Ducks and Geese - 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: Ducks Away by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek

Parent literacy tip: Books are a great way to introduce your child to early math concepts like numbers, counting, and shapes. 

Stand-up activity: I’m a Duck/Goose (sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques," adapted by Carol Hopkins from a song found at Step By Step Child Care)

I'm a duck, I'm a duck
(sign language for duck)
Watch me waddle, as I walk
(waddle walk)
Hear me when I talk, hear me when I talk
Quack, quack quack! Quack, quack, quack!

I'm a goose, I'm a goose
(sign language for goose)
Watch me sway, as I walk
(waddle walk)
Hear me when I talk, hear me when I talk
Honk, honk, honk! Honk, honk, honk!

 

Sit-down activity: Goose Pops Out of the Water (action song written by Carol Hopkins to the tune of "Pop Goes the Weasel")

The goose waddles all over the town
(waddle walk)
The goose walks up to the water
The goose stops to make a sound
(pause to honk like a goose)
Now HOP right into the water!
(jump)

The goose swims all around
(make swimming motions)
The goose swims in the water
The goose stops to make a sound
(pause to honk like a goose)
Now POP right out of the water!
(jump)

 

Lap rhyme #1: Roly Poly (rolling hands opposites 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: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (traditional body parts action song)

Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
And eyes and, ears and, mouth and nose.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.

  

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) 

 

Letter of the day: "D" is for duck

Flannelboard: Old Macdonald Had a Farm (traditional farm animal song) 

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

Optional extra book: I Went Walking by Sue Williams, illustrated by Julie Vivas