Opposites Storytimes

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 – Snappy Opposites by Dugald Steer, illustrated by Derek Matthews (pop-up)
• Stand-up Activity - "Very, Very, Tall" action song from Wiggleworms Love You by Old Town School of Folk Music

• 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 

• Book #2 - This Train by Paul Collicutt
• Activity – "Grand Old Duke of York" action song from More Tickles & Tunes by Kathy Reid-Naiman (Personal note: This song and the "Very, Very, Tall" song were too similar.  I should use a different song here next time.)

• Closing - Use scarves to the song "Water, Wind and World" from The Second Line: Scarf Activity Songs by Johnette Downing
• Craft – Glue small and large squares in a fun design

Bird 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 – Birds by Kevin Henkes
• Stand-up Activity - "See the Birdie Flying" action/sign language song from Pick Me Up! Fun Songs for Learning Signs by Roger Treece and Nancy Stewart

• 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 

• Book #2 - Little Green by Keith Baker
• Activity – Little Bird (action rhyme I have seen in many places, I got this one from Toddle On Over by Robin Works Davis)

I saw a little bird go hop, hop, hop

I told the little bird to stop, stop, stop

I went to the window to say, "How do you do?"

He wagged his little tail and away he flew

• Closing - Use scarves to the song "Water, Wind and World" from The Second Line: Scarf Activity Songs by Johnette Downing
• Craft – Paint with a feather

Boats 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 – I'm Mighty by Kate and Jim McMullan
• Stand-up Activity - Here Is the Sea (fingerplay I found somewhere)

Here is the sea, the wavy sea

Here is my boat

And here is me

All of the fishes

Down below

Wiggle their tails

And away they go

• 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 

• Book #2 - Boats for Bedtime by Olga Litowinsky, illustrated by Melanie Hope Greenberg
• Activity – "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" action song from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town School of Folk Music

• Closing - Use scarves to the song "Water, Wind and World" from The Second Line: Scarf Activity Songs by Johnette Downing
• Craft – Glue sails to boat bottoms