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: One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler
Stand-up activity: “If You’re Happy
and You Know It” from Songs for Wiggleworms
Sit-down activity: Silly Hat (action song to the tune
of “This Old Man” that I found at https://veronastorytime.com/clothes-story-time-sensory-friendly/)
On my {_head_}, I wear my hat
It is such a silly hat
That my {_head_} wiggle waggles to and fro
Where else can my silly hat go?
Sing additional verses with hat on other body parts like knees,
hands, etc.)
***Literacy tip: Name everything! Help build your
child’s vocabulary by pointing out the names of objects, animals, and other
things in books, in stores, anywhere you go, in any language.
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
Letter of the day: "C” is for clothing
Flannelboard: Scaredy Cat
Directions: Hide the cat under one
of the colored hats. Say the rhyme and
look for the cat, looking under one hat at a time.
Scaredy cat, scaredy cat, are you under the {_yellow_}
hat?
Closing song with bells and egg
shakers: “Ring
Them On the Floor” from I Love to Hear the Sounds by Kathy Reid-Naiman
Optional book:
Zoe’s Hats: A Book of Colors and Patterns by Sharon Lane Holm
