Wednesday, September 18, 2013

2013-2014 Storytime Songs and Chants

Here are the repeating songs and chants we will do every week at Preschool Storytime.

Welcome
(tune: ABC Song; words by Tammy Henry)

Welcome all to storytime
We will sing and we will rhyme
Read a book and then we'll play
Time for storytime
Hip, hip, hooray!
Now we'll sing our ABCs
We'll do them all, just wait and see!

ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRSTUV
WXYZ

Now I've sung my ABCs,
Let's start storytime, yessiree!

Sound Bus Song
(tune: Wheels on the Bus)

The A on the bus goes /a/, /a/, /a/,
/a/, /a/, /a/, 
/a/, /a/, /a/,
The A on the bus goes /a/, /a/, /a/
On the bus is apple.

Of course, with this song you will substitute a different letter and sound each week.  I have four different objects "ride the bus" so we sing the song four times.




Rhyme Time Song

I'm so happy that you've come to storytime
Now listen very carefully to my rhyme
Stand up straight...and stomp your feet
Clap twice...and take a seat
We'll begin when I ring...
The rhyme chime.

(this is followed by a Nursery Rhyme)

ABC Chant

A...B...CDE
F...G...HIJ
K...L...MNO
P...Q...RST
U...V...WXY
Now it's time to say goodbye
Zzzzzzzzz!

Animal Goodbyes

See ya later, alligator!
Blow a kiss, goldfish!
Be sweet, parakeet!
Take care, polar bear!
Give a hug, ladybug!
Todaloo, kangaroo!
See ya soon, raccoon!
Bye-bye, butterfly!
Out the door, dinosaur!

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