Books “Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins” by Dianne Ochiltree “Apples and Pumpkins” by Anne Rockwell “Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin” by Mary Serfozo Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground (touch the floor) How’d you get so big and round? (make circle with arms) Once you were a seed so small (pinch fingers together) Now you are a great… Read More Storytime: Pumpkins
Books “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andreae “Rumble in the Jungle” by Giles Andreae “Where’s My Mom?” by Julia Donaldson I Went to the Jungle This can be sung to the tune of London Bridge but I just said it. I went to the jungle one day, jungle one day, jungle one day I saw… Read More Storytime: Jungle
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 “Waiting for Wings” by Lois Ehlert “Butterfly Butterfly” by Petr Horacek “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle Two Little Butterflies Two little butterflies sitting on a hill (hold up thumbs) One named Jack and one named Jill (wiggle thumbs) Fly away Jack, fly away Jill Come back Jack, come back Jill I’m a… Read More Storytime: Caterpillar/Butterfly
Books “Who Wants a Dragon” by James Matthew “I didn’t Do It!” by tony Ross Royal Family This fingerplay is exactly like “Daddy Finger.” Thumb – King Pointer – Queen Middle – Prince Ring – Princess Pinkie – Royal Baby King finger, king finger (tap thumb) Where are you? Here I am, here I am… Read More Storytime: Royalty
Books “Playful Little Penguins” by Tony Mitton “I Like It When…” by Mary Murphy “If You Were a Penguin” by Wendell and Florence Minor Two Little Penguins Two little penguins sitting on the ice (hold up thumbs) One bows once, the other bows twice (make thumbs up and down) Waddle little penguins, waddle away (wiggle… Read More Storytime: Penguins
Books “Elephants on Board” by Susa MacDonald “I Dream of an Elephant” by Ami Rubinger (flannel board) “Tweak Tweak” by Eve Bunting I Dream of An Elephant by Ami Rubinger Upon a Spider’s Web One little elephant went out to play, Upon a spider’s web one day. He had such enormous fun, that he called… Read More Storytime: Elephants
Books “Who Ate All the Cookie Dough” by Karen Beaumont “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle “Little Cloud” by Eric Carle “The Wheels on the Race Car” by Alexander Zane ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter… Read More Storytime: Letter C
Books “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle “Don’t Worry Bear” by Greg Foley “Waiting for Wings” by Lois Ehlert “Arabella Miller’s Tiny Caterpillar” by Clare Jarrett The Life of a Butterfly (Tune: Skip to My Lou) I’m a caterpillar, wiggle with me (wiggle) I’m a caterpillar, wiggle with me I’m a caterpillar, wiggle with me… Read More Storytime: Caterpillar/Butterfly
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