Storytime - It's My Favorite!

Toddler

Books: Dinosaur vs. the Library by Bob Shea

Songs / Rhymes: “Good Morning”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “The Hokey Pokey”, “Open, Shut Them”, “Five Little Monkeys Swinging from a Tree” on the felt board, “Come Under My Umbrella” with parachute, “Ring Around the Rosie” with parachute, “London Bridge” with parachute, “Row Boat, Row Boat” with parachute, and “The More We Get Together”.

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

Preschool

Books: That Is Not a Good Idea! by Mo Willems and Crankenstein by Samantha Berger

Songs / Rhymes: “Welcome to the Library”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “The Hokey Pokey”, “Open, Shut Them”, “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, and “The More We Get Together”.

Craft: There was no craft today. The preschoolers helped make a rain circle instead.

Special Activities: The preschoolers helped me make a rain circle to celebrate the rainstorms outside. They stood in a circle around me, and copied the actions I made when I turned to them. They snapped their fingers, rubbed their hands together, tapped their legs, clapped their hands, and stomped their feet. When it was all put together, they sounded just like a rainstorm!

Songs/Rhymes

The Hokey Pokey

You put one arm in,

You take one arm out.

You put one arm in,

And you shake it all about.

You do the Hokey Pokey,

And you turn yourself around.

That’s what it’s all about!

Substitute different body parts. For more advanced children, use left and right.

--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 annnnd SNAP!

-- Traditional

Come Under My Umbrella

with 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

Ring Around the Rosie

with parachute

Ring around the rosie

A pocket full of posie

Ashes, ashes, we all fall down!

--Traditional

London Bridge

with parachute

London Bridge is falling down.

Falling down, falling down.

London Bridge is falling down,

My fair lady.

--Traditional

Row Boat, Row Boat

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

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

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).

--Read, Sing, Play

If You’re Happy and You Know It

If you’re happy and you know it,

Clap your hands.

If you’re happy and you know it,

Clap your hands.

If you’re happy and you know it,

And you really want to show it,

If you’re happy and you know it,

Clap your hands.

Repeat with stomp your feet, shout hooray, do all three.

--Traditional