Baby Storytime: Things That Go!

Books

Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep!

by Bill Martin Jr. and MIchael Sampson

illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois

(verses 1-4, skip 5, end on next page with car driving from farm...)

Chugga Chugga Choo Choo

by Emma Garcia

Freight Train

by Donald Crews

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

by Jane Cabrera

(verses: 1st, monkey, elephant, lion, mommy dog, last)

Books, Rhymes, and Bounces

You Ought to See My Baby!

Hello! (or small group--Hooray!)

When Cows Get Up in the Morning

Tony Chestnut

Bouncing Mouse

The Wheels on the Bus

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

Parachute

Jim Gill's Alabama, Mississippi

Play!

Music!

We had a trio from the Spokane Symphony visit our preschool storytime last week, so I decided to do a music theme for the other storytimes this week.

Take 1 (5/20)

Books

Ellie in Concert

by Mike Wu

Chuck's Band

by Peggy Perry Anderson

Music and Movement

I've Changed My Mind

w/scarves

Silly Dance Contest

This is the way we shake our eggs

Additional verses:

Up high

Down low

In the Middle

Behind

Real slow

Real fast

Take 2 (5/22)

Books

Chuck's Band

by Peggy Perry Anderson

Meeow and the Pots and Pan

by Sebastien Braun

Music and Movement

Same as above

Activities (for both)

Musical Instruments

Make a shaker tambourine 

A creation from colorful loose wood pieces

Additional Book:

Plinka, Plinka Shake, Shake

by Emma Garcia

Baby Animals and their Mamas--Toddler Storytime

Books

Mommy, Where Are You?

by Leonid Gore

Mama's Little Bears

by Nancy Tafuri

Pond Babies

by Cathryn Falwell

Songs and Movement

My Hands Say Hello

I'm a Little Kitty Cat

Three Little Ducks

Little Duck, Little Duck

Little duck, little duck waddle around

Little duck, little duck touch the ground

Wings go flap

Say, "quack, quack!"

Jump into the river

Give a little shiver

Shake your feet

Find your seat.

Are You Sleeping? Baby Animal Edition

Two Little Kittens

Two little kittens sitting on a hill

One named Jack and one named Jill

Run away Jack, run away Jill

Come back Jack, come back Jill.

Flannel

Over in the Meadow

(turtle, fish, bird)

Baby Animals

Books

Pouch!

by David Ezra Stein

Find Out About Baby Animals

by Martin Jenkins; illustrated by Jane McGuinness

Eggs 1, 2, 3

by Janet Halfmann; illustrated by Betsy Thompson

Songs and Movement

I Like Baby Animals

If I was a Bird

Are You Sleeping? (baby animal edition)

Activities

Baby Animal Matching

Coloring Page

Optional Book

Owl Babies

by Martin Waddell; illustrated by Patrick Benson

Turtles

Preschool Books

So Tortoise Dug

by Emmy Kastner

Nellie's Big Splash

Additional:

Scoot!

by Cathryn Farlwell

Family Books

Turtle-Turtle and the Wide, Wide River

by Jane and Will Hillenbrand

Melvin and the Boy

by Lauren Castillo

Additional:

Turtle Walk

by Matt Phelan

Movement and Music

My Hands Say Hello / Hello Friends (PS)

If You're Happy and You Know It (shout hooray {for Turtle-Turtle}) / Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes(PS)

A Very Simple Dance

My Hands Say Goodbye/Goodbye Friends (PS)

Flannel/Magnet Board

Turtle

T-U-R-T-L-E

Turtle, turtle

T-U-R-T-L-E

Turtle's what that spells

Turtles lie in the sun

Turtles swim for fun

T-U-R-T-L-E

Turtle's what that spells.

Tiny Tim

Activity

Do-a-Dot Turtle