Seek and Count

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands.

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands.

If you want to hear a story, if you want to hear a story.

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands.

Book: Count the Monkeys

Scarf: Little Bo Peep

Little Bo Peep (wave scarf up and down)

Has lost her sheelp (hide scarf)

And doesn't know where to find them.

Leave them alone, and they'll come home. (bring scarf back out)

Wagging their tails behind them (wave scarf up and down)

Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=w_4iGsv_hwc

Fingerplay: Five Little Kitty Cats

Five little kitty cats, sleeping on the floor.

(Ball up scarf and throw in the air on word "pounce")

One pounced away and now there are four.

Four little kitty cats, cute as can be.

One pounced away and now there are three.

Three little kitty cats, wondering what to do.

One pounced away and now there are two.

Two little kitty cats, laying in the sun.

One pounced away and now there are one.

One little kitty cat got up to stretch and yawn.

I looked away and now he's gone!

Book: Five Little Monkeys Play Hide-and-Seek

Fingerplay: 3 Little Bugs

3 little bugs were flying through the air.

Buzzing around without a care.

Along came a frog with a hippity-hop.

GULP! GULP! GULP! (Snap hands)

One bug was caught.

*For this I've made very large bugs that attach to rulers, to help hold them better.  I'm trying to make all of my flannel pieces bigger so that the preschoolers can see them better.

Book: Counting Crows

Let's Make Some Noise!

 Book: Chicks Rock!

Shaker Egg: If You're a Drawing

If you're a crayon and you know it, shake your egg!  (repeat again)

If you're a crayon and you know it, all your scribbling will show it.

If you're a crayon and you know it, shake your egg! 

*Paintbrush...swish around.

*Pen...pop your lid.

Book: Don't Wake the Dragon

Shaker Egg: Dancing (Tune of London Bridge)

Can you shake your egg with me?

Shake your egg along with me?

It's as easy as can be,

Now put it on your tummy!

*Repeat with head, knee, etc.

Credit: https://hcplonline.org/downloads/ShakerEgg2Rhymes14.pdf

All Around the Yard

 Book: Thunder Pug

Action: Ten Little Grasshoppers

One little, two little, three little grasshoppers.

Four little, five little, six little grasshoppers.

Seven little, eight little, nine little grasshoppers.

Ten little grasshoppers hopping all around.

Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me. (Repeat three times.)

Ten grasshoppers hopping in my yard.

Ten little, nine little, eight little grasshoppers.

Seven little, six little, five little grasshoppers.

Four little, three little, two little grasshoppers.

One little grasshopper hopping all around.

Credit: Verona Storytime

Book: One Busy Day

Scarf Dancing: This is What My Feet Can Do

(Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)

This is what my feet can do, feet can do, feet can do.

This is what my feet can do, can you do it too?

Let your feet go tiptoeing, tiptoeing, tiptoeing.

Let your feet go tiptoeing, can you do it too?

*Repeat with stomping and sit right down.

Book: Hey, Water!

Extra Books:

Rain and Clouds

 Book: A Hippity-Hoppy Toad

Song: Raindrops (Tune of London Bridge)

Little raindrops falling down, 

Falling down, falling down.

Little raindrops falling down,

Falling to the ground.

2nd Verse: Bigger raindrops (clap hands)

3rd Verse: Giant raindrops (stomp feet)

Credit: https://kcls.org/content/little-raindrops-falling-down/

Book: Little Raindrop

Fingerplay: Spiders Up the Spout

(Tune Farmer in the Dell)

Five spiders up the spout.

Five spiders up the spout.

It rained and rained and washed one out.

Four spiders up the spout.

Credit: Rachel's Reading Room

Book: Boom! Booom! Boom!

New Books April (Part 2)

 

Buggy for Books

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Bug Bear

Scarf Dancing:

Wiggle your worms up, wiggle your worms down.

Wiggle your worms around and around.

Wiggle them high, wiggle them low.

Wiggle them fast, wiggle them slow.

Wiggle them over the tops of your toes.

Wiggle them under the tip of your nose.

Wiggle them up your arm to the top.

Wiggle them down to your fingers and stop.

Wiggle your worm across the top of your head.

Then put your worm back in his own little bed.

Credit: Preschool Express

Book: Bye, Bye, Big Bad Bullybug!

Hiding Game: Little Bug

Little bug, little bug, are you under the {red} bug?

Book: Can You Make a Scary Face?

Extra Books:

Superheroes to the Rescue!

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Emergency Kittens!

Song: Superheroes (Tune: Wheels on the Bus)

The superheroes arms can flex and lift,

Flex and lift, flex and lift.

The superheroes arms can flex and lift

All around the town.

Repeat with: 

Eyes go zap, zap, zap.

Legs run very fast.

Flies like zoom, zoom, zoom.

Legs jump super high.

Credit: http://www.literaryhoots.com/2015/04/superhero-storytime.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LiteraryHoots+%28Literary+Hoots%29

Book: Even Superheroes Make Mistakes

Action Rhyme: Superman, Superman!

Superman, superman, put on your suit.

Superman, superman, put on your boots.

Superman, superman, jump up high.

Superman, superman, fly, fly, fly!

Superman, superman, turn around.

Superman, superman, touch the ground.

Superman, superman, show how strong. (Flex)

Superman, superman, the villain is wrong!

Superman, superman, clap and shout hooray!

Superman, superman, you've saved the day!

Superman, superman, done for now.

Superman, superman, take a bow.

Credit: http://www.literaryhoots.com/2015/04/superhero-storytime.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LiteraryHoots+%28Literary+Hoots%29

Book: There's a Superhero In Your Book!

Rabbits (Outdoor Storytime)

 Today has been a glorious day!  We had our first in-person storytime (outside) in the park next to my library!  So happy!  We had 13 families with a total of 34 people which is wonderful!  I didn't even realize just how much I've missed the kiddos until today.  Weather permitting we will be doing this bi-weekly for a little while.

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands!

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands!

If you want to hear a story, if you want to hear a story.

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands!

(You can repeat with stomping your feet or even jumping up and down.)

Book: Hungry Bunny

Fingerplay:  Ten Little Bunnies

1 little, 2 little, 3 little bunnies.

4 little, 5 little, 6 little bunnies.

7 little, 8 little, 9 little bunnies.

10 little bunnies hopping up and down!

(Repeat with: twirling, stomping, sitting)

Credit: Teaching Mama

Book: Bunny Will Not Smile!

Fingerplay: Hippity-Hop, Hippity-Hay

Hippity-hop, hippity-hay.  

3 little bunnies went out to play.

Hippity-hop, hippity-hay.

One little bunny hopped away.

Credit: Teaching Mama

Book: Duck! Rabbit!

Favorites with Friends (Part 2)

 Book: Where is the Dragon?

Fingerplay: Ten Little Kittens

Ten little kittens standing in a row.

(Palms facing forward, fingers extended.)

They bow their heads to the children just so.

(Bend fingers back and forth.)

They run to the left, the run to the right.

(High, low, fast, slow.)

They stretch up high with all their might.

Along comes a dog, looking for some fun.

(Fingers of one hand resting on thumb, move towards other hand.)

"Meow!" Away those kittens run!

(Run hands behind back.)

*There are multiple sources this can be found at online.

Book: Do Cats Moo?

Fingerplay: Kitty Cat POUNCE!

(Roll up the scarf slowly while you say the words, then toss it high in the air on POUNCE)

Kitty cat, kitty cat, sneaks out of the house.

Kitty cat, kitty cat, creeps up to a mouse

And...POUNCE!

Kitty cat, kitty cat, creeps up to a bird.

Kitty cat, kitty cat, is not even heard,

And...POUNCE!

But the mouse ran, and the bird flew away,

So kitty cat found a ball of yarn to play.

And...POUNCE!

Credit: http://www.literaryhoots.com/2015/10/cats-storytime.html

 Book: A is for Another Rabbit

Favorites with Friends

 Book: Mootilda's Bad Mood

Fingerplay: I Wake Up My Hand....

I wake up my hand with a swish, swish, swish.

Swish, swish, swish.

Swish, swish, swish.

I wake up my hand with a swish, swish, swish.

And now I'm ready to....LOOP!

(Repeat with loopity loop, tap tap tap)

Credit: Storytime in the Stacks

Book: Find the Wolf

Fingerplay: Hiding Game

Donut, donut, where can you be?

Are you behind the {red book}?

Let's see!

Book: Bad Apple