Father's Day - Preschool Storytime

Books
A Wild Father's Day, by Sean Callahan
I Love My Daddy, by Giles Andreae
Some Dads, by Nick Bland
Mitchell's License, by Hallie Durand

Songs/Action Rhymes

Feltboards

Music - Preschool Storytime

Books
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp, by Wynton Marsalis

Songs/Action Rhymes
Shake Your Shaker
Shake your shaker up high, up high, up high
Shake your shaker up high, just like me
Shake your shaker down low, down low, down low
Skake your shaker down low, just like me
Shake your shaker quickly, quicly, quickly
Shake your shaker quickly, just like me
Shake your shaker slowly, slowly, slowly
Skake your shaker slowly, just like me
Shake your shaker loudly, loudly, loudly
Shake your shaker loudly, just like me
Shake your shaker quietly, quietly, quietly
Skake your shaker quietly, just like me
Shake It – We’re going to Kentucky

We're going to Kentucky
We're going to the fair
To see the senorita
With flowers in her hair.
Shake it shake it shake it,
Shake it like you care,
Shake it like a milkshake,
And shake it everywhere.
Shake it to the bottom,
Shake it to the top.
Now turn around and turn around
Until you make a stop.
S-T-O-P spells stop.

Shake My Sillies Out

Gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out
And wiggle my waggles away
I gotta clap, clap, clap my crazies out
Clap, clap, clap my crazies out
Clap, clap, clap my crazies out
And wiggle my waggles away
I gotta jump, jump, jump my jiggles out
Jump, jump, jump my jiggles out
Jump, jump, jump my jiggles out
And wiggle my waggles away
I gotta yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out
Yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out
Yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out
And wiggle my waggles away
I gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out
And wiggle my waggles away
And wiggle my waggles away

Feltboards

Funny - Preschool Storytime

Books
Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers, by Laura Numeroff
Never Take a Shark to the Dentist, by Judi Barrett

Songs/Action Rhymes

Feltboards

Cookies - Preschool Outline

1. Introduce the Puppet (use a cookie monster puppet)
2. Opening Song - Hello Everybody
3. Open Them, Shut Them
4. Book (The Cow Loves Cookies)
5. Five Sugar Cookies
6. If You See a Monster
7. Open Them, Shut Them
8. Book (If you Give a Mouse a Cookie)
9. Put You Cookie in the Air
10. Gingerbread Cookies
11. Cookie, Cookie Where could you be? (A cookie hides behind different colour cookie jars and the children take turns guessing which cookie jar he's hiding behind)
12. Hand out shakers
13. Shake Your Sillies Out
14. Give a cookie sticker to each child
15. Blow bubbles

Cookies - Preschool Storytime

Books
The Cow Loves Cookies, by Karma Wilson
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Joffe

Songs/Action Rhymes

If You See A Monster

Tune: The more we get together

If you see a monster,

A big cookie monster

If you see a monster

Here’s what you should do.

Make this face…

And that face…

And this face…

And that face…

If you see a monster

Be sure to shout “Boo!”

Put Your Cookie In The Air

Put your cookie in the air, in the air.
Put your cookie in the air, in the air.Put your cookie in the air, and hold it right up there.
Put your cookie in the air, in the air.
Put your cookie in the milk, in the milk
Put your cookie in the milk, in the milkPut your cookie in the milk, and give it a little tilt
Put your cookie in the milk, in the milk
Give your cookie to the mouse, to the mouseGive your cookie to the mouse... WAIT! I'm just kidding
Put your cookie in your mouth, in your mouth
Put your cookie in your mouth, in your mouth
Put your cookie in your mouth, not to the mouse
Put your cookie in your mouth, in your mouth
Mmmmm!

Feltboards

Five Sugar Cookies
Five sugar cookiesWith frosting galore
Mother ate one
Then there were four

Four sugar cookies
Two and two, you see.
Father ate one
Then there were three

Three sugar cookies
And before I knew
Sister ate one
Then there were two

Two sugar cookies
Oh, what fun.
Brother ate one
Then there were one

One sugar cookie
I’ll grab it and run.
When I eat it,
There will be none!

Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread cookies what a treat!

Now it's time for me to eat.

First I'll eat the one that's red.

I'll strat by nibbling on his head.

Next I'll eat the one that's blue.

I'll start by biting off his shoe.

Third, I'll eat the one that's yellow.

Ummm, he's such a tasty fellow.

Last, I'll eat the one that's green.

Do you think that's awfully mean?

 

Nick Bruel - Preschool Storytime

Books
Bad Kitty, by Nick Bruel
Poor Puppy, by Nick Bruel

Songs/Action Rhymes

Feltboards

Dogs - Preschool Storytime

Books
Oh No George, by Chris Haughton
Peanut, by Linas Alsenas
Poor Puppy, by Nick Bruel
Oh! If Only... by Michael Foreman
Alfie Is Not Afraid, by Patricia Carlin

Songs/Action Rhymes

Feltboards

Aquatic

Books
I Spy Under the Sea, by Edward Gibbs
The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark, by Ken Geist and Julia Gorton
I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean, by Kevin Sherry
I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean, by Kevin Sherry
A Sea-Wishing Day, by Robert Heidbreder

Songs/Action Rhymes

 

Feltboards

Hats - Preschool Storytime

Books
The Magic Hat, by Mem Fox
Which Hat is That, by Anna Grossnickle Hines
This Is Not My Hat, by Jon Klassen
I Want My Hat Back, by Jon Klassen

Songs/Action Rhymes

 
Feltboards

Body - Preschool Outline

1. Introduce the Puppet (use a child puppet)
2. Opening Song - Hello Everybody '
3. Roly Poly
4. Wheels On The Bus
5. Open Them, Shut Them
6. Book (body book)
7. Feltboard
8. Head and Shoulders
9. Put Your Finger in the Air
10. One Little, Two Little Three Little Fingers
11. Roll Your Hands
12. Tommy Thumb is Up
13. Book (body book)
14. Feltboard
15. If You're Happy and You Know It
16. Spider on the Floor
17. Sticky Sticky Bubble Gum
18. Clap Your Hands
19. Feltboard
20. Hand out shakers
21. We're Going to Kentucky
22. Shake Your Shakers
23. Shake Your Sillies Out
24. Oh, It's Time to Say Goodbye
25. Give a body themed sticker to each child
26. Blow bubbles

Body - Preschool Storytime

Books
Can You Make a Scary Face, by Jan Thomas
From Head to Toe, by Eric Carle
Get Up and Go, by Nancy CarlsonHere Are My Hands, by Bill Martin
We've All Got Bellybuttons!, by David Martin
Wiggle, by Doreen Cronin
Songs/Action Rhymes
Clap Your Hands
Clap your hands,
Touch your toes,
Turn around and put your finger on your nose.
Flap your arms,
Reach up high,
Wiggle your fingers,
And stretch to the sky!

Roll Your Hands
Tune: Row, row, row, your boat
Roll, roll, roll your hands
as slowly as can be
Roll, roll, roll your hands
slowly just like me
Roll, roll roll your hands
as quickly as can be
Roll, roll, roll your hands
Quickly just like me
(other verses: Clap your hands.... stomp your feet)

I have ten fingers    hold up both hands, fingers spread
And they all belong to me,  point to self
I can make them do things
Would you like to see?

I can shut them up tight (make fists)I can open them wide (open hands)I can put them together (place palms together) I can make them all hide (put hands behind back)

I can make them jump high (hands over head)I can make them jump low (touch floor )I can fold them up quietly (fold hands in lap)And hold them just so.

One Little, Two Little, Three Little Fingers

One little two little three little fingers
Four little five little six little fingers
Seven little eight little nine little fingers
Ten little fingers dancing

Dancing, dancing on your knees
Dancing, dancing on your knees
Dancing, dancing on your knees
Ten little fingers dancing

Dancing, dancing on your tummy
Dancing, dancing on your tummy
Dancing, dancing on your tummy
Ten little fingers dancing

Ten little nine little eight little fingers
Seven little six little five little fingers
Four little three little two little fingers
One little finger dancing!

Open Them, Shut Them

Open them, shut them (Open both hands and then make a fist)Open them, shut them
Give them a little clap. (Clap hands together)Open them, shut them
Open then, shut them
Fold them in your lap. (Fold hands in lap)

 

Put Your Finger In The Air

Put your finger in the air, in the air.
Put your finger in the air, in the air.
Put your finger in the air, and hold it right up there.
Put your finger in the air, in the air.
Put your finger on your cheek, on your cheek.
Put your finger on your cheek, on your cheek.
Put your finger on your cheek, leave it there a week.
Put your finger on your cheek, on your cheek.
Put your finger on your nose, on your nose.
Put your finger on your nose, on your nose.
Put your finger on your nose, and see if it grows.
Put your finger on your nose, on your nose.
Put your finger on your ear, on your ear.
Put your finger on your ear, on your ear.
Put your finger on your ear, and leave it there a year.
Put your finger on your ear, on your ear
Put your finger on your finger, on your finger.
Put your finger on your finger, on your finger.
Put your finger on your finger, leave it there, let it linger.
Put your finger on your finger, on your finger.

 
Feltboards

Space - Preschool Outline

1. Introduce the Puppet (use an astronaut puppet or spaceship)
2. Opening Song - Hello Everybody
3. If You're Going to the Moon
4. Open Them, Shut Them
5. Book (space book)
6. Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer
7. We're Flying into Space
8. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
9. Open Them, Shut Them
10. Book (space book)
11. S-P-A-C-E
12. I'm a Little Astronaut
13. Zoom!
14. Five Little Aliens
15. Astronaut, Astronaut Where could you be? (An astronaut hides behind different colour rocketships and the children take turns guessing which rocketship he's hiding behind)
16. Hand out shakers
17. Shake Your Sillies Out
18. Give a transportation themed sticker to each child
19. Blow bubbles

Space - Preschool Storytime

Books
The Boy and the Moon, by James Christopher Carroll
How to Catch a Star, by Oliver Jeffers
Frog in Space, by Green Wilma

Songs/Action Rhymes
Zoom! 
Zoom Zoom Zoom!
We're going to the moon
Zoom Zoom Zoom
We'll get there very soon
If you want to take a trip
Climb aboard my rocket ship
Zoom Zoom Zoom
We're going to the moon
In 5-4-3-2-1-Blast Off!

If You're Going to the Moon
Tune of "If you're happy and you know it"
If you're going to the moon, wear your boots (stomp stomp)
If you're going to the moon, wear your boots (stomp stomp)
If you're going to the moon, this is what you have to do,
If you're going to the moon, wear your boots (stomp stomp)
If you're going to the moon, wear your gloves (clap your hands)
If you're going to the moon, wear your gloves (clap your hand)
If you're going to the moon, this is what you have to do,
If you're going to the moon, wear your gloves (clap your hands)
If you're going to the moon, wear your helmet (point to your head)
If you're going to the moon, wear your helmet (point to your head)
If you're going to the moon, this is what you have to do,
If you're going to the moon, wear your helmet (point to your head)
If you're going to the moon, shout blast off 
If you're going to the moon, shout blast off 
If you're going to the moon, this is what you have to do,
If you're going to the moon, shout blast off 


Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle twinkle little star (open and close hands to make 'twinkling stars' with fingers)
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high (circle arms over head)
Like a diamond in the sky (make a diamond shape with fingers)
Twinkle twinkly little star (open and close hands to make 'twinkling stars' with fingers)
How I wonder what you are 

I'm a Little Astronaut

Tune:  “I’m A Little Teapot”

I’m a little astronaut

Flying to the moon.

My rocket is ready,

We blast off soon.

I climb aboard

And close the hatch.

5-4-3-2-1, off we blast!

We're Flying into Space
Tune: The Farmer in the Dell
We're flying off to space
We're flying off to space
I think we'll see the moon out there
We're flying off to space
We're flying off to space
We're flying off to space
I think we'll see some planets out there
We're flying off to space
We're flying off to space
We're flying off to space
I think we'll see some stars out there
We're flying off to space
We're flying off to space
We're flying off to space
I think we'll see some aliens out there
We're flying off to space

 
Feltboards
View video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7T0yVlFJ78

Five little men in a flying saucer,
Flew round the world one day,
They looked left and right,
But they didn't like the sight,
So, one man flew away
Four little men in a flying saucer,
Flew round the world one day,
They looked left and right,
But they didn't like the sight,
So, one man flew away
Three little men in a flying saucer,
Flew round the world one day,
They looked left and right,
But they didn't like the sight,
So, one man flew away
Two little men in a flying saucer,
Flew round the world one day,
They looked left and right,
But they didn't like the sight,
So, one man flew away
One little man in a flying saucer,
Flew round the world one day,
They looked left and right,
But he didn't like the sight,
So, then he flew away
So, then he flew away

Five Little Aliens
Five little aliens went out to play,
over the moon to the milky way.
Mama alien went hep, hep, hep,
and 4 little aliens came floating back.
(Repeat for 4, 3, 2, 1)
No little aliens went out to play,
over the moon to the milky way.
Father alien went hep, hep, hep,
and 5 little aliens came floating back!

S-P-A-C-E
Tune: Bingo
Let's get in our rocketship and travel to space-e
S-P-A-C-E
S-P-A-C-E
S-P-A-C-E
And we'll zoom up real soon
(repeat by taking a letter away and clapping.  Repeat until all letters are gone and you are clapping out SPACE)

Transportation - Preschool Outline

1. Introduce the Puppet (use a vehicle puppet or toy)
2. Opening Song - Good Morning Train
3. Wheels on the Bus
4. Open Them, Shut Them
5. Book (transportation book)
6. Feltboard - Drive the Car
7. Row Row Row your boat
8. Little Red Towtruck
9. Smooth Road
10. Open Them, Shut Them
11. Book (transportation book)
12. Feltboard - Vehicle Guessing Game
13. Feltboard - Take a Trip
14. We're driving in my car
15. Hurry hurry drive the firetruck
16. Zoom!
17. Oh truck, oh truck, Where could you be? (A truck hides behind different colour rocks and the children take turns guessing which rock he's hiding behind)
18. Dinosaurs in a car
19. Hand out shakers
20. Shake Your Sillies Out
21. Give a transportation themed sticker to each child
22. Blow bubbles

Transportation - Preschool

Books
Dinotrux, by Chris Gall

Little Blue Truck, by Alice Schertle

I Love Trucks, by Philemon Sturges

Duck in the Truck, by Jez Alborough
Drive, by Nathan Clement

Songs/Action Rhymes

Dinosaurs in a CarThere were three dinosaurs driving in cars (pretend to be driving)
Having a really good time
They said, "step on the gas (step forward with one foot)
We'll go really fast" (push one hand out in front of body)
And they did until one got a flat tire
Ca-chunk, ca-chunk, ca-chunk (roll hands)
Whoosh (spread arms out wide)
And he said, "go on without me"

Repeat with 2 dinosaurs

There was one dinosaurs driving in a car (pretend to be driving)
Having a really good time
He said, "step on the gas" (step forward with one foot)
I'll go really fast (push one hand out in front of body)
And he did until he got a flat tire
Ca-chunk, ca-chunk, ca-chunk (roll hands)
Whoosh (spread arms out wide)
And he said, "I know what I'll do, I'll change the tire"
So he jacked up the car (pretend to work a jack while making whoosh sounds)
And he took off the flat (pretend to lift off a heavy tire as you say "uh")
And he put on the spare (pretend to put on a spare tire as you say "uh")
And he said "I'll go pick up my friends"
Then there were three dinosaurs driving in cars (pretend to be driving)
Having a really good time
They said, "step on the gas (step forward with one foot)
We'll go really fast" (push one hand out in front of body)
And they did over the hill and far away
"Good bye!" (wave goodbye)

Good Morning Train

(she’ll be coming around the mountain)

The Good morning train is coming
How are you? Choo- Choo
The good morning train is coming
How are you? Choo-Choo
the good morning train is coming,
the good morning train is coming,
the good morning train is coming
How are you? Choo-choo...

Good Morning (child's name)
How are you? Choo-choo

Hurry Hurry Drive the Firetruck
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck  (move hands in driving car motion)
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck
Ding ding ding ding ding (shake hand above head, like you're ringing a bell)

Hurry hurry turn the corner (move body to the left)
Hurry hurry turn the corner (move body to the right)
Hurry hurry turn the corner (move body to the left)
Ding ding ding ding ding (shake hand above head, like you're ringing a bell)

Hurry hurry climb the ladder (Pretend to climb a ladder)
Hurry hurry climb the ladder
Hurry hurry climb the ladder
Ding ding ding ding ding (shake hand above head, like you're ringing a bell)

Hurry hurry squirt the water (put hands out in front and pretend to be holding a hose)
Hurry hurry squirt the water
Hurry hurry squirt the water
Ding ding ding ding ding (shake hand above head, like you're ringing a bell)

Slowly slowly back to the station
Slowly slowly back to the station
Slowly slowly back to the station
Ding ding ding ding ding (shake hand above head, like you're ringing a bell)

Little Red Towtruck

Bumping up and down in my little red towtruck (bump child up and down on lap)
Bumping up and down in my little red towtruck
Bumping up and down in my little red towtruck
Having so much fun

One wheel's off and the axle's broken (shift child from right to left)
One wheel's off and the axle's broken
One wheel's off and the axle's broken
How we going to fix it?

We’re going to fix it with a hammer (have child
We’re going to fix it with a hammer
We’re going to fix it with a hammer
Having so much fun

Do we want to paint it a different colour? (let a child pick a colour)

We’re going to pain our towtruck _____
We’re going to pain our towtruck _____

We’re going to pain our towtruck _____

Having so much fun

Bumping up and down in my little red towtruck
Bumping up and down in my little red towtruck
Bumping up and down in my little red towtruck
Having so much fun

Smooth Road

We’re going down a smooth road, a smooth road, a smooth road (child is bounced nicely on caregivers legs)

We’re going down a smooth road, a smooth road, a smooth road

We’re going down a bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road (child is bounced a little harder on caregivers legs)

We're going down a bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road

We’re going down a rough road, a rough road, a rough road (child is bounced roughly on caregivers legs)

We’re going down a rough road, a rough road, a pothole (drop child gently between legs onto floor)

 

We’re Driving In My Car

We're driving in my car

We're driving in my car

Beep beep

Toot toot

We're driving in my car

We're driving very fast

We're driving very fast

Beep beep

Toot toot

We're driving very fast

We're driving very slow

We're driving very slow

beep beep

toot toot

we're driving very slow

Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round (rotate hands in circle)

round and round, round and round

The wheels on the bus go round and round

all day long

The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish...  (move hands from side to side)

The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep...  (pretend to beep a horn)

The children on the bus go up and down, up and down...  (stand up and down)

The babies on the bus go wa wa wa....  (put hands under eyes like you're crying)

The mommies on the bus go shh shh shh....  (put finger on lips)

Zoom! 
Zoom Zoom Zoom!
We're going to the moon
Zoom Zoom Zoom
We'll get there very soon
If you want to take a trip
Climb aboard my rocket ship
Zoom Zoom Zoom
We're going to the moon
In 5-4-3-2-1-Blast Off!

Feltboards
Vehicle Guessing Game
I have headlights and a steering wheel,
I tak e you near and far.
My horn says honk! and my engine says vroom!
Hop in! I am a (car)
I pull my cars along the rails,
I chug through sun or rain
My smokestack lets out a choo-choo!
Hop aboard! I am a (train)
I'll take you soaring in the sky,
We;ll reach the clouds and soon!
I come in bright colours, with a basket for you.
Hop in! I am a (balloon)
I have two wheels and a handlebar,
And pedals you will like.
You can ride me down the road.
Hop on! I am a (bike)
I have wings and an engine that roars.
My comfy cabins contain
Lots of seats where passengers sit.
Hop aboard! I am a (plane)
I have a great big cab and a loud horn,
And big wheels so I won't get stuck,
A giant trailer to carry big loads.
Hop aboard! I am a (truck)

Take a Trip
(tune of “twinkle twinkle little star”)
Take a bus or take a train
take a boat or take a plane,
Take a taxe, or a car,
Maybe near or maybe far
take a space ship to the moon
but be sure to come back soon.

Drive the Car
(tune of “Row row row your boat”)

Drive, drive, drive the car

Driving to and fro.

When the light is green we know

Tha now it's time to go.

Drive, drive drive the car

Driving through the town.

When the light is yellow we know

That it's time to slow down

Drive drive drive the car,

Driving to the shop

When the light is red we know

That now it's time to STOP!