Build a repertoire of songs for various occasions. A master list including all of the songs, rhymes, and fingerplays Ive used in storytimes. One spun off, and then there were three! Here are his wings to help him soar (soar) Hi, my name is Joe For your peanut, peanut butter and jelly Hope this helps. The rabbit, the mouse, the crow, the turtle, and the bat! Baby shark, do-do doot-doot When I catch a fish, just look at me. Credit: BellaOnline (No longer available) // Used: Winter Storytime, Fingerplay: Dance Your Fingers Up Now you are a great big ball (make a big circle overhead) Is the water warm? Grandma kisses (grab cheeks and squeeze) Where applicable, I have given credit to the source where I found the activity. But all eight babies loved to play A handsome prince came riding by, riding by, riding by (gallop) Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch the ground He climbed on the rocks (climbing motion) Grow a little rose (smell flower, eyes closed) The airplane flies high (arms outstretched, turn body around) In the pasture fast asleep (hands under head, lean over) All around the strawberry fields, Credit: Childhood // Used: Yellow Storytime, Action Song: Im Going to Take a Sweater (Tune: Jolly Good Fellow) Shake hands with friends cause its time to go Beginning to the end, Aeroplane fly so high. Around, around, around, around (Roar.) Rub-a-dub-dub, one child in the tub (hold up one finger) True aesthetic beauty is rarely so perfectly demonstrated in nature as in the butterfly. And I work in a button factory Credit: Storytime Secrets // Used: Dirt, Sand, and Mud Storytime, Song: Were Little Orange Crabs (Tune: Farmer in the Dell) Fly fly fly butterfly (pretend to eat) To see what he could see, (pop out thumb) Credit: Born Librarian // Used: Pirates Storytime, Action Rhyme: Thank You And here is a house for ME! The illustrations are beautiful colourful and detailed and the whole book is so inviting. Credit: SurLaLune Storytime (No longer available) // Emotions Storytime, Action Song: If You Wanna Eat Some Pizza (suggest different foods) If youre a reader and you know it, clap your hands One foot with toes, (point to body parts) Pizza man, pizza man, touch your toes And gave their captain a fright (act scared, cover mouth with hands) I saw a lion on the way All for the little ones, Christmas joys Red and orange, green and blue, shiny yellow, purple too! Sitting on a lily pad, (crouch on the ground) I once had a blanket, and its color was blue! Get on board! (Grapes/Squish em; Bread/Spread it; Sandwich/Eat it) Start the engine, hear it roar Credit: Preschool Rainbow // Used: Things That Go Storytime & Transportation Storytime, Chant: All By Myself Seven little, eight little, nine little heroes Skinnamarinky, dinky, dink ROAR! My 4 year old enjoys looking through together with me . Some dogs growl. Here I am! She doesnt make a sound. (point to eyes) Beneath the lake. This little frog, so thoughtful and good, Credit: Preschool Storytime Outlines // Used: Loud and Quiet Storytime, Song: Shake Your Sillies Out Have to wash my blanket and hang it out to dry And with a bow, I saythank you, now. Cause youre doing the monster stomp. (clap once loudly) One little clown hopped away (hop) Swing, swing, left and right, Yellow says, Slow! (march slowly) Credit: Childhood // Used: Red Storytime & Transportation Storytime & Letter E Storytime & Jobs Storytime & Firefighters Storytime, Action Rhyme: I Built a Snowman First come green buds then comes grass The fourth one said, Lets run and run and run! and then there were three. Credit: Addison Public Library (No longer available) // Used: Farm Storytime & Letter O Storytime, Action Rhyme: Open the Truck Door All through the night Credit: Early Years Experience // Used: Imagination Storytime, Flannelboard: The Pirate Wore a Red Patch Near the cold waters flow (shiver) I have a sticky tongue, (stick out tongue) Credit: Childhood // Used: Ducks Storytime 2010 & Yellow Storytime & Letter D Storytime & Lauren Thompson Storytime, Song: Little Ducks (Tune: London Bridge) Very well, I thank you! All in a row When I jump, jump, jump (jump three times) I will be using one of the rhymes on this page and linking to your site in a new monthly toddler book club Im starting on my blog. Credit: Family! Credit: Miss Mary Liberry // Used: Picnic Storytime, Flannelboard: Five Little Alligators Five little monkeys, swinging from the tree / THUMP THUMP THUMP, A rabbit is what I found!) Zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom (point to self) My eyes are red (point to your eyes) Go to sleep. Listen with your eyes, listen with your eyes A tree may be a home for snake (slithering snake) Inside the bear sleeps all cozy and snug. Where is bear? Heres a quiet little mouse Credit: Childhood // Used: Seasons Storytime, Fingerplay: Five Little Snowmen Oh, mister sun, sun, mister golden sun, hiding behind a tree Credit: Perry Public Library (No longer available) // Used: Houses and Homes Storytime & Letter H Storytime, Action Rhyme: How Do You Say Hi? (Do actions as they are said.) Dump truck, dump truck, dump truck, DUMP! Theres a horse in the barn, saying, Neigh, neigh, neigh. Five little clowns all in a row (hold up five fingers)i (Cow, moo-choo / pig, oink-choo / chicken, bawk-choo) If youre a polar bear and you know it, show your teeth Credit: SurLaLune Storytime (No longer available) // Used: Maisy & Friends & Fall Animals Storytime, Fingerplay: Mr. Dinosaur, dinosaur, sit down please Here is the knight with his feathered cap (take off hat, bow) Morning Sun (circle overhead) Along came a bunny (hold up to bent fingers) Credit: Preschool Education Music & Songs : Animals > Winter // Used: Bears Storytime & Winter Animals Storytime & Letter B Storytime & Used: Hibernation Storytime & Kevin Henkes Storytime, Song: Soft Kitty Eat an apple (bright right hand to mouth) Credit: Best Kids Book Site (No longer available) // Used: Apples Storytime & Letter E Storytime, Flannelboard: Elephants in the Bathtub When were in the bathtub. And this is the way he sleeps all night (close eyes, nod head) They marched into the pepper Credit: Modified from Childhood // Used: Letter X Storytime, Fingerplay: Wide-Eyed Owl How I wonder where youre at Burton is the clear star of Butterfly in the Sky, but by virtue of having premiered over a decade after Mister Rogers and Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow also features more key behind-the-scenes . Croak said the frog, (make croaking sound) The butterfly represents beauty and wonder in ways . He stared at the duck. And I cant find her anywhere. (hold hands out asking why) Who played in the wood on a log, log, log And go to bed (fold hands under head) (Stomp feet.) If you like bubbly cheese then just say, Pizza please! Credit: Childhood // Used: Bugs Storytime & Letter A Storytime & Bugs Storytime & Music Storytime & Bugs Storytime, Action Rhyme: Apple Roll Credit: Childhood // Used: Number Six Storytime, Fingerplay: Six Little Penguins Here I am. (make throwing motion) Now please lay it on the floor. Credit: Step by Step Garden Theme // Used: Kids Art Gardens & Letter G Storytime, Action Rhyme: My Name Is We can nod our heads for yes And I can shake my head no, (shake tail and fly away) When I write Childhood as the credit, I honestly do not remember where I learned it! There are no more apples there Hat on astronauts when they land (float) This is a super DUPER simple song all about a few of our favorite flying bugs! Rhyme (With Puppets): "Four Little Ocean Friends" Four little ocean friends living in the sea The turtle slides away now there are three Three little ocean friends looking for a clue Isnt it fun to be able to fly? And heres the way he folds his arms If your birthday is in January, turn around Credit: Childhood // Used: Day and Night Storytime & Weather Storytime, Song: My Bubbles (Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean) Worldwide, you decide, Morning comes, he opens his eyes (raise head, eyes open wide) Credit: Step By Step Duck Theme // Used: Ducks Storytime, Action Rhyme: Little Heart Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love. If youre a pirate & you know it, swab the desk (swish, swish) Use them in commercial designs under lifetime, perpetual & worldwide rights. The fourth one said, Im yellow as the sun. Credit: SurLaLune Storytime (No longer available) // Pizza Storytime & Letter P Storytime, Action Rhyme: Pizza Man, Pizza Man (shake hand, as if hurt) Plant, plant, plant your seeds Credit: King County Library System (No longer available) // Used: Bears Storytime & Letter B Storytime, Action Rhyme: Bend and Stretch I built a little snowman (make large circle with arms) Credit: Perry Public Library (No longer available) // Used: Blankets Storytime, Rhyme: Three Little Bears Jumping on the Bed I turn around, touch the ground, If youre happy and you know it, clap your hands And a little white whale on the go. Zoom, zoom, zoom, were going to the moon! Master list. Theres something in my garden If youre going to the moon, this is what you have to do Ten heroes ready to fly! We like to come to school And here is a green leaf (hold out other palm) Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, pizza man (clap hands) Munch, munch, munch! Im a big tall giraffe stretching way up high (reach arms up) I banged my drum. Here I am. (count down from there) !For More Updates, Subscribe to;For Best Nursery Rhymes:https://www.youtube.com/user/venuskidsworldFor Hit & La. That hungry little bunny (make bunny again) And stretch out here and there. Summers here! I can nod my head for yes, Here comes a rock down the hill, boom, boom, boom, boom, CRASH! I think well see some sand there! Two red apples smiled at me (hold up two fingers) For number 2 go right around Farmers nose tingles (point to nose) Of all the ways to say hello, (Repeat with other fruits) Green scarves fly, fly, fly. Shake purple He swam in a puddle (swimming motion) The shark in the sea goes snap, snap, snap They grew and grew and they did not stop (stretch fingers wide) Driving round in my little red car To see what he could see. (make Santa belly, shrug shoulders) Lets all shout Hip, Hip, Hooray! In his tummy (rub tummy) Open up the barn door, while the sky is blue. 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