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: Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown
Themed activity
#1: "The Night I Had a Dream" action song from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Berkner
Themed activity
#2: I Have Ten Little Fingers (traditional fingerplay)
I have 10 little fingers;
They all belong to me!
I can make them do things;
Would you like to see?
I can close them up tight.
I can open them up wide.
I can riase them up high.
I can put them at my side.
I can wave them to and fro;
And I can fold them - just like so...
...Before I tickle you on your little tum!
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: A Hippopotamus Got on a City Bus (lap bounce rhyme I found at Jbrary at https://youtu.be/OZOq5Wiiox8?si=guAfW8ip2WPwZAtq)
A sheep, a sheep, a sheep got on a
city bus;
And all, and all, and all the people said,
"Baaaack up!"
A cow, a cow, a cow got on a bus;
And all, and all, and all the people said,
"Mooooove over!"
A hip, a hip, a hippopotamus got on,
got on, got on a city bus;
And all, and all, and all the people said,
"You're squishing us!"
(hug baby)
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: 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: “D” is for dancing
Flannelboard: Five Little Dancers (counting down rhyme I adapted from a ballet dancer rhyme I found at https://jeninthelibrary.com/tag/dance/)
Five little dancers
Prancing on their toes
They twirl and spin and jump
Then off the stage one goes.
4 little dancers…
3 little dancers…
2 little dancers…
One little dancer
Prancing on their toes
S/He twirls and spins and jumps
Then off the stage s/he goes.
No more dancers!
The performance is over.
And what do we do at the end of a performance?
We applaud! (clap)
Closing song with scarves: "Nelly Go Cross the Ocean" from More
Tickles & Tunes by Kathy Reid-Naiman
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