Opening Song
Hands Are Clapping
(Skip to my Lou)
Hands are clapping. . Clap, clap, clap
Hands are clapping . . Clap, clap, clap
Hands are clapping. . .Clap, clap, clap
Clap your hands, my darling
Toes are tapping. . . Tap, tap, tap
Fingers are wiggling...wiggle,
wiggle, wiggle
Tongues are clicking. .
Click, click, click
Eyes are hiding peek-a-boo..
Book 1
Whose Nose? by Jeannette Rowe
This book is wonderful for kids to practice their animal sounds and to guess what animals are in the illustrations.
Song
Roly PolyRoly Poly, Roly Poly,
Up, Up, Up!
Roly Poly, Roly Poly,
Down, Down, Down!
Roly Poly, Roly Poly,
Clap, Clap, Clap!
Roly Poly, Roly Poly,
Lap, Lap, Lap!
This song is a hit in storytime because it combines rhythm and movement. The toddlers like it so much that we usually do it two-three times.
Book 2
Tip Tip, Dig Dig by Emma Garcia
Can I just tell you that this is my favorite toddler storytime book? I just love it! The book goes over colors and you can easily add movements for every action that the trucks do. Toddlers love it too and some seem to have even memorized the book.
Song
Where is Thumbkin?
Where is Thumbkin,
Where is Thumbkin?
(hold up thumbs)
Here I am, here I am!
How are you today, sir?
(bend thumb to other)
Very well, I thank you!
Run away, run away!
(hide behind back)
This song always seems to calm everyone down during storytime, and I always do it twice because repetition is important.
Book 3
We've All Got Bellybuttons! by David Martin
This was my first time reading this book in storytime. I accidentally told the story instead of reading it and following the author's pacing. It wasn't the worst thing I could have done, but I want to do better next time. The book was still wonderful because it focused on body parts and following directions.
Song
Three Little Monkeys
Swinging in the Tree
Three little monkeys
swinging in the tree
teasing Mr. Alligator
"Can't Catch me!"
along came Mr. Alligator
as quiet as can be
and snapped
that monkey out that tree
Two little monkeys. . 1
You probably know this song as Five Little Monkeys. I just sing it with three monkeys in toddler storytime so that it is not very long. I always count our monkeys each verse.
Book 4
Who Said Moo? by Harriet Ziefert
I always seem to choose books with animal sounds because they're so wonderful and this book is no exception to the that rule. In the book, Rooster is trying to figure out who said moo, so he goes around to different farm animals to hear what they say. It mixes animal sounds and guessing. What could be better?
Song
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the waterspout
Down came the rain And washed the spider out.
Out came the sun And dried up all the rain
So the itsy-bitsy spider Climbed up the spout again!
I did this song twice, but we had a great, big spider climb up the waterspout for the second time.
Book 5
Teddy Bears, Teddy Bears by William Winburn
I always like to end with this book because the teddy bears "say goodbye," which is a good segue into our closing song because "we have to say goodbye too." It's a good spin on the traditional rhyme and the toddlers love the movement it provides.
Closing Song
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Zoom, zoom, zoom
(clap hands rhythmically)
We’re going to the moon
Zoom, zoom, zoom
We’ll be there very soon
In 5…4…3…2…1…blast off!
(jump up and blast off)
This is always an exciting song. We all have to see how high we can jump to blast off to the moon!
Additional Books:
Where's My Mommy? by Carol Roth
I read this book in one of my stortyimes, but it was a little long. I would try to shorten the story if I do it another time. This book is great because of its use of animal sounds.
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