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| from Julia Donaldson's The Flying Bath |
Here's a quick playlist of Family Storytime sessions I've done in the past:
Welcome Song
Up Down Turn Around
Hands Are Clapping
Book: The Flying Bath by Julia Donaldson
Song: Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?
Felt Story: Where Is That Cat? by Carol Greene
Song: Bread and Butter
Song; Knife Spoon Fork Spatula
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Welcome Song
Up Down Turn Around
Hands Are Clapping
Book: Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein
Song: Little Heart
Activity: 6 Little Valentines (with Stuffed Toy Friends)
Song: 5 Dancing Ballerinas
Board Book: Itsy BitsySpider
Song: You Are My Valentine (with bell shakers)
Book: Dear Panda by Miriam Latimer
Parachute
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Welcome Song
Up Down Turn Around
Little Green Frog
Board Book: Colors by Roger Priddy
Song: Two Little Robots
Song: We Sail
Rhyme: 5 Noisy Robots
Board Book: Animal Actions by Julia Donaldson
Felt Storytime: Panda Bear Panda Bear What Do You See?
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Playlist 1
Welcome Song
(sing to tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down”)
Hi hello and how are you
How are you? How are you?
Hi hello and how are you?
How are you today?
It’s a bright and sunny day
Sunny day, sunny day
It’s a bright and sunny day
For storytime and play!
Up Down Turn Around
Up, down
Turn around
Touch the sky
Touch the ground
Wiggle fingers
Wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders
Say hello!
Hands Are Clapping
(sing to tune of “Skip To My Lou”)
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Clap your hands my darling!
Continue with …
-feet are stomping
-arms are flapping
Book: The Flying Bath by Julia Donaldson
Song: Pat-a-cake
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Pat it, and roll it, and mark it with a "b"
And put it in the oven for baby and me
Song: Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? (using stuffed toys as the culprits)
Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?
_____ stole the cookies from the cookie jar.
Who me? Yes, you!
Couldn’t be? Then who?
Felt Story: Where is that Cat? by Carol Greene
Song: Bread and Butter (with tapping sticks)
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam,
Let’s tap our sticks as nice as we can!
Other verses: quick, slow, quiet, loud
Song: Knife Spoon Fork Spatula
(Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
I’m a knife, fork, spoon, spatula, cha cha cha
I’m a knife, fork, spoon, spatula, cha cha cha
I’m a knife, fork, spoon
I’m a knife, fork, spoon
I’m a knife, fork, spoon, spatula, cha cha cha
I used this version sung by the awesome ladies at Jbrary.
Bubbles and Colouring Sheet
Playlist 2
Welcome Song
(sing to tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down”)
Hi hello and how are you
How are you? How are you?
Hi hello and how are you?
How are you today?
It’s a bright and sunny day
Sunny day, sunny day
It’s a bright and sunny day
For storytime and play!
Up Down Turn Around
Up, down
Turn around
Touch the sky
Touch the ground
Wiggle fingers
Wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders
Say hello!
Hands Are Clapping
(sing to tune of “Skip To My Lou”)
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Clap your hands my darling!
Continue with …
-feet are stomping
-arms are flapping
Book: Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein
Song: Little Heart
(Tune: I’m A Little Teapot)
I have a little heart
And it goes thump, thump, thump
It keeps right on beating
When I jump, jump, jump
I get a special feeling, when I look at you
It makes me want to give you a hug or two.
I get a special feeling, when I look at you
It makes me want to give you a hug or two.
Activity: 6 Little Valentines (with Stuffed Toy Friends)
Six little Valentines were sent to my house,
The first one said, “I love you, From Mouse.”
Five little Valentines, brought in a wagon,
The second one said, “Be mine, Love Dragon.”
Four little Valentines full of love and merit,
The third one said, “You are sweet, From Parrot”
Three little Valentines just for me,
The fourth one said, “Be my honey, Love Bee.”
Two little Valentine’s mailed with care,
The fifth one said, “Here’s a hug, From Bear.”
The last little Valentine, from a turtle named Jay,
This one said, “Happy Valentine’s Day!”
The first one said, “I love you, From Mouse.”
Five little Valentines, brought in a wagon,
The second one said, “Be mine, Love Dragon.”
Four little Valentines full of love and merit,
The third one said, “You are sweet, From Parrot”
Three little Valentines just for me,
The fourth one said, “Be my honey, Love Bee.”
Two little Valentine’s mailed with care,
The fifth one said, “Here’s a hug, From Bear.”
The last little Valentine, from a turtle named Jay,
This one said, “Happy Valentine’s Day!”
Each toddler was asked to choose a stuffed animal friend, one for each animal/creature in the rhyme above. As we went through each rhyme message above, I asked , "Awww...where's (insert animal/creature here)?". I then gave a paper Valentine to the animal/creature in question, and said, "Thank you!". Unfortunately, I added this activity to the roster at the last minute, so I didn't have enough Valentines for each child. I only made 6 heart-shaped paper Valentines with the messages from the rhyme above. To make up for the lapse, I asked the first set of children to give back their paper Valentines so that we could share and do the rhyme again. In the second round, the rhyme above didn't necessarily rhyme, since some of the toddlers chose stuffed animal friends that were different from the ones in the rhyme. Regardless, I think everyone had fun "receiving" Valentines.
Song: 5 Dancing Ballerinas using stick puppets
(Tune: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Five dancing ballerinas
Prancing on their toes
They twirl and spin and jump
Then off the stage she goes.
(count down to one)
One dancing ballerina
Prancing on her toes
She twirls and spins and jumps
Then off the stage she goes.
Prancing on their toes
They twirl and spin and jump
Then off the stage she goes.
(count down to one)
One dancing ballerina
Prancing on her toes
She twirls and spins and jumps
Then off the stage she goes.
Board Book: Itsy Bitsy Spider
Song: You Are My Valentine (with bell shakers)
(Tune: You Are My Sunshine)
You are my valentine
My only valentine
You make me happy
Oh yes you do
And you should know dear
How much I love you
Here’s my heart
It is for you.
Book: Dear Panda by Miriam Latimer
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Playlist 3
Welcome Song
(sing to tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down”)
Hi hello and how are you
How are you? How are you?
Hi hello and how are you?
How are you today?
It’s a bright and sunny day
Sunny day, sunny day
It’s a bright and sunny day
For storytime and play!
Up Down Turn Around
Up, down
Turn around
Touch the sky
Touch the ground
Wiggle fingers
Wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders
Say hello!
Song: 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) la dee da dee da
(clap) la dee da dee da (clap) la dee da dee da
We know frogs go (clap) la dee da dee da
They don't go mmm, mmm, ahh
Bloop, bloop went the little blue fish one day
Bloop, bloop went the little blue fish
Bloop, bloop went the little blue fish one day
And they all went bloop, bloop, bloop
But...
We know fish go (kiss) kissy, kissy kiss
(kiss) kissy, kissy kiss (kiss) kissy, kissy kiss
We know fish go (kiss) kissy, kissy kiss
They don't go bloop, bloop, bloop!
Here's a good version of the song and actions.
Board Book: Colors by Roger Priddy
Action Rhyme: Two Little Robots
Two little robots sitting on a hill (wave scarves)
One named Jack, and one named Jill
Hide away Jack (hide one behind back)
Hide away Jill (hide both)
Come back Jack and come back Jill.
Two little robots sitting on a cloud
One was quiet, and the other was loud (make beep sounds)
Hide away quiet, hide away loud
Come back quiet and come back loud
Song: We Sail and We Sail and We Stop
We sail and we sail and we stop
We sail and we sail and we stop
We sail and we sail and we sail and we sail
We sail and we sail and we stop
Other actions: jump, twirl, wiggle, hide (peekaboo!), sail
Here's a video of how to sing this song.
Rhyme: 5 Noisy Robots (using stick puppets)
5 noisy robots in the toy shop,
Shiny and tall with antennae on the top.
Along came a girl with a penny one day.
Bought a noisy robot and took it away.
(continue with 4, 3, 2, 1 noisy robots)
Board Book: Animal Actions by Julia Donaldson
Shiny and tall with antennae on the top.
Along came a girl with a penny one day.
Bought a noisy robot and took it away.
(continue with 4, 3, 2, 1 noisy robots)
Board Book: Animal Actions by Julia Donaldson
Felt Storytime: Panda Bear Panda Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle
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