Sing-a-Song Storytime: Frogs

 Despite the library reopening, the world-wide pandemic is still closing down all large gatherings at my library.  Therefore, I continue with my summer offering of 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.  For the summer series, we changed things up a bit!  Instead of a book we are bringing in puppets and a flannelboard story or rhyme.  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 – When Animals Get Up in the Morning (adaptation of a traditional song)

When frogs get up in the morning,
They always say “Good Day!”
When frogs get up in the morning,
They always say “Good Day!”
Gribbit, gribbit, gribbit, gribbit, that is what they say.
Gribbit, gribbit, gribbit, gribbit, that is what they say.

When frogs get up in the morning,
They always say “Good Day!”
When frogs get up in the morning,
They always say “Good Day!”
Jump, jump, jump, jump, that is what they say.
Jump, jump, jump, jump, that is what they say.

(Any animal can be replaced with a variety of other animals and animal sounds/action words)

  

 

Flannelboard activity – Five Green and Speckled Frogs (traditional counting down song)

 

Stand-up 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

Action song - Frogs Go Jumping (adapted action counting song to the tune of “The Ants Go Marching)  

The frogs go jumping one by one, Hurrah! Hurrah!
The frogs go jumping one by one. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The frogs go jumping one by one,
The little one stops to suck its thumb
And they all go jumping,
Around the town.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The frogs go jumping two by two. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The frogs go jumping two by two. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The frogs go jumping two by two,
The little one stops to tie its shoe,
And they all go jumping,
Around the town.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The frogs go jumping three by three. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The frogs go jumping three by three. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The frogs go jumping three by three,
The little one stops to hug a tree,
And they all go jumping,
Around the town.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The frogs go jumping four by four. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The frogs go jumping four by four. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The frogs go jumping four by four,
The little one stops to shut the door,
And they all go jumping,
Around the town.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

 

Action rhyme – Here Goes Turtle (action chant, not sure where I picked up this one)

Here goes turtle down the hill,
Creeping, creeping, creeping.

Here goes frog up the hill,
Boing, boing, boing.

Here goes elephant down the hill,
Thud, thud, thud.

Here goes snake up the hill,
Slither, slither, slither.

Here comes a rock down the hill,
Rolling, rolling, rolling,… Crash!

 

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

Skinnamarinky dinky dink
Skinnamarinky do,
I love you!

Skinnamarinky dinky dink
Skinnamarinky do,
I love you!

I love you in the morning,
And in the afternoon
I love you in the evening,
Underneath the moon…

Skinnamarinky dinky dink
Skinnamarinky do,
I love you!

 

***The video for this storytime can be found on my library's YouTube channel.