Flower Peekaboo - Baby Toddler Storytime

A Wednesday 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 places to stick the gum)

 

 

Book: Flower: Pop-up Peekaboo! by Sophie Parkes, illustrated by Hannah Abbo (pop-up) 

Themed activity #1:  “Baby Bumblebee” traditional action song from Toddler Action Songs by Cedarmont Kids

Themed activity #2: Ten Little Flowers (fingerplay written by Carol Hopkins)

10 little flowers standing in the sun 
10 thirsty flowers begin to droop 
Along come the clouds 
And the rain begins to fall 
10 little flowers lift their heads to the sun again

 

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: Toast In the Toaster (adaptation of a lap bounce rhyme I found in many places)

I'm toast in the otaster.
I'm getty very hot.
Pish-posh, pish-posh,
Up I pop!

 

Lap rhyme #4: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes (traditional 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.

   

Transition: 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 

 

Letter of the day: “F” is for flower

 

 

Flannelboard: The Flower Song (a song to the tune of "The Farmer In the Dell" about the parts of a flower that I found at Everything Preschool)

The flower has some petals, the flower has some petals.
The flower calls the birds and bees, the flower has some petals.

The flower has some leaves, the flower has some leaves.
The leaves will catch the rain and sun, the flower has some leaves.

The flower has a stem, the flower has a stem.
The stem will make it stand up tall, the flower has a stem.

The flower has some roots, the flower has some roots.
The roots will carry food and drink, the flower has some roots.

The flower is so pretty, the flower is so pretty.
This pretty thing in my garden, makes me sing a ditty. 

 

Closing song with scarves: “Around and Around” from Welcome from Miss Carole by Carole Peterson