Tag: transportation

Things that Go 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: Car, train, boat

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.

Repeat with: horn/beep-beep-beep, wipers/swish-swish-swish, doors/open and shut, babies/up & down, parents/”I love you”

Song: “Clap Your Hands” (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
Clap them now with me.
Clap your hands, let me see,
Clap your hands with me!

Additional verses:
Tap, tap, tap your knees…
Shake, shake, shake your feet…
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

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

Book: Chugga Chugga Choo Choo by Emma Garcia

Lap Song: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Lap Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon! (bounce baby)
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, (bending knees, lower baby as you count)
BLAST OFF! (baby “flies” or swings up into the air)
(Credit: Jbrary)

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)

Shaker Eggs: “Drive my Car” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

Closing Rhyme

Trucks Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Hush, Little Trucker by Kim Norman, illustrated by Toshiki Nakamura

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

Additional verses:
Bucket/dig
Forks/forward and back
Dump box/up and down
Drum/spin
Trailer/back and forth
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Song: “Drive, Drive, Drive” (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Drive, drive, drive your truck,
All around the town,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Up the hills and down.

Turn, turn, turn the key,
Make the engine roar,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Let’s go to the store.

Press, press, press the pedal,
Give the engine gas,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Now we’re going fast.

Turn, turn, turn the wheel,
That is how we steer,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Make a turn right here.

Push, push, push the brake,
Make the car slow down,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Now we are in town.

Book: Three Grumpy Trucks by Todd Tarpley, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees

Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Truck”
Old MacDonald had a truck,
E I E I O!
And on this truck, he had some wheels,
E I E I O!
With a roll, roll here and a roll, roll there.
Here a roll, there a roll,
Everywhere a roll, roll!
Old MacDonald had a truck,
E I E I O!

Additional verses:
Wipers/swish
Horn/beep
(Credit: Green Tree Public Library)

Song: “Stop & Go” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

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

Closing Rhyme

Transportation Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Animals Go Vroom! by Abi Cushman

Song: “Have You Ever Seen a Sailboat?” (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)
Have you ever seen a sailboat, a sailboat, a sailboat,
Have you ever seen a sailboat
Waving its sail?
Wave this way and that way
And that way and this way
Have you ever seen a sailboat waving its sail?

Additional verses:
Dump truck – driving down the road
Rocket ship – flying through space
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: I Like Trains by Daisy Hirst

Flannel: “Where is Pick-up 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, sir? Very well, I thank you.
Drive away. Drive away.

Additional verses:
Fire truck, garbage truck, tow truck

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)

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

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

Things That Go Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: Car

Book: Toot, Toot, Beep, Beep by Emma Garcia

toot toot beep beep

Rhyme: This Little Train
This little train ran up the track (run your fingers up arm)
toot, toot, toot (make train whistle sound)
And then it came toot-tooting back (run fingers down arm)
Toot, toot, toot
(Credit: earlylit.net)

Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling

Book: The Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz

babies on the bus

Song: “Little Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Song: Buckle, buckle (Tune: “Sailing, Sailing”)
Buckle, buckle, buckle my baby in (pat tummy)
Start up the car and drive around (sign for car)
Until we get to town (sign for travel, as you travel up the tummy to tickle chin)
Buckle, buckle, buckle my baby in (pat tummy)
Start up the car and drive around (sign for car)
‘Til we come home again (sign for travel, as you travel up the tummy to tickle chin)
(Credit: Leah Portz)

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

i love planes

Song: Baby Hop (Tune: “Bunny Hop”)
Snuggle up together
Baby’s in your lap
Snuggle up together and clap, clap, clap

Snuggle up together
Baby don’t you nap
Snuggle up together and tap, tap, tap

You’re working out together
Baby don’t stop
You’re working out together now hop, hop, hop

Rhyme: Balloon goes up
Balloon goes up (lift)
Balloon goes down (lap)
Balloon goes up to reach the clouds (lift high)
Storm rolls by (wiggle side to side)
Babe rocks down (sway to lap)
Made it home, safe and sound (hug and kiss)
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Rhyme: Rickety rocking horse

Book (choral): Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw

sheep in a jeep

Song (shaky eggs): “Drive my Car” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

Closing rhyme

Things That Go Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Book:  Toot, Toot, Beep, Beep by Emma Garcia

toot toot beep beep

Rhyme: This little train ran up the track (Trail fingers up baby’s arm from fingers to shoulder)
It went Choo Choo! (Tap baby’s nose!)
And then it ran back. (Trail fingers back down baby’s arm.)

The other little train ran up the track (Trail fingers up baby’s other arm from fingers to shoulder)
It went Choo Choo! (Tap baby’s nose!)
And then it ran back. (Trail fingers back down baby’s arm.)

Book: The Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz

babies on the bus

Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling

Book: I Love Planes by Philemon Sturges

i love planes

Song: (Tune: Shortnin’ Bread)
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’, bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’, bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.

Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.

Rhyme: You put the oil in the pot and you let it get hot,
You put the popcorn in and you start to grin,
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, POP! (wiggle baby, then lift)

Book (choral): Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw

sheep in a jeep

Song (with shaky eggs): “Drive my Car” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

Closing rhyme