Whale of a Tail

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands! (repeat twice)

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: Bear & Hare Go Fishing

Fingerplay: Five Little Fishies Swimming in the Sea

*Because this was an outside storytime, I only did 3 fishies. I also made large fish for my co-workers to hold up as we did the actions. Below is a picture of my fish!

Book: Pirasaurs!

Fingerplay: Ocean Animal Movement Cards

Book: We're Going on a Treasure Hunt

Closing: We Wave Goodbye Like This (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

We wave goodbye like this,

We wave goodbye like this.

We clap our hands for all our friends!

We wave goodbye like this.

We wave goodbye really fast,

We wave goodbye really slow.

We turn around and take a bow,

And then it’s time to go!

Credit: adapted from Storytime Katie

Hoot Owl Hoot!

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands! (repeat twice)
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: Good Night Owl

Action: Insect Movement Cards

Book: This is Owl

Fingerplay: 5 Little Bugs (Have large bugs for staff to hold up and take down as we do this.)
3 little bugs were flying through the air (make motions with hands)
Buzzing around without a care
Along came a frog with a hippety-hop (Hop up and down)
GULP! GULP! GULP! (snap hands together)
One bug was caught!

Book: Don't Blink!

Closing: We Wave Goodbye Like This (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

We wave goodbye like this,

We wave goodbye like this.

We clap our hands for all our friends!

We wave goodbye like this.

We wave goodbye really fast,

We wave goodbye really slow.

We turn around and take a bow,

And then it’s time to go!

Credit: adapted from Storytime Katie

Count Your Monkeys!

Sadly, I did not get to do this storytime, because we are currently doing outdoor storytimes and the weather rained us out! Hope its still a help to you!

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands! (repeat twice)
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: Five Little Monkeys Make a Birthday Cake

Fingerplay: Five Ferocious Lions 

Deep in the jungle, what did I hear?

Three ferocious lions, roaring loud and clear.

“ROAR” said the lion.

“SCAT” said I.

And one ferocious lion said GOODBYE! (Remove lion and repeat until zero.)

Book: Be Quiet, Mike!

Action: Jungle Movement Cards

Book: Spunky Little Monkey

Closing: We Wave Goodbye Like This (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
We wave goodbye like this,
We wave goodbye like this.
We clap our hands for all our friends!
We wave goodbye like this.
We wave really fast,
We wave really slow.
We turn around and take a bow,
And then it’s time to go!
Credit: adapted from Storytime Katie

That's Not My Lion!

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands! (repeat twice)
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: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Action: If You're a...

If you're an elephant and you now it stomp your feet!

Other verses:

Monkey-jump up and down

Crocodile-snap your jaws

Lion-give a roar

Book: Lion, Lion

Fingerplay: Five Ferocious Lions

Deep in the jungle, what did I hear?

Five ferocious lions, roaring loud and clear.

"ROAR" said the lion.

"SCAT" said I.

And one ferocious lion said GOODBYE!

Book: The Lion Inside

Closing: We Wave Goodbye Like This (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

We wave goodbye like this,

We wave goodbye like this.

We clap our hands for all our friends!

We wave goodbye like this.

We wave goodbye really fast,

We wave goodbye really slow.

We turn around and take a bow,

And then it’s time to go!

Credit: adapted from Storytime Katie

Count Your Chickens!

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands! (repeat twice)
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: Farm That Mac Built

Fingerplay: Farm Animal Movement Cards

Book: Let's Count Goats!

Fingerplay/Flannel: Hiding Game

Little cow, little cow, where can you be?

Are you behind {1} let's see!

*For this I made three large barns with animals hiding inside. I numbered the barns and asked the kids what number barn they thought the "cow" was in. I am so happy I made these large because the preschoolers' reactions were wonderful!

Book: Cow Loves Cookies

Closing: We Wave Goodbye Like This (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

We wave goodbye like this,

We wave goodbye like this.

We clap our hands for all our friends!

We wave goodbye like this.

We wave goodbye really fast,

We wave goodbye really slow.

We turn around and take a bow,

And then it’s time to go!

Credit: adapted from Storytime Katie

Extra Book:

Hide and Snake

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

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

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: Now You See Me, Now You Don't

Fingerplay: Five Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree

Book: One-Osaurus, Two-Osaurus

Fingerplay/Flannel: Little Snake Hiding Game

Little snake, little snake.

Are you behind the {red} cake?

Credit: https://storytimeinthestacks.wordpress.com/2017/03/03/flannel-friday-birthday-cakes-snakes/

Book: Spot the Difference

Closing: We Wave Goodbye Like This

(Tune: Farmer in the Dell)

We wave goodbye like this,

We wave goodbye like this.

We clap our hands for all our friends!

We wave goodbye like this.

We wave goodbye really fast,

We wave goodbye really slow.

We turn around and take a bow,

And then it’s time to go!

Credit: adapted from Storytime Katie