Storytime - Good Morning!

Books

Wake Up, Me! by Marni McGee

Toddler

Maisie's Morning on the Farm by Lucy Cousins

Toddler

Cock-a-doodle Quack! Quack! by Ivor Baddiel

Preschool

Special Songs/Rhymes

"Good Morning"

We sing this song every storytime, but today it was extra special!

Good morning, good morning

Good morning to you

Good morning, good morning

And how do you do?

-- Miss Lucy at the Amherst Public Libraries in Amherst, NY

"Mr. Sun"

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun,

Mr. Golden Sun

Won’t you please shine down on me?

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun,

Mr. Golden Sun

Hiding behind a tree.

These little children are asking you

To please come out so they can

Play with you.

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun,

Mr. Golden Sun

Won’t you please shine down on me?

--Traditional

"In the Morning"

--Kathy MacMillan, Children’s Programming Monthly volume 1, number 5, pg. 5 

"Five Toothbrushes"
5 little toothbrushes hanging in a row,

Red, orange, green, blue, and yellow.

Along comes Mommy to the bathroom door,

She brushes her teeth, and now there are 4.

--Kathy MacMillan, Children’s Programming Monthly volume 1, number 5, pg. 5 

Crafts

Pop Up Sun - Toddler
Materials: Styrofoam cup, popsicle stick painted yellow, clip art picture of a sun, glue, tape, crayons. Glue or tape the sun to the stick and punch a hole through the cup. Slide the popsicle stick into the cup, and move the stick up and down to represent the sun rising and setting.

Sun Puppet - Preschool

Materials: Sun activity sheet from Seasonal Storytime Crafts by Kathryn Totten (Upstart Books, 2002) printed on bright yellow paper, yellow popsicle stick, scissors, tape, glue, and crayons. Cut out the pieces and glue or tape them to the stick.