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Shapes Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Rhyme: “Star Chant” (pass out star cutouts to each of the children)
Put your star shape in the air, (hold in the air)
Hold it high and keep it there.
Put your star shape on your back, (reach back and put star on back)
Now lay it on your lap. (put star on lap)
Put your star shape on your toes, (touch star to toes)
Now hold it by your nose. (touch star to nose)
Hold your star shape in your hand, (stretch hand out in front of you)
Now everyone please stand. (have children stand up)
Wave your star shape at the door, (face door and shake star)
Now touch your star to the floor. (touch star to floor in front of you)
Hold your star in your hand and jump, jump, jump, (hold star and jump up and down)
Now toss your star shape way, way, up! (toss star up in front of you)

Book: Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

Yoga/Breathing: Learn the yoga pose “triangle”

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

Social Story: I’m Sorry by Janet Riehecky

Closing Song

Craft: Pictures made from different shapes

Shapes Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

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: Circle, square, triangle

Book: Baby Party by Rebecca O’Connell, illustrated by Susie Poole

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “This is the Way We Clap Our Hands”
This is the way we clap our hands,
Clap our hands, clap our hands.
This is the way we clap our hands,
So early in the morning.

Repeat with: tap our toes, touch our nose, stomp our feet, etc.

Flannel: “Did You Ever See a Circle?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a circle, a circle, a circle?
Did you ever see a circle? It looks like a ball.

Did you ever see a rectangle, a rectangle, a rectangle?
Did you ever see a rectangle? It looks like a door.

Did you ever see a triangle, a triangle, a triangle?
Did you ever see a triangle? It looks like a sail.

Did you ever see a square, a square, a square?
Did you ever see a square? It looks like a box.

Book: Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert or Baby Sees Shapes: Circles by Akio Kashiwara

Lap Rhyme: “I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock”
Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little Cuckoo clock. (rock gently side to side)
Tick tock, tick tock, now I’m striking one o’clock.
Cuckoo! (lift in air once)

Repeat with: two o’clock (lift into air 2x), three o’clock (lift into air 3x)
(Credit: King County Library System)

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: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle

Shaker Eggs: “Can You Shake Your Egg with Me?” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Can you shake your egg with me?
Shake your egg along with me.
It’s as easy as can be.
Now put it on your tummy!

Repeat with: knee, head, straight to bed
(Credit: King County Library System)

Shaker Eggs: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Verses: Give a shake, give a tap, clap your hands

Closing Rhyme

Shapes Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: All Sorts of Shapes by Hannah Reidy, illustrated by Emma Dodd

Song: “Have You Ever Seen A Shape?” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen A Lassie?”)
Have you ever seen a circle, a circle, a circle?
Have you ever seen a circle?
It looks like a ball.

Additional verses:
…triangle? It looks like a sail.
…rectangle? It looks like a door.
…square? It looks like a box.

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”

Book: It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
It Looked Like Spilt Milk book cover

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!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier

Song: “I Can See Shapes” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
I can see a circle shape, circle shape, circle shape,
I can see a circle shape, how about you?

Repeat with: square, triangle, rectangle, diamond
(Credit: The Story Place)

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Egg With Me” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Can you shake your egg with me?
Shake your egg along with me?
It’s as easy as can be,
Now put it on your tummy!

Repeat with: head, knee, ear

Shaker Eggs: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Verses: Give a shake, give a tap, clap your hands

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake shake.
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake your shakers.

Additional verses:
Shake your shakers high, high, high
Shake your shakers low, low, low
Shake your shakers fast, fast, fast
Shake your shakers slow, slow, slow

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

Closing Rhyme

Pi/Pie Story Time – Family

Pi recitation
What IS pi? Pi stands for a number that never ends. It is used in the study of circles. 

Opening song

 Book: Box Meets Circle by Aaron Hartline

Song : “Shapes” (Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)
A circle is a shape that goes round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
A circle is a shape that goes round and round,
Round and round.

A triangle is a shape with three sides,
Three sides, three sides.
A triangle is a shape with three sides,
Three sides. 

A square is a shape with four sides,
Four sides, four sides,
A square is a shape with four sides,
Four sides. 

Book: Pie in the Sky by Lois Ehlert

Flannel: One Whole Pie
One whole pie
Set by the door,
Cut into pieces,
I count four. 

Four pieces of pie,
All for me,
I ate one piece (make loud eating sounds as you take the piece of the board)
Now there are three. 

Three pieces of pie
For me too
I ate another piece,
Now there are two. 

Two pieces of pie
Oh! What fun!
I ate another piece,
Now there is one. 

One piece of pie
I can’t wait!
I ate that last piece
Empty plate! 

Book: All for Pie, Pie of All by David Martin

Song: “Make a Circle, Draw a Square” (Tune: “Oh My Darling Clementine”)
Make a circle, make a circle, draw it in the sky
Use your finger, use your finger, make it round as pie

Make a square, make a square, make the lines so straight
Draw a square, draw a square, draw one or draw eight

Draw a triangle, draw a triangle, always start at the top
Make a tent, make a tent, use three lines and then stop! 

Song: “ABCs”

Book: Apple Pie ABC by Alison Murray

Closing Song

 

Shapes Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: circle , square , triangle

Book: Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier

Flannel: “Did You Ever See a Circle?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”) with Orange Triangle Fox by Sarah Jones

Did you ever see a brown circle, a brown circle, a brown circle?
Did you ever see a brown circle?
It looks like a hedgehog.

Did you ever see a red square, a red square, a red square?
Did you ever see a red square?
It looks like an owl.

Did you ever see an orange triangle, orange triangle, orange triangle?
Did you ever see an orange triangle?
It looks like a fox.

Did you ever see a blue rectangle, blue rectangle, blue rectangle?
Did you ever see a blue rectangle?
It looks like a bird.

Did you ever see a purple heart, a purple heart, a purple heart?
Did you ever see a purple heart?
It looks like a bug.

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: “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: Circles by Yusuke Yonezu

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

Song: “Roll your hands” – Carol Totsky Hammett: Toddlers on Parade

Song: Let’s Tap our Feet Together (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)

Let’s tap our feet together, together, together,
Let’s tap our feet together, because it’s fun to do.

Additional verses:
Let’s clap our hands . . .
Let’s touch our nose . . .
Let’s touch our ears . . .

Book: Baby Party by Rebecca O’Connell, illustrated by Susie Poole

Song (shaky eggs): “Ladybug Picnic” – Elizabeth Mitchell: You Are My Sunshine

Closing rhyme