Nursery Rhyme Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Song: “Hello Friends”
Hello, friends
Hello, friends
Hello, friends
It’s time to say hello.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Are You Sleeping?”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Roly poly, roly poly
out, out, out
out, out, out
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
in, in, in
in, in, in

Roly poly, roly poly
fast, fast, fast
fast, fast, fast
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
slow, slow, slow
slow, slow, slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Pete the Cat and the Itsy Bitsy Spider by James Dean

Flannel: “Five Little Ducks”
Five little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away,
Mother duck called, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,”
But only four little ducks came back.

Repeat with four, three, two, one, and no little ducks.

Song: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”

Book: Maria Had a Little Llama / María Tenía Una Llamita by Angela Dominguez

Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”

Song: “My Two Hands”
My two hands go clap, clap, clap
My two feet go tap, tap, tap
My two hands go thump, thump, thump
My two feet go jump, jump, jump
My one body turns around
and it quietly sits down.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”

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

Closing Rhyme

Things That Go Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: My Bus by Byron Barton

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:
The doors on the bus go open and shut…
The driver on the bus says “Move on back”…
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish…
The people on the bus go up and down…
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep…

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

Book: I Love Trucks! by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern

Song: “Where is Truck?” (Tune: “Where is Thumbkin?”)
Where is pick-up truck? Where is pick-up truck?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today, truck? Very well I thank you.
Drive away. Drive away.

Additional verses: tow truck, garbage truck, fire truck

Rhyme: “Traffic Light”
Green Says, “Go!”
Go! Go! Go!(run in place)
Yellow says, “Slow”
Slow… slow… slow… (move in slow motion)
And Red says, “Stop!”
Stop Stop Stop!(freeze stop)
GO! GO! GO! (run)
Slow… slow… slow… (slow motion)
STOP!!! (stop)

Book: Car, Car, Truck, Jeep by Katrina Charman, illustrated by Nick Sharratt

Song: “Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Fire Truck”
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

Additional verses: turn the corner, climb the ladder, spray the water, drive the fire truck
(Credit: Jbrary)

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

Closing Rhyme

Big Cats Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Aesop’s The Lion and the Mouse by Susan Pearson, illustrated by Susanne Göhlich

Rhyme: “Tiger Cub, Tiger Cub”
Tiger cub, tiger cub turn around,
Tiger cub, tiger cub touch the ground.
Tiger cub, tiger cub show your claws,
Tiger cub, tiger cub shake your paws.
Tiger cub, tiger cub jump up high,
Tiger cub, tiger cub show me a smile.
Tiger cub, tiger cub creep along the ground,
Tiger cub, tiger cub pounce without a sound.

Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Hot Potatoes!: The Best of the Wiggles

Book: It’s a Tiger! by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Jeremy Tankard

Flannel: “Five Little Kitty Cats”
Five little kitty cats sleeping on the floor
One pounced away, and now there are four!

Four little kitty cats, cute as can be,
One leapt away, and now there are three!

Three little kitty cats, hunters through and through,
One caught a mouse, and now there are two!

Two little kitty cats, basking in the sun,
One slinked away, and now there’s only one!

One little kitty cat got up to stretch and yawn,
I looked away…and now he’s gone!
(Credit: Flannel Board Fun)

Song: “If You’re a Tiger and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a tiger and you know it give a growl. (Rawr!)
If you’re a tiger and you know it give a growl. (Rawr!)
If you’re a tiger and you know it , and you really want to show it,
If you’re a tiger and you know it give a growl. (Rawr!)

Additional verses:
…switch your tail
…show your claws

Book: Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani

Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

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

Closing Rhyme

Birthday Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: Guinea Pig Party by Holly Surplice

Rhyme: “Jello in the Bowl” (tune: A Hunting We Will Go)
Jello in the bowl, jello in the bowl,
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
Jello in the bowl.

Cookies in the jar, cookies in the jar,
Shake ‘em up, shake ‘em up,
cookies in the jar.

Candles on the cake, candles on the cake,
Blow ‘em out, blow ‘em out,
candles on the cake.
(Credit: King County Library System)

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: The Irrational Anthem

Book: The Fairytale Cake by Mark Sperring, illustrated by Jonathan Langley

Flannel: “Five Candles”
Five candles on a birthday cake
Five, and not one more
You may blow one candle out,
Now there are four!
(There for all to see / three; Standing straight and true / two; Helping us have fun / one; We know its task is done / none)
(Credit: Addison Public Library)

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands,
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands,
If you’re happy and you know it, and you really wanna show it,
If you’re happy and you know it, clap you’re hands

Repeat with:
Stomp your feet
Blow out the candles
Shout “Hooray”

Song: “10 Little Candles”
1 little, 2 little, 3 little candles
4 little, 5 little, 6 little candles,
7 little, 8 little, 9 little candles,
10 little candles on the cake

Count back down from 10

Book: A Birthday for Cow! by Jan Thomas

Song: “Happy Birthday” to Cow
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Cow,
Happy Birthday to you

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

Closing rhyme

Cars Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: My Car by Byron Barton

Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Car
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!
And on this car there was a horn, E-I-E-I-O!
With a beep beep here, and a beep beep there,
Here a beep, there a beep, everywhere a beep beep,
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!

Other verses:
On this car there were some tires/wheels (roll, roll)
On this car there were some wipers (swish, swish)
On this car there was a motor (vroom, vroom)

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

Book: Race Car Count by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, illustrated by Michael Slack

Song: “Race Car Drivers” – Junior Jukebox: Let’s Pretend

Song: “Riding in Our Car” – Dana McCarthy: Chocolate Milk and other tasty tunes

Book: Cars! Cars! Cars! by Grace Maccarone, illustrated by David A. Carter

Song: “Take You Riding In My Car”
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car

Lock your door and buckle up
Lock your door and buckle up
Lock your door and buckle up
Take you riding in my car, car

Engine it goes brmmm, brmmm
Engine it goes brmmm, brmmm
Engine it goes brmmm, brmmm
Take you riding in my car, car

Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car

I’m gonna let you blow the horn
I’m gonna let you blow the horn
I’m gonna let you blow the horn
Take you riding in my car

Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
Take you riding in my car

Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl

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

Closing Rhyme

Craft: 

Fall Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Leaves in Fall by Martha E. H. Rustad

Song: “Autumn Leaves” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees…All over town.
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round…
Everybody rake them up…

Song: “Leaves are Falling” – Miss Carole: Season Sings!

Book: In the Middle of Fall by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Song: “Walk Old Squirrel” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: When It’s Autumn

Song: “Wheels on the Bus”

Book: Welcome Fall by Jill Ackerman, illustrated by Nancy Davis

Song: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (pinch fingers together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
(Credit: Step by Step Childcare)

Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl

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

Closing Rhyme

Craft: apple with finger hole

 

Zoo Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Zoo! A Big Fold-Out Counting Book by Lori C. Froeb, illustrated by Jo Brown

Song: “The Animals at the Zoo”
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar!
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar, roar,
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar!
All day long

Monkeys….ooh ooh ah!
Snakes…hiss hiss hiss!
Penguins…waddle, waddle, waddle

Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Book:  Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Dear Zoo

Song: “We Went to the Zoo One Day” (tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)
We went to the zoo one day, zoo one day, zoo one day
We went to the zoo one day, and this is what we saw: lion!

(Repeat with other animal puppets.)

Action Rhyme: “Monkey See, Monkey Do”*
Monkey see, monkey do
Little monkey at the zoo
Monkey, monkey in the tree
Can you ________ like me?
(jump around, swing your arms, scratch an itch, eat a banana, make a screech)
Credit: Perry Public Library

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

 peek-a-zoo

Song: “Zoo Movements” – Dr. Jean: Better Brains and Bodies

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

Closing Song

Craft: Paper bag elephant

 

Instruments Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Drum City by Thea Guidone

Song: “The Finger Band is Coming to Town” (Tune: Here We go Round the Mulberry Bush)

The finger band is coming to town
Coming to town, coming to town
The finger band is coming to town
So early in the morning

This is how they strum their guitar
Strum their guitar, strum their guitar
This is how they strum their guitar
So early in the morning

This is how they play their flute
Play their flute, play their flute
This is how they play their flute
So early in the morning

This is the way they bang the drums,
Bang the drums, bang the drums
This is the way they bang the drums
So early in the morning

Oh my look at the time, the band has played all day.
It’s time for them to go!
The finger band is going away
Going away, going away
The finger band is going away
They’ve played all day! (Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Jazz Baby by Carole Boston Weatherford

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

Book: I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison

Song: “This is How I Do It”- Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Closing Song

Craft: Paper Plate Wind Dancer

Music Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Sing and Dance in Your Polka Dot Pants by Eric Litwin

Song: “This is How I Do It”- Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler

Rhyme: “We Wiggle and Wiggle and Stop”- Jbrary

Book: Doing the Animal Bop by Jan Ormerod

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

Song: “Shake My Sillies Out” –  Raffi: The Raffi Singable Songs Collection

Book: Music Is by Brandon Stosuy

Closing Song

Craft: Paper Xylophone

Outer Space Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: On the Launch Pad by Michael Dahl

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

Flannel activity: 4 Little Rockets

Book: Good Night, Baby Moon by James Mitchem

Song: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” – Raffi: One Light, One Sun

Book: Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle

Song: “This is How I Do It” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I’m Off to the Moon by Dan Yaccarino

Closing rhyme

Craft: Number rocket (1 to 3)