Toesy Toes Toddler Storytime

Opening #1 - Skinnamarink (action song from Car Songs: Songs to Sing Anywhere by Dennis Buck from Kimbo)

Opening #2 - Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum (fingerplay)

Sticky, sticky bubblegum, bubblegum, bubblegum;
Sticky, sticky bubblegum;
Stuck to your __________.
1, 2, 3, PULL!

(Repeat with more body parts)

  

 

Book #1 – Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury

Stand-up activity – “Razzaama Taazama” action song from More Tickles & Tunes by Kathy Reid-Naiman

Parent Literacy Tip – Singing and acting out songs like “Razzaama Taazama” are great for children to learn about rhythm and fun vocabulary, such as body part names. 

Transition #1 - 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 

 

 

Flannelboard – How Many Feet? (Simple rhyme I found somewhere many years ago)

Birds have two

Dogs have four

Beetles have six

Spiders have eight

That's quite a lot more than me because I only have two feet!

Letter of the day - "T” is for toes

Transition #2 – Come 'A' Look And See (fingerplay song I first picked up at a workshop conducted by Jane Cobb but can also be found on the music CD The Baby Record by Bob McGrath)

Come a' look a' see,
Here's my mama, (point to thumb)
Come a' look a' see,
Here's my papa, (point to index finger)
Come a' look a' see,
My brother tall, (point to tall finger)
Sister, baby, (point to ring, then baby finger) 
I love them all. (kiss the fingertips of your finger family) 

Book #2 – Toesy Toes by Sarah Tsiang (board book)

Closing – “Popcorn Calling Me” action song from Buzz Buzz by Laurie Berkner