(to the tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re ready for a story, take a seat
If you’re ready for a story, take a seat
Clap your hands and stomp your feet
Make your hands all nice and neat
If you’re ready for a story, take a seat
Opening Song: “Clap and Sing Hello”
(to the tune: “Farmer in the Dell”)
We clap and sing hello
We clap and sing hello
With our friends at storytime
We clap and sing hello
(Repeat with wave and stomp.)
Introduction: Together we brainstormed things that are yellow. Some of the answers I got included bananas, bees, ducks, and school bus. Visual cues in the room helped the kids with this.
Book: Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier
Flannelboard rhyme: “Six Little Bumblebees”
Six little bumblebees sitting on a hive
One flew away and then there were five
Bumblebee, bumblebee fly away!
Bumblebee, bumblebee happy all day!
Five little bumblebees sitting on the floor
One flew away and then there were four
Bumblebee, bumblebee fly away!
Bumblebee, bumblebee happy all day!
Four little bumblebees sitting in the tree
One flew away and then there were three
Bumblebee, bumblebee fly away!
Bumblebee, bumblebee happy all day!
Three little bumblebees looking at you
One flew away and then there were two
Bumblebee, bumblebee fly away!
Bumblebee, bumblebee happy all day!
Two little bumblebees sitting in the sun
One flew away and then there was one
Bumblebee, bumblebee fly away!
Bumblebee, bumblebee happy all day!
One little bumblebee left all alone
He flew away, safe to his home
(Credit: Modified from Monkey Business Creative)
Rhyme cube: I roll the cube to select a fingerplay or action rhyme.
This time we did "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again
Shaker Song: “Shake Your Shaker”
(to the tune of: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm")
Shake your shaker in the air, shake it in the air.
With a shake-shake here and shake-shake there,
Here a shake, there a shake, everywhere a shake-shake.
Shake your shaker in the air, shake it in the air.
Shake your shaker way down low, shake it way down low.
With a shake-shake here and a shake-shake there,
Here a shake, there a shake, everywhere a shake-shake.
Shake your shaker way down low, shake it way down low.
Shake your shaker way up high, shake it way up high.
With a shake-shake here and a shake-shake there,
Here a shake, there a shake, everywhere a shake-shake.
Shake your shaker way up high, shake it way up high.
Shaker Song: “Egg Shakers Up”
Egg shakers up, (shakers above head)
And egg shakers down, (shakers on the floor)
Egg shakers dancing all around the town. (move shakers back and forth)
Dance them on your shoulders
Dance them on your head
Dance them on your knee
And tuck them into bed (fold shaker inside hands, under head)
Flannelboard Story: Little Quack by Lauren Thompson
One by one, five ducklings find the courage to jump into the pond and paddle with Mama Duck.
Flannelboard Game: “Can We Find the Yellow Duck?”
(To the tune of: “The Muffin Man”)
Can we find a yellow duck, yellow duck, yellow duck?
Can we find a yellow duck? We want to say hello.
(To the tune of: "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush")
Let’s all twirl with our scarves today,
Scarves today, scarves today,
Let’s all twirl our scarves today,
All around the room.
(Repeat: jump… clap… stomp…wave)
Song with scarves: “Popcorn Kernels”
Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels (wave scarf)
In the pot, in the pot (hide scarf inside cupped hands)
Shake them, shake them, shake them (shake cupped hands)
Shake them, shake them, shake them
Til they pop! Til they pop! (throw scarf into the air)
Book: Monkey Goes Bananas by C. P. Bloom
Movement song/game: “Wheels on the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and round (roll arms in front of body, fist over fist)
Round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
All through the town.
Other verses:
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish… (move arms back and forth like wipers)
The door on the bus goes open and shut… (fold arms, move top arm from elbow)
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep… (pretend to be pushing on a horn)
The people on the bus go up and down… (bump up and down)
The babies on the bus go waa, waa, waa… (fists up to eyes and twist)
The parents on the bus go shh, shh, shh… (finger in front of lips)
Closing Song: “Tickle the Clouds”
Tickle the clouds
Tickle your toes
Turn around
Tickle your nose
Reach down low
Reach up high
The stories are over,
Wave goodbye
Craft, Manipulatives, Exploration:
Art: Coloring page
Sensory boxes: Lentils/beans with dump trucks
Playdough
Inspiration for this storytime came from the lovely folks at:
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