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Fairy Tale Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Sausages by Jessica Souhami
sausages book cover

Movement Story: “The Three Little Pigs: Live Action”
Read the story aloud with sound effects and have the kids do movements with you.

Book with Puppet: Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
Interrupting Chicken book cover

Song: “There Was a Dragon”
Repeat every line twice, the 2nd time ending with “long, long ago.”
There was a Dragon long ago, long ago, long ago… (fly, breathe fire)
And she lived in a big high tower, big high tower, big high tower… (hands above head in a triangle)
A wicked fairy cast a spell, cast a spell, cast a spell… (wiggle fingers, cackle)
The Dragon slept for a hundred years, a hundred years, a hundred years… (head on hands & snore)
A great big forest grew around, grew around, grew around… (spin)
A strong princess came riding by, riding by, riding by… (gallop)
She took her sword and cut the trees, cut the trees, cut the trees… (chopping motions)
She woke the dragon with a kiss, with a kiss, with a kiss… (blow kisses)
And everyone was happy then, happy then, happy then… (shout “hooray!”)

Puppet Show: Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox, illustrated by Lydia Monks
falling-for-rapunzel cover image

Closing Rhyme

Folk and Fairy Tales Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Pop-up Book: The Long-Nosed Pig by Keith Faulkner, illustrated by Jonathan Lambert

Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald”

Book: Maria Had a Little Llama by Angela Dominguez

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round,
Round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town!

Additional verses:
Horn/beep-beep-beep
Wipers/swish-swish-swish
Doors/open and shut
Babies/up & down
Parents/I love you

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Flannel Rhyme: “Queen Elsa’s Crown” (Tune: “Mary Wore Her Red Dress”)
Queen Elsa wore her purple crown, purple crown, purple crown.
Queen Elsa wore her purple crown every Sunday!

Repeat with different crowns and days.

(Credit: Miss Sarah’s Storytime)

Shaker Eggs: “The Grand Old Duke of York”
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And marched them down again.

‘Cause when you’re up, you’re up,
And when you’re down, you’re down,
And when you’re only halfway up
You are neither up nor down.

Shaker Eggs: “Egg Shakers Up”
Egg shakers up.
Egg shakers down.
Egg shakers dancing all around the town.
Dance them on your shoulders.
Dance them on your head.
Dance them on your knees,
And tuck them into bed!

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

Closing Rhyme