Storytime - My Favorite Things

Toddler

Books: Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas and “The Little Red Hen” on the felt board (template is from The Flannel Board Storytelling Book by Judy Sierra).

Songs / Rhymes: “Good Morning”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “Open, Shut Them”, “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, “The Hokey Pokey”, “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” on the felt board, “Come Under My Umbrella” with the parachute, “Row Boat, Row Boat” with the parachute, “Ring Around the Rosie” with the parachute, and “The More We Get Together”.

Craft: There was no craft today. We played with the parachute instead.

Preschool
Books: Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas and Hungry Hen by Richard Waring on the felt board.

Songs / Rhymes: “Welcome to the Library”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “Hi There, So Glad You Came”, “Open, Shut Them”, “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, “Head and Shoulders”, “Five Little Monkeys Swinging from the Tree”, “I Wiggle My Fingers”, “Come Under My Umbrella” with the parachute, “Row Boat, Row Boat” with the parachute, “London Bridge” with the parachute, and “The More We Get Together”.

Craft: There was no craft today. We played with the parachute instead.


Songs

Five Little Monkeys

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed

One fell off and bumped his head!

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,

“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”

Continue to one little monkey

--Traditional

Five Little Monkeys Swinging From a Tree

Five little monkeys swinging from a tree,

Teasing Mr. Crocodile, “You can’t catch me!”

When along comes Mr. Crocodile

AAAAAAAAAND SNAP!

Four little monkeys, etc…

--Traditional

Come Under My Umbrella (parachute)

Come under my umbrella,

Umbrella, umbrella.

Gently wave the parachute up and down.

Come under my umbrella,

It’s starting to storm.

Move parachute faster.

There’s thunder and lightning

And wind and rain.

Come under my umbrella,

It’s starting to storm.

--MCLS Kids

Row Boat, Row Boat (parachute)

Row boat, row boat go so fast (shake the chute fast).

Row boat, row boat go so slow (wave the chute slowly).

Row boat, row boat the waves are getting worse (shake fast again).

Row boat, row boat put it in reverse (stop the chute by pulling towards you).

--Delectable Dabbling

Ring Around the Rosie (parachute)

Lead the group around in a circle.

Ring around the rosy
A pocketful of posies
"Ashes, Ashes"
We all fall down!

Everyone falls down.

--Traditional

London Bridge (parachute)

London Bridge is falling down.

Falling down, falling down.

London Bridge is falling down,

My fair lady.

--Traditional