Sleepy Beds - Family Storytime

A Tuesday morning storytime for ages 0-6 years old.  

Opening #1: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town School of Folk Music

Opening #2: Roly Poly Oh So Fast (hand rolling body part chant adapted by Carol Hopkins)

Roly poly, roly poly, oh so fast!
Roly poly, roly poly, oh so slowly.
Roly poly, roly poly, up.
Roly poly, roly poly, down.
Roly poly, roly poly, hands on your head.
Roly poly, roly poly, hand on your feet.

(Repeat with other body parts)

Roly poly, roly poly, hands in your lap.

 

 

Literacy activity flannelboard: “Blue Bird Through My Window” (traditional color song)

{Blue Bird, blue bird} through my window.
{Blue Bird, blue bird} through my window.
{Blue Bird, blue bird} through my window.
Oh, Johnny, I’m tired.
(Night, night.)

(Substitute other colors as needed.)

  

 

Book #1: The Napping House by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood (big book)

Stand-up activity: "The Night I Had a Dream" from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Berkner

Sit-down activity: This Is a Baby Ready for a Nap (fingerplay I found in I'm a Little Teapot! by Jane Cobb)

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) 

  

Book #2: Bears In Beds by Shirley Parenteau, illustrated by David Walker

Closing music with rhythm sticks: “Goin’ On a Bear Hunt” from Kids in Action by Greg & Steve

  

Art activity: Color a dog sleeping on a bed coloring sheet. Plus, fringe cutting a colorful felt blanket to glue on top. 

 

 

 

Asleep On the Bed - Baby Toddler Storytime

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: Five On the Bed by Addie Boswell

Stand-up activity: During the Night (action chant written by Carol Hopkins)

During the night I know that... 
Stars twinkle in the sky 
Bats fly and swoop through the air 
Owls flap their wings before saying, "Who-Who" 
Cats jump from place to place 
Opossums climb up trees 
Raccoons run across the grass 
Wolves howl at the moon 
And I lie in my bed to sleep

 

Sit-down activity: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (fingerplay song from Car Songs: Songs to Sing Anywhere by Dennis Buck at Kimbo)

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) 

 

Letter of the day: "S” is for sleep

 

 

Flannelboard: Playing Drums On the Mat (clapping rhyme found in the book Artsy Toddler Storytimes: A Year's Worth of Ready-To-Go Programming by Carol Garnett Hopkins) 

Closing song with Scarves: “Around and Around” from Welcome from Miss Carole by Carole Peterson

 

 

 

 

Sleepy Bedtime Toddler Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:

·         Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum

 

  

·         Book #1 – The Napping House by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood

·         Stand-up Activity – "The Night I Had a Dream" from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Berkner

·         Bridge - 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 

·         Flannelboard - Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (traditional counting down rhyme)

·         Letter of the Day - "H" is for happy

·         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.

·         Book #2 –   Maisy's Bedtime by Lucy Cousins

·         Closing -  Scarves to the song "Water, Wind and World" from The Second Line: Scarf Activity Songs by Johnette Downing

 

·         Art Experience – Glue turtle cut-out onto a card-stock bed and then cover with a cloth blanket

Sleep - Family Storytime

This is for an all ages, whole family storytime:

• Opening - Look Up, Look Down (sign language song from Pick Me Up!: Fun Songs for Learning Signs)
• Book #1 - Snoring Beauty by Bruce Hale, illustrated by Howard Fine
• Book #2 - Napping House Wakes Up by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood (pop-up - alternative book was Bedtime At the Swamp by Kristyn Crow, illustrated by Macky Pamintuan)
• Stand up activity - Peter Hammers (action song from Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays)
• Flannelboard - 5 Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed
  
• Book #3 - Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman (alternative book was Sweet Dreams Maisy by Lucy Cousins)
  
• Activity - Before I Jump Into Bed (action rhyme I first found in I'm a Little Teapot by Jane Cobb)

Before I jump into bed at night
(jump)
Before I dim the light
(switch out the light)
I put my shoes together
(hands together)
So they can talk at night
(hands talk)
I'm sure they would be lonesome if I tossed them here and there
(toss hands left and right)
So I put them close together
(place hands together)
For they are a friendly pair.

• Closing - Use tambourines for the bells in the song Frere Jacques (Toddler Tunes from Cedarmont Kids)
  
• Family Math Activity - Pattern cubes