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Clothes Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Daisy Gets Dressed by Clare Beaton
The cover of the book Daisy Gets Dressed. The illustration is of a child wearing colorful, patterned clothes, including boots, a hat, and an umbrella.

Song: “Boots” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: Little Freddie Two Pants by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins
The cover of the book Little Freddie Two Pants. The illustration is of a dog wearing two pairs of pants and a monkey holding a sign that says, "The dog with too many pants."

Scarf Song: “Bring Your Clothes” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That? (stop at 2:18)

Flannel: “I Can Dress Myself!” (loosely based on the book by Birte Müller)

Ring Song: “Getting Dressed” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Pretend the rings are your clothes and get dressed.
Put your underwear on, pull them up.
Put your underwear on, pull them up.
Put your underwear on, it shows that you’re grown up.
Put your underwear on, pull them up.

Additional verses:
Put your socks both on, one foot, two…
Put your socks both on, and make sure they are new…

Put your shirt over your head, and find two holes…
Put your shirt over your head, and reach out for your goal…

Put your pants on forward, slide them on…
Put your pants on forward, up both legs and you’re done…

Put your jacket on top, and find your hands…
Put your jacket on top, just show me that you can…

Puppet Story: I Love My Hat by Douglas Florian, illustrated by Paige Keiser
The cover of the book I Love My Hat. The illustration is of a cat, pig, and goat wearing various clothes and dancing down the lane.

Closing Rhyme

Underwear Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

When you learn to use the potty, you can wear underpants that are all kinds of colors and patterns.

Book: Monsters Love Underpants by Claire Freedman, illustrated by Ben Cort

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: Polar Bear’s Underwear by Tupera Tupera
Polar Bear's Underwear

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Underpants”
Head, shoulders, knees and underpants, knees and underpants.
Head, shoulders, knees and underpants, knees and underpants.
Eyes and ears and mouth and underpants.
Head, shoulders, knees and underpants, knees and underpants!
(Credit: Miss Sarah’s Storytime)

Book: What Color is Bear’s Underwear? by Todd H. Doodler

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

Closing Rhyme

Underwear Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Monster’s New Undies by Samantha Berger, illustrated by Tad Carpenter

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

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

Action Song: “Now You’re Getting Dressed” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
(Mime the actions throughout the song.)
First put on your underwear, underwear, underwear.
First put on your underwear. Now you’re getting dressed.

Stick your arms up in your shirt, in your shirt, in your shirt.
Stick your arms up in your shirt. Now you’re getting dressed.

Pull your pants up to your waist, to your waist, to your waist.
Pull your pants up to your waist. Now you’re getting dressed.

Wiggle your toes down in your socks, in your socks, in your socks.
Wiggle your toes down in your socks. Now you’re getting dressed.

Slip your shoes on, tie them tight, tie them tight, tie them tight.
Slip your shoes on, tie them tight. Now you’re getting dressed.

Now you can go out and play, out and play, out and play.
Now you can go out and play. You got yourself all dressed. YES!
(Credit: Jen in the Library)

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Underpants”
Head, shoulders, knees and underpants, knees and underpants.
Head, shoulders, knees and underpants, knees and underpants.
Eyes and ears and mouth and underpants.
Head, shoulders, knees and underpants, knees and underpants!
(Credit: Miss Sarah’s Storytime)

Flannel: What Color Is Your Underwear? by Sam Lloyd

Scarf Song: “Bring Your Clothes” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That? (stop at 2:18)

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

Closing Rhyme

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)