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: Trucks
by Byron Barton (large board book)
Stand-up
activity: The Garbage Truck Rolls (fingerplay to the tune of
"Wheels On the Bus" adapted by Carol Hopkins)
The
garbage truck drives down the street, down the street, down the street
The garbage truck drives down the street
As it picks up garbage
The garbage truck stops and goes, stops and goes, stops and goes
The garbage truck stops and goes
As it picks up garbage
Sit-down
activity: Morning At the Dump (fingerplay written by Carol
Hopkins)
(show ten
fingers)
Early in the morning, down at the dump
See the dump trucks standing all in a row
See them dump their garbage
(bend fingers)
Dump, dump, dump
Now watch them rolling away
(roll hands over each other)
To go gather more
(sign language for "more")
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: Choo
Choo (fingerplay that crosses the midline that I found at https://youtu.be/gr4gtVYSAEg?si=ceNiLrI-2BuUbGMC)
Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Up the railroad track.
Choo, choo, choo, chook, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Then we come right back.
First, we go to grandma’s house,
Up the railroad track.
Then, we go to monkey’s house,
Then we come right back.
Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Up the railroad track.
Choo, choo, choo, chook, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Then we come right back.
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.
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: "g” is for garbage truck
Flannelboard: Five Little Garbage Trucks (counting
down rhyme, I'm not sure where I found this one)
***Literacy
tip: When you are reading books with your child, don’t
forget to talk about feelings. This
helps build vocabulary and understanding.
Closing song
with scarves: “Milkshake” from Songs for Wiggleworms
