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: It’s Spring by Samantha Berger and
Pamela Chanko, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Themed activity
#1: “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,
Then 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,
Then the great big hairy spider went up the spout again.
Themed activity
#2: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
traditional action song from Songs for Wiggleworms
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: We’re Making a Purple Stew (story time song I
saw a in a video from New York Public Library)
We’re making a {_purple_} stew,
Whip-whip-, whip-whip.
(pretend to stir a big pot in front of your body)
We’re making a {_purple_} stew,
Scooby-dooby-doo.
With {_purple_}
potatoes,
(use one hand to pretend to throw potatoes from your shoulder into the
pretend pot)
And {_purple_}
tomatoes,
(use your other hand to pretend to throw tomatoes from your shoulder into
the pretend pot)
And even a {_purple_}
you!
(tickle baby’s tummy)
**What other colors should we do?
(repeat the song with other colors)
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: When singing, children hear the same
short sentences over an over. This helps
them recognize simple sentence structures and patterns.
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 spring
Flannelboard: Five Little Chickadees (I found this
rhyme in a Wild Animal Baby magazine Dec/Jan 2009).
Closing song with
egg shakers: “Bublebee
Buzz Buzz” from Buzz Buzz by Laurie Berkner
