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: I Am So Brave! by Stephen Krensky,
illustrated by Sara Gillingham (board book)
Themed activity
#1: “Grand Old Duke of York” action song
from Where Is Thumbkin?
Themed activity
#2: On My Toes There Is a Flea (action
rhyme I found at https://pasadena-library.net/kids/2018/zoo-infant-storytime/
but have also seen elsewhere)
On my toe there is a flea
Now it’s climbing on my knee
Past my tummy, pasty my nose
On my head where my hair grows
On my head there is a flea
Now it’s climbing down on me
Past my tummy, past my knee
On my toe…
Get off, you flea!
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: Gregory Griggs (lap bounce rhyme I first saw
as a Jbrary video at https://youtu.be/ntrcaKL_esA?si=twwqYr0wAanW2hrJ)
Gregory Griggs, Gregory Griggs,
Had 27 different wigs.
He wore them up. (lift baby up)
He wore them down. (bring baby back down)
To please the people of the town.
He wore them east. (tip baby to one side)
He wore them west. (tip baby to the other side)
But which one did he love the best?
This one! (hug or tickle baby)
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: When you read a book to your child,
running your finger under the text teaches them that you are reading words on
the page.
Transition: Tommy & Tammy Thumb (fingerplay)
Tommy Thumb up,
Tommy Thumb down,
Tommy Thumb dancing all around town.
Tammy Thumb out,
Tammy Thumb in,
Tammy Thumb dancing all in a spin.
Dancing, dancing, dancing,
Dance them on your knees,
Dance them on your head,
Dance them on your shoulders,
Then tuck them into bed.
Letter of the
day: "M” is for monster
Flannelboard: If You See a Monster (to the tune of
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" written by Carol Hopkins)
If you see a little monster, little
monster, little monster,
If you see a little monster, wave your hand hello.
If you see a medium monster, medium
monster, medium monster,
If you see a medium monster, bow your head in greeting.
If you see a great big monster, great
big monster, great big monster,
If you see a great big monster, run away and hide!
...Then turn around and say, "You
Don't Scare Me!" because...
When you see any monster, any monster,
any monster,
When you see any monster make a silly face!
Closing song with
scarves: “The Ponies
Are Walking” from Baby’s
Boat: The Best of Kathy Reid Naiman
Optional extra
book:
Let’s Be Brave by Leah Osakwe,
illustrated by Becky Paige (board book)
