A Tuesday morning storytime for ages 0-2 years old.
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: Pots and Pans by Patricia Hubbell
Themed activity
#1: Here Goes Turtle (action chant, not
sure where I picked up this one)
Here goes turtle down the hill,
Creeping, creeping, creeping.
Here goes frog up the hill,
Boing, boing, boing.
Here goes elephant down the hill,
Thud, thud, thud.
Here goes snake up the hill,
Slither, slither, slither.
Here comes a rock down the hill,
Rolling, rolling, rolling,… Crash!
Themed activity
#2: Quiet Mouse (adapted from a
fingerplay rhyme I found at Mel’s Desk blog at http://melissa.depperfamily.net/blog/baby-storytime-noisy-and-quiet/)
Here’s a quiet little mouse that goes
“Squeak! Squeak!”
(Show fist and sign language for “mouse”)
Living in a quiet house
(Place fist inside other hand)
When all was quiet as could be…
Out they popped!
To tickle you under there…
Lap rhyme #1: Tick Tock (lap bounce)
(bounce baby from
leg to leg)
Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little
cuckoo clock.
Tick, tock, tick tock, now it is one o’clock… Cuckoo!
(raise baby up for each cuckoo)
(repeat for other
times of day)
Now it is two o’clock… Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
Now it is three o’clock…
Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
Lap rhyme #2: Counting Bubbles (counting rhyme I learned
during a BrainDance workshop)
One bubble, two bubbles, three
bubbles, top.
(pat legs with hands for each number chanted, then place hands on top of
head)
Three bubbles, four bubbles, five
bubbles, drop.
(pat legs with hands for each number chanted, then drop hands to lap)
Six bubbles, seven bubbles, nine
bubbles, pop.
(pat legs with hands for each number chanted, then clap hands loudly in
front of body)
Ten little bubbles floating down!
(twinkle hands down to floor)
Now let’s blow _____ bubbles.
(This is a breath exercise. Pick a
number and pretend to blow that number of bubbles through hand. Don’t forget to pop the bubbles with a loud
clap after blowing it up. I count the
bubble while I do the clap.)
Lap rhyme #3: We’re Making a Purple Stew (story time song I
saw a in a video from New York Public Library)
We’re making a {_purple_} stew,
Whip-whip-, whip-whip.
(pretend to stir a big pot in front of your body)
We’re making a {_purple_} stew,
Scooby-dooby-doo.
With {_purple_}
potatoes,
(use one hand to pretend to throw potatoes from your shoulder into the
pretend pot)
And {_purple_}
tomatoes,
(use your other hand to pretend to throw tomatoes from your shoulder into
the pretend pot)
And even a {_purple_}
you!
(tickle baby’s tummy)
**What other colors should we do?
(repeat the song with other colors)
Lap rhyme #4: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
(traditional body parts action song)
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes,
Knees and
toes.
Head,
shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and
toes.
And eyes
and, ears and, mouth and nose.
Head,
shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and
toes.
***Literacy tip: Teachers like to say rhymers are readers
because they have an easier time hearing word patterns. So read lots of rhyming books with your
child.
Transition: 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)
Letter of the
day: "P” is for pots and pans
Flannelboard: Fingerband Is Coming to Town
(flannelboard rhyme I found at https://veronastorytime.com/music-story-time-preschool/ to
the tune of “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”)
The finger band is coming to town,
Coming to town, coming to town.
The finger band is coming to town
So early in the morning.
This is how they strum their guitar,
Strum their guitar, strum their guitar.
This is how they strum their guitar
So early in the morning.
This is how they play their flute,
Play their flute, play their flute.
This is how they play their flute
So early in the morning.
This is the way they bang the drums,
Bang the drums, bang the drums.
This is the way they bang the drums
So early in the morning.
(Repeat for
different instruments, putting each instrument on the flannel board as you go.)
Oh my! Look at the time, the band has played
all day. It’s time for them to go!
The finger band is going away,
Going away, going away.
The finger band is going away,
They’ve played all day!
Closing song with
egg shakers: “Bublebee
Buzz Buzz” from Buzz Buzz by Laurie Berkner
