Welcome Song: Clap and Sing Hello (to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell)
We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at story time,
We clap and sing hello!
We wave and sing hello // We stomp and sing hello
Source: Storytime Katie
Song: Ten Little Bubbles (to the tune of 10 Little Indians)
One little, two little, three little bubbles,
Four little, five little, six little bubbles,
Seven little, eight little, nine little bubbles,
Ten little bubbles go POP! (clap)
Pop, pop, pop the bubbles, (clap hands rapidly)
Pop, pop, pop the bubbles,
Pop, pop, pop the bubbles,
Ten little bubbles go POP! (clap over head)
Book: A New House for Mouse by Petr Horácek
A little mouse finds an apple but it’s too big to fit in her current home so she sets off to find a bigger house. The kids really enjoyed this one today !
Flannel: Five Little Apples
Five little apples lying on the floor,
One rolled away and that left four.
Four little apples hanging on a tree,
I picked one off and now there are three.
Three little apples and I know just what to do!
I put one in my pocket and now there are two.
Two little apples sitting in the sun,
I’ll pick one up and now there is one.
One little apple waiting in my lunch,
I’ll eat it up with a crunch, crunch, crunch!
Source: King County Library System
Action Rhyme: “Pumpkin Pumpkin” (to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (hold arms wide at sides)
Once you were a seed so small, (pinch fingers together)
Now you are a great big ball. (make a big circle overhead)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (hold arms wide at sides)
Source: SurLaLune Storytime
Song/Scarves: Popcorn Kernels (to the tune of Frere Jacques; sing each line twice)
Popcorn kernels, (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot. (make scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching them in their fists)
Shake them, shake them, shake them, (shake)
’til they POP! (throw scarves into the air)
Source: Jbrary
Song/Scarves: One Bright Scarf (to the tune of 10 Little Indians)
One bright scarf waiting for the wind to blow, (hold in hand)
Wiggle it high, (wiggle above head)
Wiggle it low, (wiggle by knees)
Shake it fast, (shake fast)
Shake it slow, (shake slow)
Put it behind your back. (put scarf behind your back)
Where did it go? (bring out empty hands; shrug)
Source: Jbrary
Song/Scarves: We Wave Our Scarves Together (to the tune of For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow)
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
Because it’s fun to do!
We wave them high, (sing/wave high)
We wave them low, (sing/wave low)
We wave them in the middle,
Because it’s fun to do!
We throw our scarves together,
We throw our scarves together,
We throw our scarves together,
Because it’s fun to do!
We throw them high, (throw/sing high)
We throw them low, (throw/sing low)
We throw them in the middle,
Because it’s fun to do!
Source: Jbrary
Book: Little Apple Goat by Caroline Jayne Church
A little goat prefers apples, pears and cherries from the orchard to trash and leftovers. After she enjoys her treats she spits the seeds over the bushes. After a big storm blows away the orchard, the farm animals are sad. But that autumn a new orchard grows! How did it get there??
I always have to go back and kind of explain to the kids how Little Apple Goat spitting the seeds over the bushes grew the new orchard but I still love reading it. The illustrations are darling.
Song: Picking Apples (to the tune of Where Is Thumbkin?)
Picking apples, picking apples (pick apples off tree)
‘Til we’re done, ’til we’re done.
Picking all the apples,
Picking all the apples,
‘Til we’re done, ’til we’re done.
Climb a ladder, climb a ladder, (climb ladder)
In a tree, in a tree.
Hello, everybody, (wave)
Hello, everybody,
Look at me! Look at me! (point to self)
Stirring applesauce, stirring applesauce, (stir)
Swish, swish, swish; swish, swish, swish.
Stirring all the applesauce, stirring all the applesauce,
In a pot, in a pot.
Eating applesauce, eating applesauce, (pretend to eat)
Yum, yum, yum; yum, yum, yum. (rub tummy)
Eating all the applesauce, (pretend to eat)
Eating all the applesauce,
Now we’re done, now we’re done.
Source: The Teacher’s Guide
Egg Shakers: Shake It by Sally’s Music Circle
Book: Apples & Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell; illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell
A little girl visits the farm with her family and picks apples and pumpkins.
Song: Have You Ever Seen a Pumpkin? (to the tune of Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?)
Have you ever seen a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin, (hands over eyes)
Have you ever seen a pumpkin that grows on a vine? (raise hands over head)
A round one, (circle arms over head)
A tall one, (stretch arms over head)
A fat one, (arms out at sides)
A small one, (pinch fingers together)
Have you ever seen a pumpkin that grows on a vine? (raise hands over head)
Source: Johnson County Library
Song: Baby Shark
Baby shark do do do do do do (shark mouth with two fingers)
Baby shark do do do do do do
Baby shark do do do do do do
Baby shark
Other verses:
Mama Shark (shark mouth with hands connected at the wrists)
Daddy Shark (shark mouth with whole arms)
Grandma Shark (shark mouth like mama shark but with fists)
Shark attack (snap arms overhead)
Swim away (swimming motion with arms)
Safe at last (jazz hands)
Source: Adapted from Kindergarten Nation
Closing Song: It’s Time to Say Goodbye to All Our Friends (to the tune of She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain When She Comes)
It’s time to say goodbye to all our friends, “Goodbye!” (tap knees)
It’s time to say goodbye to all our friends, “Goodbye!”
It’s time to say goodbye,
Wave your hands and wink your eye, (wave, wink)
Now it’s time to say goodbye to all our friends, “Goodbye!”
Source: Sunflower Storytime
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