit: Adapted from Mel’s Desk)

Action Rhyme: “Little Birds”
Little birds, little birds, jump up and down!
Little birds, little birds, don’t make a sound!
Little birds, little birds, tip-toe to me!
Little birds, little birds, bend your knees!
Little birds, little birds, peep, peep, peep!
Little birds, little birds, sleep, sleep, sleep!
Little birds, little birds, fly to the leaves!
Little birds, little birds, sit down please!

Book: Peck, Peck, Peck by Lucy Cousins

Song: “Bird Friends” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Bird friends, bird friends, fly around,
Up to the sky, down to the ground.
Bird friends, bird friends, flap your wings.
Open your beak and sweetly sing.
Bird friends, bird friends, fly to your nest.
Now it is time to take a rest.

Closing Rhyme

Garden Story Time – Everybody

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: Anywhere Farm by Phyllis Root, illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Song: “Won’t You Plant Your Seeds With Care?” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Say Hello to the Morning

Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.

Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground…
The sun shines bright and warm…
The seeds begin to grow…
Flowers grow everywhere…

Book: What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Maggie Smith

Rhyme: “A Little Brown Rabbit Popped Out of the Ground” (Tune: “There Was an Old Lady”)
A little brown rabbit popped out of the ground,
Wriggled his whiskers and looked around.
Another small rabbit who lived in the grass
Popped his head out and watched him pass.
Then both the small rabbits went hoppity hop,
Hoppity, hoppity, hop,
Till they came to a wall and had to stop.
Then both the small rabbits turned themselves round,
And hurried off home to their holes in the ground.
(Credit: Early Play Rhymes)

Flannel: “There’s Something In My Garden”

Song: “It is Springtime” (:12) – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Book/Puppets: Puddle Jumpers by Anne Margaret Lewis, illustrated by Nancy Cote

Closing Rhyme

Spring Story Time – Everybody

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

Opening Song

Book: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Flannel: “There’s something in my garden”

Song: “It is Springtime” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Book: Wake Up, It’s Spring! by Lisa Campbell Ernst

Song: “It’s Raining/Itsy Bitsy Spider Medley” – Music for Little People: Toddler Favorites

Song: “La Araña Pequeñita” – Cantarima: Canciones Tradicionales

Book: Spring Adventures by Julie Murray

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

Closing Rhyme

Spring Story Time – Toddler

May 3, 2021

Opening song

Book: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Flannel: There’s something in my garden
There’s something in my garden,
Now what can it be?
There’s something in my garden
That I can’t really see.
Hear its funny sound….
Ribbit – Ribbit – Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit

Repeat with other animals, such as a crow (caw-caw-caw), mouse (squeak-squeak-squeak), rabbit (thump-thump-thump), bird (tweet-tweet-tweet) etc.
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Song: “It is Springtime” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Book: Wake Up, It’s Spring! by Lisa Campbell Ernst

Song: “It’s Raining/Itsy-bitsy Spider Medley” – Music for Little People: Toddler Favorites

Song: “La araña pequeñita”

Book: Abracadabra, It’s Spring! by Anne Sibley O’Brien, illustrated by Susan Gal

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

Closing rhyme

Earth Story Time – Baby

April 16, 2021

Opening Song

Sign Language: colors, green, tree, flower, earth

Book: The Earth Book by Todd Parr

Song: “Colors Over You” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Signs – 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: Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson

Song: “Watch Out for the Bugs!” (Tune: “Jingle Bells”)
Clap your hands,
Stomp your feet,
Wiggle all around.
Reach your hands high in the air
And now let’s touch the ground.
Hold your head,
Hold your hips,
Give yourself a hug.
Sit down upon the ground
but watch out for the bugs!

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)

Song: “Hop, Hop, Hop Along” (Tune: “Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along (hop)
Or bounce on someone’s knee (bounce)
Higher and higher and higher and higher (lift)
Bunny hop with me. (hop)

Book: Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson

Song: “We’ve Got the Whole World In Our Hands” with ukulele chords
C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands

G7
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands

C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands

G7 C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!

Additional Verses:
2. We should recycle now – all that we can x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!

Be kind to the plants and animals – of our land x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!

Dream your bright dream – then do all that you can x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!

We’ve got the whole world, in our hands x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
(Credit: Lyrics by Daria (dariamusic.com), chords by Dr. Jim Rosokoff (doctoruke.com))

Closing Song

Growing Story Time – Baby

April 24, 2020

Opening Song

Sign Language: sun, rain, book, flower, eat, drink

Book: Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert

Rhyme: Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did the rest. (Put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and did not stop,
Until one day that pea pod POPPED! (clap hands together.)

Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.

Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground…
The sun shines bright and warm…
The seeds begin to grow…
Flowers grow everywhere…

Book: Mouse’s First Spring by Lauren Thompson

Rhyme: Big Round Sun
Big round sun in the spring sky Sign for Sun
Waved to a cloud that was passing by Wave!
The little cloud laughed as it started to rain Sign for Rain
And out came the big round sun again. Sign for Sun
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song/Fingerplay: “Ten Little Flowers” (Tune: “Ten Little Fingers”)
One little, two little, three little flowers,
Four little, five little, six little flowers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little flowers,
Ten little flowers in the springtime.
Give them rain and lots of sunshine.
Give them rain and lots of sunshine.
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
So they’ll grow up tall!
(Credit: Modified from The Holiday Zone)

Book: Eric Carle’s How Things Grow

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: “The Valley of Vegetables” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Closing Song

Spring Story Time – Toddler

April 26, 2019

Opening song

Book: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Puppets/Flannel: There’s something in my garden
There’s something in my garden,
Now what can it be?
There’s something in my garden
That I can’t really see.
Hear its funny sound….
Ribbit – Ribbit – Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit

Repeat with other animals, such as a crow (caw-caw-caw), mouse (squeak-squeak-squeak), rabbit (thump-thump-thump), bird (tweet-tweet-tweet) etc.
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Song: “It Is Springtime” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Book: Wake Up, It’s Spring! by Lisa Campbell Ernst

Song: “It’s raining/Itsy-bitsy spider medley” – Music for Little People: 101 Toddler Favorites

Song: “La Arana Pequinita” – Cantarima: Canciones Tradicionales

Book: Abracadabra, It’s Spring! by Anne Sibley O’Brien, illustrated by Susan Gal

Song: “This is the way we clap our hands” – Kimbo Educational: Teach a Toddler

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

Closing Song

Craft: Tissue paper blossoms on a branch