Music in Motion Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:

• Opening - Skinnamarink (from Car Songs: Songs to Sing Anywhere by Dennis Buck at Kimbo), Sticky Sticky Bubblegum
• Book #1 – The Little Band by James Sage, illustrated by Keiko Narahashi
• Stand-up Activity - The Grand Old Duke of York (action song from Toddler's On Parade by Kimbo)
• Bridge - 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

• Flannelboard/Math Activity - A-Hunting We Will Go (traditional rhyming song)

A-hunting we will go
A-hunting we will go
We'll catch a mouse
And put her in a house
And then we'll let her go

A-hunting we will go
A-hunting we will go
We'll catch a frog
And put him on a log
And then we'll let him go

...goat/put him in a boat
...bear/sit her in a chair

• Sit-down Activity - I Can Bounce My Hands (action song to the tune of "The Farmer In the Dell" written by Carol Hopkins)

I can bounce my hands, I can bounce my hands,
Bounce them high, bounce them low,
I can bounce my hands.

I can wiggle my hands, I can wiggle my hands,
Wiggle them out, wiggle them in,
I can wiggle my hands.

(Continue with more action words like clap, roll, etc.)

• Book #2 - Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton (board book)
• Activity – Clap Your Hands (action song from Toddler Action Songs by Cedarmont Kids)
• Closing - rhythm sticks to the song "Going On a Bear Hunt" by Gret & Steve from Kids In Action
• Craft – Decorate paper plate maracas by gluing on brightly colored crepe paper.