Eric Carle Baby Storytime

Books   

The Very Busy Spider

by Eric Carle

From Head to Toe

by Eric Carle

1, 2, 3 To the Zoo

by Eric Carle

Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?

by Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Eric Carle

Songs/Rhymes/Bounces

You Ought to See My Baby

We're Glad You're Here Today!

When Cows Get Up in the Morning

Baby Hokey Pokey

You put your arms up, you put your arms down

You put your arms up and you wave them all around

You tickle, tickle, tickle and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

That's what it's all about!

Additional verses: Feet, Baby

Tiny Little Babies Love Bouncin'

Humpty Dumpty

Roly-Poly

The Wheels on the Bus

Flannel

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What did you see?

Parachute

Jim Gill's Alabama, Mississippi

Dinosaurs

Books

Dino Duckling

by Alison Murray

One-osaurus, Two-osaurus

Kim Norman, illustrated Pierre Collet-Derby

Groovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs

Eric Litwin, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

Dinosaurs Galore! A Roaring Pop-up

by Paul and Henrietti Strickland

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

We are the Dinosaurs

Laurie Berkner

Giant Moves

Take a giant stretch

Give a giant wave

Pretend you're in a giant cave

Take one giant step forward

Take one giant step back

Now everyone give a giant clap!

Stomp a giant stomp

Roar a giant roar

Now all giant dinosaurs sit down on the floor!

Dinosaur, Dinosaur Turn Around

One Little Dinosaur 

My Hands say, "Let's Play!"

Flannel Board

1 friendly dinosaur wanted to play peek-a-boo,
She found another and then there were two.
2 friendly dinosaurs looked behind a tree,
They found another and then there were three.
3 friendly dinosaurs went to find some more
They found another and then there were four.
4 friendly dinosaurs watched for more to arrive
They found another and then there five
5 friendly dinosaurs played in the sun
They all ran to hide…and then there were none!

Play and Learn

Dinosaurs and playdough (make footprints/impressions)

Dinosaur Pattern Blocks

Spring Take Two

Books

Wake Up, It's Spring!

by Lisa Campbell Ernst

Egg

by Kevin Henkes

Splish, Splash, Ducky!

by Lucy Cousins

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Are You Sleeping?  Baby Animal Edition

I Know a Chicken

Laurie Berkner (with shaker eggs)

Hands Up High

Put your hands up high

Put your hands down low

Put your hands in the middle

And wiggle them so.

Put your elbows in front

Put your elbows in back

Put your elbows in the middle

And quack, quack, quack

My Hands Say, "Let's Play!"

Flannel Board

Over in the Meadow

Turtle, Fish, Bird

Open-Ended Art

Egg Printing

If I'd had older kids...

I really wanted to share Bear's new book, but it was just too long for my group.  But I want to remember it so I can do it in the future.

Bear Finds Eggs

by Karma Wilson; illustrated by Jane Chapman

Tails!

Books

Tails are Not For Pulling

by Elizabeth Verdick; illustrated by Marieka Heinlen

(skipped a few pages for length)

Heads and Tails

by John Canty

Snip, Snap! What's That?

by Mara Bergman; illustrated by Nick Maland

Songs/Movement

Hello, Hello

I'm a Little Kitty Cat

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Hop, Hop, Stop!

If I was a Bird

Colors in Motion

Old MacDonald had a Farm

My Hands Say "Let's Play"

Play and Learn

set-up ahead of time in the West room--worked wonderfully well!!

Wooden ramps and balls, parachute and beach balls, gears, flannel pieces, seal ring toss

Alternate Books

Being a Cat: A Tail of Curiosity

by Maria Gianferrari; illustrated by Pete Oswald

Who Has This Tail?

by Laura Hulbert; illustrated by Erik Brooks

One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller

by Kate Read

Cupcake Liner Passive Craft

A few hours later...

Spring Springs Tomorrow! Storytime

Books

(two newly published books!)

What's New, Daniel?

by Micha Archer

This Little Kitty in the Garden

by Karen Obuhanych

Whose Chick are You?

by Nancy Tarfuri

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Run Baby Run

Caspar Babypants

My Hands

I'm a Little Kitty Cae

If You're Happy and You Know It

Magnet Board

Where is the chick hiding on the farm?

Bears Storytime

Books

If You were a Panda Bear

by Wendell and Florence Minor

Where's My Teddy?

by Jez Alborough

(big book edition)

Mama's Little Bears

by Nancy Tafuri

Songs/Movement

Hello, Hello

Two Little Brown Bears

Two little brown bears sitting on a hill

One named Jack, one named Jill

Run away Jack! Run away Jill!

Come back Jack, come back Jill.

Play in the snow

Fast and Slow

Looking at a cloud

Quiet and Loud

Panda Bear, Panda Bear

Panda bear, panda bear turn around

Panda bear, panda bear 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 sea.

Beanbag Song

Hap Palmer

My Hands Say Goodbye

Magnet Board

Five Fuzzy Pandas

5 fuzzy pandas eating bamboo

They chomp, chomp, chomp!

And they chew, chew, chew!

One playful panda bear tumbles away

While all the other pandas just eat all day.

continue counting down

2 fuzzy pandas eating bamboo

They chomp, chomp, chomp!

And they chew, chew, chew!

One playful panda bear tumbles away

While the last little panda just eats all day

1 fuzzy panda eating bamboo

He chomps, chomps, chomps!

And he chews, chews, chews!

He tumbles off with his friends to play

Now all the panda bears have gone away.

Play and Learn

Alternate Books

Where is Bear?

by Jonathan Bentley

There's a Bear on my Chair

by Ross Collins

Welcome Home Bear

by Il Sung Na

Eric Carle Storytime

Books

10 Little Rubber Ducks

by Eric Carle

Today is Monday

by Eric Carle

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Five Little Ducks

Colors in Motion

Red, red pat your head

Blue, blue touch your shoe

Yellow, yellow wiggle like Jell-o

Purple, purple make a circle

Green, green wave and be seen

Black, black quack, quack, quack

White, white stomp with all your might

Brown, brown spin and sit down.

I've Changed My Mind

Jim Gill

Popcorn Kernels

My Hands Say Goodbye

Flannel/Magnet Board

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?

Where is the Very Hungry Caterpillar hiding?

(apple, pear, plum, strawberry, orange, or leaf)

Other Books

Little Cloud  (I was going to do this one, but subbed in the shorter Today is Monday)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar (ran out of time, just did the magnet game)

Play with Science

In February the Early Learning Librarians took "Play with Science" to our libraries.  I was able to do two of them.  My co-worker did a great job with activities!

Digging for Dinosaurs

Wooden ramps and foam blocks

Magnifying Glasses

Magnets

We also had magnetic gears, vet play set, and ball roller (for younger siblings).

Hugs and Kisses Baby Storytimes

Books

A Kiss Means I Love You

by Kathryn Madeline Allen; photos by Eric Futran

All Kinds of Kisses

by Nancy Tarfui

Counting Kisses

by Karen Katz

Hugs and Kisses for the Grouchy Ladybug

by Eric Carle

Songs/Rhymes/Bounces

You Ought to See My Baby

Baby-o

Good Morning

tune: Happy Birthday

Good morning to _______

Good morning to _______(you)

Good morning dear ________

It's nice to see you!

Little Bear

Barnyard Banter

A ________ lives on a farm

A ________ live on a farm

______, ________ is what it says

A _________ live on a farm

My Body

On my face I have a nose,

And way down here I have ten toes.

I have two eyes that I can blink

I have a head to help me think.

I have a chin, and very near,

I have two ears to help me hear.

I have a with which is speak,

And when I run I use my feet.

Here are my elbows and my knees

Here are my cheeks my mom loves to squeeze!

Five Little Riders

Five little riders on a nice winter day

Jumped on their ponies and rode far away.

They galloped in the meadow

And they galloped up a hill

They galloped so fast

That they all took a spill!

Jack Be Nimble

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Pudding on a Plate

Pudding on a plate (x2)

Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble

Pudding on a plate.

Candies in the jar (x2)

Shake them up, shake them up

Candies in the jar.

Candles on the cake (x2)

Blow them out (blow), blow them out (blow)

Candles on the cake.

Airplane in the sky (x2)

Fly it high, fly it high

Up to the sky!

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!

One Bright Scarf

Flannel Board

Hearts 1, 2, 3

A pink heart, a white heart, a purple heart I see

Now help me count them:1, 2, 3!

A small heart, a big heart, the biggest heart I see

Now help me count them: 1, 2, 3!

Hugs and Kisses

Books

Dinosaur Kisses

by David Ezra Stein

Kitty's Cuddles

by Jane Cabrera

How About a Kiss for Me?

by Todd Tarpley; illustrated by Liza Woodruff

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

We are the Dinosaurs

Laurie Berkner

One Little Dinosaur

1 little dinosaur went out to play

On a bright and sunny day

He had such E-NOR-MOUS fun

He called another dinosaur to come

DI-NO-SAUR!

end...

They ran, they jumped, they had such fun

They played and played til the day was done.

I've Changed My Mind

Jim Gill with scarves

Popcorn Kernels

Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels 

In a pot, in a pot

Shake 'em, shake 'em, shake 'em

Shake 'em, shake 'em, shake 'em

Til they Pop!

Til they Pop!

Flannel

There is a shape that I can make that shows that I love you

H-E-A-R-T (x3)

A heart shows that I love you!

Which color heart is missing?

Activity

I Love You to Pieces

with markers and foam stickers