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: My House by Byron Barton
Stand-up
activity: Kitty Cat, Kitty
Cat (action rhyme written by Carol Hopkins similar to "Teddy Bear, Teddy
Bear Turn Around")
Kitty
cat, kitty cat turn around
Kitty cat, kitty cat touch the ground
Kitty cat, kitty cat walk on your toes
Kitty cat, kitty cat paw your nose
Kitty cat, kitty cat stretch up high
Kitty cat, kitty cat jump to the sky
Kitty cat, kitty cat start to eat
Kitty cat, kitty cat find your seat
Sit-down
activity / Bridge: Itsy
Bitsy Spider (traditional fingerplay)
The itsy
bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.
The great
big hairy spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
And the great big hairy spider went up the spout
again.
***Literacy
tip: Singing rhymes and
songs lets your child hear the sounds of language. Singing songs in any language is a wonderful
way to get your child ready to read.
(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: 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 #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.
Lap rhyme #4: Bumpin’ Up
and Down In My Little Red Wagon (lap bounce song)
Bumpin'
up and down in my little red wagon.
(bounce)
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon.
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon,
Won't you be my darlin'.
One
wheel's off and the axle's broken.
(lean side to side)
One wheel's off and the axle's broken.
One wheel's off and the axle's broken,
Won't you be my darlin'!
I'm
fixin' my wagon with my hammer.
(pound one fist on top of the
other)
Fixin' my wagon with my hammer.
Fixin' my wagon with my hammer.
Fixin' my wagon with my hammer.
Won't you be my darlin'!
Bumpin'
up and down in my little red wagon. (bounce)
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon.
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon,
Won't you be my darlin'.
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)
Letter
of the day: "H”
is for house
Flannelboard:
Closing song with Scarves: “Popcorn Calling Me” action song from Buzz Buzz by Laurie Berkner
Optional
extra book:
The Napping House by Don Wood
