Books “Where’s My Mummy?” by Carolyn Crimi “Trick or Treat Countdown” by Patricia Hubbard Five Little Pumpkins Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate (hold up 5 fingers) The first one said, “Oh my, it’s getting late.” (put hands on cheeks) The second one said, “There are witches in the air.” (shade eyes and look)… Read More Storytime: Halloween
Books “Up, Down, and Around” by Katherine Ayres “Growing Vegetable Soup” by Lois Ehlert “The Carrot Seed” by Ruth Krauss Five Fat Peas Five fat peas in a peapod pressed (hold up 5 fingers and intertwine hands) One grew, two grew and so did all the rest (raise fingers up 1 by 1) They grew… Read More Storytime: Garden
Books “Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen “Busy boats” by Tony Mitton Splashin Up and Down Splashin up and down in my little red rowboat (lapbounce or pretend to row) Splashin up and down in my little red rowboat Splashin up and down in my little red rowboat Won’t you be my darling (repeat… Read More Storytime: Boats
Books “Frozen Noses” by Jan Carr “In the Snow” by Sharon Phillips Dreslow Mittens on My Hand (Tune: Wheels on the Bus) The mittens on my hands Keep me warm, Keep me warm, Keep me warm, The mittens on my hands Keep me warm All winter long Repeat with: The boots on my feet The… Read More Storytime: Winter
Books “Dinosaur vs. the Library” by Bob Shea “Ten Terrible Dinosaurs” by Paul Strickland “How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?” by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague Five Little Dinosaurs (Tune: Five Little Monkeys) Five little dinosaurs jumping on the bed One fell off and bumped his head Mama called the doctor and the doctor said… Read More Storytime: Dinosaurs
Books “Mouse Paint” by Ellen Still Walsh “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” by Bill Martin Jr. Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd Flannel Board I read this book along with the flannel board I created a while back, if there are not a lot of children I actually give each child a dot… Read More Storytime: Colors
Books “Who Sank the Boat” by Pamela Allen “Sheep on a Ship” by Nancy Shaw “Little Tug” by Stephen Savage Five Little Boats (Tune: Five Little Ducks) Five sailboats went out one day (hold up 5 fingers) Over the waves and far away (make wave motion with hands) With the wind, they began to rock… Read More Storytime: Boats
Books “The Pout-Pout Fish” by Deborah Diesen “Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister (shortened version) “Smiley Shark” by Ruth Galloway Five Little Fishies Swimming in the Sea Five little fishies, swimming in the sea (put hands together and move like fish) Teasing Mr. Shark, “You can’t catch me! No, you can’t catch me!” (shake finger side… Read More Storytime: Fish