Storytime

Storytime: Bugs

Books

“I Love Bugs!” by Philemon Sturges
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle

I have a board book set (12 books) for “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” I give each parent and child a book to read together. Some children will look at it at their own pace, while others will follow along with me. I encourage the parents to let their child hold the book and encourage them to turn the pages.

Beehive

Here is a beehive
(make a fist)
But where are the bees?
(shrug shoulders)
Hiding inside where nobody sees
(point to fist)
Soon they’ll come out of their
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(raise one finger at a time)
BUZZZZZ, their alive!
(wiggle fingers in air or tickle babies belly)

The Little Bee

The little bee went flying (fly hand in the air)
To see what he could see
And all that he could see
Was a little tummy! (tickle belly)

Five Green and Speckled Frogs

Five green and speckled frogs (bounce baby or bounce 5 fingers)
Sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs
Yum, yum, yum (rub baby’s bell or rub stomach)
One jumped into the pool
Where is was nice and cool
Now there’s just four green speckled frogs (bounce baby or bounce 4 fingers)
Ribbit, ribbit

(count down)

Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again

Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me by Cedarmont Kids

Shoo fly, don’t bother me (wave scarf around, pretending to try and hit a fly)
Shoo fly, don’t bother me
Shoo fly, don’t bother me
For I belong to somebody

I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star (wave scarf over head)
I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star

Shoo fly, don’t bother me
Shoo fly, don’t bother me
Shoo fly, don’t bother me
For I belong to somebody

How it Went: My Monday story time is for all ages but recently has turned into baby time. Sometimes I get children above the age of 1 but it is mostly 6 months to 1 years old. As such, I have taken out a story (I usually read 3), added in lap bounces and fingerplays that can be adapted. I have added the different actions for each activity, this way you can see the slight changes I use to make them fun for all ages.

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