Virtual Storytime: Pets

Song: Hello Friends
With American Sign Language
Hello friends
Hello friends
Hello friends
It’s time to say hello

Song: Baa Baa Black Sheep and Mary Had a Little Land
Baa, baa, black sheep Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir
Three bags full

One for the master
And one for the dame
One for the little boy
Who lives down the lane

Baa, baa, black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir
Three bags full

Mary had a little lamb
It’s fleece was white as snow, yeah
Everywhere the child went
The lamb, the lamb was sure to go, yeah

He followed her to school one day
And broke the teacher’s rule
And what a time did they have
That day at school

Song: There’s a Rat on Belly
There’s a rat on my toe on my toe,
There’s a rat on my toe, on my toe.
There’s a rat on my toes,
Better stretch high then low,
There’s a rat on my toe, on my toe

//Knee/shout happily
//Belly/wiggle jiggle just like jelly
//Head/tuck her into bed

Book: They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel

Song: B.I.N.G.O.
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer who had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(clap)-I-N-G-O
(clap)-I-N-G-O
(clap)-I-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer who had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O
(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O
(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o.
…

Guessing Game: Animal Sounds
Play this game with puppets or stuffed animals and have your children fill in the blanks!

This is my pet [insert animal name].
She/he/they makes this sound [insert animal noise].

Song: Goodbye Friends
With American Sign Language
Goodbye friends
Goodbye friends
Goodbye friends
It’s time to say goodbye

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Virtual Storytime: Royalty

Song: Hello Friends
With American Sign Language
Hello friends
Hello friends
Hello friends
It’s time to say hello

Song: Old King Cole
Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
And a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe,
And he called for his bowl,
And he called for his fiddlers three.
Ev’ry fiddler had a fiddle,
And a very fine fiddle had he.
Tweedle dee, tweedle dee,
Tweedle dee, tweedle dee,
Tweedle dee, tweedle dee,
Went the fiddlers three,
Oh there’s none so rare
As can compare,
With King Cole and his fiddlers three.

Book: King Alice by Matthew Cordell

Song: Clapping in the Castle
There is clapping in the castle, there is clapping in the castle
There is clapping in the castle, we’re clapping all around!
There is jumping with the jesters, we’re is jumping all around
There is twirling in the towers, we’re twirling all around
There is dancing on the drawbridge, we’re dancing all around

Story Song: Princess Pat
(Repeat after me)
The Princess Pat
Lived in a tree
She sailed across
The seven seas
She sailed across
The channel too
And brought with her
A ricca-bamboo

A ricca-bamboo
Now what is that?
It’s something made
By the Princess Pat
It’s red and gold
And purple too
That’s why it’s called
A ricca-bamboo

Now Captain Jack
Had a very fine crew
They sailed across
The channel too
But their ship sank!
And yours will too
If you forget
A ricca-bamboo

Songs with Scarves

Noble Duke of York
Oh, the noble Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill and
Marched them down again

And when they were up, they were up
And when they were down, they were down
And when they were only half way up
They were neither up nor down

All Through the Land
The wings on a dragon go up and down,
Up and down,
Up and down,
The wings on a dragon go up and down,
All through the land

The princess in the tower twirls all around,
All around,
All around,
The princess in the tower twirls all around,
All through the land.

The brave knight gallops on his horse,
On his horse,
On his horse,
The brave knight gallops on his horse,
All through the land.

The people in the kingdom jump and shout,
Jump and shout,
Jump and shout,
The people in the kingdom jump and shout,
All through the land.

Song: Goodbye Friends
With American Sign Language
Goodbye friends
Goodbye friends
Goodbye friends
It’s time to say goodbye

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Virtual Storytime LIVE – July 28, 2020

Book
Being Frog by April Pulley Sayre

Songs, Rhymes & Fingerplays

Hello Song: We Clap and Sing Hello
We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and sing hello

We wiggle…
We wave…

ASL Song
So far we’ve learned the signs for BUG, FRUIT and STOP. This week we’ll learn the sign for FROG. I have a song to help us remember it!

Tune: (Around the Mulberry Bush)
The little green frog hops under your chin,
Under your chin, under your chin
The little green frog hops under your chin
And then they count to three.

Can you create a story using those four signs?

Mystery Box
Here is a box.
Here is a lid.
I wonder whatever inside could be hid!

Inside the box we had frog and lizard puppets and rhythm sticks!

Mmm Ahh Went the Little Green Frog
Mmm ahh went the little green frog one day.
Mmm ahh went the little green frog.
Mmm ahh went the little green frog one day.
And they all went mmm, mmm, ahh.

But… We know frogs go (clap) shanananana.
(clap) shanananana.
(clap) shanananana.
We know frogs go (clap) shanananana.
They don’t go mmm, mmm, ahh.

La la went the little green lizard one day.
La la went the little green lizard.
La la went the little green lizard one day.
And they all went la, la, la

But.. We know lizards go hissy hissy hiss
Hissy, hissy, hiss
Hissy, hissy, hiss
We go lizards go hissy, hissy, hiss
They don’t go bloop, bloop, bloop.

Rhythms Stick Song: The Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round…
The money on the bus goes clank, clank, clank…
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish…
The driver on the bus says, “Move on back”…
The people on the bus go up and down…
What other verses can you think of?

Goodbye Song
We wave and sing goodbye,
We wave and sing goodbye,
With our friends at storytime,
We wave and sing goodbye.

Virtual Storytime LIVE – July 21, 2020

Book
Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, art by Ebony Glenn

Songs, Rhymes & Fingerplays

Hello Song: We Clap and Sing Hello
We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and sing hello

We wiggle…
We wave…

ASL Song
Sign the word stop.

My thumbs are starting to wiggle
My thumbs are starting to wiggle,
My thumbs are starting to wiggle,
and now it’s time to STOP.
(arms, legs, hips, whole body)

Color Song: If You’re Wearing…
If you’re wearing red today, red today, red today,
If you’re wearing red today,
Please clap your hands!

Orange/stomp your feet
Yellow/jump around
Green/spin in a circle
Blue/do the chicken dance
Purple/wiggle around
Pink/shout hooray!

Mystery Box
Here is a box.
Here is a lid.
I wonder whatever inside could be hid!

Inside the box we had shakers!

Scarf Song: We Shake and We Shake and We Stop
We shake and we shake and we STOP,
We shake and we shake and we STOP,
With our friends at storytime,
We shake and we shake and we STOP!

We hop and we hop and we STOP,
We roll and we roll and we STOP,

Goodbye Song
We wave and sing goodbye,
We wave and sing goodbye,
With our friends at storytime,
We wave and sing goodbye.

Virtual Storytime: Summer

Song: Hello Friends
With American Sign Language
Hello friends
Hello friends
Hello friends
It’s time to say hello

Song: Playing Hopscotch
We’re playing hopscotch
On the sidewalk outside
It’s your turn
So hop three times
hop, hop, hop

We’re playing hopscotch
On the sidewalk outside
It’s your turn
So hop four times
hop, hop, hop, hop

We’re playing hopscotch
On the sidewalk outside
It’s your turn
So hop five times
hop, hop, hop, hop

We’re playing hopscotch
On the sidewalk outside
It’s your turn
So hop seven times
hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop

We’re playing hopscotch
On the sidewalk outside
It’s your turn
So hop ten times
hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop

We’re playing hopscotch
On the sidewalk outside
You did such a great job
You won this time

Book: Big Bug by Henry Cole

Felt Board: Ice Cream Colors
We have ice cream, the best in town, let us begin with chocolate-brown.
Now let us scoop up some bubblegum pink, it’s sweet and yummy, the best some think!
Here is ice cream minty and green, it’s the creamiest I’ve ever seen!
Yellow ice cream is lemony and tart, we like its taste from the very start.
Scoops of blueberry would make my day, look at all this ice cream, hip hip hooray!
Red ice cream is a strawberry delight, all these scoops are a heavenly sight.
Vanilla white is a popular flavor, it tastes very good to an ice cream craver.
Purple ice cream really gives me a kick, good and yummy till the very last lick.
Ice cream, ice cream, what a cool sensation, we love ice cream in any combination!

Prop Activity: Rainbow Picnic
We played a game of pretend with a picnic basket and scarves. We would sing a song and then pull a colorful scarf from a picnic basket. When I pulled out a scarf, folks could tell me what color it was and what food starts with that color!
We’re going on a picnic,

We’re going on a picnic,
We’re going on a picnic,
What foods should we pack?

Song: Goodbye Friends
With American Sign Language
Goodbye friends
Goodbye friends
Goodbye friends
It’s time to say goodbye

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Virtual Storytime LIVE – July 14, 2020

Book
Thank You Garden by Liz Garton, art by Simone Shin

Songs, Rhymes & Fingerplays

Hello Song: We Clap and Sing Hello
We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and sing hello

We wiggle…
We wave…

ASL Song
Sign the letter f and fruit!

Tune: The Farm in the Dell
F is for fruit
F is for fruit
Sign an F then twist it twice
F is for fruit

Watermelon Song
I have some watermelon
A juicy summer treat
I want to share it with my friends
They’d like a slice to eat

They ate one in the morning
They ate one at lunchtime
They ate one more at dinner
That leaves two behind

And do you know happened?
I have a cute pet pup!
The dog came to the table
And he ate one up!

That leaves just one slice
It must be for me
Yummy yummy yummy
Yummy in my tummy!

Mystery Box
Here is a box.
Here is a lid.
I wonder whatever inside could be hid!

Inside the box we had scarves and stuffed animals!

Scarf Song: Oh Mister Sun
Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun
Please shine down on me
Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun
Hiding behind a tree

These little children are asking you
To please come out so we can play with you
Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun
Please shine down on me

Prop Game: Animal Sounds
There’s something in my garden, what could it be?
There’s something in my garden that I can’t really see!
[make animal sound]
It’s a(n) [pull animal out of box]

Goodbye Song
We wave and sing goodbye,
We wave and sing goodbye,
With our friends at storytime,
We wave and sing goodbye.

Virtual Storytime LIVE – July 7, 2020

Books

They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel

Songs, Rhymes & Fingerplays

Hello Song: We Clap and Sing Hello
We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and sing hello

We wiggle…
We wave…

ASL Song: BUG
Sign ASL every time you sing the word BUG
Tune: The Farmer in the Dell
The BUG is on your nose
The BUG is on your nose
B. U. G. 1,2,3
The BUG is on your nose

Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Five green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious grubs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four more speckled frogs, glub, glub

Four green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious grubs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are three more speckled frogs, glub, glub

Three green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious grubs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are two more speckled frogs, glub, glub

Two green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious grubs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there is one more speckled frog, glub, glub

One green and speckled frog
Sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious grubs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are no more speckled frogs, glub, glub

Mystery Box
Here is a box.
Here is a lid.
I wonder whatever inside could be hid!

Inside the box we had scarves!

Scarf Song: Flutter, Flutter Butterfly
Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Flutter, flutter butterfly, flying in the morning sky
Watch it fly from high to low
Watch it come and watch it go
Flutter, flutter butterfly, flying in the morning sky

Prop Song: I See a Little Lady Bug
Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb
I see a little lady bug, lady bug, lady bug,
I see a little lady bug flying here and there.
Now the little Lady Bug, lady bug, lady, bug,
Now the little lady bug is crawling everywhere!

(chant)
Crawling on your head
Crawling on your knee
Crawling on your elbow
Crawling on your tummy!
Fly away lady bug (throw scarf in air)

You can switch out different body parts!

Goodbye Song
We wave and sing goodbye,
We wave and sing goodbye,
With our friends at storytime,
We wave and sing goodbye.

Virtual Storytime LIVE – June 30, 2020

Books

Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev, art by Taeeun Yoo

Songs, Rhymes & Fingerplays

Hello Song: We Clap and Sing Hello
We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and sing hello

We wiggle…
We wave…

Movement Rhyme: Duck Dance
Put your arms up high put your arms down low
Put your arms in the middle and wiggle just so
Put your elbows to the front, put your elbows to the back
Put your elbows to the side and quack, quack, quack!

Mystery Box
Here is a box.
Here is a lid.
I wonder whatever inside could be hid!

Inside the box we had a stuffed rat shakers and shapes. With a green circle, a yellow triangle, and a red octagon we sang a song about the verbs go, slow, and stop.

Shaker Song: Go, Slow, Stop
Green says, “Go!” (shake quickly)
Go! Go! Go!
Yellow says, “Slow!” (shake slowly)
Slow… slow…slow
And red says, “Stop!” (stop and freeze)

Prop Game: Little Rat
Little rat, little rat, are you behind the [insert color] hat?

You can play this game at home with real hats and any stuffed animal that rhymes with hat!

Goodbye Song
We wave and sing goodbye,
We wave and sing goodbye,
With our friends at storytime,
We wave and sing goodbye.

Virtual Storytime LIVE – June 23, 2020

Books

Groovy Joe Disco Party Countdown by Eric Litwin, art by Tom Lichtenheld
Breathe by Scott Magoon

Songs, Rhymes & Fingerplays

Hello Song: We Clap and Sing Hello
We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and sing hello

We wiggle…
We wave…

Movement Rhyme: Dance Your Fingers
Dance your fingers up and dance your fingers down.
Dance your fingers side to side.
Dance them all around.
Dance them on your shoulders.
Dance them on your head.
Dance them on your knees.
Then tuck them straight to bed!

Mystery Box
Here is a box.
Here is a lid.
I wonder whatever inside could be hid!

Inside the box we had rhythm sticks and shapes. With a circle, semicircle, triangle, and waves we made a picture of a boat and sang “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”.

Rhythm Sticks Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Rhythm Sticks Song: Old MacDonald Had a Band
Old Mac Donald had a band e i e i o
And in this band he had a guitar e i e i o
With a strum strum here and a strum strum there
Here a strum, there a strum,
Everywhere a strum strum
Old Mac Donald had a band e i e i o

Singer / with a la la here and a la la there
Violin / with a zin zin here and a zin zin there
Saxophone / with a doo bee doo here and doo bee doo there
Drum / with a tap tap here and a tap tap there

Goodbye Song
We wave and sing goodbye,
We wave and sing goodbye,
With our friends at storytime,
We wave and sing goodbye.

Virtual Storytime: Opposites

Song: Hello Friends
With American Sign Language
Hello friends
Hello friends
Hello friends
It’s time to say hello

Song: The Hokey Pokey
Put your right foot in
Put your right foot out
Put your right foot in
Then you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about

Put your left foot in
Put your left foot out
Put your left foot in
And shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about

Put your right hand in
Put your right hand out
Put your right hand in
And shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about

Put your left hand in
Put your left hand out
Put your left hand in
And shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about

Put your whole self in
Put your whole self out
Put your whole self in
And shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about

Book: Little Oink by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Jen Corcace

Song: Put Your Hands Up High
Put your heands up high
Put your hands down low
Puts your hands in the middle and wiggle just so
Put your elbows to the front
Put your elbows to the back
Put your elbows to the side and
Quack, quack, quack!

Song: Five Pigs so Squeaky Clean
5 pigs so squeaky clean,
cleanest pigs you’ve ever seen,
Wanted to go outside and play [shout: IN THE MUD!]
1 jumped into the mud,
landed with a great big THUD! [clap or slap leg]
now there are 4 pigs squeaky clean [oink oink]

3 pigs so squeaky clean…

2 pigs so squeaky clean…

1 pig so squeaky clean
cleanest pig you’ve ever seen,
Wanted to go outside and play [shout: IN THE MUD!]
1 jumped into the mud,
landed with a great big THUD! [clap or slap leg]
now there are no pigs squeaky clean [oink oink]

Prop Song: Shake Your Shakers
Tune: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Shake your shakers way up high
Shake them way up high
With a shake, shake here
And a shake, shake there
Here a shake
There a shake
Everywhere a shake, shake
Shake your shakers way up high
Shake them way up high

Shake your shakers way down low
Shake them way down low
With a shake, shake here
And a shake, shake there
Here a shake
There a shake
Everywhere a shake, shake
Shake your shakers way down low
Shake them way down low

Shake your shakers very fast
Shake them very fast
With a shake, shake here
And a shake, shake there
Here a shake
There a shake
Everywhere a shake, shake
Shake your shakers very fast
Shake them very fast

Shake your shakers very fast
Shake them very fast
With a shake, shake here
And a shake, shake there
Here a shake
There a shake
Everywhere a shake, shake
Shake your shakers very fast
Shake them very fast

Shake your shakers very slow
Shake them very slow
With a shake, shake here
And a shake, shake there
Here a shake
There a shake
Everywhere a shake, shake
Shake your shakers very slow
Shake them very slow

Song: Goodbye Friends
With American Sign Language
Goodbye friends
Goodbye friends
Goodbye friends
It’s time to say goodbye

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