Sun and Moon Storytime--Baby

This was our 4th Storytime Mash-up this summer--in preparation for the solar eclipse.  It was a little bit of a stretch putting one together for babies, but I think it came together and was a lot of fun!  (We'll be doing the same songs/rhymes/flannel again this week!)

Read Aloud 

Alphaprints: Fun in the Sun

by Roger Priddy

The Silver Moon: Lullabies and Cradle Songs

by Jack Prelutsky; illustrated by Jui Ishida
(3 moon poems)

Songs/Rhymes/Bounces

Clap, Clap, Clap
Hello Song
Little Bear

(Sun)
When Cows Get Up in the Morning
When cows get up in the morning they always say, "Good Day!"
When cows get up in the morning they always say, "Good Day!"
"Moo! Moo! Moo!"
That's how they say good day
"Moo! Moo! Moo!"
That's how they say good day.

Additional verses with other hand puppets
cat, dog, duck, monkey

You Are My Sunshine 
(traditional)
I asked the moms/grandmas to set their baby on their lap looking at them and look into their eyes while we sang this song.

Itsy, Bitsy Spider
(traditional)

(Moon/Stars)
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
(traditional)

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom! 
(bounce baby gently)

Zoom, zoom, zoom!
We're going to the moon!
Zoom, zoom, zoom!
We're leaving very soon!
5-4-3-2-1-BLAST OFF! (lift baby up)

Flannel

Five Little Stars

Five little stars shine and shine some more,

One fell to the earth and then there were four.

Four little stars, happy as can be,

One fell to the earth and then there were three.

Three little stars in a sky so blue,

One fell to the earth and then there were two.

Two little stars, having lots of fun,

One fell to the earth and then there was one.

One little star left all alone,

That one fell to earth and then there were none.

The moon came out- what a pretty sight!

He waved to the stars and he said goodnight.

Shared Reading
A variety of Babybug Magazines

Play and Learn

Explore Shadows 
I brought in my reading lamp and set it up in the darkened corner for babies to create shadows

All the other fun baby toys we usually have :)