Stories & Crafts: Farm Animals

April 16, 2024

Books
Millie and the Big Rescue by Alexander Steffensmeier
Duck! by Meg McKinlay
Cock-a-doodle-doo, Creak, Pop-pop, Moo by Jim Aylesworth

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: Up, Down, Turn Around
Up, down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders, say hello!

Song: Jump, Run, and Shout! by The Singing Walrus

Rhyme: Put Your Hands Up High
Put your hands up high, put your hands down low,
Put your hands in the middle and wiggle just so.
Put your elbows in front, put your elbows in back
Put your elbows to the side and quack, quack, quack!

Song: Quack Quack, Waddle Waddle by B Minor Music

Fingerplay: 10 Fuzzy Chicks
Five eggs and five eggs and that makes ten
Sitting on top is the mother hen.
Bock, bock! Crack, crack!
What’s that I see?
10 fuzzy chicks as cute as can be!
Cheep, Cheep, Cheep, Cheep!

Shaker Song: I Know a Chicken by The Laurie Berkner Band

Shaker Song: Shake Freeze by Little Maestros

Shaker Song: Let’s All Shake Our Shaker Eggs by Miss Jamie

Craft: Duck and Cow Puppets
Craft ideas from iHeartCraftyThings and Simply Today Life

Music & Movement: April 5, 2024

Books
Shout! Shout it Out! by Denise Fleming
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Hello Song: The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be
For your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be

Song: Wiggy Wiggle Freeze Dance by Hap Palmer

Fingerplay: Here is the Beehive
Here is the beehive (hold out one fist)
But where are the bees?
Hiding inside where nobody sees (point to fist)
Watch as the bees come out of their hive
1…2…3…4…5! (count on fingers)
Buzzzzz!

Shaker Rhyme: Bread and Butter
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam
Shake your shakers as fast as you can!

Other verses: Slow, high, low, quiet, loud

Shaker Song: Shake Your Body Down by The Laurie Berkner Band

Transition Rhyme: 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.

Circle Time: You Are Clapping by Eric Litwin and Michael Levine

Goodbye Song: Goodbye, Friends
Goodbye, friends, goodbye, friends
Sing this tune, sing this tune
It’s time to wave goodbye, it’s time to wave goodbye
See you soon, see you soon

(Sing quieter)
Goodbye, friends, goodbye, friends
Close your eyes, close your eyes
Take a deep breath in… [Loud inhale]
Now breathe out goodbye…

Yoga & Breath Play
Yoga Pose of the Week: Ragdoll Pose
Fold all the way down, with floppy arms. Bend your knees a little bit to be a floppy ragdoll.

Breath Play: Gentle Neck Stretch
Shake your head like you’re saying no, then nod like you’re saying yes. Let your head fall to one side, now forward and down, now go to the other side. Make a circle, and then the other way. Come back to center, sit up tall, take a deep breath in, and out.

Stories & Crafts: Bunnies

March 26, 2024

Books
What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park
Bunny Built by Michael Slack
Hope is a Hop by Katrina Moore

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: Up, Down, Turn Around
Up, down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders, say hello!

Song: My Bunny Goes Hop by The Laure Berkner Band

Rhyme: Little Rabbit
I saw a little rabbit go hop, hop, hop
I told that little rabbit to stop, stop, stop
He wiggled his ears and crinkled his nose
And wiggled, wiggled, wiggled right down to his toes.

Fingerplay: There was a Little Bunny
There was a little bunny who lived in the wood. (hold up two fingers)
He wiggled his ears as a good bunny should (wiggle on head)
He hopped by a squirrel. He hopped by a tree. (hop, hop)
He hopped by a duck. And he hopped by me. (hop, hop over fist)
He stared at the squirrel. He stared at the tree. (stare, stare)
He stared at the duck. But he made faces at me! (stare, make faces)

Song: The Bunny Hop by Itty Bitty Beats

Rhyme: We Can . . .
We can jump, jump, jump,
We can hop, hop, hop,
We can clap, clap, clap,
We can stop, stop, stop.
We can nod our heads for yes,
We can shake our heads for no.
We can bend our knees a tiny bit,
And sit down slow

Shaker Song: Hop Little Bunnies by Toddler Fun Learning

Shaker Song: Hop Hop Hop Little Bunny by Bounce Patrol

Craft: Paper Cup Bunny
Craft idea from Darcy and Brian.

Music & Movement: March 8, 2024

Books
From Ed’s to Ned’s by Gideon Sterer
Wheels by Sally Sutton

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be
For your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be

Rhyme: I’m a Rocket on the Ground
I’m a rocket on the ground (crouch down)
Waiting quietly without a sound (say softly and put finger to lips)
Light this fuse on my little toe (wiggle toes and point to them)
Ready for blastoff, here I go! (put hands over head to form rocket point)
5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1
Whooosh! (Jump into air)

Shaker Song: Hurry, Hurry Drive the Firetruck by The Super Silly Kids

Shaker Song: The Airplane Song by The Laurie Berkner Band

Song: Drivin’ in My Car by Ralph’s World

Circle Time: Green Means GO! Game
Green means “GO!” Go! Go! Go! (march in place)
Yellow means “Slow.” Slow… slow… slow. (march in slow motion)
Red means “STOP!” (stop suddenly)

Rhyme: Goodbye, Friends
(Tune: Frere Jacques)
Goodbye, friends, goodbye, friends
Sing this tune, sing this tune
It’s time to wave goodbye, it’s time to wave goodbye
See you soon, see you soon

(Sing quieter)
Goodbye, friends, goodbye, friends
Close your eyes, close your eyes
Take a deep breath in… [Loud inhale]
Now breathe out goodbye…

Yoga & Breath Play
Yoga Pose of the Week: Airplane
Stand on one leg and try and get your balance by spotting something in front of you. Tilt yourself forward and start to fly. Lift your leg higher and soar thru the sky! You’re flying!

Breath Play: Shoulder Squeeze
Squeeze your shoulders up to your ears, breathe in, and let it out as you breathe your shoulders down. Roll your shoulders in a circle, and put them down.

Music & Movement: February 23, 2024

Books
This Book Just Ate My Dog! by Richard Byrne
A Cat is Chasing Me Through This Book! by Benjamin Bird

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: The More We Get Together
The more we get together,
together, together.
The more we get together,
the happier we’ll be.
For your friends are my friends,
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together,
the happier we’ll be.

Song: Bounce Like a Bunny by Bounce Patrol

Shaker Song: BINGO by Wheels on the Bus

Shaker Song: My Bunny Goes Hop by The Laurie Berkner Band

Rhyme: Can You. . .?
Can you hop like a rabbit? (Hop)
Can you jump like frog? (Jump)
Can you waddle like a duck? (Waddle)
Can you run like a dog? (Run in place)

Can you squeak like a guinea pig? (Squeak)
Can you swim like a fish? (Pretend to swim)
Can you sit down now and listen (Sit down)
And be as still as this?

Fingerplay: Five Little Kittens
Five little kittens standing in a row. (Stand all five fingers up on one hand)
They nod their heads to the children so. (Bend your fingers in a ”nod”)
They run to the left, they run to the right. (Move hand/fingers to the left, then right)
They stand up and stretch in the bright sunlight. (Stand fingers, stretching high)
Along comes a dog, who’s in for some fun. (Bring other hand out like a dog chasing)
M-e-oooow, see those kittens run! (Have hand “run” behind back)

Rhyme: Little Clapping Mouse
Behind the tree (clap, clap)
And under the house (clap, clap)
There lived a teeny (clap, clap)
Tiny mouse (clap, clap)
She loved to sing (clap, clap)
She loved to tap (clap, clap)
But most of all (clap, clap)
She loved to clap (clap, clap)
She clapped all night (clap, clap)
She clapped all day (clap, clap)
She clapped to frighten (clap, clap)
The cat away (lots of claps)

Circle Time: Walking, Walking by Old Town School of Folk Music

Song: Goodbye, Friends
(Tune: Frere Jacques)
Goodbye, friends, goodbye, friends
Sing this tune, sing this tune
It’s time to wave goodbye, it’s time to wave goodbye
See you soon, see you soon

(Sing quieter)
Goodbye, friends, goodbye, friends
Close your eyes, close your eyes
Take a deep breath in… [Loud inhale]
Now breathe out goodbye…

Yoga & Breath Play
Yoga Pose of the Week: Dog
Coming down onto your hands, step back and press into your hands pressing your tail up to the sky, and bark like a dog. Give a happy wag!

Breath Play: Bunny Breaths
Sit up tall and hold your body still. Pull your belly in and take in quick breaths like bunnies as you put your bunny hands in front of you. Grab a carrot for a snack. Put one hand on your belly and breathe in like a bunny. One last time….let it all out.

Stories & Crafts: Winter Animals

January 23, 2024

Books
Little Owl’s Snow by Divya Srinivasan
Little Wolf’s Song by Britta Teckentrup
Got to Get to Bear’s! by Brian Lies

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: Up, Down, Turn Around
Up, down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders, say hello!

Song: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes by Super Simple Songs (Speeding Up)

Rhyme: There’s Something in the Snow
There’s something in the snow, now what can it be?
There’s something in the snow that I can’t really see.
Hear its funny sound… Hoo, hoo, hoo
A snowy owl is what I found! Hoo, hoo, hoo

GRRRRR, GRRRRR, GRRRRR . . . Bear
Awoo, Awooo, Awoooo . . . Wolf

Song: Polar Bear Action Song by Rachel Rambach
Polar bear, polar bear
Big and strong with snow white hair
Polar bear, polar bear
Watch him move from here to there

Swimming, swimming, swimming in the icy sea
Swimming much faster than you and me
Swimming til he stops and takes a rest
Then swims some more from east to west

Polar bear, polar bear
Lives in freezing arctic air
Polar bear, polar bear
Watch him move from here to there

Swimming, swimming, swimming in the icy sea
Swimming much faster than you and me
Swimming til he stops and takes a rest
Then swims some more from east to west

Polar bear, polar bear
Walks on ice, it’s everywhere
Polar bear, polar bear
Now he’ll stop and sleep right there

Shaker Song: The Walrus Washes His Winter Coat
Oh, the walrus washes his winter coat
down by the wavy ocean.
He adds some water and he adds some soap
and he waits…and he waits…and he waits.

Then the laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes and shakes and shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes until it’s clean.
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes and shakes and shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
until it’s clean.

The laundry spins, spins, spin . . .

Shaker Song: Shake Your Body Down by The Laurie Berkner Band

Craft: Paper Plate Owl
Craft idea from Our Potluck Family.

Virtual Storytime: Letter W

Song: Hello, Friends
Hello, friends
Hello, friends
Hello, friends
It’s time to say, “Hello!”

Song: Let’s Sing Hooray for W
Wheel starts with “W”
Wheel starts with “W”
Let’s sing hooray for “W” today
Wheel starts with “W”

(Repeat: wolf, worm)

Felt Game: Wiggle Worm
Wiggle worm, wiggle worm
Hiding in a book
Wiggle worm, wiggle worm
Where should we look?

Shaker Song: The Walrus Washes His Winter Coat
Oh, the walrus washes his winter coat
Down by the wavy ocean
He adds some water
And he adds some soap
And he waits…and he waits…and he waits
Then the laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes and shakes and shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
Until it’s clean!
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes and shakes and shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
Until it’s clean!

Rhyme: Washing in the Washing Machine
Washing in the washing machine
Going round and round
Washing in the washing machine
Going up and down
Round and round
And up and down
It makes a noisy sound
Fast, faster, faster, faster
Stop!

Felt Board: Watermelon

Song: Goodbye, Friends
Goodbye, friends
Goodbye, friends
Goodbye, friends
It’s time to say, “Goodbye!”

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Outdoor Storytime: Nov. 17, 2023

Books
Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Find Fergus by Mike Boldt

Songs, Rhymes & Fingerplays

Song: Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi

Song: The More We Get Together

The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together
The happier we’ll be
For your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together
The happier we’ll be

Puppet Song: Bear is Sleeping

Bear is sleeping, bear is sleeping
In his lair, in his lair
Now it’s time to wake up, now it’s time to wake up
Wake up, Bear!
Wake up, Bear!

Shaker Rhyme: We Hop

We hop, hop, hop
And we stop
We hop, hop, hop
And we stop
We hop, hop, hop, hop
Hop, hop, hop
Hop, hop, hop
And we stop!

(Repeat: spin, dance, etc.)

Shaker Song: Shake It High and Shake It Low

Shake it high and shake it low
Shake it high, shake it low
Shake it high and shake it low
That’s how the shaker goes!

(Repeat: slow/fast, here/there, soft/loud)

Rhyme: Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the groun
Teddy bear, teddy bear, jump up high
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the sky
Teddy bear, teddy bear, wiggle your nose
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch your toes
Teddy bear, teddy bear, nod your head
Teddy bear, teddy bear, go to bed

Song: Grizzly Bears are Big and Brown

Grizzly bears are big and brown
Big and brown, big and brown
Grizzly bears are big and brown
And live in the woods

Polar bears are soft and white
Soft and white, soft and white
Polar bears are soft and white
And live in the cold

Teddy bears are just my size
Just my size, just my size
Teddy bears are just my size
To cuddle with at nigh

Song: Goodbye, Friends
(Tune: Frere Jacques)

Goodbye, friends
Goodbye, friends
Sing this tune
Sing this tune
It’s time to say goodbye
It’s time to say goodbye
See you soon
See you soon

Goodbye, friends
Goodbye, friends
Close your eyes, close your eyes
Take a deep breath in…
Now breathe out, “Goodbye!”

Stories & Crafts: Scarecrows & Spiders

October 31, 2023

Books
Hopefully the Scarecrow by Michelle Houts
Bear’s Scare by Jacob Grant
Walter’s Wonderful Web by Tim Hopgood

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: Up, Down, Turn Around
Up, down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders, say hello!

Song: Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi

Song: There’s a Spider on the Floor by The Kiboomers

Rhyme: Scarecrow, Scarecrow
Scarecrow, Scarecrow turn around,
scarecrow, scarecrow touch the ground.
Stand up tall and blink your eyes,
Raise your hands up to the sky.
Clap your hands and tap your knees,
Turn around and tap your feet.

Scarecrow, Scarecrow touch your toes,
scarecrow, scarecrow tap your nose.
Swing your arms so very slow,
Now real fast to scare the crows.
Touch your head, jump up and down.
Now sit down without a sound.

Song: The Creepy Crawly Spider by Super Simple Songs

Rhyme: Open, Shut Them
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap, clap, clap

Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Put them in your lap

Creep them, crawl them
Creep them, crawl them
Right up to your chin

Open wide your little mouth…
But do not let them in.

Shaker Song: Dingle Dangle Scarecrow by Toddler Fun Learning

Shaker Song: I Can Shake My Shaker Egg by Mr. Eric & Mr. Michael

Craft: Spider Web
Craft idea from Messy Little Monster

Virtual Storytime: Letter T

Song: Hello, Friends
Hello, friends
Hello, friends
Hello, friends
It’s time to say, “Hello!”

Song: Let’s Sing Hooray for T
Tree starts with “T”
Tree starts with “T”
Let’s sing hooray for “T” today
Tree starts with “T”

(Repeat: table, train)

Shaker Song: This Little Train
This old train, painted black
It comes chugging down that track
With a, “Choo-choo, toot-toot”
Hear the whistle blow
This little train goes chugging home

This little car, painted blue
It has seats for me and you
With a, “Choo-choo, toot-too”
Hear the whistle blow
This little train goes chugging home

This little car, painted yellow
It shimmies and shakes like a bowl of jello
With a, “Choo-choo, toot-toot”
Hear the whistle blow
This little train goes chugging home

This little car, painted green
It’s the fanciest train you’ve ever seen
With a, “Choo-choo, toot-toot”
Hear the whistle blow
This little train goes chugging home

This little car, it is gray
It takes you places far away
With a, “Choo-choo, toot-toot”
Hear the whistle blow
This little train goes chugging home

This caboose, it is red
It will take you home to bed
With a, “Choo-choo, toot-toot”
Hear the whistle blow
This little train goes chugging home

Song: I Like Tacos
I like tacos, tacos, tacos, tacos
I like tacos
They’re the best for me
Guacamole on my nose?
Guacamole on your nose?
On my nose?
On your nose!
Oh!

(Repeat with different body parts)

Puppet Rhyme: I Had a Little Turtle
I had a little turtle
His name is Tiny Tim
I put him in the bathtub
To see if he could swim

He drank up all the water
He ate up all the soap
And now he’s home, sick in bed
With bubbles in his throat

Bubble, bubble, bubble!
Bubble, bubble, pop!

Song: Tiger
There was a big cat
Who had some stripes
And Tiger was his name-o
T-I-G-E-R
T-I-G-E-R
T-I-G-E-R
And Tiger was his name-o

(Repeat, replacing letters with hand claps)

Song: Goodbye, Friends
Goodbye, friends
Goodbye, friends
Goodbye, friends
It’s time to say, “Goodbye!”

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