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: Thank You Bees by Toni Yuly
Stand-up activity: “If You’re Happy
And You Know It” traditional action song from Songs for Wiggleworms
Sit-down
activity: Ten Fat Turkeys (not sure where I picked up this fingerplay)
(Count fingers)
Ten fat turkeys standing in a row.
They spread their wings and tails just so.
They look to the left,
They look to the right,
When they strut their stuff, they're quite a sight!
But you won't see them on Thanksgiving Day,
'Cause one by one they'll run away.
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: Readers are made in the laps of
their loved ones. This special
connection is a huge part of their future success when learning to read.
Letter of the day: "T is for turkey or
thankful or Thanksgiving
Flannelboard: Turkey’s Tail (a story I adapted and shortened that tells how
turkey got his colorful tail feathers)
Closing song with Scarves: “Around and Around” from Welcome from Miss Carole by Carole Peterson
Optional book:
The Thank You Book by Diana Smith, illustrated by Juliana Perdomo (board book)
