Sing-a-Song Storytime: What Riley Wore

  With the pandemic closing the library and all large gatherings, my library continues offering virtual storytimes.  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 - Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay (traditional camp song)

(roll hands during the initial sound words and then clap on BOOM)

Transition sit down song - 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 - What Riley Wore by Elana K. Arnold, illustrated by Linda Davick (read with permission by Simon & Schuster)   

 

Action song - Sock Pokey (action song written by Carol Hopkins to the tune of "Hokey Pokey" using a real sock in your hand)

You put your sock in
You put your sock out
You put your sock in and you shake it all about
You do the sock pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about!

You put your sock up,
You  put your sock down...

You put your sock on your tummy,
You put your sock on your back...

You put your sock on the floor
You jump over it
You jump, jump, jump, and jump around some more
You do the sock pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about!

Action song - Colored Shoes (action chant written by Carol Hopkins) 

Walking in my red shoes, red shoes, red shoes

Walking in my red shoes, here at storytime.

Running in my blue shoes, blue shoes, blue shoes,

Running in my blue shoes, here at storytime.

Sliding in my green shoes, green shoes, green shoes,

Sliding in my green shoes, here at storytime.

Twirling in my pink shoes, pink shoes, pink shoes,

Twirling in my pink shoes, here at storytime.

Sitting in my white shoes, white shoes, white shoes,

Sitting in my white shoes, here at storytime.

Closing song - Down By the Bay (traditional rhyming camp song)

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever you ever see a goose kissing a moose?"
Down by the bay!

..."Did you ever see a whale with a polka dot tail?"...

..."Did you ever see a fly wearing a tie?"...

..."Did you ever see a fairy inside a library?"... 

***The video for this storytime will remain up through 3/31/21 on my library's YouTube channel.