Opposites Storytimes

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds: 

• Opening - Skinnamarink (from Car Songs: Songs to Sing Anywhere by Dennis Buck at Kimbo), Sticky Sticky Bubblegum
• Book #1 – Snappy Opposites by Dugald Steer, illustrated by Derek Matthews (pop-up)
• Stand-up Activity - "Very, Very, Tall" action song from Wiggleworms Love You by Old Town School of Folk Music

• Bridge - Open Shut Them (fingerplay)

Open, shut them
(open and close hands)
Open, shut them
Give a little clap (clap)
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Put them in your lap
(put hands in lap)

Creep them, creep them
Under your chin
(creep fingers up chest)
Open your mouth, but don't put them in
(do as words say)

Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap
Open shut them
Open shut them
Put them in your lap 

• Book #2 - This Train by Paul Collicutt
• Activity – "Grand Old Duke of York" action song from More Tickles & Tunes by Kathy Reid-Naiman (Personal note: This song and the "Very, Very, Tall" song were too similar.  I should use a different song here next time.)

• Closing - Use scarves to the song "Water, Wind and World" from The Second Line: Scarf Activity Songs by Johnette Downing
• Craft – Glue small and large squares in a fun design