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: Toot Toot Beep Beep by Emma
Garcia
Stand-up activity: Nice Friendly
Bus Driver (not
sure where I picked up this song sung to the tune of "The Noble Duke of
York")
The nice, friendly bus driver,
He had a green bus
He drove it up a hill
And then he drove it down.
So, when you're up you're up!
And, when you're down you're down!
But when you're only halfway up,
You're neither up nor down.
(Repeat going faster)
Sit-down activity: Some Cars (action chant adapted by
Carol Hopkins)
Some cars are big
Some cars are small
Some cars can honk their horns with a BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
The wheels on the cars go fast
The wheels on the cars go slow
The wheels on the cars go really, really fast
And then come to a stop!
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: Frog Jump Over the Great Big Stick
(lap bounce action rhyme written by Carol Hopkins)
Frog
be nimble, frog be quick,
Frog jump over the great big stick.
(lift baby/arms up)
Frog
be nimble, frog be slick,
Frog swim under the great big stick.
(make swimming motions with arms)
Frog
be nimble, frog go click,
Frog almost falls off the great big stick.
(pretend to fall off lap)
Frog
be nimble frog be fine,
Frog gets a kiss at storytime.
(blow kisses)
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: 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)
***Literacy tip: Talk about putting toys in
ordinal number order (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) to
expand your child’s vocabulary and knowledge about numbers.
Letter of the day: "W” is for wheels
Flannelboard: Wheels On a Hippopotamus (rhyme I was introduced to by a
librarian at the King County Library System)
You see
Wheels on a car
And on a train.
Wheels on a truck,
And a jumbo plane.
You see
Wheels on a van,
A bike,
A bus,
But you don’t see wheels on a hippopotamus - -
Unless she’s roller-skating!
Closing song with Scarves: “Around and Around” from Welcome from Miss Carole by Carole Peterson
Optional book:
Supertruck by Stephen Savage
