Baby Storytime--Bedtime

Read Aloud

Someone's Sleepy

by Deborah Lee Rose; illustrated by Dan Andreasen

Night Night Farm

by Roger Priddy

Little Sleepyhead

by Elizabeth McPike and Patrice Barton

Shared Reading

Variety of board books about bedtime such as:

Baby Dream

by Sunny Scribens

Songs/Rhymes/Bounces

Clap, Tap, Bend

I've take my little hands to go clap clap clap

I've take my little hands to go clap clap clap

I've take my little hands to go clap clap clap

Clap Clap

All day long

I've take my little feet to go tap tap tap

I've take my little feet to go tap tap tap

I've take my little feet to go tap tap tap

Tap Tap

All day long

I've take my little knees to go bend bend bend

I've take my little knees to go bend bend bend

I've take my little knees to go bend bend bend

Bend Bend

All day long

Good Morning!
(tune: Happy Birthday)
Good morning to ___________
Good morning to ___________
Good morning dear ___________
It's nice to see you!

I Have a Little Duck
(Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)

I have a little duck that goes "quack, quack, quack"
"Quack, quack, quack! Quack, quack quack!"
I have a little duck that goes "quack, quack, quack!"
All day long

Rub-a-Dub-Dub

(point to body parts)

Rub-a-dub-dub, one child in a tub,
Tell me what you see.
One foot with toes,
A hand, a nose,

As clean as they can be!

Rub -a-dub-dub, one child in a tub,
Tell me what you see.
Two ears, a cheek,
So clean they squeak,
A chin, a tummy, a knee.

Rub -a-dub-dub, one child in a tub,
Tell me what you see.
Legs and arms,
So clean and warm.
Do they have a hug for me?

Three Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Hey Diddle Diddle

Toast
I am toast in the toaster
I'm getting very hot
Tick, tock, tick tock
Up...I...POP!

One Bright Scarf
One bright scarf waiting for the wind to blow
Wiggle it high!
Wiggle it low!
Shake it fast!
Shake it slow!
Hide it behind your back
Where's it go?

Flannel

One fluffy quilt on my bed,

Two little pillows on my head,

Three teddy bears to hold tight

Four kisses from my mom for a restful night,

Five hugs from my dad, and off goes my light

Good Night!

Chicken Storytime--Toddlers

Books

Hurry! Hurry!

by Eve Bunting; illustrated by Jeck Mack

Chicken, Chicken, Duck

by Nadia Krilanovich

I Spy on the Farm

by Edward Gibb

Songs/Rhymes

Run, Baby, Run!
Casper Babypants

I'm a Little Chick
(tune: I'm a Little Teapot)

I'm a little chick, yellow and soft.
I was born in a hayloft.
I play all day and I cheep, cheep, cheep
Then back to the barn where I sleep, sleep, sleep.

Ten Fluffy Chicks
Five eggs and five eggs
That makes ten.
Sitting on top is Mother Hen.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
What do you see?
Ten fluffy chickens
As yellow as can be!

Cluck, Cluck
(tune: Baa, Baa Black Sheep)

Cluck, cluck red hen
Have you any chicks?
Yes sir! Yes sir!
I have six!
Two that are yellow
Two that are brown
Two that are flying upside down!

Cluck, cluck red hen
Have you any chicks?
Yes sir! Yes sir!
I have six!

Cluck, Cluck!
Cluck, cluck went the little red hen one day
Cluck, cluck went the little red hen
Cluck, cluck went the little red hen one day
And her chicks went cheep, cheep, cheep!

Magnet Board

Little chick, little chick come out and play
What color barn are you in today?

Play and Learn
Plastic Easter Eggs and Pompoms

Additional Books

Five Little Chicks

by Nancy Tafuri

Big Fat Hen

by Keith Baker

Wee Little Chick

by Lauren Thompson; illustrated by John Butler

Birds--Family Storytime

Mixed up my Preschool Owls and Toddler Birds to make this Family Storyitme.  Everything will look familiar!

Books

Hooray for Birds!

by Lucy Cousins

Wow! Said the Owl

by Tim Hopgood

Songs and Rhymes

Here comes little bird. (Your fist is the bird.)
He’s landing on my HEAD. (Land where you want.)
Bye, bye little bird. (Fly bird away.)
Fly! Fly! Fly! (Wave to bird.)

Two Little Blackbirds

Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill

One named Jack and one named Jill
Fly away Jack! Fly away Jill!

Come back Jack! Come back Jill!

Two little blackbirds flying in the sky.
One named Low and one named High...

Two little blackbirds sitting on a pole.
One named Fast and one named Slow...

Two little blackbirds sitting on a cloud

One named quiet and one named LOUD

Song: We Shake Our Eggs Together

(to sing with egg shakers) Tune: For He's a Jolly Good Fellow

We shake our eggs together

We shake our eggs together

We shake our eggs together

Because it's fun to do!

We shake them up high

We shake them down low

We shake them in the middle

Because it's fun to do!

Magnet Board

Little Bird, Little Bird come out and play

What color next are you in today?

Down on the Farm--Toddler

Books

Barnyard Banter

by Denise Fleming

Clip-Clop

by Nicola Smee

Are You My Mommy?

by Mary Murphy

Flannel Board

Over in the Barnyard
Over in the barnyard in the pen in the sun
Lived an old mother pig and her little piglet one
"Oink", said the mother, "I oink", said the one.
So they oinked all day in the pen in the sun.

Over in the barnyard where the green grass grew
Lived an old mother horse and her little colts two
"Neigh", said the mother, "We neigh", said the two.
So they neighed all day where the green grass grew.

Over in the barnyard beneath the old oak tree
Lived an old mother sheep and her little lambs three.
"Baa", said the mother. "We baa", said the three.
So they baaed all day beneath the old oak tree.

Songs

I Went to the Farm

I went to the farm the other day. (march in place)

 I saw a cow across the way. (point)

And what do you think I heard it say? (cup hand to ear)

Moo, Moo, Moo!

(repeat with other farm animals)

If You Want to Be a . . (tune - if you’re happy and you know it)

 If you want to be a pig, give an oink: oink-oink!

 If you want to be a pig, give an oink: oink-oink!

If you want to be a pig, Oh, if you want to be a pig, If you want to be a pig, give an oink: oink-oink!

(Repeat using other animals and clap throughout)

Shake, Shake, Shake
(Tune: Do your ears hang low?)

Can you shake your egg up high?
Can you shake your egg down low?
Can you shake it side to side?
Can you shake it by your toe?
Can you shake it really fast?
Can you shake it really slow?Can you shake your egg?

Play and Learn

Magnetic Animals

Birds--Toddlers

Books

Hooray for Birds!

by Lucy Cousins

Birds

by Kevin Henkes

Silly Little Goose

by Nancy Tafuri

Songs/Rhymes

If I Were a Bird

If I were a bird

I’d sing a song (Use ASL for "bird" here!)

And fly about (Flap your wings!)

The whole day long.

And when the night came

I’d go to rest (Tuck in your wings!)

Up in my cozy little nest. (Cup your hands for a nest!)

Little Birds

Little birds, little birds, jump up and down

Little birds, little birds, don't make a sound

Tip-toe to me

Bend your knees

Peep, peep, peep

Sleep, sleep, sleep

Fly to the leaves

Sit down please.

Shaker Eggs

(tune: For He's a Jolly Good Fellow)

We shake our eggs together

We shake our eggs together

We shake our eggs together

Because it's fun to do!

We shake them up high

We shake them down low

We shake them in the middle

Because it's fun to do!

Two Little Blackbirds

Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill

One named Jack and one named Jill

Two little blackbirds flying in the sky.

One named Low and one named High...

Two little blackbirds sitting on a pole.

One named Fast and one named Slow...

Two little blackbirds sitting on a cloud

One named quiet and one named LOUD

Here Come Little Bird

Each child had felt bird to hold and put on body parts

Here comes little bird. 

He’s landing on my HEAD. (Land on different body parts.)

Bye, bye little bird. (Fly bird away.)

Fly! Fly! Fly!

Play and Learn

Feather Sensory Bin
Snap Eggs

Bears

Preschool Storytime

Books

Where, Oh Where, is Baby Bear?

by Ashley Wolff

If You were a Panda Bear

by Wendell and Florence Minor

Where's My Teddy?

Jez Alborough

Big Book

Songs/Rhymes

The Bean Bag Song
Hap Palmer on Can a Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet?

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Turn around
Touch the ground
Dance on your toes
Touch your nose
Reach up high
Touch the sky
Bend down low
Touch your toe
Jump up now
Take a bow
Stomp your feet
Take a seat.