Frogs Toddler Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:

• Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum

• Book #1 – Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh

• Stand-up Activity – Jump, Jump Went the Little Green Frog (action chant)

Jump, jump went the little green frog.
Jump, jump went the little green frog.
Jump, jump went the little green frog...
And his eyes went blink, blink.

Blink, blink went the little green frog.
Blink, blink went the little green frog.
Blink, blink went the little green frog...
And his tongue went glup, glup.

Glup, glup went the little green frog.
Glup, glup went the little green frog.
Glup, glup went the little green frog...
And his legs went jump, jump.

Jump, jump went the little green frog.
Jump, jump went the little green frog.
Jump, jump went the little green frog...
And then he swam away.

• 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 - Five Green and Speckled Frog (traditional counting backwards song)

• Book #2 – The Wide-Mouthed Frog: A Pop-Up Book by Keith Faulkner, illustrated by Jonathan Lambert

• Activity – Frog Jump Over the Great Big Stick (action rhyme written by Carol Hopkins)

Frog be nimble, frog be quick,

Frog jump over the great big stick

Frog be nimble, frog be slick

Frog swim under the great big stick

Frog be nimble, frog go click

Frog run around the great big stick

Frog be nimble, frog be fine

Frog sit down for storytime

• Closing - Scarves to the song "Popcorn Calling Me" from Buzz Buzz by Laurie Berkner

• Art Experience – Dot stickers on a frog drawing

• How it went - I always love doing a frog theme.  It is so much fun with all of the jumping involved.  The Wide-Mouthed Frog book did not go over well with this crowd.  They were just not interested in it.  I have used it successfully with older kids, I wonder if they just don't get what is going on?