Rhyming Like Dr. Seuss Toddler Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:

• Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum

• Book #1 – Dr Seuss's Sleep Softly Book (touch & feel board book)

• Stand-up Activity – "The Night I Had a Dream" action song from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Berkner

• 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 - Four Jedds in Bed (counting rhyme written by Carol Hopkins)

Here is a Jedd

His color is RED

He likes to play with a sled

He has ONE pom-pom on his bed

Here is another Jedd

Her color is PINK

She likes to play in the sink

She has TWO pom-poms on her bed

Here is another Jedd

His color is BROWN

He will not play with a frown

He has THREE pom-poms on his bed

Here is my last Jedd

Her color is YELLOW

She will play on her cello

She has FOUR pom-poms on her bed

• Book #2 – Jamberry by Bruce Degen

• Activity – "I'm a Little Teapot" from This Little Piggy and Other Rhymes to Sing and Play by Jane Holen, Adam Stemple, et al.  

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

• Art Experience – Glue a craft foam Jedd head onto a cardstock rectangle along with some pom-poms to make a Jedd bed