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: Sweets and Treats by Toni Trent
Parker, photographs by Earl Anderson
Stand-up activity: The Pumpkins Are Here (action rhyme to the tune of "The Farmer in
the Dell" adapted from one I found in a Mailbox Magazine)
The
pumpkins are here; the pumpkins are there.
The pumpkins, the pumpkins are everywhere.
The pumpkins are up; the pumpkins are down.
The pumpkins, the pumpkins are all around.
The pumpkins are right; the pumpkins are left.
The pumpkins, the pumpkins are jumping up.
The pumpkins roll, they roll up high, they roll down low.
The pumpkins, the pumpkins all say, "Hello!"
Sit-down activity: Roly-Poly Pumpkin (action song to
the tune of “Itsy Bitsy Spider” that I found at https://www.adventuresofabookworm.com/2018/10/17/storytime-pumpkins/)
Oh, the roly-poly pumpkin went rolling down the hill
(roll arms)
Once it started rolling,
It couldn’t keep still.
It rolled and it rolled until it bumped into a rock.
Then the roly-poly pumpkin rolled to a stop.
(clap or sign
language for 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: 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: Repetition and rhyming help
children learn the sounds of words.
Letter of the day: "H” is for Halloween
Flannelboard: Three Little Pumpkins (Not sure
where I picked up this rhyme a long time ago. I love using it.)
Three little pumpkins, sitting very still
In a pumpkin patch on a great big hill
The first one said, "I'm very green,"
(show green side)
"But I'll be orange on Halloween."
(show orange side)
The second one said, "Oh me, oh my,"
(show orange pumpkin side)
"Today I'll be a pumpkin pie."
(show pumpkin pie side)
The third one said, "I'm on my way,"
(show pumpkin side)
To be a Jack-O-Lantern today."
(show face side)
Closing song with Scarves: “Around and Around” from Welcome from Miss Carole by Carole Peterson
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