Sing-a-Song Storytime: Smashy Town

 With the pandemic closing the library and all large gatherings, my library took its time deciding how to get back into the storytime groove.  I created this video storytime series along with a coworker, who is a talented musician, to get young children moving around and singing.  It is filled with lots of favorite storytime songs and rhymes, and of course a book!  I really wanted the grown-ups watching along with the kiddos to learn the songs, so I used a split screen technique on the videos to display the words to the songs/rhymes while I am singing and acting them out.  

Opening song - Skinnamarink (https://youtu.be/95JkQfANW9M) 

Action song - The Wheels on the Bus (traditional action song)

The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round
Round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town

The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish
Swish, swish, swish
Swish, swish, swish
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish
All through the town

The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep
All through the town

The doors on the bus go open and shut
Open and shut
Open and shut
The doors on the bus go open and shut
All through the town

(there are many other versus to this song)

Transition sit down song - Itsy Bitsy Spider (traditional fingerplay song)

The itsy bitsy spider crawled 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 went up the spout again.

The great big hairy spider crawled 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 went up the spout again.

 

Book - Smashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino 

 

Action song - I'm a Little Dump Truck (action song written by Carol Hopkins to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot") 

I'm a little dump truck, watch me go
Here is my hopper
Here is my cab
When I get all filled up, to the work site I go
Just tip me over and dump the rocks out

Action song - Peter Hammers  (action song)

Peter hammers with one hammer,
One hammer, one hammer
Peter hammers with one hammer
All day long.
(tap with one hand)

Peter hammers with two hammers
Two hammers, two hammers
Peter hammers with two hammers
All day long.
(tap with two hands)

Peter hammers with three hammers
Three hammers, three hammers
Peter hammers with three hammers
All day long.
(tap with two hands and one foot)

Peter hammers with four hammers
Four hammers, four hammers
Peter hammers with four hammers
All day long.
(tap with two hands and two feet)

Peter hammers with five hammers
Five hammers, five hammers
Peter hammers with five hammers
All day long.
(tap with two hands, two feet and nod your head)

Peter's getting sleepy now,
Sleepy now, sleepy now,
Peter's getting sleepy now,
All night long.
(yawn, pretend to go to sleep)

Closing song - excerpt from the Carpenter's song "Sing a Song" (also a classic Sesame Street song https://youtu.be/-nI7IfwLoBI)

***The video for this storytime will remain up through 12/31/20 on my library's YouTube channel.