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: Maisy Loves Trees by Lucy
Cousins (board book)
Stand-up activity: “Baby Bumblebee” from Toddler Action Songs by Cedarmont Kids
Sit-down activity: Ten Little Flowers (fingerplay written by Carol Hopkins)
10
little flowers standing in the sun
10 thirsty flowers begin to droop
Along come the clouds
And the rain begins to fall
10 little flowers lift their heads to the sun again
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: Choo Choo (fingerplay that
crosses the midline that I found at https://youtu.be/gr4gtVYSAEg?si=ceNiLrI-2BuUbGMC)
Choo,
choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Up the railroad track.
Choo, choo, choo, chook, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Then we come right back.
First,
we go to grandma’s house,
Up the railroad track.
Then, we go to monkey’s house,
Then we come right back.
Choo,
choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Up the railroad track.
Choo, choo, choo, chook, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Then we come right back.
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: Tommy & Tammy Thumb (fingerplay)
Tommy Thumb up,
Tommy Thumb down,
Tommy Thumb dancing all around town.
Tammy Thumb out,
Tammy Thumb in,
Tammy Thumb dancing all in a spin.
Dancing, dancing,
dancing,
Dance them on your knees,
Dance them on your head,
Dance them on your shoulders,
Then tuck them into bed.
Letter of the day: "T” is for Tree
Flannelboard: The Flower Song (a song to the tune of "The Farmer In
the Dell" about the parts of a flower that I found at Everything
Preschool)
The flower has some petals, the flower has some petals.
The flower calls the birds and bees, the flower has some petals.
The flower has some leaves, the flower has some leaves.
The leaves will catch the rain and sun, the flower has some leaves.
The flower has a stem, the flower has a stem.
The stem will make it stand up tall, the flower has a stem.
The flower has some roots, the flower has some roots.
The roots will carry food and drink, the flower has some roots.
The flower is so pretty, the flower is so pretty.
This pretty thing in my garden, makes me sing a ditty.
***Literacy tip: Naming the parts of plants or
flowers or trees is helpful in building vocabulary, which will help children
when they learn to read.
Closing song with scarves: “Milkshake” from Songs for Wiggleworms
