Another summer of storytimes at a local summer camp for 5- and 6-year-olds! It is a short storytime with a simple art project. The children and counselors really enjoy these visits.
Books:
Broccoli Is Trying to Kill Me by Katie Evans, illustrated by Savannah Allen
On Account of the Gum by Adam Rex
Color and cut out with scissors a broccoli coloring sheet on green paper. Don't forget the fun eye stickers!
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: Ada's Rainy Day by Daishu Ma
Themed activity
#1:
The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain;
And the itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
The great big hairy spider climbed up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain;
And the great big hairy spider climbed up the spout again.
Themed activity
#2:
Little winds blow high in the treetops.
Little winds blow low on the ground.
They start off as tiny breezes...
(puff, puff, puff)
Then they grow and grow and grow!
Round and round they go,
Swaying every tree branch,
Sweeping across the grass,
Then, just like that, the wind stops!
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.
***Literacy tip: Language used in storybooks is different from what we use when we are speaking, so children hear different words when we read to them. This builds vocabulary!
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: “R” is for rain
Flannelboard:
The kites in the air are blowing in the wind,
Blowing in the wind, blowing in the wind.
The kites in the air are blowing in the wind,
What a windy day!
Other verses:
The leaves on the trees…
The clouds in the sky…
The flag on the lawn…
The hair on my head…
Closing song with scarves: “Around and Around” from Welcome from Miss Carole by Carole Peterson
A Wednesday morning storytime for ages 0-6 years old.
Opening #1: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town School of Folk Music
Opening #2: Roly Poly Oh So Fast (hand rolling
body part chant adapted by Carol Hopkins)
Roly poly, roly poly, oh so fast!
Roly poly, roly poly, oh so slowly.
Roly poly, roly poly, up.
Roly poly, roly poly, down.
Roly poly, roly poly, hands on your head.
Roly poly, roly poly, hand on your feet.
(Repeat with
other body parts)
Roly poly, roly poly, hands in your
lap.
Opening #3: Fee Fi Fo Fum
Fee fi fo fum,
(clap for each syllable)
See my fingers,
(wiggle fingers)
See my thumbs.
(wiggle thumbs)
Fee fi fo fum,
(clap for each syllable)
Good bye fingers,
(hide one hand behind back)
Good bye thumbs.
(hide the other hand behind back)
(Repeat several
times moving and saying the words faster and faster)
Literacy activity
flannelboard:
The spiders go marching one by one,
hurrah, hurrah!
The spiders go marching one by one,
hurrah, hurrah!
The spiders go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck its thumb,
And they all go marching up,
To the tree,
On Hallowee-een.
The spiders go marching two by two...
The little one stops to tie its shoe...
The spiders go marching three by three...
The little one stops to hug a tree...
The spiders go marching four by four...
The little one stops to close the door...
Book #1: Chicka Chicka Tricka Treat by Julien Chung
Theme activity #1:
Jack-O-Lantern, Jack-O-Lantern turn around.
Jack-O-Lantern, Jack-O-Lantern roll on the ground.
Jack-O-Lantern, Jack-O-Lantern dance on your toes.
Jack-O-Lantern, Jack-O-Lantern light up your nose.
Jack-O-Lantern, Jack-O-Lantern reach up high.
Jack-O-Lantern, Jack-O-Lantern jump to the sky.
Jack-O-Lantern, Jack-O-Lantern smile with heat.
Jack-O-Lantern, Jack-O-Lantern find your seat.
Theme activity #2:
Pumpkins small
(make small pumpkin with hands)
Pumpkins tall
(hands up high)
Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere
(spin around)
Pumpkins fat
(hands make fat pumpkin)
And pumpkins thin
(hands together almost touching)
Pumpkins, pumpkins over there!
(point across the room)
Transition: Dance Your Fingers (fingerplay adaption from a video I saw from New York
Public Library)
Dance your fingers up;
(put fingers high in the air)
Dance your fingers down;
(touch the ground)
Dance your fingers from side to side;
(move hands from left to right side of body and back again, several times)
And dance them all around.
(hands move in a large wiggly circle in the air in front of your body)
Dance them on your shoulders;
(fingers wiggle on your shoulders)
Dance them on your head;
(fingers wiggle on top of your head)
Dance them on your tummy;
(fingers wiggle on top of your tummy)
And put them all to bed.
(fold hands in lap or tuck under armpits)
Book #2: I Hate Everything! by Sophy Henn
Book #3: Julius's Candy Corn by Kevin Henkes (board book)
Closing music
with egg shakers: “I Know a Chicken”
from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Berkner
Art activity: Glue Halloween themed craft foam shapes and color white masks
Optional other books:
Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino (board book)
We're Going On a Pumpkin Hunt by Goldie Hawk, illustrated by Angie Rozelaar
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: It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numberoff, illustrated by Felicia Bond
Themed activity
#1:
The pumpkins are here; the pumpkins are there.
The pumpkins, the pumpkins are everywhere.
The pumpkins are up; the pumpkins are down.
The pumpkins, the pumpkins are all around.
The pumpkins are right; the pumpkins are left.
The pumpkins, the pumpkins are jumping up.
The pumpkins roll, they roll up high, they roll down low.
The pumpkins, the pumpkins all say, "Hello!"
Themed activity
#2:
Oh, the roly-poly pumpkin went rolling down the hill
(roll arms)
Once it started rolling,
It couldn’t keep still.
It rolled and it rolled until it bumped into a rock.
Then the roly-poly pumpkin rolled to a stop.
(clap or sign language for stop)
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: 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: Dance Your Fingers (fingerplay adaption from a video I saw from New York Public Library)
Dance your fingers up;
(put fingers high in the air)
Dance your fingers down;
(touch the ground)
Dance your fingers from side to side;
(move hands from left to right side of body and back again, several times)
And dance them all around.
(hands move in a large wiggly circle in the air in front of your body)
Dance them on your shoulders;
(fingers wiggle on your shoulders)
Dance them on your head;
(fingers wiggle on top of your head)
Dance them on your tummy;
(fingers wiggle on top of your tummy)
And put them all to bed.
(fold hands in lap or tuck under armpits)
Letter of the
day: “J” is for jack-o-lanterns
Flannelboard:
Three little pumpkins, sitting very still
In a pumpkin patch on a great big hill
The first one said, "I'm very green,"
(show green side)
"But I'll be orange on Halloween."
(show orange side)
The second one said, "Oh me, oh my,"
(show orange pumpkin side)
"Today I'll be a pumpkin pie."
(show pumpkin pie side)
The third one said, "I'm on my way,"
(show pumpkin side)
To be a Jack-O-Lantern today."
(show face side)
Closing song with
egg shakers: “Shake With
You” from Bouncy Blue from the Learning Groove by Mr. Eric & Mr. Michael
Optional extra
book:
Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino (board book)
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: Dinosaur Stomp by Paul Stickland (pop-up)
Themed activity
#1:
Pteradactyl’s wings went flap, flap, flap
Flap, flap, flap, (x2)
Pteradactyl’s wings went flap, flap, flap
All around the swamp.
Triceratops’s horns went poke, poke, poke…
Stegosaurus’s feet went stomp, stomp, stomp…
Their dinosaur mouths went munch, munch, munch…
Themed activity
#2:
Spread your arms, way out wide,
Fly like a Pteranodon, soar and glide.
Touch the floor, head down low,
Move like Stegosaurus, long ago.
Reach up tall, try to be
As tall as Apatosaurus eating on a tree.
Using your claws, grumble and growl
Just like Tyrannosaurus on the prowl.
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: Dance Your Fingers (fingerplay adaption from a video I saw from New York Public Library)
Dance your fingers up;
(put fingers high in the air)
Dance your fingers down;
(touch the ground)
Dance your fingers from side to side;
(move hands from left to right side of body and back again, several times)
And dance them all around.
(hands move in a large wiggly circle in the air in front of your body)
Dance them on your shoulders;
(fingers wiggle on your shoulders)
Dance them on your head;
(fingers wiggle on top of your head)
Dance them on your tummy;
(fingers wiggle on top of your tummy)
And put them all to bed.
(fold hands in lap or tuck under armpits)
Letter of the
day: “D” is for dinosaurs
Flannelboard:
Closing song with egg shakers: “Shake With You” from Bouncy Blue from the Learning Groove by Mr. Eric & Mr. Michael
Optional extra
book:
Dinosaur Dance by Sandra Boynton (board book)
A Wednesday morning storytime for ages 0-6 years old.
Opening #1: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town School of Folk Music
Opening #2: Roly Poly Oh So Fast (hand rolling
body part chant adapted by Carol Hopkins)
Roly poly, roly poly, oh so fast!
Roly poly, roly poly, oh so slowly.
Roly poly, roly poly, up.
Roly poly, roly poly, down.
Roly poly, roly poly, hands on your head.
Roly poly, roly poly, hand on your feet.
(Repeat with
other body parts)
Roly poly, roly poly, hands in your
lap.
Opening #3: Fee Fi Fo Fum
Fee fi fo fum,
(clap for each syllable)
See my fingers,
(wiggle fingers)
See my thumbs.
(wiggle thumbs)
Fee fi fo fum,
(clap for each syllable)
Good bye fingers,
(hide one hand behind back)
Good bye thumbs.
(hide the other hand behind back)
(Repeat several
times moving and saying the words faster and faster)
Literacy activity
flannelboard:
Print out an assortment of dinosaurs with their names written next to the dinosaurs. Hand out these dinosaur papers to the children. Sing the song, naming a different dinosaur each time. When a dinosaur is named in the song, the children bring that dinosaur up to the board where we tape them onto the board. When the song is done, we count the number of dinosaurs on the board.
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dinosaur bones
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dinosaur bones
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dinosaur bones
Put’em all together and this is what you get.
Book #1: Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur? by Helen Yoon
Theme activity #1:
Theme activity #2: Dinosaur Pretend (action rhyme I found at https://www.handleyregional.org/blog/we-are-dinosaurs-storytime)
Spread your arms, way out wide,
Fly like a Pteranodon, soar and glide.
Touch the floor, head down low,
Move like Stegosaurus, long ago.
Reach up tall, try to be
As tall as Apatosaurus eating on a tree.
Using your claws, grumble and growl
Just like Tyrannosaurus on the prowl.
Transition: Dance Your Fingers (fingerplay adaption from a video I saw from New York Public Library)
Dance your fingers up;
(put fingers high in the air)
Dance your fingers down;
(touch the ground)
Dance your fingers from side to side;
(move hands from left to right side of body and back again, several times)
And dance them all around.
(hands move in a large wiggly circle in the air in front of your body)
Dance them on your shoulders;
(fingers wiggle on your shoulders)
Dance them on your head;
(fingers wiggle on top of your head)
Dance them on your tummy;
(fingers wiggle on top of your tummy)
And put them all to bed.
(fold hands in lap or tuck under armpits)
Book #2: There's a Dinosaur In Your Book by Tom Fletcher
Book #3: Dinosaur Parade by Shari Halpern
Closing music
with egg shakers: “I Know a Chicken”
from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Berkner
Art activity: Pterodactyl straw launchers
I took dinosaur clip art and folded the paper over to tape up on three sides. The fourth side I slid in a drinking straw. Blowing through the straw launches the pterodactyl into the air.
Optional other books:
How Tall Was a T.Rex? by Alison Limentani
Dinosaur Dance! by Sandra Boynton (board book)
