Little Bit Librarian: Favorite Storytime Songs

Opening/Closing Songs

Quiet Song:

One, Two, Three

Make a quiet noise with me…

Shhhh...

Movement Song: Wiggle Song

I wiggle my fingers.

I wiggle my toes.

I wiggle my shoulders, bread

And I wiggle my noes.

I wiggle with a jump.

I wiggle my knees

I wiggle with a bump. (sit down)

And I wiggle till I freeze!

Now no more wiggles

Are left in me.

So I will be still

And quiet as can be.

Good job! It’s so quiet in here I could here the squeak of a mouse (ask kids to squeak), the hoot of an owl, the wiggle of a bunny’s ears.

Clapping Song: Let's All Go to Storytime

Let's all go to storytime! (clap to song)

Storytime!

Let's all go to storytime!

We'll have some fun today,

Yay! (throw hands up in the air)

Sung to “In the Hall of the Mountain King.” Sing song three times; first very slowly, then at a normal pace, then very fast!

Movement Song: See you later, alligator! (To the tune of “Oh My Darling, Clementine!” - Jbrary)

See you later, alligator (Snap hands like alligator jaws)

Give a hug, ladybug (Hug yourself)

Blow a kiss, jellyfish (Blow a kiss)

Wave goodbye, butterfly (Wave goodbye)

Sing 2x

Shaker Songs

Shaker Song: Shaker Eggs Up (from Princeton PL)

Shaker eggs are up and shaker eggs are down.

Shaker eggs are dancing all around the town.

Dancing on my shoulder, dancing on my head.

Dancing on knees, then tuck them into bed!

Shaker Song: Abra Cadabra (adapted from Mother Goose on the Loose)

Abra Cadabra, Alaca Zee (repeat)

This shaker now will be (repeat)

Do each verse as desired:

A rattlesnake…

A hammer…

A bee…

A clock… (rock back and forth)

A wand…

A spoon… (stir a pot)

A bell…

Shaker Song: Bear is Sleeping (adapted from Jbrary)

Bear is sleeping. Bear is sleeping. (quiet shakers, tucked in hands)

Wake him up! Wake him Up! (shake shakers!)

Come and say hello, bear. Come and say hello, bear.

Time to jump, time to jump. (dance with shakers)

Repeat with different ending lyrics/movements (run, sneak, dance)

Clapping Song: BINGO (alternate: shaker)

There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-O!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-O!

Replace one letter with a clap/shake for each following chorus

Simple Song: A Bee is on Your Nose (adapted from Storytime Spot)

A bee is on your nose.

Oh so fuzzy, very buzzy,

A bee is on your nose.

(Repeat the song using different body parts.)

Shaker Song: Bread and Butter (credit to KCLS)

Bread and butter, marmalade and jam,

Let’s shake our Shakers as fast as we can! (shake fast!)

Next verses: Slow, high, low

Clapping/Shaker Rhyme: Bubbles in the Air (alternate: shaker)

There bubbles in the air, in the air. POP! POP! (clap hands)
There bubbles in the air, in the air. POP! POP!
There bubbles in the air, there bubbles everywhere.
There bubbles in the air, in the air. POP! POP!

There are bubbles on the floor… (stomp feet)

Movement/Shaker Song: Hop Little Bunnies/Cricket

Hop little bunnies! (hop/shake)

Hop, hop, hop!

Hop little bunnies!

Hop, hop, hop!

Hop little bunnies!

Hop, hop, hop!

Now it’s time to stop! (freeze)

Movement Song: Pickin’ Up a Bunny (adapted from KCLS)

Pickin' up a bunny, puttin’ it on my head, (bend down and scoop up a ”bunny”)

Pickin' up a bunny, puttin’ it on my head,

Way down yonder in the pansy patch!

Hoppin' with that bunny on my head, (hop)

Hoppin' with that bunny on my head,

Way down yonder in the pansy patch!

Additional verses:

Dancin’ with that bunny on my head, (dance)

Quiet with that bunny on my head, (whisper)

Movement Song: We’re Clapping Now We Stop! (from Ms Rachel)

We're clapping, we're clapping,

We're clapping, clapping, clapping,

We're clapping, we're clapping,

We're clapping, NOW WE STOP! (freeze!)

(repeat with other actions such as twisting, waving, jumping, and stretching)

Puppet Song: There’s a Dog in School! (adapted from Anaheim Library)

There's a dog in school, oh dear!

There’s a dog in school right here.

As long as there's a dog in school,

He'll have to learn his alphabet, too! (Sing ABCs in dog by woofing it)

Insert other animals/puppets and make the corresponding sounds.

Final Verse:

There’s an Alfie at the school, oh dear!

There’s an Alfie in school right here.

As long as there's a Aflie in school,

He'll have to learn his alphabet, too! (Sing ABCs together)

Fingerplay: There’s an Egg in the Nest (from La La Librarian)

There's an egg in the nest

What could be inside

When it hatches then we'll see.

1… 2… 3… Crack!

It's a...bird! Snake, alligator, turtle, etc.

Movement Song: Drive the Fire Truck (Kitty in a Tree version) (credit to Jbrary)

Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck, (hands on steering wheel)
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. (ring bell)

Hurry, hurry, turn the corner, (lean to the right)
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner, (lean to the left)
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. (ring bell)

Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder….(climb the ladder)

Hurry, hurry, save the kitty (hug yourself, your shaker/scarf, or your little one!)
Slowly, slowly, back to the fire station…. (lean slowly to the left and to the right)

Movement Song: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes (alternate: scarf)

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes (touch each body part as it is said)
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
and eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Movement Song: This is the Way We Build a House (with shaker) (adapted from Jbrary)

This is the way we pound the nails, pound the nails, pounds the nails (use shaker as a hammer)

This is the way we pound the nails so early in the morning.

This is the way we saw the wood, saw the wood, saw the wood. (use shaker as a saw)

This is the way we saw the wood so early in the morning.

Other Verses: Stack the bricks (stack hands/shaker), Stir the paint (use shaker as a paint stirrer/stick), Paint the wall (use shaker as a brush)

Movement Rhyme: Johnny/Suzy plays with one hammer (alternate: shaker)

Johnny plays with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer

Johnny plays with one hammer all day long

Count up to two

Johnny’s getting tired, tired, tired

Johnny’s getting tired all day long

Repeat song with Suzy building!

Movement Song: Pounce Kitten (sung to Skip to My Lou)

Pounce, kitten, pounce around!

Pounce around, dear kitten!

Shake, kitten, shake down low!

Shake down low, dear kitten!

Turn, kitten, turn around!

Turn around, dear kitten!

Fingerplay: Five Little Nails (credit to Mel's Desk)

Five little nails, standing straight and steady.
Here I come with my hammer ready!
Bam Bam Bam! That nail goes down.
Now there’s just four nails to pound.

Clapping/Puppet Song: Old MacDonald

Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O.

And on his farm he had some chicks,
E-I-E-I-O.

With a peep, peep here,
And a peep, peep there,
Here a peep, there a peep,
Everywhere a peep, peep,

Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O.

Duck – quack, Pig - oink, Cow - moo, Cat -meow, Dog - woof

Counting Rhyme: Three Little Owls (adapted from La La Librarian)

Four little owls sittin’ in a nest

The mama owl said,

“Let’s hoot our best!”

The first owl said “HOO, HOO”

The second owl said “HOO, HOO”

And the third owl said “MEOW”

Mama Owl said, “Owls go Hoo!

Okay, kids. Let’s try anew.”

Next sounds: Woof! Oink! Roar! Moo! Zzzz!

Movement Song: Roly Poly Pumpkin/Hedgehog (sung to “Itsy Bitsy Spider”) (adapated from KCLS)

The roly-poly pumpkin (roll arms)

Fell down the hill

It started going faster; (roll arms faster!)

Oh, what a thrill!

The roly-poly pumpkin (roll arms at a slow speed again)

Started slowing down

Then the roly-poly pumpkin

Rested on the ground (clap on "ground")

Movement Song: It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More! (adapted from Jbrary)

It ain't gonna rain no more, no more

It ain't gonna rain no more

Oh no, it's up to my toe

But it ain't gonna rain more.

Verses:

Oh gee, it's up to my knee

Oh my, it's up to my thigh

Oh fiddle, it's up to my middle

Oh dear, it's up to my ears

I'm just going to swim on home.

Shaker Song: Can you Shake Along with Me? (Tune: London Bridge is Falling Down)
Can you shake along with me?
Along with me, along with me,
Can you shake along with?
Put your shaker on your... knee
Repeat with different body parts

Shake and Stop (tune: Skip to My Lou, adapted from Oatlands Infant School)

Shake and shake and shake and stop

Now shake that shaker to the top

Next verse: Tap and stop

Shaker Song: Shake Your Shakers East (from Jbary)

Shake it to the east

Shake it to the west

Shake it all around and then you take a rest

Shake your shakers up

Shake your shakers down

Shake it, shake it, shake it, and then you settle down.

Shaker Song: If You’re Happy and You Know It! (alternate: parachute)

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 and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, give a shake

Next verse: Give a Tap

Shaker Song: Shaker’s sleeping (alternate: scarves) (adapted from klmpeace)

Shaker’s sleeping don’t wake it up

Now we’re very quite. Shhh…

Wake up shaker, it’s time to play!

Now we’re very loud!

Movement Song: We’re Clapping Now We Stop! (from Ms Rachel)

We're clapping, we're clapping,

We're clapping, clapping, clapping,

We're clapping, we're clapping,

We're clapping, NOW WE STOP! (freeze!)

(repeat with other actions such as twisting, waving, jumping, and stretching)

Movement Song: Walrus Washes His Winter Coat (alternate: scarf, shaker, parachute) (credit to Jbrary)

Oh, the walrus washes his winter coat
down by the wavy ocean.
He adds some water and he adds some soap
and he waits...and he waits...and he waits.

Then the laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes until it's clean.
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
until it's clean.

Movement Rhyme: We Wiggle and Wiggle and Stop (alternate: scarf, shaker, parachute)

We wiggle and wiggle and stop
We wiggle and wiggle and stop
We wiggle and wiggle and wiggle and wiggle
and wiggle and wiggle and stop

We twirl…, We clap.., We wave…, We jump…, We bounce…

Shaker Song: Shaker Eggs Up (from Princeton PL)

Shaker eggs are up and shaker eggs are down.

Shaker eggs are dancing all around the town.

Dancing on my shoulder, dancing on my head.

Dancing on knees, then tuck them into bed!

Shake and Stop (tune: Skip to My Lou, adapted from Oatlands Infant School)

Shake and shake and shake and stop

Now shake that shaker to the top

Next verse: Tap and stop

Shaker Song: Shake Your Shakers East (from Jbary)

Shake it to the east

Shake it to the west

Shake it all around and then you take a rest

Shake your shakers up

Shake your shakers down

Shake it, shake it, shake it, and then you settle down.

Shaker Song: If You’re Happy and You Know It! (alternate: parachute)

Next verse: Give a Tap

Shaker Song: Shaker’s sleeping (alternate: scarves) (adapted from klmpeace)

Shaker’s sleeping don’t wake it up

Now we’re very quite. Shhh…

Wake up shaker, it’s time to play!

Now we’re very loud!

Movement Song: Little Red Wagon (alternate: shakers) (adapted from Katie B’s Rhymes and Songs)
Bouncin’ up and down in my little red wagon. (jump)
Bouncin’ up and down in my little red wagon.
Bouncin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Won't you be my darlin'.

Verses:
Down the hill and around the corner. Whee! (lean to side, alternate)
Wheel fell off and the wagon tipped over. Whoa! (lean backwards)
I’m gonna fix it with my little hammer. (pretend to hammer on ground)

Movement Song: Walrus Washes His Winter Coat (alternate: scarf, shaker, parachute) (credit to Jbrary)

Scarf Songs

Scarf Song: Abra Cadabra (adapted from Mother Goose on the Loose)

Abra Cadabra, Zippity Zoo (repeat)

This scarf will turn into (repeat)

Do each verse as desired:

A snake…

A rain storm…

A leaf…

A fish…

An egg… (bundle in hands)

Scarf Song: Alligator Elevator Ride (credit to KCLS)

An alligator went for an elevator ride

Said the elevator operator, "Step inside"

First floor, second floor, up and down

It's the only alligator elevator in town!

Fingerplay/Scarf Song: Five Hungry Ants (credit to KCLS)

Five hungry ants marching in a line,
Came upon a picnic where they could dine.
They marched into the salad,
They marched into the cake,
They marched into the pepper…
Uh oh! That was a mistake!
A..a..a..choo!
Four hungry ants marching in a line… (etc)

Scarf Rhyme: Apple, Apple Chant (adapted from Jbrary)

Apple, apple, apple bread! (Hold hands flat in front, palms up, on lying on top of the other)
Apple, apple, apple head! (Put hands on head)
Apple, apple, apple pie! (Hold hands in a big circle)
Apple, apple, apple eye!(Curve hands around eyes)
Apple, apple, apple cake! (Hold Hands flat, one palm up, one palm down five inches above the other)
Apple, apple, apple shake! (Hold fists up close to years and shake hard)
Apple, apple, applesauce! (Pretend to stir stew)
Apple, apple, apple TOSS! (toss scarf in air)

Scarf Song: Birdies in the Sky (adapted from KCLS)

Way up in the sky, little birdies fly. (shaker up)

Going round and round, making happy sounds. (circle arms with shaker)

Flying left and right, till it’s nearly night. (shake shaker back and forth)

Now we’re in the nest, time to take a rest. (shaker down)

Movement Song: Bees - Pitter Patter Plop! (adapted from Jbrary)

Five little honey bees

Buzzing in the flowers,

Five little honey bees

Buzzing in the flowers,

Pitter patter, pitter patter, PLOP! (It’s starting to rain! One little bee goes home)

Four little honey bees…

Scarf Song: Let’s Go Riding on an Elevator

Let's go riding on an elevator,
Elevator, elevator,
Let's go riding on an elevator,
Come along with me!
First floor, Second floor, Third floor, Fourth floor, Fifth floor,
And.... down-down-down-down-down.

Movement Song: Bubble, Bubble, Pop! (credit to Jbrary)

Five little fishes

Swimming in the water,

Swimming in the water.

Five little fishes

Swimming in the water,

Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble...POP!

EEK!

Four little fishes…

Alternate versions: Five duckies quacking in the water, Five little froggies hopping on the lilies

Scarf Rhyme: Butterfly Wings (adapted from KCLS)
Flying through the air
Oh what a sight
The butterfly's wings have taken flight!
First they fly up high
Then they fly down low
Then they fly round and round
Before they go! (hide scarf or toss scarf up high)

Movement Song (scarves): Make a Circle (tune: Oh My Darling Clementine) (adapted from Verona Storytime)

Make a circle, make a circle, make a circle in the sky.

Use your scarf to make a circle, make it round as a pie!

Make a circle, make a circle, make a circle like a cake.

Use your scarf to make a circle, like a cake that we baked!

Scarf Rhyme: Campfire Hokey Pokey (various versions at KCLS)
You put your marshmallow in, you take your marshmallow out
You put your marshmallow in and you shake it all about
You do the campfire pokey and you turn yourself about,
That’s what it’s all about!
(Other verses include hot dog, potato, popcorn, etc.)

Stretching Rhyme: Elevator Up (alternate: scarf) (credit to klmpeace)

Oh, the city is great and the city is grand
There are lots of tall buildings
On a little piece of land
We live way up on the fifty-seventh floor
And this is what we do
When we go out the door
Take the elevator up, take the elevator down
Then we spin around (spin around)

Movement/Scarf Song: My Frog Hopped Away (adapted from Champaign Library)

Oh, my frog hopped away, hopped away. Whoops! (toss scarf up)

Pick it up, pick it up!

My frog hopped away, hopped away. Whoops!

Pick it up, pick it up!

Oh, my frog hopped away. Oh, my frog hopped away.

My frog hopped away, hopped away. Whoops!

Other verses start with: So I put it on my head (knee, elbow, etc.)

Movement/Scarf Song: I Dropped My Scarf/Frog/Anything! (adapted from Ms Rachel)

I dropped my scarf!

Pick it up, pick it up.

I dropped my scarf!

Pick it up, pick it up.

I dropped my scarf!

Pick it up, pick it up.

And I put it on my head!

(knee, elbow, etc.)

Scarf Rhyme: Here is a Green Leaf (credit to Jbrary)

Here's a green leaf, and here's a green leaf (hold out left hand, then right)
And that you see makes two (hold up 2 fingers)
This is the bud that makes the flower (hold palms together)
Now watch it bloom for you (slowly separate palms)

Scarf/Movement Song: Hokey Pokey

You put your scarf in

You take your scarf out

You put your scarf in and you shake it all about!

You do the hokey pokey

And you turn your scarf around

That’s what it’s all about!

Next Verse: Scarf high/low … and you shake it to and fro!

Scarf Song: Jellyfish, Jellyfish (tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)

Jellyfish, jellyfish in the sea

Wiggling, wiggling happily

Wiggling fast, wiggling slow

Wiggling high, wiggling low

Jellyfish, jellyfish in the sea

Wiggling, wiggling happily

Movement Rhyme: Mix a Pancake (alternate: scarf, parachute)

Mix a Pancake.

Stir a Pancake.

Pop it in a Pan.

Fry a pancake.

Toss a pancake.

Catch it, if you can!

Scarf Rhyme: “How the Rain Comes Falling Down” sung to “London Bridge is Falling Down” (scarf song)

How the rain comes falling down, falling down, falling down
How the rain comes falling down, falling to the ground

See the garden sprouting high, sprouting high, sprouting high

See the garden sprouting high

To the sky!

Scarf Song: Little Bo Peep

Little Bo Peep Has lost her sheep

And doesn’t know where to find them

Leave them alone, and they’ll come home

Wagging their tails behind them.

Scarf Song: Popcorn Kernels

Popcorn kernels (repeat)

In the pot (repeat)

Shake them shake them shake them (repeat)

Till they pop! (repeat)

Scarf Song: Scarf is Sleeping (adapted from Jbrary)

Scarf is sleeping. Scarf is sleeping. (scarve tucked in hands)

Wake him up! Wake him Up! (shake scarf!)

Come and say hello, scarf. Come and say hello, scarf.

Time to jump, time to jump. (toss scarf)

Repeat with:

Time to dace!

Time to spin!

Scarf Song: We Wave Our Scarves Together

We wave our scarves together,

Because it’s really fun!

Next verses: Twirl, Toss

Scarf Song: Wind, Oh Wind! (credit to KCLS)

Wind, oh wind, oh wind I say,
What are you blowing away today?
Scarves, scarves, scarves, I say,
I am blowing the scarves away today. (toss scarves up)

Fingerplay: Itsy Bitsy Spider (alternate uses scarves)

The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout

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

Variations:

The Big, Enormous Spider went up the water spout… (sing in a deep voice)
The Quick and Speedy Spider went up the water spout… (sing the whole verse really fast)
The Slow and Sluggish Spider went up the water spout… (sing the whole verse really really slow)

Scarf Rhyme: “Shooting Stars are Falling Down” sung to “London Bridge is Falling Down”

Shooting stars are falling down, falling down, falling down
Shooting stars are falling down,

Through the sky!

The moon is always turning ‘round, turning ‘round, turning ‘round

The moon is always turning ‘round,

Through the sky!

See the sun go up and down, up and down, up and down

See the sun go up and down

Through the sky!

Movement Rhyme: Toast in the Toaster (alternate: scarf, parachute)

Toast in the toaster getting very hot

Tick tock, tick tock, up you pop!

Scarf Song: Waves in the Sea

The waves in the sea go up and down,
Up and down, up and down

The waves in the sea go up and down

All day along

Verses:
Dolphins in the sea Swim round and round (paint circle in front of you with scarf)
Crabs in the sea go snap, snap, snap (clap hands together)

The fish in the sea go swish, swish, swish (wave scarf side to side)

Jellyfish in the sea go wibble, wobble, wibble (wiggle arms)

Boats in the sea go beep, beep, beep (honk and invisible horn!)

Movement Song: Zoom Zoom Zoom We’re Going to the Moon (alternate: scarf, parachute)

Zoom zoom zoom we’re going to the moon

Get your ship

And take a rocket trip

Zoom zoom zoom we’re going to the moon

5 4 3 2 1.. Blast Off! (jump up)

Vehicle & Building Songs

Movement Song: This is the Way We Build a House (with shaker) (adapted from Jbrary)

This is the way we pound the nails, pound the nails, pounds the nails (use shaker as a hammer)

This is the way we pound the nails so early in the morning.

This is the way we saw the wood, saw the wood, saw the wood. (use shaker as a saw)

This is the way we saw the wood so early in the morning.

Other Verses: Stack the bricks (stack hands/shaker), Stir the paint (use shaker as a paint stirrer/stick), Paint the wall (use shaker as a brush)

Fingerplay/Movement Song: Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round,

round and round, round and round.

The wheels on the bus go round and round,

all through the town.

The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish ...

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep ...

The driver on the bus says "Move on back" ...

The people on the bus go up and down ...

The baby on the bus says "Wah, wah, wah" ...

The mommy on the bus says "Shush, shush, shush" ...

The people on the bus they wave good-bye…

Movement Song: I’ll Drive a Dump Truck (Tune: Mary Wore Her Red Dress) (adapted from KCLS)

Hold your hands our to grab the BIG wheel of each vehicle.

I'll drive a steam train, a steam train, a steam train.

I’ll drive a steam train all day long. (choo! choo!)

Airplane (zoom! zoom!)

Big bus (beep! beep!)

Dump truck (Look out below!)

Movement Rhyme: I’m a Great Big Dump Truck (to the tune of I’m a Little Teapot) (from Jbrary)

I'm a great big dump truck (spread arms out to sides)

Full of rocks

Here is my engine, (circle hands in front of body)

Here is my box (circle hands behind body)

When the crew is ready

Here me shout,

"Pull the levers and dump me out!"

Shhhhhhhh. (lean back)

Movement Song: Drive the Fire Truck (Kitty in a Tree version) (credit to Jbrary)

Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck, (hands on steering wheel)
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. (ring bell)

Hurry, hurry, turn the corner, (lean to the right)
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner, (lean to the left)
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. (ring bell)

Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder….(climb the ladder)

Hurry, hurry, save the kitty (hug yourself, your shaker/scarf, or your little one!)
Slowly, slowly, back to the fire station…. (lean slowly to the left and to the right)

Movement Rhyme: Johnny/Suzy plays with one hammer (alternate: shaker)

Johnny plays with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer

Johnny plays with one hammer all day long

Count up to two

Johnny’s getting tired, tired, tired

Johnny’s getting tired all day long

Repeat song with Suzy building!

Movement Song: Pete the Pilot (sung to “Old McDonald”)

Pam the pilot has a plane
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
And on that plane there are some wings,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
With a zoom, zoom, here.
And a zoom, zoom, there.
Everywhere a zoom-zoom,
Pam the pilot has a plane,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.

Additional verses: Dan the driver has a truck,
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep

Cam the conductor has a train

Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo

Movement Song: We’re going to the Ocean/One Vacation (sung to She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain) (alternate: scarf)

Oh, we’re going to the ocean in a plane (zoom zoom)!

Oh, we’re going to the ocean,

We’re going to the ocean,

We’re going to the ocean in a plane (zoom zoom)!

Oh, we’re going to the ocean on a train (choo choo)…

Oh, we’re going to the ocean in our car (beep beep)…

Movement Rhyme: I’m a Little Steam Train (sung to “I’m a Little Teacup”)

I'm a little steam train on the tracks (move arms like train coupling rod)

Here are my wheels, here is my stack (spin arms then put arms above head to make a “smoke stack”)

When I get all steamed up, hear me blow (pull down and invisible whistle line and shout “Whoo!”)

Start the engine and off we go! (“Whoo!”again)

Scarf/Movement Song: Wheels on the Train

The wheels on the train go round and round,

round and round, round and round.

The wheels on the train go round and round,

all through the town.

The engine on the train goes chug, chug, chug-

The smoke from the train goes puff, puff, puff-

The people on the train sway side to side-

The conductor on the train yells All Aboard!-

The tracks on the hill go up and down-

Animal & Habitat Songs

Ocean

Movement Song: Bubble, Bubble, Pop! (credit to Jbrary)

Five little fishes

Swimming in the water,

Swimming in the water.

Five little fishes

Swimming in the water,

Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble...POP!

EEK!

Four little fishes…

Alternate versions: Five duckies quacking in the water, Five little froggies hopping on the lilies

Movement Song: Baby Shark

Baby shark, do-do doot-doot

Baby shark

(Repeat with Mama Shark, Papa Shark, and Grandpa Shark. Baby Shark is done with two hands, wrists touching to make a shark mouth. Mama Shark is slightly bigger, Papa Shark is bigger than Mama. For Grandpa Shark, fold fingers in and clap with no teeth.)

Going swimming…

See a shark…

Swimming fast…

Safe at last…

Bye-bye shark…

Movement Rhyme: Clown Fish Live in the Ocean (Tune: Bear Went Over the Mountain) (adapted from Miss Christi’s Storytime Blog)

The clown fish lives in the ocean, (place hands together like a fish and “swim” your hands in front of you)

The clown fish lives in the ocean,

The clown fish lives in the ocean…

His neighbor is a squid.

The squid lives in the ocean… (arms squiggling at sides)

Other animals = shark (make a fin on top of your head), whale (stretch arms out to either side of your body), clam (open arms wide like a clamshell)

These creatures live in the ocean,

These creatures live in the ocean…

And we live on the land!

Felt/Flannel Rhyme: Ocean Friends (adapted from Storytime Solidarity)

First Verse:

No ocean friends swimming all around

No ocean friends that we have found

Along comes a [fish] with a flip and a dive

Add four more friends and we’ll have five.

Next Verses: Choose 4 other animals to add in each verse.

Last Verse:

Four ocean friends swimming all around

Four ocean friends that we have found

Along comes a [whale] with a flip and a dive

All our friends are here so we have five.

Count all five animals!

Scarf Song: Jellyfish, Jellyfish (tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)

Jellyfish, jellyfish in the sea

Wiggling, wiggling happily

Wiggling fast, wiggling slow

Wiggling high, wiggling low

Jellyfish, jellyfish in the sea

Wiggling, wiggling happily

Movement Rhyme: Waddling Penguins (sung to “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”) (credit to KCLS)

Penguins, penguins having fun (waddle like a penguin)
Waddling in the winter sun
Waddling fast and waddling slow
Waddling to and waddling fro
Penguins, penguins having fun
Waddling in the winter sun

Arctic rabbits … Hopping

Polar Bear … Stomping

Foxes, foxes … sneaking

Kittens, kittens in the barn … pouncing on a ball of yarn

Barn owls in the night … swooping down with all their might

Movement Song: Over the Deep Blue Sea (credit to Ms Rachel)

'Twas a sunny day when I went to play

Down by the sea

I climbed aboard a pirate ship

And the Captain said to me

"We're going this way, that way

Forwards, backwards

Up and down, up and down

Over the deep blue sea"

Repeat with different type of weather (rainy, snowy, windy, stormy)

For older kids, end the song by going faster and faster!

Movement Song: A Big Seastar (credit to Jbrary)
A big sea star, a big sea star
Little cuddle clam, and a big sea star
A big sea star, a big sea star
Little cuddle clam, and a big sea star
A puffer fish, a puffer fish,
Little cuddle clam and a big sea star
A puffer fish, a puffer fish,
Little cuddle clam and a big sea star

Movement Song: Walrus Washes His Winter Coat (alternate: scarf, shaker, parachute) (credit to Jbrary)

Scarf Song: Waves in the Sea

The waves in the sea go up and down,
Up and down, up and down

The waves in the sea go up and down

All day along

Verses:
Dolphins in the sea Swim round and round (paint circle in front of you with scarf)
Crabs in the sea go snap, snap, snap (clap hands together)

The fish in the sea go swish, swish, swish (wave scarf side to side)

Jellyfish in the sea go wibble, wobble, wibble (wiggle arms)

Boats in the sea go beep, beep, beep (honk and invisible horn!)

Little Critters (Insects)

Fingerplay/Scarf Song: Five Hungry Ants (credit to KCLS)

Simple Song: A Bee is on Your Nose (adapted from Storytime Spot)

A bee is on your nose.

Oh so fuzzy, very buzzy,

A bee is on your nose.

(Repeat the song using different body parts.)

Movement Song: Bees - Pitter Patter Plop! (adapted from Jbrary)

Five little honey bees

Buzzing in the flowers,

Five little honey bees

Buzzing in the flowers,

Pitter patter, pitter patter, PLOP! (It’s starting to rain! One little bee goes home)

Four little honey bees…

Fingerplay: Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar (Tune of Itsy Bitsy Spider) (credit to King County Library System)
Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar
Crawled up upon a leaf
He spins himself a blanket
And then falls fast asleep
Fuzzy, wuzzy caterpillar
Wakes up with a sigh
He’s very, very happy
As a butterfly!

Little Wiggle Worm Song (Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot") (adapted from Handley)

I'm a little wiggle worm, watch me go!

I can wiggle fast, or very slow

I wiggle in a circle, then go back,

Down into the ground, for a yummy snack!

Forest & Garden Animals

Flannel Rhyme: Five Little Bats (tune: Five Little Ducks)

Start with five bats upright on the board

Five little bats went out one night
Over the moon and out of sight

When they all came back with a

Flap, Flap, Flap

One little bat went for a nap

Flip one bat upside down for a “nap”

Flannel Rhyme: Bats Say Goodnight (from Abby the Librarian)

The sun is setting,

The moon's rising high.

Now all the red bats

Start to fly!

Put up all different color felt bats and count them as you go!

The moon has gone,

The sky's getting light

And all the red bats

Say goodnight!

Turn each color bat upside down one at a time and count as you go.

Movement Song: Flap Little Bats (sung to “Ten Little Turkeys) (adapted from Miss Katie)

Flap little, flap little, flap little bats

Flap little bats, the moon is high!

Snap little, snap little, snap little bats

Snap little bats and catch some bugs!

Flap little, flap little, flap little bats

Flap little bats, the night is done!

Shaker Song: Bear is Sleeping (adapted from Jbrary)

Bear is sleeping. Bear is sleeping. (quiet shakers, tucked in hands)

Wake him up! Wake him Up! (shake shakers!)

Come and say hello, bear. Come and say hello, bear.

Time to jump, time to jump. (dance with shakers)

Repeat with different ending lyrics/movements (run, sneak, dance)

Movement Song: The Bear Stomped Over the Mountain (from La La Librarian)

The bear stomped over the mountain,

To see what he could see.

But all that he could see,

All that he could see,

Was the other side of the mountain,

The other side of the mountain,

Was all that he could see.

Other verses of bunny…hopped, snake…slithered, hawk…flew

Last verses for hawk:

But all that she could see,

All that she could see,

Was the other side of the mountain,

The other side of the mountain,

The other side of the mountain -

They were having a big party!

A party with you and me,

‘Cause the bear stomped over the mountain

The bunny hopped over the mountain

The snake slithered over the mountain

The hawk flew…and then they went to sleep.

Movement Song: Fish - Bubble, Bubble, Pop! (credit to Jbrary)

Five little fishes

Swimming in the water,

Swimming in the water.

Five little fishes

Swimming in the water,

Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble...POP!

EEK!

Four little fishes…

Alternate versions: Five duckies quacking in the water, Five little froggies hopping on the lilies

Movement Song: Fly Duckie/Dino/Dragon (sung to Skip to My Lou)

Fly, duckie, fly up high!

Fly up high dear duckie!

Shake, duckie, shake down low!

Shake down low, dear duckie!

Turn, duckie, turn around!

Turn around, dear duckie!

Scarf Song: Birdies in the Sky (adapted from KCLS)

Way up in the sky, little birdies fly. (shaker up)

Going round and round, making happy sounds. (circle arms with shaker)

Flying left and right, till it’s nearly night. (shake shaker back and forth)

Now we’re in the nest, time to take a rest. (shaker down)

Movement/Shaker Song: Hop Little Bunnies/Cricket

Hop little bunnies! (hop/shake)

Hop, hop, hop!

Hop little bunnies!

Hop, hop, hop!

Hop little bunnies!

Hop, hop, hop!

Now it’s time to stop! (freeze)

Movement Song: Pickin’ Up a Bunny (adapted from KCLS)

Pickin' up a bunny, puttin’ it on my head, (bend down and scoop up a ”bunny”)

Pickin' up a bunny, puttin’ it on my head,

Way down yonder in the pansy patch!

Hoppin' with that bunny on my head, (hop)

Hoppin' with that bunny on my head,

Way down yonder in the pansy patch!

Additional verses:

Dancin’ with that bunny on my head, (dance)

Quiet with that bunny on my head, (whisper)

Movement/Scarf Song: My Frog Hopped Away (adapted from Champaign Library)

Oh, my frog hopped away, hopped away. Whoops! (toss scarf up)

Pick it up, pick it up!

My frog hopped away, hopped away. Whoops!

Pick it up, pick it up!

Oh, my frog hopped away. Oh, my frog hopped away.

My frog hopped away, hopped away. Whoops!

Other verses start with: So I put it on my head (knee, elbow, etc.)

Fingerplay Song: Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Five green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs - YUM YUM
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Then there were four green, speckled frogs - GLUG GLUG

Clapping/Puppet Rhyme: There’s Something In the Garden (credit to Sunflower Storytime)
There’s something in the garden
What can it be? (x3)
There’s something in the garden
What can it be?

Listen and we’ll see…
Meow… Meow…

What animal makes that sound? (Cat!)

A cat in the garden

Makes this sound: Meow! (x3)

A cat in the garden

Makes this sound: Meow!

That is who we found!

Go through several animals, clapping and singing the rhyme each time

Movement Song: Roly Poly Pumpkin/Hedgehog (sung to “Itsy Bitsy Spider”) (adapated from KCLS)

The roly-poly pumpkin (roll arms)

Fell down the hill

It started going faster; (roll arms faster!)

Oh, what a thrill!

The roly-poly pumpkin (roll arms at a slow speed again)

Started slowing down

Then the roly-poly pumpkin

Rested on the ground (clap on "ground")

Counting Rhyme: Three Little Owls (adapted from La La Librarian)

Four little owls sittin’ in a nest

The mama owl said,

“Let’s hoot our best!”

The first owl said “HOO, HOO”

The second owl said “HOO, HOO”

And the third owl said “MEOW”

Mama Owl said, “Owls go Hoo!

Okay, kids. Let’s try anew.”

Next sounds: Woof! Oink! Roar! Moo! Zzzz!

Movement Song: Bubble, Bubble, Pop! (credit to Jbrary)

Five little fishes

Swimming in the water,

Swimming in the water.

Five little fishes

Swimming in the water,

Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble...POP!

EEK!

Four little fishes…

Alternate versions: Five duckies quacking in the water, Five little froggies hopping on the lilies

Fingerplay: There’s an Egg in the Nest (from La La Librarian)

There's an egg in the nest

What could be inside

When it hatches then we'll see.

1… 2… 3… Crack!

It's a...bird! Snake, alligator, turtle, etc.

Fingerplay: Itsy Bitsy Spider (alternate uses scarves)

The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout

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

Variations:

The Big, Enormous Spider went up the water spout… (sing in a deep voice)
The Quick and Speedy Spider went up the water spout… (sing the whole verse really fast)
The Slow and Sluggish Spider went up the water spout… (sing the whole verse really really slow)

Farm

Puppet Song: There’s a Dog in School! (adapted from Anaheim Library)

There's a dog in school, oh dear!

There’s a dog in school right here.

As long as there's a dog in school,

He'll have to learn his alphabet, too! (Sing ABCs in dog by woofing it)

Insert other animals/puppets and make the corresponding sounds.

Final Verse:

There’s an Alfie at the school, oh dear!

There’s an Alfie in school right here.

As long as there's a Aflie in school,

He'll have to learn his alphabet, too! (Sing ABCs together)

Movement Song: Wheels on the Bus (Farm Edition)

The wheels on the bus go round and round,

round and round, round and round.

The wheels on the bus go round and round,

Down to the Farm.

The chickens at the farm go flap, flap, flap

The horses at the farm go jump, jump, jump

The cows at the farm go moo, moo, moo

What other animals might be at a farm?

Clapping Song: BINGO (alternate: shaker)

There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-O!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-O!

Replace one letter with a clap/shake for each following chorus

Movement Song: Five Little Chickens Dancing in the Coop

Five little chickens dancing in the coop,

Teasing Mr. Fox: “We won’t be soup”

Along comes the fox

As while they holler and whoop and…SNAPed!

Movement Song: A Big Brown Cow (credit to Jbrary)
A big brown cow, a big brown cow
Little cuddle lamb, and a big brown cow
A big brown cow, a big brown cow
Little cuddle lamb, and a big brown cow
A honey bee (bzzz), a honey bee (bzzz)
Little cuddle lamb, and a big brown cow
A honey bee (bzzz), a honey bee (bzzz)
Little cuddle lamb, and a big brown cow

Movement/Fingerplay Song: All the Little Ducks (credit to Chirp! Early Childhood Music) - With Shakers, pretend your shaker is a duck!

All the little ducks go upside down.

Upside down, upside down

All the little ducks go upside down.

As they dabble at the bottom of the pond.

All their little tails go wiggle waggle wiggle

Wiggle waggle wiggle. Wiggle waggle wiggle

All their little tails go wiggle waggle wiggle

As they dabble at the bottom of the pond

All their little beaks go snap, snap, snap…

All their little wings go flap, flap, flap…

All their little feet go paddle, paddle, paddle…

Fingerplay: Five Little Ducks

Five little ducks went out one day
Over the hill and far away
When the mother duck said

"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
Only four little ducks came waddling back.

Repeat and countdown to “no little ducks”

Sad mother duck went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack."
And five little ducks came waddling back.

Movement Song: Pounce Kitten (sung to Skip to My Lou)

Pounce, kitten, pounce around!

Pounce around, dear kitten!

Shake, kitten, shake down low!

Shake down low, dear kitten!

Turn, kitten, turn around!

Turn around, dear kitten!

Clapping/Puppet Song: Old MacDonald

Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O.

And on his farm he had some chicks,
E-I-E-I-O.

With a peep, peep here,
And a peep, peep there,
Here a peep, there a peep,
Everywhere a peep, peep,

Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O.

Duck – quack, Pig - oink, Cow - moo, Cat -meow, Dog - woof

Fingerplay: There’s an Egg in the Nest (from La La Librarian)

There's an egg in the nest

What could be inside

When it hatches then we'll see.

1… 2… 3… Crack!

It's a...bird! Snake, alligator, turtle, etc.

Scarf Song: Little Bo Peep

Little Bo Peep Has lost her sheep

And doesn’t know where to find them

Leave them alone, and they’ll come home

Wagging their tails behind them.

Counting/Flannel Rhyme: Muddy Pigs (adapted from Storytime Solidarity)

Down at the farm by the big blue lake,

Were three muddy pigs for goodness’ sake.

One jumped in and the mud washed away…

Now that pig is ready to play!

Movement Rhyme: This Is The Way We Work the Farm (tune of "Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush", adapted from Adventures in Storytime)

This is the way we drive the tractor,

Drive the tractor, drive the tractor.

This is the way we drive the tractor,

So early in the morning.

This is the way we gather eggs...

This is the way we brush the horse...

This is the way we pitch the hay…

Scarf Song: Every Little Puppy (tune: Shortnin’ Bread) (adapted from Abby the Librarian)

Every little puppy wags and wags,

Every little puppy wags their tail

Repeat

Every little puppy runs and runs

Every little puppy runs around

Repeat

Every little puppy digs and digs,

Every little puppy digs a hole

Repeat

Every little puppy yawns and yawns,

Every little puppy yawns so big

Repeat

Jungle and Safari Animals & Dinosaurs

Movement Rhyme: This is the Way… (Jungle Version)

This is the way the elephants stomp

The elephants stomp

This is the elephants stomp

So early in the morning

Other verses: Snakes all slither, monkeys jump, parrots flap, lions yawn

Scarf Song: Alligator Elevator Ride (credit to KCLS)

An alligator went for an elevator ride

Said the elevator operator, "Step inside"

First floor, second floor, up and down

It's the only alligator elevator in town!

Movement Song: Baby Chimpanzee

I'm bringing home a Baby Chimpanzee

Won't my family be so proud of me

I'm bringing home a Baby Chimpanzee

Oh! It's heavy!

I'm lifting up my Baby Chimpanzee (lift arms over head) ...

Oh! It's squishing me!

I'm putting down my Baby Chimpanzee (crouch and put arms to floor) ...

Oh! It's sleepy!

I'm singing to my Baby Chimpanzee (fingers to lips, very quiet) ...

Shhh....

Movement Song: Fly Dragon/Duckie/Dino (sung to Skip to My Lou)

Fly, dino, fly up high!

Fly up high dear dino!

Shake, dino, shake down low!

Shake down low, dear dino!

Turn, dino, turn around!

Turn around, dear dino!

Fingerplay: Elephants in the Bathtub (credit to Kenosha Public Library) - Scarf Version
One elephant in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock (clap twice)
Stomp, Stamp (stomp feet)
Come on in! (motion with both hands to come in)

SPLASH! (toss scarf up!)
...

Five elephants in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock (clap twice)
Stomp, Stamp (stomp feet)
They all fell in! Splash!

Scarf Song: Every Little Monkey (tune: Shortnin’ Bread) (adapted from Abby the Librarian)

Every little monkey swings and swings,

Every little monkey swings up high

Repeat

Every little monkey jumps and jumps

Every little monkey jumps up high

Repeat

Every little monkey yawns and yawns,

Every little monkey yawns so big

Repeat

Movement Song: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (Alternate: shaker)

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. (hold up five fingers, jump up and down with shakers)
One fell off and bumped his head. (tap head at end lyric)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, (mime phone)
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" (scold)

Count down. Give kids a chance to say aloud what number comes next.

Movement Song: Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree

Five little monkeys swinging in a tree,

Teasing Mr. Alligator: “Can’t catch me!”

Along comes the alligator

Quiet as can be and…SNAPed!

One monkey out of that tree!

Movement Song: Tiny T-Rex’s Roar (from Storytime Solidarity)

I’m a tiny T-Rex, hatched from my egg

I’ve got tiny arms, and big, stompy legs

I want to make a sound, like a big dinosaur

Are you ready? Here it comes! 1-2-3 …

Meow.

Wait a minute, that’s not right, let me try again.

Second verse: Tweet.

Third verse: ROAR!

Counting Songs

Action Rhyme: Five Little Apples (credit to Storytime Katie)
Five little apples in the bowl
One fell out and started to roll
It bumped the table and hit my feet
How many apples left to eat?
(count down)

Fingerplay/Scarf Song: Five Hungry Ants (credit to KCLS)

Flannel Rhyme: Five Little Bats (tune: Five Little Ducks)

Start with five bats upright on the board

Five little bats went out one night
Over the moon and out of sight

When they all came back with a

Flap, Flap, Flap

One little bat went for a nap

Flip one bat upside down for a “nap”

Movement Song: Pitter Patter Plop! (adapted from Jbrary)

Five little honey bees

Buzzing in the flowers,

Five little honey bees

Buzzing in the flowers,

Pitter patter, pitter patter, PLOP! (It’s starting to rain! One little bee goes home)

Four little honey bees…

Movement Song: Five Little Chickens Dancing in the Coop

Five little chickens dancing in the coop,

Teasing Mr. Fox: “We won’t be soup”

Along comes the fox

As while they holler and whoop and…SNAPed!

Movement Song: Bubble, Bubble, Pop! (credit to Jbrary)

Five little fishes

Swimming in the water,

Swimming in the water.

Five little fishes

Swimming in the water,

Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble...POP!

EEK!

Four little fishes…

Alternate versions: Five duckies quacking in the water, Five little froggies hopping on the lilies

Flannel Rhyme with Puppets: Five Fancy Cupcakes (tune of “Five Little Ducks, adapted from Verona Storytime)

Five little cupcakes looking so sweet.

Five little cupcakes ready to eat!

Soon comes a [ANIMAL] with a dollar to pay.

She picks up a cupcake and takes it away.

Fingerplay: Five Little Ducks

Five little ducks went out one day
Over the hill and far away
When the mother duck said

"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
Only four little ducks came waddling back.

Repeat and countdown to “no little ducks”

Sad mother duck went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack."
And five little ducks came waddling back.

SPLASH! (toss scarf up!)
...

Five elephants in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock (clap twice)
Stomp, Stamp (stomp feet)
They all fell in! Splash!

Flannel Song: Flowers Growing

One little flower sitting in a row.

One little flower ready to grow.

Along came a gardener with another one,

Now there’s two reaching for the sun!

Count up to five!

Movement Song: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (Alternate: shaker)

Count down. Give kids a chance to say aloud what number comes next.

Movement Song: Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree

Five little monkeys swinging in a tree,

Teasing Mr. Alligator: “Can’t catch me!”

Along comes the alligator

Quiet as can be and…SNAPed!

One monkey out of that tree!

Felt/Flannel Rhyme: Ocean Friends (adapted from Storytime Solidarity)

First Verse:

No ocean friends swimming all around

No ocean friends that we have found

Along comes a [fish] with a flip and a dive

Add four more friends and we’ll have five.

Next Verses: Choose 4 other animals to add in each verse.

Last Verse:

Four ocean friends swimming all around

Four ocean friends that we have found

Along comes a [whale] with a flip and a dive

All our friends are here so we have five.

Count all five animals!

Counting/Flannel Rhyme: Muddy Pigs (adapted from Storytime Solidarity)

Down at the farm by the big blue lake,

Were three muddy pigs for goodness’ sake.

One jumped in and the mud washed away…

Now that pig is ready to play!

Nighttime Songs

Flannel Rhyme: Five Little Bats (tune: Five Little Ducks)

Start with five bats upright on the board

Five little bats went out one night
Over the moon and out of sight

When they all came back with a

Flap, Flap, Flap

One little bat went for a nap

Flip one bat upside down for a “nap”

Flannel Rhyme: Bats Say Goodnight (from Abby the Librarian)

The sun is setting,

The moon's rising high.

Now all the red bats

Start to fly!

Put up all different color felt bats and count them as you go!

The moon has gone,

The sky's getting light

And all the red bats

Say goodnight!

Turn each color bat upside down one at a time and count as you go.

Movement Song: Flap Little Bats (sung to “Ten Little Turkeys) (adapted from Miss Katie)

Flap little, flap little, flap little bats

Flap little bats, the moon is high!

Snap little, snap little, snap little bats

Snap little bats and catch some bugs!

Flap little, flap little, flap little bats

Flap little bats, the night is done!

Scarf Song: Every Little Monster/Rex (tune: Shortnin’ Bread) (adapted from Abby the Librarian)

Every little monster shakes and shakes

Every little monster shakes their tail

Repeat

Every little monster stomps and stomps

Every little monster stomps their feet

Repeat

Every little jumps and jumps

Every little monster jump on their bed

Repeat

Counting Rhyme: Three Little Owls (adapted from La La Librarian)

Three little owls sittin’ in a nest

The mama owl said, “Let’s hoot our best!”

The first owl said “HOO, HOO”

The second owl said “HOO, HOO”

And the third owl said “MEOW”

Mama Owl said, “Owls go Hoo!

Okay, kids. Let’s try anew.”

Next sounds: Woof! Oink! Roar! Moo! Zzzz!

Scarf Rhyme: “Shooting Stars are Falling Down” sung to “London Bridge is Falling Down”

Shooting stars are falling down, falling down, falling down
Shooting stars are falling down,

Through the sky!

The moon is always turning ‘round, turning ‘round, turning ‘round

The moon is always turning ‘round,

Through the sky!

See the sun go up and down, up and down, up and down

See the sun go up and down

Through the sky!

Fingerplay: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (with signs)

Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are.

Movement Song: Zoom Zoom Zoom We’re Going to the Moon (alternate: scarf, parachute)

Zoom zoom zoom we’re going to the moon

Get your ship

And take a rocket trip

Zoom zoom zoom we’re going to the moon

5 4 3 2 1.. Blast Off! (jump up)

Food Songs

Scarf Rhyme: Apple, Apple Chant (adapted from Jbrary)

Rhythm/Scarf Rhyme: Picking Up the Apples (credit to Storytime Katie)
Picking up the apples and puttin’ ‘em in the basket
Picking up the apples and puttin’ ‘em in the basket
Picking up the apples and puttin’ ‘em in the basket
Way down yonder in the farmer’s field
(Repeat with other fruits, vegetables, flowers, etc.)

Clapping/Movement Rhyme: Sticky Bubble Gum

Sticky, sticky, sticky bubble gum

Bubble gum

Sticky, sticky, sticky bubble gum

Is sticking on my (body part).

Count to three and pull hands up! Gum gets stuck in two more places (repeat!).

Movement Song (scarves): Make a Circle (tune: Oh My Darling Clementine) (adapted from Verona Storytime)

Make a circle, make a circle, make a circle in the sky.

Use your scarf to make a circle, make it round as a pie!

Make a circle, make a circle, make a circle like a cake.

Use your scarf to make a circle, like a cake that we baked!

Movement Rhyme: Mix a Pancake (alternate: scarf, parachute)

Mix a Pancake.

Stir a Pancake.

Pop it in a Pan.

Fry a pancake.

Toss a pancake.

Catch it, if you can!

Clapping/Prop Rhyme: Going on a Picnic (adapted from KCLS)
We’re going on a picnic

We need something yummy

What should we pick

To fill our tummies?

Pull out one food item from “basket” and name it together

Optional: Have non-food items in basket (“Would we eat a Xylophone?” “No!”)

Scarf Song: Every Little Baker - Pizza version (tune: Shortnin’ Bread) (adapted from Abby the Librarian)

Every little baker mixes, mixes

Every little baker mixes dough

Repeat

Every little baker presses, presses

Every little baker presses their dough

Repeat

Every little baker tosses, tosses

Every little baker tosses dough

Repeat

Let’s bake this pizza! Show me how big it’s going to be by spreading out your scarf!

Shaker Song: Bread and Butter (credit to KCLS)

Bread and butter, marmalade and jam,

Let’s shake our Shakers as fast as we can! (shake fast!)

Next verses: Slow, high, low

Flannel Rhyme with Puppets: Five Fancy Cupcakes (tune of “Five Little Ducks, adapted from Verona Storytime)

Five little cupcakes looking so sweet.

Five little cupcakes ready to eat!

Soon comes a [ANIMAL] with a dollar to pay.

She picks up a cupcake and takes it away.

Movement Rhyme: She’ll be Coming Around the Mountain

She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw)
She'll be coming around the mountain
She'll be coming around the mountain
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw)

Verses:

She'll be riding six white horses (Whoa there!),

We'll all go out to meet her when she comes (Hi dear!),

We'll all have purple pizza (Yum, yum!)

Scarf Song: Popcorn Kernels

Popcorn kernels (repeat)

In the pot (repeat)

Shake them shake them shake them (repeat)

Till they pop! (repeat)

Movement Rhyme: Toast in the Toaster (alternate: scarf, parachute)

Toast in the toaster getting very hot

Tick tock, tick tock, up you pop!

Season Songs (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)

Scarf Rhyme: “Weather Song - Rain and Snow Variation” sung to “London Bridge is Falling Down” (scarf song)

How the rain comes falling down, falling down, falling down
How the rain comes falling down on a rainy day

Feel the way the wind does blow/on a rainy day

See the garden sprouting high/on a rainy day

Go inside and shake your coat/on a snowy OR rainy day

Snow comes falling down/on a snowy day

Make a snowball, toss it high/on a snowy day

Cuddle up when it gets cold/on a snowy day

Clapping Rhyme: Pumpkin Pumpkin Chant (credit to Jbrary)

Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin bread!
(Hold hands flat in front, palms up, on lying on top of the other)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin head!
(Put hands on head)
Pumpkin, pumpkin ,Pumpkin pie!
(Hold hands in a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin eye!
(Curve hands around eyes)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin cake!
(Hold Hands flat, one palm up, one palm down five inches above the other)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin shake!
(Hold fists up close to years and shake hard)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin stew!
(Pretend to stir stew)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin BOO!

Movement Song: Roly Poly Pumpkin/Hedgehog (sung to “Itsy Bitsy Spider”) (adapated from KCLS)

The roly-poly pumpkin (roll arms)

Fell down the hill

It started going faster; (roll arms faster!)

Oh, what a thrill!

The roly-poly pumpkin (roll arms at a slow speed again)

Started slowing down

Then the roly-poly pumpkin

Rested on the ground (clap on "ground")

Scarf Rhyme: Dance Like Snowflakes, sung to the tune of “Frere Jacques” (from Jbrary)

Dance like snowflakes, dance like snowflakes (shakes scarves side to side)

Everywhere, everywhere (shake scarf up)

Whirling, twirling snowflakes. Whirling, twirling snowflakes (spin scarf)

Everywhere, everywhere (shake scarf side to side)

Dance like raindrops…splish and splash!

Dance like thunder...stomp, stomp, stomp!

Movement Rhyme: “Once there was a Snowman”

Once was there was a snowman, snowman, snowman
Once there was a snowman
Tall, tall, tall
In the sun he melted, he melted, he melted
In the sun he melted
Small, small, small

Movement Rhyme: Come Under my Umbrella (alternate: scarf) (credit to Jbrary)

Come under my umbrella, umbrella, umbrella

Come under my umbrella it’s starting to rain

With thunder and lightning, and thunder and lightning

Come under my umbrella it’s starting to rain

Puppet Songs

Puppet Song: There’s a Dog in School! (adapted from Anaheim Library)

There's a dog in school, oh dear!

There’s a dog in school right here.

As long as there's a dog in school,

He'll have to learn his alphabet, too! (Sing ABCs in dog by woofing it)

Insert other animals/puppets and make the corresponding sounds.

Final Verse:

There’s an Alfie at the school, oh dear!

There’s an Alfie in school right here.

As long as there's a Aflie in school,

He'll have to learn his alphabet, too! (Sing ABCs together)

Clapping Song: BINGO (alternate: shaker)

There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-O!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-O!

Replace one letter with a clap/shake for each following chorus

Flannel Rhyme with Puppets: Five Fancy Cupcakes (tune of “Five Little Ducks, adapted from Verona Storytime)

Five little cupcakes looking so sweet.

Five little cupcakes ready to eat!

Soon comes a [ANIMAL] with a dollar to pay.

She picks up a cupcake and takes it away.

Clapping/Puppet Rhyme: There’s Something In the Garden (credit to Sunflower Storytime)
There’s something in the garden
What can it be? (x3)
There’s something in the garden
What can it be?

Listen and we’ll see…
Meow… Meow…

What animal makes that sound? (Cat!)

A cat in the garden

Makes this sound: Meow! (x3)

A cat in the garden

Makes this sound: Meow!

That is who we found!

Go through several animals, clapping and singing the rhyme each time

Flannel/Felt Songs

Flannel/Clapping Rhyme: Baa Baa Black Sheep/Hey Diddle Diddle (alternate: shaker)
Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the dish, one for the spoon,
One for the cow who jumps over the moon.
Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.

Change color of flannel and change color in song.

Flannel Activity: Bug in a Rug (adapted from Storytiming)

Hide a bug under the rug while the kids close their eyes. Before revealing the board again, sing:

Bug in a rug

Who’s that snug little bug in a rug?

Children guess and play again!

Flannel Song: Cookie Monster’s Cookies (adapted from Sunflower Storytime)

Cookie Monster wants a yummy treat.

Please bring your COLOR cookies up to eat!

Movement Rhyme: Clown Fish Live in the Ocean (Tune: Bear Went Over the Mountain) (adapted from Miss Christi’s Storytime Blog)

The clown fish lives in the ocean, (place hands together like a fish and “swim” your hands in front of you)

The clown fish lives in the ocean,

The clown fish lives in the ocean…

His neighbor is a squid.

The squid lives in the ocean… (arms squiggling at sides)

Other animals = shark (make a fin on top of your head), whale (stretch arms out to either side of your body), clam (open arms wide like a clamshell)

These creatures live in the ocean,

These creatures live in the ocean…

And we live on the land!

Felt/Flannel Rhyme: Ocean Friends (adapted from Storytime Solidarity)

First Verse:

No ocean friends swimming all around

No ocean friends that we have found

Along comes a [fish] with a flip and a dive

Add four more friends and we’ll have five.

Next Verses: Choose 4 other animals to add in each verse.

Last Verse:

Four ocean friends swimming all around

Four ocean friends that we have found

Along comes a [whale] with a flip and a dive

All our friends are here so we have five.

Count all five animals!

Clapping/Prop Rhyme: Going on a Picnic (adapted from KCLS)
We’re going on a picnic

We need something yummy

What should we pick

To fill our tummies?

Pull out one food item from “basket” and name it together

Optional: Have non-food items in basket (“Would we eat a Xylophone?” “No!”)

Counting/Flannel Rhyme: Muddy Pigs (adapted from Storytime Solidarity)

Down at the farm by the big blue lake,

Were three muddy pigs for goodness’ sake.

One jumped in and the mud washed away…

Now that pig is ready to play!

Flannel Activity: Polka Dot Monster (adapted from Storytime in the Stacks)

Directions/Notes – Present children with Boo, the monster who loves polka dots. But where are his polka dots? Pass out polka dots ahead of time and then sing song for every color to let children decorate our monster.

I'm a little monster friendly and bright.

I won't give anyone a fright.

I love polka dots but I have none.

So step right up and give me red ones.

Fingerplay Songs

Short Songs

Movement Song: A is for Alligator (credit to KCLS)

A is for alligator, chomp, chomp, chomp. (open arms wide and CHOMP them together)

B is for ball, bounce, bounce, bounce. (hop or bounce baby)

C is for circle, turn 'round and 'round. (spin around or spin arms)

D is for dizzy, they all fall down! (arms down or sit down)

Simple Song: A Bee is on Your Nose (adapted from Storytime Spot)

A bee is on your nose.

Oh so fuzzy, very buzzy,

A bee is on your nose.

(Repeat the song using different body parts.)

Clapping/Movement Rhyme: Sticky Bubble Gum

Sticky, sticky, sticky bubble gum

Bubble gum

Sticky, sticky, sticky bubble gum

Is sticking on my (body part).

Count to three and pull hands up! Gum gets stuck in two more places (repeat!).

Movement Song: We’re Clapping Now We Stop! (from Ms Rachel)

We're clapping, we're clapping,

We're clapping, clapping, clapping,

We're clapping, we're clapping,

We're clapping, NOW WE STOP! (freeze!)

(repeat with other actions such as twisting, waving, jumping, and stretching)

Movement Song: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes (alternate: scarf)

Action Rhyme: Loud and Quiet
Quietly, quietly not a sound
I’m listening and I’m listening
As I look around
No sounds as I stretch
No sounds as I tap
No sounds as I tap my hands on my lap (tap)
Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap)
Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap)
Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap)
All that noise with this and that! (shake hands)

Fingerplay: Itsy Bitsy Spider (alternate uses scarves)

The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout

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

Variations:

The Big, Enormous Spider went up the water spout… (sing in a deep voice)
The Quick and Speedy Spider went up the water spout… (sing the whole verse really fast)
The Slow and Sluggish Spider went up the water spout… (sing the whole verse really really slow)

Movement Rhyme: Toast in the Toaster (alternate: scarf, parachute)

Toast in the toaster getting very hot

Tick tock, tick tock, up you pop!

Movement Rhyme: We Wiggle and Wiggle and Stop (alternate: scarf, shaker, parachute)

We wiggle and wiggle and stop
We wiggle and wiggle and stop
We wiggle and wiggle and wiggle and wiggle
and wiggle and wiggle and stop

We twirl…, We clap.., We wave…, We jump…, We bounce…

Little Wiggle Worm Song (Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot") (adapted from Handley)

I'm a little wiggle worm, watch me go!

I can wiggle fast, or very slow

I wiggle in a circle, then go back,

Down into the ground, for a yummy snack!

Long Songs (Big Kids)

Fingerplay/Storytelling Song: Mr. Wiggle & Mr. Woggle (adapted from Mary Jo Huff & Jbrary)

This is Mr. Wiggle he lives in a little house over here.

This is Mr. Waggle he lives in a little house over here.

Use your hands, fingers and thumbs to tell the story of Mr. Wiggle and Mr. Woggle (complete wording linked via videos).

Movement Song: Doctor Alligator (adapter from “Dr. Knickerbocker” from The Learning Station)

Dr. Alligator, Alligator feeling fine

He likes to dance and he keeps his time

So let’s get the rhythm of the hands (clap, clap)

Now we’ve got the rhythm of the hands (clap, clap)

Add a new action each time and travel backwards through your previous actions:

Feet (stomp, stomp)

Hips (shake, shake)

Head (head to one side, then the other)

Additional (first) rhyme is using scarves:

Scarf (shake/wave, shake/wave)

Movement Song: It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More! (adapted from Jbrary)

It ain't gonna rain no more, no more

It ain't gonna rain no more

Oh no, it's up to my toe

But it ain't gonna rain more.

Verses:

Oh gee, it's up to my knee

Oh my, it's up to my thigh

Oh fiddle, it's up to my middle

Oh dear, it's up to my ears

I'm just going to swim on home.

Scarf Rhyme: My Bubble Flew Over the Ocean (tune: My Bonnie) (credit to KCLS)

My bubble flew over the ocean, (toss your scarf on each letter B word)

My bubble flew over the sea,

My bubble flew over the rainbow,

Oh, bring back, my bubble, to me.

Bring back, bring back,

Oh, bring back, my bubble, to me, to me.

Bring back, bring back, Oh, bring back, my bubble, to me.

Movement Song: It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More! (adapted from Jbrary)

It ain't gonna rain no more, no more

It ain't gonna rain no more

Oh no, it's up to my toe

But it ain't gonna rain more.

Verses:

Oh gee, it's up to my knee

Oh my, it's up to my thigh

Oh fiddle, it's up to my middle

Oh dear, it's up to my ears

I'm just going to swim on home.

Movement Song: Slippery Fish (alternate: scarf) (credit to Jbrary)

Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Chomp, Chomp, Chomp!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by an ...

Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water
Octopus, octopus, Chomp, Chomp, Chomp!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by a ...

Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Great white shark, great white shark, Chomp, Chomp, Chomp!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by a ...

Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Chomp, Chomp, Chomp! ... BURP!
Excuse me! (Cover your mouth)

Movement/Shaker Song (use your shaker to point): Kangaroo to Tie My Shoe (adapted from “Crazy Gibberish” by Naomi Baltuck

Oh me, oh my! What'll I do?

I can't find a Kangaroo to tie my shoe!

But you know well, and I do too:

You don't need a kangaroo to tie your shoe.

No, you don't need a kangaroo to tie your shoe!

Other lyrics: Fox to put on my socks, Goat to put on my coat, Crocodile for my smile

Little Bit Librarian

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Favorite Storytime Songs

Opening/Closing Songs

Shaker Songs

Scarf Songs

Vehicle & Building Songs

Animal & Habitat Songs

Ocean

Little Critters (Insects)

Forest & Garden Animals

Farm

Jungle and Safari Animals & Dinosaurs

Counting Songs

Nighttime Songs

Food Songs

Season Songs (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)

Puppet Songs

Flannel/Felt Songs

Fingerplay Songs

Short Songs

Long Songs (Big Kids)

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