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 Makes Gingerbread by Lucy Cousins
Themed activity
#1: “I’m a Little Teapot” traditional
action song from the book recording of This Little Piggy by Adam Stemple, et
al.
Themed activity
#2: Alligator
Pie (an action rhyme I found many years ago that I have seen on many websites)
Alligator, alligator, alligator
pie,
(Open and close arms like the jaws of an alligator)
If I don't get some, I think I'm
gonna cry.
(Rub eyes like you are crying)
You can take away the grass,
(Point to the ground)
You can take away the sky,
(Point to the sky above)
But don't take away my alligator pie!
(Open and close arms like an alligator)
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: Gregory Griggs (lap bounce rhyme I first saw
as a Jbrary video at https://youtu.be/ntrcaKL_esA?si=twwqYr0wAanW2hrJ)
Gregory Griggs, Gregory Griggs,
Had 27 different wigs.
He wore them up. (lift baby up)
He wore them down. (bring baby back down)
To please the people of the town.
He wore them east. (tip baby to one side)
He wore them west. (tip baby to the other side)
But which one did he love the best?
This one! (hug or tickle baby)
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.
***Literacy tip: By using their muscles to act out the
motions in a song or rhyme, children develop both their gross motor skills and
body self-awareness.
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 cookie
Flannelboard: Ten Little Cookies (I found this one at
my system’s office)
Ten little cookies lying on a plate.
Mom takes two, and then there are eight.
When dad comes home, slamming the
door,
He eats two cookies, then there are six.
Brother comes home, stomping on the
floor,
He eats two cookies, then there are four.
When sister comes home, there are
still a few.
She eats a couple, then there are two.
Baby wakes up. His nap is done.
He eats a cookie, then there is one.
The cat jumps on the table and eats
the last one.
The poor dog is too late, he only gets a crumb.
Closing song with
scarves: “Alabama,
Mississippi” from Jim
Gill Sings the Sneezing Song & Other Contagious Songs by Jim
Gill
