Sheep on the Farm - Baby Toddler Storytime

 A Tuesday morning storytime for ages 0-2 years. 

Opening #1: “Skinnamarink” action song from Car Songs by Dennis Buck (Kimbo)

Opening #2: Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum (fingerplay)

Sticky, sticky bubblegum, bubblegum, bubblegum;
Sticky, sticky bubblegum;
Stuck to your __________.
1, 2, 3, PULL!

(Repeat with more body parts)

 

 

Book #1: Baa, Baa Black Sheep by Jane Cabrera

Stand-up activity: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” action song from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town School of Folk Music

Sit-down activity: Clippity, Clippity Clop (fingerplay I adjusted from another rhyme)

Clippity, clippity clop,
The horses go clip clop.
They gallop to the right.
They gallop to the left.
They gallop all around...
And they come to a stop.
Clippity, clippity clop.

 

Lap rhyme #1: Roly Poly (fingerplay)

Roly poly, roly poly up, up, up.
Roly poly, roly poly down, down, down.
Roly poly, roly poly clap, clap, clap.
Roly poly, roly poly tap, tap, tap.
(tap top of head)
Roly poly, roly poly fast, fast, fast.
Roly poly, roly poly slow, slow, slow.
Roly poly, roly poly I love you!

 

Lap rhyme #2: Tick Tock (lap bounce)

(Bounce baby from leg to leg)
Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little cuckoo clock.
Tick, tock, tick tock, now it is one o’clock… Cuckoo!
(raise baby up for each cuckoo)

(Repeat for other times of day)
Now it is two o’clock… Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
Now it is three o’clock… Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

 

Lap rhyme #3: Pat-a-Cake (traditional clapping nursery rhyme) 

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Pat it 
And roll it 
And mark it with a "B"
Put it in the oven for baby and me 

 

Transition: Come 'A' Look And See (fingerplay song I first picked up at a workshop conducted by Jane Cobb but can also be found on the music CD The Baby Record by Bob McGrath)

Come a' look a' see,
Here's my mama, 
(point to thumb)
Come a' look a' see,
Here's my papa, 
(point to index finger)
Come a' look a' see,
My brother tall, 
(point to tall finger)
Sister, baby, 
(point to ring, then baby finger) 
I love them all. 
(Kiss the fingertips of your finger family) 

 

Book #2: Maisy at the Farm by Lucy Cousins (lift-flaps and pull tabs)

Parent literacy tip: Learning animal sounds is a fun way for our children to learn how to make a wide variety of sounds that will eventually help them learn to speak and learn to read. 

Closing song: “Popcorn Calling Me” action song from Buzz Buzz by Laurie Berkner