Books Five Little Monkeys Five little monkeys jumping on the bed (hold up 5 fingers)One fell off and bumped his head (tap head)Mama called the doctor and the doctor said (phone to eat)“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” (shake finger) (count down) If You’re Happy & You Know It If you’re happy and you… Read More Storytime: Grumpy Monkey
Books Kiki’s Blankie by Janie BynumFive Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen ChristelowBe Quiet Mike by Leslie Patricelli Way Up High in the Banana Tree Way up high in the banana tree (reach arms up)5 little bananas smiled at monkey (hold up 5 fingers) He shook that tree as hard as he could… Read More Storytime: Monkeys
Books “Kiki’s Blankie” by Janie Bynum “Flora’s Blanket” by Debi Gliori Here is a Baby Here is a baby (hold up index finger) Ready for a nap Lay her down in her mother’s lap (place finger in palm of other hand) Cover her up so she won’t peek (curl fingers around index finger) Rock her… Read More Storytime: Blanket
Books Kiki’s Blankie by Janie Bynum Two Little Monkeys by Mem Fox Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett Bananas for Lunch A fat little monkey had bananas for lunch He peeled and he ate them (peeling motion) Munch, munch, much (eating motion) 1 banana, 2 bananas, 3 bananas, 4 (count on fingers) He ate and… Read More Storytime: Monkeys
Books “Mouse’s First Snow” by Lauren Thompson “Go Away, Big Green Monster!” by Ed Emberley “Monkey and Me” by Emily Gravett ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter magnets and have the children tell me what letter is… Read More Storytime: Letter M
Books “Monkey Truck” by Michael Slack “If I Were a Jungle Animal” by Tom & Amanda Ellery Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Five little monkeys jumping on the bed (hold up 5 fingers) One fell off and bumped his head (tap head) Mama called the doctor (pretend to hold phone to ear) And… Read More Storytime: Jungle
Books “Jazzy in the Jungle” by Lucy Cousins “Sheep in a Jeep” by Nancy Shaw “Jump” by Scott M. Fischer ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter magnets and have the children tell me what letter is missing,… Read More Storytime: Letter J
Books “Don’t You Feel Well Sam?” by Amy Hest “Llama Llama Home with Mama” by Anna Dewdney “Barn Sneeze” by Karen B. Winnick Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands (Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat) Wash, wash, wash your hands (rub hands together) Wash your hands today Rub and scrub, and scrub and rub And germs… Read More Storytime: Sick
Books “Gladys Goes Out to Lunch” by Derek Anderson “From Head to Toe” by Eric Carle “Animal Strike at the Zoo, It’s True” by Karma Wilson Five Elephants in the Bathtub One elephant in the bathtub going for a swim (swimming motion) Knock, knock (clap twice) Splash, splash (slap knee twice) Come on in (motion… Read More Storytime: Zoo
Books “Snip Snap! What’s That?” by Mara Bergman “Very Boring Alligator” by Jean Gralley “Doodle Bites” by Polly Dunbar “There’s an Alligator Under My Bed” by Mercer Mayer Alligator Rap Tap, tap, tap (clap 3 times) Do the alligator rap Swish your tail in time (shake bottom) To the alligator rhyme Spread those scaly claws… Read More Storytime: Alligator