Big Movement Song (ETM): Looby Loo

Cluster Song (ETM): Mary's Wearing

Closing Song:  We Wave Goodbye Like This
To the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell"
Credit: Storytime Katie

We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye like this.
We clap our hands for all our friends.
We wave goodbye like this.

Welcome

Hello Song:  We Clap and Sing Hello
To the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell"
Credit: Storytime Katie

We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and sing hello!

Big Movement Song (ETM):  Clap Your Hands

Fingerplay: 5 Little Crayons
Credit: Storytime Katie

Five little crayons, waiting in a row.
The first one said, “I’m red, you know!”
The second one said, “I’m green like a tree.”
The third one said, “I’m blue like the sea.”
The fourth one said, “I’m yellow as the sun.”
The fifth one said, “Being purple is fun!”
Five little crayons, happy as can be,
Coloring pictures with you and me!

Letter of the Week: Tt
I like to introduce the Letter of the Week with a little something I call the "Magic Bag."  I made the "Magic Bag" with a sparkly holiday placemat that I purchased at Target a couple of years ago.  I fill the "Magic Bag" with various items that begin with the letter of the week.  We sing the "Magic Bag" song (that I made up on a commute to work the first day of preschool storytime) and I pull out the various items from the "Magic Bag."

"Magic Bag" Song
To the tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man?"
Credit: N. Lawton

Let's all look in the magic bag,
The magic bag, the magic bag.
Let's all look in the magic bag,
To find out what's inside.

Before the kiddos leave storytime, I provide them with a Letter of the Week handout that has activities that are based on ECRR II (sing, play, read, write, and talk).  Here is the handout:

Big movement song (ETM): Sing with Me

Action Rhyme:  Tall As a Tree
Credit: (C) Van Warren Publications; Preschool Express 

Tall as a tree. (Raise arms high over head.)
High as a house. (Stretch arms out wide.)
Thin as a pin. (Hold arms next to body.)
Small as a mouse. (Huddle down in squatting position.)

Book:  Bear Sees Colors​ by Karma Wilson

Action Rhyme:  Can You?
Credit: Sunflower Storytime

Can you hop like a rab­bit?
Can you jump like a frog? Can you wad­dle like a duck?
Can you wag your tail like a dog?
Can you fly like a bird?
Can you swim like a fish?
Can you sit back down and be still like this?

Flannel: Colorful Turtles
Credit: Departmental Flannel Library

Action Rhyme:  Busy Hands
Credit: Fingerplays and Action Rhymes
Adapted: N. Lawton

Hands on shoulders, hands on knees
Put them behind you if you please
Raise them up high in the air
Down at your sides, now touch your hair
Hands at the side now you may place
Touch your elbows, now your face
Raise hands high up as before
Now you may clap 1,2,3,4

Book:  Mouse Paint by Ellen Soll Walsh

1 on 1 Song (ETM): Mary's Wearing

Goodbye Song: We Wave Goodbye Like This
To the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell"
Credit: Storytime Katie

We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye like this.
We clap our hands for all our friends.
We wave goodbye like this.

Letter of the Week: S
I introduce the letter of the week by pulling items that begin with the letter of the week out of a sparkly bag that I made out of a holiday placemat from Target.  I call it the "Magic Bag" (because sparkles).  On the way to work this morning, I came up with a "Magic Bag" song.

Magic Bag Song
To the tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man?"

Let's all look in the magic bag,
the magic bag, the magic bag.
Let's all look in the magic bag,
to find out what's inside.

This week, I placed the following items inside of the magic bag: snake, scarf, square, and sunglasses.  I also have a letter of the week flannel set for each letter of the alphabet.  I like to put the letter of the week inside of the magic bag and I pull it out of the magic bag last.

I also give the kiddos a Letter of the Week handout for their caregivers that have ECRR II based activities (sing, play, read, write, and talk).  Here is the handout:

Action Rhyme: Can You?
Credit: Sunflower Storytime

Can you hop like a rab­bit?
Can you jump like a frog? Can you wad­dle like a duck?
Can you wag your tail like a dog?
Can you fly like a bird?
Can you swim like a fish?
Can you sit back down and be still like this?

Book: Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr.

Big Movement Song (ETM): Looby Loo

Action Rhyme:  Tickle the Clouds
Credit: Storytime Katie
​Adapted by Nicole Lawton

Tickle the clouds
Tickle your toes
Turn around
And tickle your nose
Tickle your shoulders
Tickle your knees
Tickle your chin
Sit down please

Flannel: Oh My Little Red Heart
Credit: Storytime Bandit

Oh, my little red heart, I love you.
Oh, my little red heart, I love you.
Oh, my little red heart, I love you.
Then the orange heart asks, “Do you love me, too?”

Book: Cat's Colors by Airlie Anderson​

1 on 1 Song (ETM): Mary's Wearing

Goodbye Song: We Wave Goodbye Like This
To the tune of The Farmer in the Dell
Credit: Storytime Katie

We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye like this.
We clap our hands for all our friends.
We wave goodbye like this.

Welcome and guidelines

Name Song (ETM) "Hi, I See You"
I had all of the participants (adults too) put on name tags and I sang about everyone.  The goal here was to create community!

Big Movement Song (ETM): "Looby Loo"

Cluster Song (ETM): "Hey, Hey, Look At Me"

Movement Prop Activity - Scarves

Big Movement Song (ETM): Clap Your Hands

Cluster Song (ETM): Mary's Wearing

Closing Song:  We Wave Goodbye Like This (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell" from Storytime Katie
We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye like this.
We clap our hands for all our friends.
We wave goodbye like this.