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Storytime for Growin' Beans!

Storytime with Growin' Beans with Ms. Allison is going digital! Join us online on the 1st & 3rd Friday of each month at 10 AM for a story & early literacy activity. We'll post resources for each storytime session below.

Ms. Allison likes to begin Storytime for Growin' Beans with "Open, Shut Them" by Hap Palmer.
Please watch the video for the song (& be spared from Ms. Allison's singing)!

Friday, July 16th, 2021: Farms

Today's story was I Love Ducklings by Roger Priddy. The story was read with permission from Priddy Books. No copyright infringement is intended. 

Craft Ideas
Duck Finger Puppets
Paper Plate Cow
Farm Sensory Play

Friday, Jul 9th, 2021: Arctic

Today's story was Polar Bear Morning by Lauren Thompson & Stephen Savage. The story was read with permission from Scholastic Press. No copyright infringement is intended. 

Craft Ideas
Walrus Handprint Art
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Paper Plate Arctic Fox
​Paper Bag Reindeer

Friday, July 2nd, 2021: Rainforests

Today's story was "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth by Eric Carle. The story was read with permission from World of Eric Carle / Penguin Random House. No copyright infringement is intended. 

Craft Ideas
DIY Rain Stick
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Jungle Slime
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Easy Monkey Banana Treats
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Paper Chain Snake

Friday, June 24th, 2021: Pets

Today's story was Some Pets by Angela DiTerlizzi & Brendan Wenzel. The story was read with permission from Beach Lane Books / Simon & Schuster. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
 Clothespeg Birds
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Handprint Fish
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Balloon Puppy
Pet Rocks

Friday, June 18th, 2021: Deserts

Today's story was Today's story was Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest by Gerald McDermott. The story was read with permission from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
 Wiggly Pasta Snakes
​Blooming Cactus
Tarantula Papercraft
​Paper Bag Crow

Friday, June 11th, 2021: Oceans

Today's story was I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry. The story was read with permission from Dial Books / Penguin Random House. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Paper Plate Jelly Fish
Handprint Crab
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Paper Plate Whale
​Ocean in a Bottle Experiment

Friday, April 23rd, 2021: Rain

Today's story was One Rainy Day by Shobha Viswanath, Ashwathy P.S., & Anusha Sundar. The story was read with permission from Annick Press. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Rainy Day Paper Umbrellas
Rainy Day Art
DIY Rain Stick

Friday, April 2nd, 2021: Bunnies

Today's story was Oh So Tiny Bunny by Daniel Kirk. The story was read with permission from Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Paper Plate Bunny Craft
​Handprint Bunnies
Bunny Ears Headband

Friday, March 19th, 2021: Pandas

Today's story was Xander's Panda Party by Linda Sue Park & Matt Phelan. The story was read with permission from Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Paper Plate Panda
​Endangered Animal Handprint
​Fork Print Panda

Friday, March 5th, 2021: Teeth

Today's story was How to Brush Your Teeth with Snappy Croc by Jane Clarke & Georgie Birkett . The story was read with permission from Red Fox Picture Books. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Giant Model Mouth
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Brush Your Teeth Craft
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Monster Teeth Brushing
​Lost Tooth Pillow

Friday, February 19th, 2021: Friendship

​Today's story was Friendshape by  Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld . The story was read with permission from Scholastic Press. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Paper Plate Heart Rainbow
Paper Hug
​Foam Heart Friendship Necklaces
Friendship Wreath

Friday, February 4th, 2021: Valentine's Day

Today's story was Apple Cake: A Recipe for Love by Julie Paschkis. The story was read with permission from HMH Books for Young Readers. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Valentine Crowns
​Yarn Paper Plate Heart

Paper Roll Heart Stamp
Crayon Valentines

Sign up for Be Mine Bundles!

Friday, January 15th, 2021: Penguins

Today's story was Baby Penguins Love Their Mama by Melissa Guion. The story was read with permission from Philomel Books/Penguin Random House. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Egg Carton Penguins
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Paper Plate Penguin
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Cotton Ball Penguin

Videos
​Penguin Dance
​Meet Three Peculiar Penguins
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All About Penguins

Friday, January 1st, 2021: Squirrels

Today's story was Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein. The story was read with permission from Nancy Paulsen Books​. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Acorn Paper Plate Craft
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Dixie Cup Squirrel Craft
​Squirrel Toilet Paper Roll Craft

Friday, December 18th, 2020: Winter

Today's story was Into the Snow by Yuki Kaneko & Masamitsu Saito. The story was read with permission from Enchanted Lion Books​. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Winter Snow Globe Place Cards
Magic Snow Recipe
Paper Plate Hibernation Craft

Friday, December 4th, 2020: Gifts

Today's story was "A Gift from Abuela" by Cecilia Ruiz. The story was read with permission from Candlewick/Penguin Random House​. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Fingerprint Keychain
Fingerpaint Tile Coasters

Artwork Candles

Friday, November 19th, 2020: Turkeys

Today's story was I'm a Turkey! by Jim Arnosky. The story was read with permission from Scholastic Press​. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Pinecone Turkey
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Turkey Cookies
Paper Bag Turkey

Friday, November 6th, 2020: Pumpkins

Today's story was Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins. The story was read with permission from Atheneum Books for Young Readers​. No copyright infringement is intended.

​Craft Ideas
Paper Plate Pumpkin
Scissors Skills Pumpkins
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Pumpkin Suncatcher

Friday, October 16th, 2020: Bats

Today's story was Morris... the Downside-Up Bat by H. R. Karpes. The story was read with permission from Sky Pony​. No copyright infringement is intended.

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Craft Ideas
Bat Hat
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Toilet Paper Roll Bat

Yarn Bat

Songs & Rhymes
TWINKLE LITTLE BAT
(tune: “Twinkle Little Star”)
Twinkle, twinkle little bat /
How I wonder where you’re at. Up above the world you fly /
eating bugs that flitter by. Twinkle, twinkle little bat, /
How I wonder where you’re at.
Source: Bayviews

Five Batty Bats
Were hanging ‘neath the moon.
“Quiet!” said the first.
“The witch is coming soon.”

“She’s green,” said the second,
“With a purple pointy nose.”

“Black boots,” said the fourth,
“Can scratch you – that I know!”

“I’m scared,” said the fifth.
“I think we’d better go.”

Five batty bats,
Escaped into the night.
“Dear me, ” said the witch.
“That’s a scary sight!”

Friday, October 9th, 2020: Apples

Today's story was One Red Apple by Harriet Ziefert & Karla Gudeon. The story was read with permission from Blue Apple Books. No copyright infringement is intended.

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Craft Ideas
Popsicle Stick Apple Core
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Apple Stamping
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Paper Plate Apple
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Recycled Apple Craft

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Songs & Rhymes
“Eat An Apple”
Eat an apple (bright right hand to mouth)
Save the core (close right hand in fist)
Plant the seeds (touch the ground)
And grow some more (extend arms up)
Credit: Storytime Katie

Way Up High in the Apple Tree
Way up high in the apple tree (point upward)
I saw two apples looking at me (point two fingers toward you)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (pretend to shake trunk of tree)
Down fell the apples, mmmmm, they were good! (rub tummy)

Friday, October 2nd, 2020: Colors

Today's story was Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry. The story was read with permission from Candlewick. No copyright infringement is intended.
​

Craft Ideas
​Coffee Filter Butterfly
​"Walking Water" Color Mix Experiment
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Paper Plate Rainbow
​No Mess Paint Mixing


Songs & Rhymes
Colors We Know
(Tune: Twinkle Twinkle)
Red and orange, green and blue, shiny yellow, purple too!
These are the colors that we know, way up high in the great rainbow.
Red and orange, green and blue, shiny yellow, purple too!
Credit: Storytime Katie

The Color Song
(Tune: This Old Man)
Red, red, red, touch your head,
Blue, blue, blue, tie your shoe,
Brown, brown, brown, touch the ground,
White, white, white, take a bite,
Black, black, black, touch your back,
Purple, purple, purple, draw a circle,
Pink, pink, pink, give a wink,
Grey, grey, grey, shout hurray!​
​Credit: Childhood 101

Friday, September 25th, 2020: Autumn


Today's story was Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson & Bucket Erdogan. The story was read with permission from Little Simon. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Leaf Rubbing
Fall Leaf Suncatchers
​Handprint Acorn Lacing
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Sticky Fall Tree
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Fine Motor Yarn Wrapping

Songs & Rhymes
Pumpkin on the Ground
sung to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground,
How'd you get so big and round?
You started as a seed so small.
Now you are a great round ball.
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground,
How'd you get so big and round?
Credit: Step by Step

Autumn Leaves
Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb

Autumn leaves are falling down, (Flutter fingers down)
Falling down, falling down.
Autumn leaves are falling down,
Falling on the ground.

The wind will blow them round and round (Walk in a circle)
Round and round, round and round.
The wind will blow them round and round
All around the town.

Take a rake and rake them up, (Pretend to rake leaves to the middle)
Rake them up, rake them up.
Take a rake and rake them up
All around the town.

Now let’s jump into the pile, (Jump into the circle)
To the pile, to the pile
Now let’s jump into the pile,
All around the town.
Credit: Sunflower Storytime

Friday, September 18th, 2020: Pirates

Today's story was Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett J. Krosoczka. The story was read with permission from Viking Books for Young Readers. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Captain Hook's Hook
Treasure Map
Craft Stick Pirate Ship
Pirate Sensory Bottle

Songs & Rhymes
If you're a pirate and you know it
Sing to "If You're Happy & Your Know It"
If you're a pirate and you know it, swab the deck (swish, swish)
If you're a pirate and you know it, swab the deck (swish, swish)
If you're a pirate and you know it, then you'll hear the sea winds blowin'.
If you're a pirate and you know it, swab the deck (swish, swish)

verses two and three
If you're a pirate and you know it, walk the plank (stomp, stomp)...
If you're a pirate and you know it, say ahoy: Ahoy! (with arm movement)...
Credit: Born Librarian

Ten Little Pirates
Ten little pirates stood in a row
hold up all ten fingers
They bowed to their captain so
lower and raise fingers
They marched to the left
march hands to left
They marched to the right
see above
They shouted yoo hoo! cup
hands over mouth
And gave their captain a fright act scared
cover mouth with hands
Credit: Born Librarian

Friday, September 11th, 2020: Grandparents


Today's story was I Love Grandpa by Lizi Boyd. The story was read with permission from Candlewick/Penguin Random House. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Craft Paper Plate Rosettes
Popsicle Stick Photo Flowers
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Mail-a-Hug
Salt Dough Hand Print Ornaments

Songs & Rhymes
Let's Go See Our Grandparents
Tune: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Let's go see our grandparents,
Take us there for a while.
Mommy and Daddy both need a break.
We'll play games and we'll stay up real late!

Oh, we want to thank our grandparents
For all the things that they do,
So it's time..to..say you're the best
And that we love you!
Credit: Mrs. Jones's Room

Grandparent's Day
Tune: This Old Man

Grandparent's Day, Grandparent's Day
Is a very special day!
With a great big hug (wrap arms around yourself)
A lots of kisses too (kiss your hand and throw it)
Each one says that I love you!
Credit: Mrs. Jones's Room

You are my Grandma/Grandpa
Tune:  You Are My Sunshine

You are my Grandma
You are my Grandpa
You make me happy when I’m  with you
You give good hugs and
You give good kisses
Hope you know how much   I Love You!
​Credit: Perpetual Preschool

Display Books (check out during Curbside Service):
I Love Grandpa
​Hope
Because Your Grandparents Love You
Grandma's Purse
Llama Llama Gram & Grandpa
Noodle Magic
My Grandparents
When Charley met Grandpa

Friday, September 4th, 2020: Cats

Today's story was Cat Knit by Jacob Grant. The story was read with permission from Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan. No copyright infringement is intended.

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​Craft Ideas
Paper Plate Sitting Cat
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Paper & Chalk Art Cat

Paper Bag Cat Craft
Toilet Paper Roll Cat

​Songs & Rhymes
Ten Little Kittens
Ten little kittens standing in a row
(Palms facing forward, fingers extended)
They bow their heads to the children so
(bend fingers forward and back)
They run to the left, they run to the right
(move fingers to alternate sides, wiggling fingers)
The stretch up tall with all their might
(stretch hands over head)
Along comes a dog, looking for some fun
(fingers of one hand resting on thumb, move hand towards other hand)
“Meow!” Away those kittens run!
(As you meow, open both hands with fingers extended, “run” hands behind back)
Source: Jen in the Library

Soft Kitty
Soft kitty, warm kitty
Little ball of fur
Happy kitty, sleepy kitty
Purr, purr, purr
Credit: The Big Bang Theory (TV Show)

I'm a Little Kitty from Jbrary

Display Books (check out during Curbside Service):
​What Will Fat Cat Sit On?
​I Am a Cat
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Big Cat, Little Cat
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Cat Tale
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How to Be a Cat
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Lola Gets a Cat
I Don't Know What to Call My Cat
Cat Knit

Friday, July 31st, 2020: Trolls

Today's story was "The Three Billy Goats Fluff" by Rachael Mortimer (Author) & Liz Pichon (Illustrator) The story was read with permission from Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

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​Craft Ideas
Troll Headbands
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Troll Hand Craft

Rainbow Popcorn
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Paper Plate & Chalk Art Troll Hair

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Songs & Rhymes
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Three little goats went walking (hold up 3 fingers)
one lovely summer’s day.
They crossed a bridge to get some grass (fingers walk up arm)
but a troll got in their way!
They tricked the troll and down he fell (dive arm)
into the water wet.
Now three little goats are getting fat (hold up 3 fingers)
and the troll hasn’t come back yet! (shake head)
Source: Library Bonanza


Troll (Monster) Pokey
(sing to the tune of the Hokey Pokey)
You put your *claws in,
You take your *claws out
You put your *claws in
And you shake them all about!
You do the wild rumpus
And you turn yourself about!
That’s what it’s all about!

*Horns
*Big feet
*Hairy self
Source: Library Bonanza

Can't Stop the Feeling from Trolls!

Friday, July 25th, 2020: Heroes

Today's story was "Elephant Joe, Brave Knight!" by David Wojtowycz The story was read with permission from Random House Books for Young Readers. No copyright infringement is intended. 

​Craft Ideas
Superhero Cuff Craft
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Captain America Shield
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Paper Bag Superhero
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Knight Collage

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Songs & Rhymes
Five Brace Superheroes
Five brave superheroes (hold up five fingers)
Ready to save the day. (hands on hips in ‘superhero stance’)
One flies off to chase a villain, (“fly” one finger behind back)
Up, up and away! (stretch arms up into the air, i.e. ‘flying pose’)
Count down from 4, 3, 2…
One brave superhero
Ready to save the day.
She flies off to chase a villain
Up, up and away!
Hooray for superheroes! (clap hands, shout hooray!)
Source: Sunflower Storytime

Superhero, Superhero, Turn Around
Superhero, superhero turn around
Superhero, superhero touch the ground
Superhero, superhero put on your suit
Superhero, Superhero put on your boots.
Superhero, Superhero, jump up high
Superhero, Superhero, fly, fly, fly
Superhero, Superhero, turn around.
Superhero, Superhero, please sit down.
Source: Jbrary

If You’re a Knight and You Know It
If you’re a knight and you know it –
swing your sword
If you’re a knight and you know it –
swing your sword
If you’re a knight and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a knight and you know it –
swing your sword
Other Verses
Giant – stomp your feet
Dragon – give a ROAR!!
Source: Storytime Bandit

Friday, July 17th, 2020: Mermaids

Today's story was Mermaid Dreams by Kate Pugsley The story was read with permission from Tundra Books. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Twirling Mermaid
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Sparkly Mermaid Slime
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Polka Dot Mermaid Tail
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Mermaid Scales Rocks


Songs & Rhymes
WAVES ON THE SEA
(Sung to the melody of Wheels on the Bus.)
The waves on the sea go up and down, up and down, up and down, the waves on the sea go up and down all day long.
The shark in the sea goes snap snap snap..
The fish in the sea go swish swish swish..
The boats in the sea go toot toot toot…
The gulls on the sea go swoop swoop swoop…
The mermaids in the sea go splash splash splash..
The waves on the sea go up and down, up and down, up and down, the waves on the sea go up and down all day long.
Source: Association of Children's Librarians

I’M A LITTLE MERMAID
(tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little mermaid swimming free, (Hands together, move back & forth to swim)
I have a friend ’cause you’re with me. (Thumbs to chest, pointers out, thumbs to chest)
When I get too warm I flip my tail (Fan face, flip one hand behind back)
And right into the water I sail. (Hands together, mime diving, then swimming)

Friday, July 10th, 2020: Wizards

Today's story was "Touch the Brightest Star" by Christie Matheson.
The story was read with permission from Greenwillow Books.
No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Craft Stick/Yarn Wizard
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Paper Roll Wizard
Magic Milk Science Experiment

Songs & Rhymes
Magic Finger
Magic finger in the air,
(Spin finger above head)
Magic finger in my hair,
(Twirl finger in hair)
Magic finger on my hips,
(Place finger on hip)
Magic finger on my lips.
(Place finger on lips and become quiet)
Source: Kidsparkz

Magic Wand Song

Friday, July 3rd, 2020: Fairies

Today's story was "Flower Wings: Marigold Makes a Friend" by Elizabeth Dennis &, Natalie Smillie. The story was read with permission from Simon Spotlight. No copyright infringement is intended.

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Craft Ideas
Paper & Rock Fairies
Paper Mushroom House
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Fairy Flower Crown
​Tooth Fairy Bottle

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Songs & Rhymes
Two Little Fairies
This is a variation on “Two Little Blackbirds”  
Two little fairies
Dancing on the lawn.
One named Faye,
And one named Fawn.
Fly away Faye.
Fly away Fawn.
Come back Faye,
Come back Fawn!

​Five Little Fairies

Friday, June 26th, 2020: Unicorns

​Today's story was "Uni the Unicorn & the Dream Come True"
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Brigette Barrager. The story was read with permission from Random House Books for Young Readers. No copyright infringement is intended.

Sign up for our Summer Reading Program!

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Craft Ideas
Unicorn Rainbow Craft
​3D Paper Unicorn
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Watercolor Salt Painting Unicorn
LEGO Unicorn
Unicorn Kinetic Sand

​Songs & Rhymes
 A Lovely Unicorn
tune of "If you're happy and you know it"
Oh, I wish I were a lovely unicorn.
Oh, I wish I were a lovely unicorn.
Oh, I'd frolic and I'd play.
And I'd dream the day away.
Oh, I wish I were a lovely unicorn.
Source: DLTK's Educational Activities for Kids

Uni the Unicorn Song on YouTube!

If You're A Unicorn...
(tune: If You're Happy & You Know It)
If you're a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn.
If you're a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn.
If you're a unicorn and you know it, then your magic will surely show it.
If you're a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn.

...stamp your hooves
...toss your mane
...twitch your tail
...prance around
Source: Adventures in Storytime (& Beyond)

Friday, June 19th, 2020: Dragons

Today's story was "You Don't Want a Dragon! by Ame Dyckman & Liz Climo. The story was read with permission from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. No copyright infringement is intended.

Sign up for our Summer Reading Program!

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Craft Ideas
Paper Plate Dragon Craft
D is for Dragon
Chinese Dragon Mask
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Cupcake Liner Dragon Craft
Lunar New Year Dragon
Dragon Egg
Dragon Eyes

​Songs & Rhymes
Dragon, Dragon
Dragon, dragon turn around.
Dragon, dragon touch the ground.
Dragon, dragon fly up high.
Dragon, dragon touch the sky.
Dragon, dragon swing your tail.
Dragon, dragon shake your scales.
Dragon, dragon give a "ROARRRRR!"
Dragon, dragon sit on the floor.
​Source: Adventures in Storytime

We are Dragons
(Use a scarf or other fabric)
We are dragons
We have wings (wave scarf like wings)
We can fly and do dragon things
We can breathe fire (hold scarf to your face and blow!)
Swish our long tails (wave scarf)
Travel for miles without leaving trails!
Roaring, soaring dragons fly (dance around and wave scarf)
And now it’s time for dragons to say goodbye.
Source: Pasadena Public Library

Friday, May 29th, 2020: Owls

Today's story was "Hootenanny! A Festive Counting Book" by Kimberly Ainsworth & Jo Brown. The story was read with permission from Little Simon (Simon & Schuster). No copyright infringement is intended.

​Craft Ideas
Scare Owl
Paper Bag Owl Craft
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Sponge Painted Owl
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Paper Plate Owl

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Songs & Rhymes
Owl in the Tree
(tune: Skip to My Lou)
Owl in the tree says, who, who, who
Owl in the tree says, who, who, who
Owl in the tree says, who, who, who
Who, who, are you? (point to a child and have them say their name)
​Source: Everything Preschool


Owl Hokey Pokey
(tune: Hokey Pokey)
You put your right wing in.
You put your right wing out.
You put your right wing in.
And you flap it all about.
You do the owl hokey pokey and you fly yourself around.
That's what it's all about.  Hoo, hoo!

Verses:
Left wing
Right claw
Left claw
Beak
Whole, feathered self​
Source: Ms. Hegna's Story Room

Friday, May 22nd, 2020: Donuts

 Today's story was If You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond. The story was read with permission from Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins Publishers). No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Make Donuts at Home!
​Paper Plate Donut Craft
Origami Donuts
D is for Donut


Songs & Rhymes
Song: D-O-N-U-T
(tune: BINGO)
I know a treat that has a hole
As you can plainly see.
D-O-N-U-T
D-O-N-U-T
D-O-N-U-T
Save a bite for me!
CHOMP!

I know a treat that has a hole
As you can plainly see,
(Clap) O-N-U-T 
(Clap) O-N-U-T
(Clap) O-N-U-T
Save a bite for me!
CHOMP!

Continue song, clapping for each disappearing letter.

I know a treat that has a hole,
But now where could it be?
(Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap
Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap
Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap)
And there's none left for me!
Source: Preschool Education

Friday, May 15th, 2020: Spring

Today's story was Flowers and Showers: A Spring Counting Book by Rebecca Fjelland Davis. The story was read with permission from Capstone Press. No copyright infringement is intended.
Our flannel board activity was from 
Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare/Step by Step

​Craft Ideas
DIY Kite
Egg Carton Flowers
Germinate Seeds/Grow Beans
Polka Dot Tulips
Spring Suncatchers

Songs & Rhymes
Fingerplay: “Here is a Bunny”
Here is a bunny with ears so funny (hold up index and middle fingers for ears)
And here is his hole in the ground (make a circle with the other hand)
At the first sound he hears, he pricks up his ears (extend two fingers)
And hops in the hole in the ground (fingers jump into the hole)
Credit: Storytime Katie

Be a Seed

"I'm A Dandelion"
(to the tune of "I'm A Little Teapot")

I'm a dandelion,
Oh, so small.  (crouch down)
I'm growing bigger;  (slowly rise)
Now I'm tall.   (stand up)

Soon my yellow blossom   (round arms over head)
Will turn to fluff.  (keep arms over head)
Along will come the wind   (sway from side to side)
With a great big huff.  (blow like wind)

Then my dandy seeds
Will dance around;   (wiggle finger in air)
Traveling to places, then
Floating to the ground.   (lower fingers to ground)
Credit: Adventures in Storytime (& Beyond)

Friday, May 1st, 2020: Press Here

Storytime for Growin' Beans with Ms. Allison is an online early literacy program from Pinson Public Library in Pinson, Alabama. Today's story was Press Here by Hervé Tullet. The story was read with permission from Chronicle Books. No copyright infringement is intended.

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Craft Ideas
International Dot Day Dot Gallery
Do a Dot Flower Craft for Kids
Hole Punched Hearts


Songs & Rhymes
Five Little Ladybugs 
Five little Ladybugs climbing up a door
One Flew away then there were four
Four Little ladybugs sitting on a tree
One flew away then there were three
Three little ladybugs landed on a shoe
One flew away and then there were two
Two little ladybugs looking for some fun
One flew away and then there was one
One little ladybug sitting in the sun
She flew away and then there were none
Source: Small Town Story Time Lady

​The Nuts: Polka-Dot Pants Dance (Music Video)

Friday, April 24th, 2020: The Earth Book by Todd Parr

Today's story was The Earth Book by Todd Parr. The story was read with permission from Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeders
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Recycled Paper Seed Balls
Plant a Poem, Plant a Seed

Songs & Rhymes
Once There was a Litter Bug
Tune:  “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
Once there was a litter bug
Who went from town to town,
Throwing out his garbage,
That landed on the ground.
The garbage grew so high
That when he turned around,
The litter bug got buried
And he was never found!
Source: Preschool Express

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Pick it up!
Tune: London Bridge
See the litter?  Pick it up!
Pick it up!  Pick it up!
See the litter?  Pick it up!
We’re not litterbugs!
​Source: Library Village

Friday, April 17th, 2020: A Parade of Elephants by Kevin Henkes

Today's story was A Parade of Elephants by Kevin Henkes. The story was read with permission from Greenwillow Books/Harper Collins Publishers. No copyright infringement is intended.

Craft Ideas
Elephant Finger Puppet
Paper Plate Elephant
Balloon Elephant Card

Songs & Rhymes
An Elephant Goes
An elephant goes like this and that (stomp one foot, then the other)
He’s terribly wide (hold arms out at sides)And he’s terribly fat (keep arms out at sides)
He has two fingers (wiggle index fingers)
And he has two toes (wiggle feet)
But goodness gracious!
WHAT A NOSE (use arm pretend you have a trunk)
Credit: Jen in the Library

“Elephant Walk”
Right foot, left foot, see me go (step with one foot, then other, sway side to side)
I am gray and big and slow (hold hands out to side on the word “big”)
I come walking down the street (keep feet stomping)
With my trunk and four big feet. (Make arm look like a trunk from nose).
Credit: Jen in the Library

Friday, April 10th, 2020: Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds & Peter Brown

Today's story was Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds & Peter Brown. The story was read with permission from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. No copyright infringement is intended. 

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Craft Ideas
Bunny Ears
Bunny Mask for Kids
Plastic Easter Egg Bunny Craft
Playdough Carrots

Songs & Rhymes
“Little Bunny”
There was a little bunny who lived in the wood. (hold up two fingers)
He wiggled his ears as a good bunny should (wiggle on head)
He hopped by a squirrel. He hopped by a tree. (hop, hop)
He hopped by a duck. And he hopped by me. (hop, hop over fist)
He stared at the squirrel. He stared at the tree. (stare, stare)
He stared at the duck. But he made faces at me! (stare, make faces)
Credit: Storytime Katie

I'm a Little Bunny
Sung to: "I'm a little teapot"
I'm a little bunny, with a cotton tail;
See me hopping down the trail,
When I see a carrot ---
My ears - they shake!
And then, of course,
A Bite I take!!!
CRUNCH!!!!!
Credit: Preschool Education

Bunny Pokey
Sung to: "Hokey Pokey"
You put your bunny ears in
(Place hands on head to make ears)
You put your bunny ears out.
You put your bunny ears in.
And you shake them all about.
You do the Bunny Pokey
And hop yourself around,
That's what it's all about!

Additional verses: "You put your bunny nose in, You put your bunny tail in, You put your bunny paws in"
​Credit: Preschool Education

Friday, April 3rd, 2020: Ping Pong Pig by Caroline Jayne Church

Today's story was Ping Pong Pig by Caroline Jayne Church. The story was read with permission from Happy House Inc./Penguin Random House Publishing. No copyright infringement is intended.
Our flannel board activity was Dirty/Clean Pigs, adapted from Mel's Desk.

Craft Ideas
Pig Paper Bag Puppet
Toilet Paper Roll Pig Craft

Songs & Rhymes
 “The Tail of a Pig” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The tail of a pig curls round and round… (circle finger round and round)
All through the mud.
The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink… (put hand in front of mouth like a snout)
All through the mud.
The snout of a pig goes root, root, root…(act with snout and hands like you are rooting through the mud)
All through the mud.
The hooves of a pig go run, run, run… All through the mud.
The ears of a pig go twitch, twitch, twitch… All through the mud.
(Credit: Recipes for Reading blog)

“I’m a Little Piggy” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little piggy
Short and stout
Here are my ears (point to ears)
And here is my snout (point to nose)
When I see the yummy food in my pail (put hand up over eyes like you are looking)
I oink, oink oink (oink!)
and wiggle my tail (wiggle your piggy tails!)
(Credit: Recipes for Reading blog)

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