Bicycle Storytime

Bicycle

Opening:  These are My Glasses

Story:  Duck on a Bike

My Bicycle (King County Library)
One wheel, two wheels on the ground
(revolve ach hand in forward circle to form each wheel)
My feet make the pedals go round and round;
(move feet in pedaling motion)
Handle bars help me steer so straight
(pretend to steer bicycle)
Down the sidewalk through the gate

Clap Up High

Story:  The Best Bike Ride Ever by Proimos

Bicycle:
I have a little bicycle (hold hands together for little)
I ride it to and fro (roll hands)
And when I see that big green light
I know it’s time to go! (pedal in air fast)
I have a little bicycle (hold hands together for little)
I took it to the shop (roll hands)
And when I see that big red light
I know it’s time to STOP! (freeze)

10 fat peas

Story:  Everyone can learn to ride a bicycle by Raschka

Two Black Birds

Story:  on my bike by winters

More fingerplays:

10 Bicycles
1 little, 2 little, 3 little bicycles
4 little, 5, little, 6 little bicycles
7 little, 8 little, 9 little bicycles
10 little bicycles all in a row
Bike Ride:
(Sung to Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Pedal, pedal, pedal your bike
Carefully down the street
Round and round and round it goes
Pedal with your feet.

 

Alternate stories
Froggy rides a bike
Off we go – a bear and mole story
New Red bike by James Ransome
A big boy now by Eileen Spinelli
Everyone can learn to ride a bicycle by Raschka
red racer by Wood

Along a long road by viva

Sweet Storytime 2

Opening:  These are My Glasses

Story:  Sweet Dream Pie

Song/Flannel:  If all of the Raindrops

Action Rhyme:  Popcorn

Story:  Little Pea by Rosenthal

Song/Flannel:  Pickle Song

Fingerplay:  Bate Bate Chocolate

Story: Read to Tiger by S. J. Fore

Fingerplay:  Sticky Bubble Gum

Bubble Gum Chants
Bubble gum, bubble gum, chew and blow,
Bubble gum, bubble gum, scrape your toe,
Bubble gum, bubble gum, tastes so sweet,
Get that bubble gum off your feet!

Bubblegum, bubblegum, in a dish.
How many pieces do you wish?
Bubblegum, bubblegum, tastes so sweet.
How many pieces can you eat? (1, 2, 3…)
Source:  Storytime Source Page

Bubble Gum

Bubble gum, bubble gum,
(Roll hands around each other.)
Chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy
(Pretend to pull hands apart.)
Bubble gum. (Roll hands around.)
Bubble gum, bubble gum,
Chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy
(Pull hands apart.)
Bubble gum. I love it! I love it!
(Throw arms up in air.)
Chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy
Bubble gum.
I love it! I love it!
Chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy
Bubble gum.

Faster . . .

Super fast . .

Source:  Dr. Jean

Story:

Ooey Gooey Bubble Gum—puppet story (hold up five fingers. pig puppet “sang” song and chomped one finger for each piece of gum; children pretended they had a puppet and used it to chomp.”

5 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, 5 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum and i’m gonna eat one now. Chomp.

4 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, 4 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum and i’m gonna eat one now. Chomp.

3 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, 3 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum and i’m gonna eat one now. Chomp.

2 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, 2 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum and i’m gonna eat one now. Chomp.

1glob of ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, 1 glob of ooey gooey bubble gum and I think I’ll eat one now. Chomp.

No globs of ooey, gooey bubble gum, ooey, gooey bubble gum, ooey, gooey bubble gum, o globs of ooey, gooey bubble gum, and now I feel so sick! Blah!
Source:  Miss J’s Story Time

Two Black Birds

Story: Feeding Friendsies by Suzanne Bloom

Reach for the Ceiling

“Oh No!” Storytime

Fun stories I used for a preschool class visit to the library
Opening:  If You’re Ready for a Story
Story:  Oh, No! by Candace Fleming

Flannel Song:  Slippery Fish
10 Fat Peas Fingerplay

Story:  Ollie’s School Day – A Yes and No Book by Stephanie Calmenson

5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Shake My Sillies Out

Story:  I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont
Open Shut FIVE ENORMOUS DINOSAURS

Five enormous dinosaurs (arms to side)
Letting out a roar (cup hands over mouth like a megaphone)
Along came alligator (hands like jaws)
And then there were four. (hold up four fingers)
Four enormous dinosaurs (arms to side)
Sitting in a tree
‘Til the wind blew by (sweep hands across body)
And then there were three. (hold up three fingers)
Three enormous dinosaurs (arms to side)
Were taken to the zoo
‘Til one got away (wave good-bye)
And then there were two (hold up two fingers)
Two enormous dinosaurs (arms to side)
Were having so much fun
‘Til the volcano erupted (push both hands above head)
And then there was one. (hold up one finger)
One enormous dinosaur (hands to side)
He must have weighed a ton
‘Til the lakes dried up and then there was none!

Boa ConstrictorThere is a boa constrictor and here he comes,

Oh, no! He’s got my toe.
Oh, gee! He’s got my knee.
Oh, my! He’s got my thigh
Oh, fiddle! He’s got my middle.
Oh, darn! He’s got my arm.
Oh, heck! He’s got my neck.
Oh, dread! He’s got my head. (gulp).

Story:  Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton

Five Little Ducks went out to play

LITTLE TURTLE
There was a little turtle (fist)
He lived in a box (fist in cupped opposite hand)
He swam in a puddle (paddle)
He climbed on the rock (climb)
He snapped at a mosquito
He snapped at a flea
He snapped at a minnow
He snapped at me
He caught the mosquito
He caught the flea
He caught the minnow
But he didn’t catch me!

The Kitty Cats are creeping

Story:  Do Donkeys Dance by Melanie Walsh
tip – instead of asking the question, turn the questions into facts – the kids will yell out no!!!

BALLOONS
This is the way we blow our balloon (pretend to blow)
Blow!
Blow! (move hands out in circular motion getting progressively bigger)
Blow!
This is the way we break our balloon
Oh no! (clap hands together)

Two Black Birds

Story:  Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

Close – Reach for the Ceiling

Alternate Stories:
So many fun ones – I could see myself doing a “No Bedtime” story
Hippo, No Rhino by Jeff Newman
No Jumping on the Bed by Tedd Arnold
My No, No, NO, Day by Rebecca Patterson
No by Claudia Rueda
Yes by Jez Alborough
Oh No, Gotta Go by Susan Middleton Elya
No, No Jack by Ron Hirsch
No David!  By David Shannon
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
No Biting Louise By Margie Palatini
The No Nothings and Their Baby by Anne Mazer and Ross Collins (good for the elementary age crowd)
Oh No Little Dragon! by Jim Averbeck
No Go Sleep by Kate Feiffer
Oh No! (Or How My Science Fair Project Destroyed the World) by Mac Barnett – the elementary crowd will love this one
Oh No, Not Ghosts by Richard Michelson

Carrot Storytime

February 3 is National Carrot Day – who knew?
Some fun facts to share about carrots on Yes to Carrots

Story – Creey Carrots by Aaron Reynolds

Song Pulling Up Carrots
Pulling Up Carrots, Put them in your basket
Pulling Up Carrots, Put them in your basket
Pulling Up Carrots, Put them in your basket
Way down yonder in the carrot patch
source:mblaptsit

Chubby Little Snowman
A chubby little snoman had a carrot for a nose
(make a fist with thumb stickint out between pointer and index finger)
Along came a bunny and what do you suppose
(make bunny ears with other hand)
That hungry little bunny looking for some lunch
(rub tummy)
Ate that snowman’s carrot nose, crunch, crunch, crunch
(clap hands three times)

Story:  Bear in Love by Daniel Pinkwater

Dig a Little Hole
Do actions as suggested by words)
Dig a little hole
Plant a little seed
Pour a little water
Pull a little weed
Chase a little bug
There he goes!
Here comes the sun –
Let it grow, grow, grow.
Source:  HCPL

I Gave My Horse An Apple
I gave my horse an apple,
(pretend to give something)
And she gave me a neigh.
(neigh)
I gave my horse a carrot,
(pretend to give something)
And she moved her head this way.
(move head up and down)
I gave my horse a sugar lump,
(pretend to give something)
She gave me a smile.
(smile big)
And then she took me for a ride,
For more than half a mile.
(slap hands on thighs like galloping)

Story:  Just Enough Carrots by Stuart Murphy (nice math tie in)

Good Food Song [Tune:Old MacDonald Had a Farm]
Vegetables are good for me, EE I EE I O
And so I eat them everyday, EE I EE I O
Eat a carrot here, eat a carrot there
Here a carrot, there a carrot
everywhere a carrot, carrot
Oh, vegetables are good for me, EE I EE I O.
Source:  Johnson County Library

Orange as a carrot
ORANGE as a carrot, YELLOW as a pear, PURPLE as a plum, BROWN as a bear, GREEN as
the grass, BLUE as the sky, BLACK as a cat RED as cherry pie.

Story:  The Enormous Carrot by Vladminer Vagin

Two Blackbirds

Story:  The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

Alternate Stories:
We’re Rabbits by Lisa Westberg Peters
Carrot Soup by John Segal

Coloring Sheet Sample

Craft idea Creepy Carrots from S’More Stuff

 

Good books for babies

Peter Linenthal writes great books for little ones – board books in black and white.

Song sites

bussongs.com

http://www.kididdles.com/

http://www.drjean.org/html/cds_f/friends_lyrics2.html

Site for kids – school library media

Slime Kids – has interesting book trailers, information about authoers, etc.

Caterpillar song

Hi All….

Found a fun “bug” story time song online last week and wanted to share…..Liz

(Warning: once you get the tune into your head you can’t get it out 🙂

Caterpillar (Sung to: “Addams Family”)

I’m a striped caterpillar
I’m such a chubby feller
I love to eat and eat,
Those leaves are such a treat

Refrain:

My tummy is fat (snap, snap / or clap, clap)
I like it like that (snap, snap / or clap, clap)
I wiggle around
I jiggle around
I wiggle around
My tummy is fat (snap, snap / or clap, clap)

Early lit links

http://www.storytimesongs.com/musicgames.html

– great idea for game for phonological awareness

http://www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us/hqdepts/childrens/storytimeonline.html

Click to access app%20d-1%20center%20story%20time%20outline.pdf

Click to access handideasskillsST.pdf

http://www.earlylit.net/

http://www.learningandreadingpartners.com/filesharing/files/110.doc

http://media.putfile.com/ems-story-time

The fabulous songbook

http://kristinhall.org/songbook/Songbook.html