Happy Noon Year Storytime

I am starting storytimes at a new library.  I have decided at least for now to forgo themes and any ages limits.  Overall the kids had a great time.  Despite the ages and the array of books I brought with me, I felt my book choices were often too short or too long.  The kids ranged in age from 2-8 years and clearly I need to work on all ages programming. 

Books 
Bunny Slopes by Claudia Rueda
Spunky Little Monkey by Bill Martin
Dance Party Countdown by Eric Litwin

Egg Shakers
Hip Hop Body Rock by Mr. Eric and Mr. Micheal from Rockin' Red

Ribbon Wands 

Spin again by Jim Gill for Jim Gill Sings Do Re Mi on his toe leg knee 

by Jim Gill. 

Shake Your Scarves by Johnette Downing from The Second Line - Scarf Activity Songs

Songs 
Jumping and Counting by Jim Gill from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Washing Machine by Jim Gill for Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes

Scarves
Going to Kentucky by Carole Peterson from Baloney

The Elevator Song from Jbrary


Oh the city is great and the city is grand
There's a whole lot of people
on a little piece of land
And we live way up on the 57th floor
and this is what we do when we go out the door.
We take the elevator up and the elevator down,
take the elevator up, take the elevator down
Take the elevator up and the elevator down
and we turn around.

Oh the ocean is great and the ocean is grand.
There are lots of tall ships and very little land.
And we sleep down deep in a hammock near the floor
And this is what we do when we go out the door:
We ride the waves going up, we ride the waves going down
We ride the waves going up, we ride the waves going down
We ride the waves going up, we ride the waves going down
And we turn around.

Oh the fair is great and the fair is grand
There are lots of tall rides and cotton candy in your hand
Better get your ticket quick and don’t be late
And this is what you do when you go through the gate
Take the roller coaster up and the roller coaster down
Take the roller coaster up and the roller coaster down
Take the roller coaster up and the roller coaster down
And we turn around

Closing Rhyme

Little Clapping Mouse from Jbrary

     Behind the tree * *
And under the house * *
There lived a teeny * *
Tiny mouse * *
She loved to sing * *
She loved to tap * *
But most of all * *
She loved to clap * *
She clapped all night * *
She clapped all day * *
She clapped to frighten * *
The cat away * * * * * * * * (lots of claps)

Laura
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Music and Movement - Transportation & Construction

Music and Movement - Welcome
Music and Movement - Water
Music and Movement - Plants/Trees
Music and Movement - Animals
Music and Movement - Patriotic
Music and Movement - Farm

Music and Movement - Bugs

Music and Movement - Construction/Transportation
Music and Movement - Favorites 

Opening
I know a New Way to Say Hello 
by Big Jeff for Exercise Party 

I know a new way to say hello 
Say hello say hello 
I know a new way to say hello 
All you do is wiggle your ears 

Stomp your feet

Move your hips 

But I still like the old way to say hello 
Say hello say hello 
All you do is wave your hands

Books
Chugga Chugga Choo Choo by Emma Garcia + rhythm sticks
Wheels on the Bus by Raffi
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Car by Kate Dopirak

Music and Movement - Farm

Music and Movement - Welcome
Music and Movement - Water
Music and Movement - Plants/Trees
Music and Movement - Animals
Music and Movement - Patriotic
Music and Movement - Farm

Music and Movement - Bugs

Music and Movement - Construction/Transportation
Music and Movement - Favorites

Opening
I know a New Way to Say Hello 
by Big Jeff for Exercise Party 
I know a new way to say hello 
Say hello say hello 
I know a new way to say hello 
All you do is wiggle your ears 

Stomp your feet

Move your hips 

But I still like the old way to say hello 
Say hello say hello 
All you do is wave your hands

Books
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee + egg shakers
Huff and Puff by Claudia Rueda
Duck Sock Hop by Jane Kohuth

Music and Movement - Patriotic

Music and Movement - Welcome
Music and Movement - Water
Music and Movement - Plants/Trees
Music and Movement - Animals
Music and Movement - Patriotic
Music and Movement - Farm

Music and Movement - Bugs

Music and Movement - Construction/Transportation
Music and Movement - Favorites

Opening 

I know a New Way to Say Hello by Big Jeff for Exercise Party

I know a new way to say hello
Say hello say hello
I know a new way to say hello
All you do is wiggle your ears

Stomp your feet

Move your hips

But I still like the old way to say hello
Say hello say hello
All you do is wave your hands

Books
Play this Book by Jessica Young
Bounce by Doreen Cronin
Little Pig Joins the Band by David Costello

Music 
Shake it to the East by Kathi Reid Naiman for Reaching for the Stars + Egg shakers 

Music and Movement - Plants/Trees

Music and Movement - Welcome
Music and Movement - Water
Music and Movement - Plants/Trees
Music and Movement - Animals
Music and Movement - Patriotic
Music and Movement - Farm

Music and Movement - Bugs

Music and Movement - Construction/Transportation
Music and Movement - Favorites

Opening 
I know a New Way to Say Hello by Big Jeff for Exercise Party 

I know a new way to say hello 
Say hello say hello 
I know a new way to say hello 
All you do is wiggle your ears 

Stomp your feet

Move your hips 

But I still like the old way to say hello 
Say hello say hello 
All you do is wave your hands

Books

Plant theTiny Seed by Christie Matheson

Wow Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood

Shake the Tree by Chiara Vignocchi + eggs shakers

Songs

Apple Tree by Carole Peterson for HUM Highly Usable Music

Music and Movement - Welcome

Music and Movement is a nine week group of preschool storytimes that last from 35-45 minutes with an emphasis and keeping the kids extra active.  There is no craft at the end.  Ideally each class will use two hand outs such as shakers, scarves, drums, bells, ribbon wands and rhythm sticks. 

Music and Movement - Welcome
Music and Movement - Water
Music and Movement - Plants/Trees
Music and Movement - Animals
Music and Movement - Patriotic
Music and Movement - Farm

Music and Movement - Bugs

Music and Movement - Construction/Transportation
Music and Movement - Favorites

Opening 
I know a New Way to Say Hello by Big Jeff for Exercise Party 

I know a new way to say hello
Say hello say hello
I know a new way to say hello
All you do is wiggle your ears

Stomp your feet 

Move your hips

But I still like the old way to say hello
Say hello say hello
All you do is wave your hands

Books 
Dance With Animals :Shake Your Tail and Stomp Your Feet by Susan Kelly

Like a Windy Day by Devin Asch  - read in with scarves and have the children act out the motions 

Tap to Play by Salina Yoon

Songs
Windy Day by Carole Peterson for HUM Highly Usable Music
What Are You Wearing by Carole Peterson for Baloney

Hula Mula for Exercise Party + egg shakers
Milkshake for Songs for Wiggle Worms+ eggs shakers

Tube Cube

Preschool Storytime - Shapes

Opening
Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed – Carole Peterson HUM
Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed
Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling

Knees – shoulders - friends

Books
Cirlce, Square, Moose by Kelly Bingham
Walter's Wonderful Web by Tim Hopgood

Walter's Wonderful Web by Tim Hopgood

Dance Party 2

Read about our first Dance Party.

Opening
I Know New Way to Say Hello from Exercise Party. 
 I used the tune and we added other things beyond the original lyrics. 

I know a new way to say hello, say hello, say hello
I know a new way to say hello all you do is blink your eyes
wiggle your ears
stomp your feet

but I still like the old way to say hello, say hello, say hello
I still like the old way to say hello, all I do is wave my hands

Zoom Zoom Zoom

Far, far, far, we're going to the stars (x 2)
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship
Far, far, far, we're going to the stars
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off!

Fun, fun, fun we're going to the sun....

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, We’re going to the moon.

Preschool Storytime - Opposites

Inspired by Jbrary's Opposites at Storytime and Sunflower Storytime's Opposites Storytime.

Opening

Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM
Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed
Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling
Knees – shoulders - friends

Books
Animal Opposites by Petr Horáček
Opposite Zoo by Ila Na
The Three Bears by Byron Barton

Songs
Can't Wait to Celebrate by Jim Gill from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem

Scarves
Reach Up High from Exercise Party

Two Little Black Birds

Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill.
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away Jack, flay away Jill.
Come back Jack, come back Jill.
Two little blackbirds flying in the sky.
One named Low and one named High...
Two little blackbirds sitting on a pole.
One named Fast and one named Slow...
Two little blackbirds sitting on a gate...
One named Early and one named Late..

Five Clean and Dirty Pigs

Felt Board

Flannel Friday: Clean and Dirty Pigs from Mel's Desk

Sing it to “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”

Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big thud
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.

Preschool Storytime - Reptiles

Opening
Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM

Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed
Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling
Knees – shoulders - friends

Books
Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett
The Splendid Spotted Snake by Betty Ann Schwartz
The Snake Who Said Shhh by Jodie Parachini

Preschool Storytime - Father's Day

Opening

Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM
Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed
Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling

Knees – shoulders - friends

Books
Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too by Anna Dewdney
I Want My Daddy by Tracey Corderoy

Song
Grandma Mose was sick in bed
She called for the doctor and the doctor said,
"Grandma Mose, you're not sick
All you need is a cinnamon stick"
Get up, shake, shake, shake, shake
Get down shake, shake, shake, shake
Turn Around shake, shake, shake, shake
Get out of town shake, shake, shake, shake

Egg Shakers
Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms (with egg shakers)

Both songs are from Give Your Storytime a Shake on JBrary.

if you’re happy and you know it give a shake
if you’re happy and you know it give a shake
if you’re happy and you know it give a shake
if you’re happy you know it and you really want to show it
if you’re happy and you it give a shake

clap – tap

Dance Party

Opening

I Know New Way to Say Hello - from Exercise Party.  I used the tune and we added other things beyond the original lyrics. 

I know a new way to say hello, say hello, say hello
I know a new way to say hello all you do is blink your eyes
wiggle your ears
stomp your feet

but i still like the old way to say hello, say hello, say hello
i still like the old way to say hello, all I do is wave my hands

Stand Up Sit Down Song by Rick Goldin
Everybody stand up
Everybody sit down
now stand up again, and turn around
you can keep standing up, but not for long
cause this is the stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down song

stand up if you're ___ years old
and sit back down again

stand up if you're ___ years old

and sit back down with your friends
(repeat until I get everyone)

Eggs Shakers 
Shaky Shaky by the Wiggles from Yummy Yummy

Mango Tree – call and answer song you can repeat with lots of other fruits

Shake, shake, the mango tree.
Shake, shake, the mango tree.

Mango yellow, mango green
Mango yellow, mango green

One for you, and one for me.
One for you, and one for me.

Book Break - If You're Hoppy by April Pulley Sayre

Zoom Zoom Zoom

Far, far, far, we're going to the stars (x 2)
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship
Far, far, far, we're going to the stars
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off!

Fun, fun, fun we're going to the sun....

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, We’re going to the moon.

Bean Bags
Dance Freeze Melt by Mr. Eric and Mr. Micheal from Rockin' Red

Drive the Fire Truck - see the video version by the Toronto Public Library. 

Book Break - Wiggle by Doreen Cronin. Every time the book used the word wiggle the kids had to shake their bean bags. 

Jumping and Counting by Jim Gill from The Irrational Album


Closing - scarves

Wind, Oh Wind - King County Library System
wind oh wind oh wind oh wind I say
what are you blowing away today?
Scarves scarves scarves I say
I’m blowing the scarves away today

Reach Up High from Exercise Party


Laura

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Preschool Storytime - Mother's Day reboot

See what we did to celebrate Mother's Day in storytime last year. 

Opening
Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson from H.U.M.

Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed
Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling
Knees – shoulders - friends

Books

Where's My Mommy by Carol Roth

A Present for Mom by Vivian French 

Songs

Milkshake by Wiggleworms (with shakers)

I’ve Got Two Hands by Peter and Ellen Allard from Sing it Say It Stamp It Sway it 3

Reach Up High by Exercise Party 

Egg Shakers

Bread and Butter Storytime Chant from Jbrary's Just Add Rhythm Sticks 
I edited the lyrics slightly to work with my hand bells.

Bread and butter
Marmalade and Jam
Let's tap our sticks as quiet as we can

...loud as we can
...slow as we can
...fast as we can
...high as we can
...low as we can
...nice as we can

Preschool Storytime - Eggs

Opening
We Are Here Together (Tune: “Skip to My Lou”)

Here, here, we’ll all here
Here, here, we’ll all here
Here, here, we’ll all here
We’re all here in storytime
Hello, children, how are you?
Hello, grown-ups, how are you?
Hello, friends, how are you?
We’re so glad to see you!

Books
Peep and Egg I’m Not Hatching by Laura Gehl
Daisy and the Egg by Jane Simmons
Odd Egg by Emily Gravett

Songs
Flitter Flutter by Johnette Downing for The Second Line – Scarf Activity Songs (with scarves)
I Know a Chicken by Laurie Berkner for The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band (with egg shakers)
Jumping and Counting by Jim Gill from the Irrational Anthem and More Salutes to Nonsense

Felt

Three Little Birds
I don't know the original inspiration for this story. The felt was made by a previous staff member so I just inherited it. Its a bit like Goldilocks and the three bears.  Basically the three birds Pinkie, Blue Bird and Robin want to be neighbors so they can play together everyday. They go looking at houses but of course there is a perfect house for each bird.  The kids enjoyed watching the bird test each house and then they told me why that house wasn't quite right.  We switched the bird around until everyone was happy. 

Preschool Storytime - Feelings

Opening
Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson from H.U.M.

Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed
Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling

Knees – shoulders - friends


Books

Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney.
Hoot and Holler by Alan Brown
Boo Hoo Bird by Jeremy Tankard.

Folder Story - The Surprise Party

Songs
Goin' To Kentucky by Carole Peterson from Baloney
I Feel Crazy So I Jump in the Soup by Laurie Berkner from Victor Vito

Egg Shakers

if you’re happy and you know it give a shake
if you’re happy and you know it give a shake
if you’re happy and you know it give a shake
if you’re happy you know it and you really want to show it
if you’re happy and you it give a shake

clap – tap

everyone can shake shakeshake

everyone can shake shake shake

everyone can shake shake shake shake

and now let’s make a stop

tap – clap – wave 

Drums

We’re Walking to the Drum by Kathy Reid-Naiman from I Love to Hear the Sounds

We’re walking we’re walking 
we’re walking to the drum

we’re walking we’re walking 
we’re walking now we’re done

Tip toeing

Stomping

Running

I Have a Little Hammer by Kathy Reid-Naiman from I Love to Hear the Sounds

I have a little hammer and I tap tap tap 
Tap tap tap tap this way

I have a little hammer and I tap tap tap 
Tap tap tap all day. 

I have two hammers and I tap tap tap 
Tap tap tap tap this way 

I have two hammers and I tap tap tap 
Tap tap tap all day. 

Three and four

Closing
We Clap Our Hands Like This - tune farmer in the dell. Borrowed from Opening/Closing Songs onStorytime Katie who borrowed it from Rhymes for Toddlers on Sunflower Storytime.

We clap our hands like this
We clap out hands like this
We clap our hands with all of our friends
We clap our hands like this.

We blow a kiss like this
We blow a kiss like this
We blow a kiss with all of our friends
We blow a kiss like this.

We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye with all our friends.
We wave goodbye like this.

Filmstrip - I Like Me by Nancy Carlson

Laura
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Preschool Storytime - Forest

Inspired by Into the Woods by Sunflower Storytime. 

Opening
Sit Down, Stand Up Song by Rick Goldin
Everybody stand up
Everybody sit down
Now stand up again
And turn around
Keep standing up
But not for long
Cause this is the sit down stand up sit down stand up sit down song

Books
Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
Let's Play in the Forest by Claudia Rueda
Froodle by Antoinette Portis

Songs
Dance Freeze Melt by Mr. Eric and Mr. Micheal from Rockin' Red
Put Your Fingers In the Air by Carole Peterson from Baloney
Terrible Plop by Mr. Eric and Mr. Micheal from Rockin' Red

Preschool Storytime - Transportation

Opening
Sit Down, Stand Up Song by Rick Goldin
Everybody stand up
Everybody sit down
Now stand up again
And turn around
Keep standing up
But not for long

Cause this is the sit down stand up sit down stand up sit down song

Books
My Truck is Stuck by Kevin Lewis 
Trucks Go by Steve Light
Trucks Go Pop by Bob Staake
Stanley's Garage by William Bee

Preschool Storytime - Lego / Building reboot

A remix of my original Lego/Construction program. 

Opening

Sit Down, Stand Up Song by Rick Goldin

Everybody stand up

Everybody sit down

Now stand up again

And turn around

Keep standing up

But not for long

Cause this is the sit down stand up sit down stand up sit down song

Books
Stanley the Builder by William Bee - This was great. The kids were engaged with the story and I plan to use the other Stanley books.

Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia - We made lots of noise using our egg shakers during this story.

Diggers Go by Steve Light - I love the fun noises in all the books in this series but the kids didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I did.


Songs
Peter Hammers by Laura Johnson from Circle Time Songs and Games

I Can Shake My Shaker Egg by Mr. Eric and Mr. Micheal from Rockin' Red

Put Your Fingers In the Air by Carole Peterson from Baloney

Hello My Name is Joe by Peter and Ellen Allard from Sing It Say It Sway It vol 2

Dance Freeze Melt by Mr. Eric and Mr. Micheal from Rockin' Red


Felt Board
5 legos in a tower tall

I want to knock them over and make them fall
I'll clean up my toys one by one
let's count to see when I am done

4 legos in a tower tall
I want to knock it over and make them fall
I'll clean up my toys one by one
let's count to see when i am done

3 legos in a tower tall
I want to know it over and make them fall
I'll clean up my toys one by one
let's count to see when i am done

2 legos in a tower tall
I want to knock them over and make them fall
I'll clean up my toys one by one
let's count to see when i am done

1 lego in a tower tall
I want to knock it over and make it fall
I'll clean up my toys one by one
But there's nothing to count because we are all done.

Egg Shaker Rhyme
Shake Your Shaker (to the tune of London Bridge) from LibraryLand.

Shake your shaker in the air,
Shake it here, shake it there.
Shake your shaker in the air,
Shake your shaker.

Shake it high and shake it low,
Shake it yes, shake it no.
Shake it high and shake it low,
Shake your shaker.

Shake it up and shake it down,
Rub your shaker on the ground.
Shake it up and shake it down,
Shake your shaker.

Shake it near and shake it far,
Drive your shaker like a car.
Shake it near and shake it far,
Shake your shaker.

Shake it fast and shake it slow,
Shake it stop, shake it go.
Shake it fast and shake it slow,
Shake your shaker.


Action Rhyme
I’m a Builder Tune of “Frere Jacques” (Modified from the original by Jean Warren) From Preschool Express.

I’m a builder!
Hear me pound!
Hear my sound!
Tap- a tap, a tap-tap
Tap-a tap, a tap-tap
All day long!
All day long!

Tune Cube
This Little Piggy

I learned that after you toss the cube to find the rhyme for the day you have to pick up the cube or one of your kids will grab it and smash it to the floor repeatedly before you can get it back.


Closing 

We Clap Our Hands Like This - tune farmer in the dell
Borrowed from Opening/Closing Songs on Storytime Katie who borrowed it from Rhymes for Toddlers on Sunflower Storytime. 

We clap our hands like this
We clap our hands like this
We clap our hands with all of our friends
We clap our hands like this.

We blow a kiss like this
We blow a kiss like this
We blow a kiss with all of our friends
We blow a kiss like this.

We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye with all our friends.
We wave goodbye like this.

At the end we played with Duplo blocks for about a half an hour. 

Laura

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