A Tuesday morning storytime for ages 0-2 years
old.
Opening #1: Skinnamarink
(action song from Car Songs: Songs to Sing Anywhere by Dennis Buck
from 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: Supertruck by Stephen Savage
Stand-up activity: Snowflakes
Falling (action rhyme I
picked up many years ago)
Snowflakes falling down, down, down
Gently covering all the town
Swirling, twirling, down they come
One landed on my tongue!
Sit-down activity: Itsy-Bitsy Snowflake (fingerplay I found in a Mailbox Preschool
magazine, December/January 2007-8, page 26)
The
itsy-bitsy snowflake fell down from the sky.
(flutter hands down)
It landed on my nose
(point to nose)
And it bounced upon my eye
(point to eye)
It slid down to my chin
(point to chin)
And it landed on my tongue.
(point to tongue)
Then it melted all away
Lap rhyme #1: 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 #2: Counting Bubbles (counting rhyme I
learned during a BrainDance workshop)
One
bubble, two bubbles, three bubbles, top.
(pat legs with hands for each number chanted, then place hands on top of
head)
Three
bubbles, four bubbles, five bubbles, drop.
(pat legs with hands for each number chanted, then drop hands to lap)
Six
bubbles, seven bubbles, nine bubbles, pop.
(pat legs with hands for each number chanted, then clap hands loudly in
front of body)
Ten
little bubbles floating down!
(twinkle hands down to floor)
Now
let’s blow _____ bubbles.
(This is a breath exercise. Pick a
number and pretend to blow that number of bubbles through hand. Don’t forget to pop the bubbles with a loud
clap after blowing it up. I count the
bubble while I do the clap.)
Lap rhyme #3: Roly Poly (hand rolling
opposites action rhyme)
Roly
poly, roly poly, up, up, up.
Roly poly, roly poly, down, down, down.
Roly poly, roly poly, out, out, out.
Roly poly, roly poly, in, in, in.
Roly poly, roly poly, clap, clap, clap.
Roly poly, roly poly, tap, tap, tap.
Roly poly, roly poly, fast, fast, fast.
Roly poly, roly poly, slow, slow, slow.
Roly poly, roly poly, I love you!
Lap rhyme #4: 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: 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
***Literacy tip: If you read picture books to children,
you will expose them to words they would not hear in daily conversation with
adults. This is important vocabulary building!
Letter of the day: "S” is for snow
Flannelboard: Five Little Snowflakes (as found at https://storytimekatie.com/2012/01/27/flannel-friday-five-little-snowflakes/
)
One little snowflake with nothing to do,
Along came another and then there were…two!
Two little snowflakes laughing with me,
Along came another and then there were…three!
Three little snowflakes looking for some more,
Along came another and then there were…four!
Four little snowflakes dancing a jive,
Along came another and then there were…five!
Five little snowflakes, having so much fun!
Out came the sun, and then there were none!
Closing song with bells and egg
shakers: “Ring
Them On the Floor” from I
Love to Hear the Sounds by Kathy Reid-Naiman
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