Sing-a-Song Storytime: Jamberry

 With the pandemic closing the library and all large gatherings, my library continues offering virtual storytimes.  I created this video storytime series along with a coworker, who is a talented musician, to get young children moving around and singing.  It is filled with lots of favorite storytime songs and rhymes, and of course a book!  I really wanted the grown-ups watching along with the kiddos to learn the songs, so I used a split screen technique on the videos to display the words to the songs/rhymes while I am singing and acting them out.  

Opening song - Skinnamarink (https://youtu.be/95JkQfANW9M) 

Action song - Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes (traditional song)  

Head and shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes, Head and shoulders knees and toes  Eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. Head and shoulders

knees and toes, knees and toes,

Transition sit down song - 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 

 

Book - Jamberry by Bruce Degen (read with permission by HarperCollins Children's Books)   

 

Action song - Oats, Peas, Beans, and Berries (traditional nursery rhyme adaptation of "Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow")

Oats, peas, beans, and berries grow,
(touch the ground and pretend to grow up to the sky)
Oats, peas, beans, and berries grow,
(touch the ground and pretend to grow up to the sky)
Can you or I or anyone know
(point away, point to yourself, then shrug shoulders)
How oats, peas, beans, and berries grow?
(touch the ground and pretend to grow up to the sky) 

Action song - Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around (traditional jump rope rhyme)

Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around
Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground
Teddy bear, teddy bear dance on your toes
Teddy bear, teddy bear touch your nose
Teddy bear, teddy bear reach up high
Teddy bear, teddy bear jump to the sky
Teddy bear, teddy bear find your feet
Teddy bear, teddy bear find your seat

Closing song - Down By the Bay (traditional rhyming camp song)

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever you ever see a goose kissing a moose?"
Down by the bay!

..."Did you ever see a whale with a polka dot tail?"...

..."Did you ever see a fly wearing a tie?"...

..."Did you ever see a fairy inside a library?"... 

***The video for this storytime will remain up through 6/30/21 on my library's YouTube channel.

Sing-a-Song Storytime: Fortune Cookies

 With the pandemic closing the library and all large gatherings, my library continues offering virtual storytimes.  I created this video storytime series along with a coworker, who is a talented musician, to get young children moving around and singing.  It is filled with lots of favorite storytime songs and rhymes, and of course a book!  I really wanted the grown-ups watching along with the kiddos to learn the songs, so I used a split screen technique on the videos to display the words to the songs/rhymes while I am singing and acting them out.  

Opening song - Skinnamarink (https://youtu.be/95JkQfANW9M) 

Action song - A-Tisket, A-Tasket (traditional nursery rhyme sung with a stuffed animal)

A-tisket, a-tasket,
(swing stuffed animal back and forth)
A green and yellow basket.
I bought a basket for my love,
And on the way I dropped it.
(drop animal on the floor)
I dropped it! I dropped it!
(throw animal up in the air and let it land on the floor)
Yes, on the way I dropped it.
(throw animal up in the air and let it land on the floor)
A little baby picked it up,
(pick up animal)
And gave it to their love.
(hug animal)

Transition sit down song - Pat-a-Cake (traditional clapping nursery rhyme) 

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Pat it 

And roll it 

And mark it with a "B"

Put it in the oven for baby and me 

 

Book - Fortune Cookies by Albert Bitterman, illustrated by Chris Raschka (read with permission by Simon & Schuster)   

 

Action song - 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)

Action song - I'm a Little Teapot (action song)

I'm a little teapot
Short and stout
Here is my handle
Here is my spout
When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout
"Tip me over and pour me out!"

I'm a clever teapot,
Yes it's true
Here let me show you
What I can do
I can change my handle
And my spout
Just tip me over and pour me out!

Closing song - Down By the Bay (traditional rhyming camp song)

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever you ever see a goose kissing a moose?"
Down by the bay!

..."Did you ever see a whale with a polka dot tail?"...

..."Did you ever see a fly wearing a tie?"...

..."Did you ever see a fairy inside a library?"... 

***The video for this storytime will remain up through 6/30/21 on my library's YouTube channel.

Sing-a-Song Storytime: What Riley Wore

  With the pandemic closing the library and all large gatherings, my library continues offering virtual storytimes.  I created this video storytime series along with a coworker, who is a talented musician, to get young children moving around and singing.  It is filled with lots of favorite storytime songs and rhymes, and of course a book!  I really wanted the grown-ups watching along with the kiddos to learn the songs, so I used a split screen technique on the videos to display the words to the songs/rhymes while I am singing and acting them out.  

Opening song - Skinnamarink (https://youtu.be/95JkQfANW9M) 

Action song - Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay (traditional camp song)

(roll hands during the initial sound words and then clap on BOOM)

Transition sit down song - 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 

 

Book - What Riley Wore by Elana K. Arnold, illustrated by Linda Davick (read with permission by Simon & Schuster)   

 

Action song - Sock Pokey (action song written by Carol Hopkins to the tune of "Hokey Pokey" using a real sock in your hand)

You put your sock in
You put your sock out
You put your sock in and you shake it all about
You do the sock pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about!

You put your sock up,
You  put your sock down...

You put your sock on your tummy,
You put your sock on your back...

You put your sock on the floor
You jump over it
You jump, jump, jump, and jump around some more
You do the sock pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about!

Action song - Colored Shoes (action chant written by Carol Hopkins) 

Walking in my red shoes, red shoes, red shoes

Walking in my red shoes, here at storytime.

Running in my blue shoes, blue shoes, blue shoes,

Running in my blue shoes, here at storytime.

Sliding in my green shoes, green shoes, green shoes,

Sliding in my green shoes, here at storytime.

Twirling in my pink shoes, pink shoes, pink shoes,

Twirling in my pink shoes, here at storytime.

Sitting in my white shoes, white shoes, white shoes,

Sitting in my white shoes, here at storytime.

Closing song - Down By the Bay (traditional rhyming camp song)

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever you ever see a goose kissing a moose?"
Down by the bay!

..."Did you ever see a whale with a polka dot tail?"...

..."Did you ever see a fly wearing a tie?"...

..."Did you ever see a fairy inside a library?"... 

***The video for this storytime will remain up through 3/31/21 on my library's YouTube channel.

Valentines Through and Through Toddler Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:

·         Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum

 

 

  

·         Book #1 – I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak, illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church

·         Stand-up Activity – Valentine, Valentine Turn Around (action rhyme similar to the traditional "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around")

Valentine, Valentine turn around.
Valentine, Valentine touch the ground.
Valentine, Valentine blow a kiss.
Valentine, Valentine swim like a fish.
Valentine, Valentine give a hug.
Valentine, Valentine jump like a bug.
Valentine, Valentine find your feet.
Valentine, Valentine find your seat.

·         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 - Eight Valentine Cards (counting  backwards story found in Artsy Toddler Storytimes by Carol Garnett Hopkins)

·         Letter of the Day - "V" is for Valentine

·         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 –  Lilly's Chocolate Heart by Kevin Henkes (board book)

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

 

 

·         Art Experience – Glue craft foam hearts onto a paper heart 

Sing-a-Song Storytime: No Two Alike

  With the pandemic closing the library and all large gatherings, my library continues offering virtual storytimes.  I created this video storytime series along with a coworker, who is a talented musician, to get young children moving around and singing.  It is filled with lots of favorite storytime songs and rhymes, and of course a book!  I really wanted the grown-ups watching along with the kiddos to learn the songs, so I used a split screen technique on the videos to display the words to the songs/rhymes while I am singing and acting them out.  

Opening song - Skinnamarink (https://youtu.be/95JkQfANW9M) 

Action song - This Is the Way We Play In the Snow (action song written by Carol Hopkins to the tune of "Here We go Round the Mulberry Bush")

This is the way we stomp through the snow, stomp through the snow, stomp through the snow.
This is the way we stomp through the snow,
When we go out to play.
This is the way we hop through the snow, hop through the snow, hop through the snow.
This is the way we hop through the snow,
When we go out to play.

(Repeat with other action words)

Transition sit down song - Itsy-Bitsy Snowflake (fingerplay I found in a Mailbox Preschool magazine)

The itsy-bitsy snowflake fell down from the sky.

It landed on my nose

And it bounced upon my eye

It slid down to my chin

And it landed on my tongue.

Then it melted all away

Now my snowflake song is done! 

 

Book - No Two Alike by Keith Baker (read with permission by Simon & Schuster)  

 

Action song - Snowflakes Falling (action rhyme I picked up many years ago)

Snowflakes falling down, down, down

Gently covering all the town

Swirling, twirling, down they come

One landed on my tongue!

Action song - Make Some Snowballs (action song written by Carol Hopkins to the tune of "Are You Sleeping")

Snow is falling,

Snow is falling,

All around,

All around,

Come let's make some snowballs,

Come let's make some snowballs,

Throw them here,

Throw them there!

Closing song - Down By the Bay (traditional rhyming camp song)

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever you ever see a goose kissing a moose?"
Down by the bay!

..."Did you ever see a whale with a polka dot tail?"...

..."Did you ever see a fly wearing a tie?"...

..."Did you ever see a fairy inside a library?"... 

***The video for this storytime will remain up through 3/31/21 on my library's YouTube channel.