Vegetables Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks, illustrated by Sue Hendra

Song: “Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Song: “Vegetable Song” (Tune: “Twinkle Twinkle”)
Carrots, peas, and broccoli,
Vegetables are good for me.
For my snack and in my lunch,
Veggie sticks are great to munch.
Carrots, peas, and broccoli,
Vegetables are good for me.

Book: Up, Down and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Up, Down, and Around book cover

Rhyme: 10 Vegetables
I have ten little vegetables,
And they all taste yummy to me.
They grow everywhere,
Would you like to see?
I can pick them from up high,
I can pick them from down low.
I can chop them and put them in a pot,
And cook them nice and slow.

Song: “When the Pod went Pop!” – Rachel Buchman: Sing a Song of Seasons
(say “pop” then clap)

Rhyme: Five fat peas
Five plump peas in a peapod pressed (press two fists together)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest (fingers gradually pop up from fist)
They grew and they grew and they did not stop (slowly, spread hands farther & farther apart)
Until one day the pod went POP! (bring hands together with a big clap!)

Book: Very Tasty Vegetables by Bryony Jones, designed and illustrated by Rebecca Fox

Song: “Jump, Jump” – Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights: I’m a Rock Star

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” – Children’s Music: Toddlers on Parade

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Craft:
Peas in a pod

Clothing Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Polar Bear’s Underwear by tupera tupera
Polar Bear's Underwear

Action Rhyme: “Old Shoes, New Shoes”
Old shoes, new shoes, (clap)
I am wearing my shoes
One, two, three four,
Now I stomp them on the floor!

Song: “Jump, Jump” – Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights: I’m a Rock Star

Book: How Do I Put It On? by Shigeo Watanabe, illustrated by Yasuo Ohtomo

Song: “Boots” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka

Song: “Hat, Shirt, Pants and Shoes” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Hat, shirt, pants and shoes, pants and shoes.
Hat, shirt, pants and shoes, pants and shoes
Scarf and belt and mittens and socks.
Hat, shirt, pants and shoes, pants and shoes.

Book: Book-o-Hats by Donald Lemke, art and design by Bob Lentz

Song: “I Like My Hat” – Carole Peterson: Stinky Cake

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

Closing Song

Craft: Dress a paper scarecrow. (Source: Sunflower Storytime)

 

Bus Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: It’s a Field Trip, Busy Bus! by Jody Jensen Shaffer, illustrated by Claire Messer

Song: “(Silly) Wheels on the Bus” – Miss Nina and the Jumping Jacks: Every Day’s Your Birthday

Book: The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort, illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Song: “Drivin’ in my Car” – Ralph’s World: Ralph’s World

Song: “1-2 Hands” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero 

Rhyme: Stop Light March
Green says, “Go!” (march quickly)
Go! Go! Go!
Yellow says, “Slow!” (march slowly)
Slow…slow…slow
And red says, “Stop!” (stop and freeze)

Go! Go! Go! (march fast)
Slow…slow…slow (march slowly)
and STOP! (stop)

Book: The Bus Stop by Janet Morgan Stoeke

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

Closing Song

Craft: Bus out of paper shapes

Building Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Dig, Dump, Roll by Sally Sutton, illustrated by Brian Lovelock

Fingerplay: “Five Little Nails”
Five little nails, standing straight and steady
Here I come with my hammer ready!
Bam, bam, bam! That nail goes down.
Now there are just four nails to pound.
(count down)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Action Rhyme: Cranes
Cranes reach up (reach up)
Cranes reach down (reach down)
Cranes reach out, (reach straight out.)
And all around. (turn around).

Book: Raise the Roof! by Anastasia Suen, illustrated by Elwood H. Smith

Song: “Construction Worker Song”
This is the way we pound our nails, pound our nails, pound our nails
This is the way we pound our nails, so early in the morning

Additional verses:
saw the wood, stack the bricks, stir the paint, paint the walls
(Credit: Pre-K Fun)

Song: “The Wheels on the Truck”
The wheels on the truck go round and round (roll hands)
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the truck go round and round
All through the town

Additional verses:
The shovel on the truck goes dig dig dig…
The horn on the truck goes honk honk honk…

Book: Blocks by Irene Dickson
Blocks book cover

Song: “1-2 Hands” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero 

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

Closing Rhyme

Activity: Building with blocks

 

Dance Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown

Song: “Body Talk” – Greg & Steve: Kids in Motion

Song: “I Really Love to Dance” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz, Buzz

Book: Daniel Can Dance by Delphine Finnegan, poses and layouts by Jason Fruchter

Song: “Wiggy Wiggles Freeze Dance” – – Hap Palmer: Two Little Sounds

Song: “Head to Toe Dance” – The Learning Station: Literacy in Motion

Rhyme: Dance Your Fingers
Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down
Dance your fingers to the side, dance them all around
Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head
Dance them on your tummy, and put them all to bed

Book: Duck & Goose: Let’s Dance by Tad Hills

Song: “Hokey Pokey” – Bob McGrath: Bob’s Favorite Sing Along Songs

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

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Dancing Ribbons (Paper plates with streamers)

Owls Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood

wow said the owl

Flannel: Little Owl Count
5 little owls on a dark, dark night.
5 little owls are quite a sight.
5 little owls! Are you keeping score?
1 flies away and that leaves 4

4 little owls as happy as can be
1 flies away and that leaves 3

3 little owls calling, “Who, who, who.”
1 flies away and that leaves 2

2 little owls having lots of fun
1 flies away and that leaves 1

1 little owl and we’re almost done,
He flies away and that leaves none
(Source: Upper Hudson Library System)

Song: “Be Like an Owl” (tune: of “London Bridges”)
Flap your wings and fly around, fly around, fly around.
Flap your wings and fly around, just like an owl.

Open your eyes big and wide, big and wide, big and wide.
Open your eyes big and wide, just like an owl.

Land on the ground and hop along, hop along, hop along.
Land on the ground and hop along, just like an owl.

Turn your head and say who, who, who, who, who, who, who, who,
Turn your head and say who, who, just like an owl.
(Source: Upper Hudson Library System)

Book: Little Owl’s Night by Divya Srinivasan

little-owls-night

Song: “Wise Old Owl” – Feiereabend & Trinka: Had a Little Rooster

Song: “Everybody Clap Your Hands” – Peter Moses: 90 Nifty Songs

Book: Little Owl Lost by Chris Haughton or Hoot! Hoot! by Richard Powell

little-owl-lost

Song: “1-2 Hands” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero 

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: fuzzy baby owls

Outer Space Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: My Book of Planets by Elise See Tai, illustrated by Kuo Kang Chen

my book of planets

Song: “If You’re Going to the Moon” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots (stomp stomp)
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots
If you’re going to the moon, this is what you have to do
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots

Additional verses:
…wear your suit (ziiiip!)
…wear your gloves (clap clap)
…wear your helmet (pat your head)
Credit: Melissa Depper blog

Book: Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star by Jane Cabrera
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star book cover

Fingerplay: “10 Little Rockets”
One little, two little, three little rockets,
Four little, five little, six little rockets,
Seven little, eight little, nine little rockets,
Ten little rockets, ready to go.
Countdown…Ready?
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0 Blastoff!

Credit: https://www.jocolibrary.org/kids/storytime-blog/outer-space-preschool

Book:  I 💓 Space by Allison Wortche and Steve Mack

Movement Song: “Touch” – Hap Palmer: Getting to Know Myself

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

Closing Song

Craft: Paper plate solar system (black paper plates, planet stickers, star stickers)
Adapted from 3dinosaurs.com

Earth Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: The Earth Book by Todd Parr

Song/Flannel: The Green Grass Grew All Around

Book: Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson

Fingerplay:  Away Up High in the Apple Tree
Away up high in an apple tree, (Children point high up at imaginary tree)
Two red apples smiled at me. (Place two apples on board)
I shook that tree as hard as I could; (Children pretend to shake the apple tree)
Down came those apples,
And mmmm, they were good! (Pretend to eat apples)

Story: The Earth and I by Frank Asch

Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs” (with frogs on a log)

Five Green and Speckled Frogs
sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs.
Yuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm…yuuummm!
One jumped into the pool,
where it was nice and cool.
Then there were four green speckled frogs,
Glub glub.

Additional verses:
Four green and speckled frogs…
Three green and speckled frogs…
Two green and speckled frogs…
One green and speckled frog…
…Then there were no green speckled frogs!
Glub glub, glub, glub

Closing Song

Craft: Tissue paper Earth suncatcher
Adapted from https://fullgreenlife.com/earth-day-with-your-toddler/

Night Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: Yawn by Sally Symes

Song: “This Is the Way We Yawn & Stretch” (Tune: “Mulberry Bush”)
This is the way we yawn and stretch,
Yawn and stretch, yawn and stretch.
This is the way we yawn and stretch,
On our way to bed.

Additional Verses:
This is the way we take a bath…
This is the way we read a book…
This is the way we hug and kiss…
This is the way we close our eyes…
Credit: Melissa Depper blog

Book: Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Kitten's First Full Moon book cover

Flannelboard: There’s Something in the Nighttime
There’s something in the nighttime that I can’t really see.
There’s something in the nighttime, now what can it be?
Whoo, Whoo. Hear it’s funny sound? Whoo, Whoo. An Owl is what I found!
(Continue with other animals, can use an Owl, a cat, a mouse, and a skunk ‘Smell that funny smell? Sniff, sniff, A skunk! You sure can tell!’)
Credit: Miss Barbara at the Library

Story: Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
owl babies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fingerplay: 5 Little Owls
5 little owls on a moonlit night
5 little owls are quite a sight.
5 little owls Are you keeping score?
One flew away! And then there were 4.
4 little owls Happy as can be,
One flew away! Then there were 3.
3 little owls Calling “Whoo! Whoo!”
One flew away! And that left two.
2 little owls having lots of fun.
One flew away! And that left 1.
1 little owl We are almost done.
He flew away! And that leaves none.
Credit: https://www.mrcpl.org/find-stuff/family/fingerplays-and-rhymes/owl-fingerplays

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: Nighttime picture with silver and gold stickers and white crayon on black paper

Superheroes Story Time – Toddler

Introduction: We are going to read about SUPERHEROES today! Do any of you know what a superhero is? Superheroes have special powers like running fast or flying, but what makes them heroes is that they help other people!

Book: Super Sam! by Lori Ries; illustrated by Sue Rama

super sam

Song/Rhyme: ” Superhero, Superhero”
Superhero, superhero turn around
Superhero, superhero touch the ground
Superhero, superhero put on your suit
Superhero, Superhero put on your boots
Superhero, Superhero put on your cape
Superhero, Superhero don’t be late
Superhero, Superhero jump up high
Superhero, Superhero fly, fly, fly
Superhero, Superhero you are it!
Superhero, Superhero now we sit.

Book: Supertruck by Stephen Savage

Supertruck book cover

Flannel/Fingerplay: “Five Superheroes”
5 superheroes ready to fly
Here comes the villain,
Stop that guy!
This superhero can save the day.
Off he flies – up, up, and away!

Count down from 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Superworm by Julia Donaldson

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: Superhero masks