Wheels Go Vroom - Family Storytime

A Tuesday morning storytime for ages 0-6 years old.  

Opening #1: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town School of Folk Music

Opening #2: Roly Poly Oh So Fast (hand rolling body part chant adapted by Carol Hopkins)

Roly poly, roly poly, oh so fast!
Roly poly, roly poly, oh so slowly.
Roly poly, roly poly, up.
Roly poly, roly poly, down.
Roly poly, roly poly, hands on your head.
Roly poly, roly poly, hand on your feet.

(Repeat with other body parts)

Roly poly, roly poly, hands in your lap.

 

 

Literacy activity flannelboard: Dinosaurs In Cars (color song I adapted from a song I found at https://nancymusic.com/Dinocarsplay.htm)

There were lots of dinosaurs ridin' in cars
(pretend to be driving)
Havin' a "whelly" good time
They said "Step on the gas"
(step forward with one foot)
We'll go really fast!
(push one hand out in front of body)
And they did until the {_red_} cars got a flat tire
Ca-chunk, ca-chunk, ca-chunk, ca-chunk
(roll hands unevenly as if rolling a flat tire)
Woosh!
(sink down to crouch position while making air sound)
And they said "Go on without me!"
(cup hands around mouth and shout upward)

REPEAT WITH OTHER COLORS UNTIL THERE ARE NO MORE TO BRING UP.  THEN COUNT THE NUMBER OF DINOSAURS. 

All the dinosaurs were looking at their flat tires asking “What should we do?”
And one dinosaur said,
"I know what we'll do, we’ll change the tires."
So they jacked up the tires
(pretend to work a jack while making whoosh sound)
And they took off the flat
(pretend to lift off heavy tire as you say “UH!”)
And they put on the spare
(pretend to put on spare as you say, “UH!”)

Now, once again,
There were lots of dinosaurs driving in cars,
Havin' a "wheely" good time
The said "Step on the gas, We'll go really fast"
And they did and down the road they went flyin'
So long!

 

***Parent literacy tip:  Talk about putting toys in ordinal number order (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, etc.) to expand your child’s vocabulary and knowledge about numbers. 

  

  

Book #1: Animals Go Vroom! by Abi Cushman

Stand-up activity: “Wheels on the Bus” movement song from Little Songs for Little Me by Nancy Stewart

Sit-down activity: Twinkle, Twinkle Traffic Light (action fingerplay song to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star")

Twinkle, twinkle traffic light

Round the corner shining bright

Red means stop,

Green means go,

And yellow means go very slow.

Twinkle, twinkle traffic light

Round the corner shining bright.

 

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: Supertruck by Stephen Savage

Book #3: Truck Jam by Paul Stickland (pop-up)  

Closing music with rhythm sticks: “Goin’ On a Bear Hunt” from Kids in Action by Greg & Steve

   

Art activity: Painting with toy car wheels   

Optional books:
What Do Wheels Do All Day? by April Jones Prince
The Seals On the Bus by Lenny Hort, illustrated by G. Brian Karas