Lap Sit Week of 2/12/2018

If You’re Ready for a Story

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

Big Big Big

This is big big big, this is small small small

This is short short short, this is tall tall tall

This is fast fast fast, this is slow slow slow

This is yes yes yes, this is no no no

ABCs

Open/Shut Them

Open shut them, open shut them

Give a little clap clap clap clap

Open shut them, open shut them

Put them in your lap lap lap

Creep them crawl them, creep them crawl them

Right up to your chinny chin chin

Open wide your little mouth- but do not let them in!

Group Reading- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.

Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout

Down came the rain and washed the spider out

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain

And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again

One Little, Two Little

One little, two little, three little hearts

Four little, five little, six little hearts

seven little, eight little, nine little hearts

Ten little hearts and a kiss!

Lift One Foot

Lift one foot and then the other

Lift one foot and then the other

Lift one foot and then the other

Lift them both together

Lift one arm and then the other

Lift one arm and then the other

Lift one arm and then the other

Lift them both together

She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw) She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw) She'll be coming around the mountain She'll be coming around the mountain [She'll be riding six white horses, We'll all go out to meet her]

Book #2- Whose Nose? by Fiona Munroe

Acka Backa

Acka backa soda cracker, acka backa boo

Acka backa soda cracker- I love you!

Acka backa soda cracker, acka backa boo

Acka backa soda cracker- up goes you!

Roly Poly

Roly poly, roly poly

Out out out, out out out

Roly roly poly, roly roly poly

In in in, in in in

Roly poly, roly poly

Fast fast fast, fast fast fast

Roly roly poly, roly roly poly

Slow slow slow, slow slow slow

Hippopotamus on a City Bus

A hip, a hip, a hippopotamus

Got on, got on, got on a city bus

And all, and all, and all the people said

You’re squishing us!

A cow, a cow, a cow got on the bus

and all, and all, and all the people said

Mooove over!

A sheep, a sheep, a sheep got on the bus

And all, and all, and all the people said

Move baaaack!

from Jbrary

Bubbles in the Air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles in the air, there are bubbles in the air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way up high, way up high in the sky

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

There are bubbles way down low, and they tickle on your toes

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

from Jbrary

Bubbles

Goodbye Song

Storytime is over now, over now, over now

Storytime is over now- see you next time!

Lap Sit Week of 2/5/2018

If You’re Ready for a Story

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

Big Big Big

This is big big big, this is small small small

This is short short short, this is tall tall tall

This is fast fast fast, this is slow slow slow

This is yes yes yes, this is no no no

ABCs

Open/Shut Them

Open shut them, open shut them

Give a little clap clap clap clap

Open shut them, open shut them

Put them in your lap lap lap

Creep them crawl them, creep them crawl them

Right up to your chinny chin chin

Open wide your little mouth- but do not let them in!

Group Reading- Peek-a-Who? by Nina Laden

Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round

Round and round, round and round

The wheels on the bus go round and round

All through the town

(Repeat with kids on the bus go up and down, grown-ups on the bus go shh shh shh, etc.)

Sign of the Week: eat, more

We Ask to Eat Like This

We ask to eat like this, we ask to eat like this

If we're hungry and want some food, we ask to eat like this

We ask for more like this, we ask for more like this

If we're still hungry and want some more, we ask for more like this

Adapted from Jbrary

She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain

She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw)

She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw)

She'll be coming around the mountain

She'll be coming around the mountain

[She'll be riding six white horses, We'll all go out to meet her]

She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw)

from Jbrary

Book #2- I Like to Squeak! How Do You Speak?

Doggie’s Got a Flea

1, 2, 3 doggie’s got a flea

1, 2, 3 now it’s on me

It’s on my nose, it’s on my toes

It’s on my ear, it’s over here! (tickle)

from Jbrary

Bumping Up and Down

Bumping up and down in my little red wagon

Bumping up and down in my little red wagon

Bumping up and down in my little red wagon

Won’t you be my darling?

One wheel’s off and the axel’s broken

One wheel’s off and the axel’s broken

One wheel’s off and the axel’s broken

Won’t you be my darling?

I Know a Chicken + egg shakers

from Laurie Berkner's CD "Whaddya Think of That?"

Bubbles in the Air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles in the air, there are bubbles in the air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way up high, way up high in the sky

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

There are bubbles way down low, and they tickle on your toes

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

from Jbrary

Bubbles

Goodbye Song

Storytime is over now, over now, over now

Storytime is over now- see you next time!

Lap Sit Week of 1/29/2018

If You’re Ready for a Story

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

Big Big Big

This is big big big, this is small small small

This is short short short, this is tall tall tall

This is fast fast fast, this is slow slow slow

This is yes yes yes, this is no no no

ABCs

Open/Shut Them

Open shut them, open shut them

Give a little clap clap clap clap

Open shut them, open shut them

Put them in your lap lap lap

Creep them crawl them, creep them crawl them

Right up to your chinny chin chin

Open wide your little mouth- but do not let them in!

Group Reading- I Kissed the Baby by Mary Murphy

Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout

Down came the rain and washed the spider out

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain

And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again

Sign of the Week: Stop

from Baby Sign Language

Bounce Our Babies

We bounce and bounce and bounce and stop

We bounce and bounce and bounce and stop

We bounce and bounce and bounce and stop

We bounce our babies to the top!

We rock and rock and rock and stop

We rock and rock and rock and stop

We rock and rock and rock and stop

We rock our babies to the top

We tickle and tickle and tickle and stop

We tickle and tickle and tickle and stop

We tickle and tickle and tickle and stop

We tickle our babies to the top

from Jbrary

Our Little Baby

Our little baby loves dancing, dancing

Our little baby loves turning round.

Our little baby loves to boogie on down.

Our little baby loves dancing, dancing

Lean to the left,

Lean to the right

Hug that baby nice and tight

from Jbrary

Book #2- In My Tree

Roly Poly

Roly poly, roly poly

Out out out, out out out

Roly roly poly, roly roly poly

In in in, in in in

Roly poly, roly poly

Fast fast fast, fast fast fast

Roly roly poly, roly roly poly

Slow slow slow, slow slow slow

What Shall We Do with Lazy Baby?

*feel free to substitute your own baby’s name

What shall we do with lazy baby

What shall we do with lazy baby

What shall we do with lazy baby

Early in the morning

Roll him/her on the bed and tickle all over

Roll him/her on the bed and tickle all over

Roll him/her on the bed and tickle all over

Early in the morning

Heave ho and up she/he rises

Heave ho and up she/he rises

Heave ho and up she/he rises

Early in the morning

from Jbrary

Slowly, Slowly

Slowly, slowly very slowly creeps the garden snail

Slowly, slowly very slowly up the garden rail

Quickly, quickly very quickly runs the little mouse

Quickly, quickly very quickly to his little house

Bubbles in the Air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles in the air, there are bubbles in the air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way up high, way up high in the sky

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

There are bubbles way down low, and they tickle on your toes

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

from Jbrary

Bubbles

Goodbye Song

Storytime is over now, over now, over now

Storytime is over now- see you next time!

Lap Sit Week of 1/22/2018

If You’re Ready for a Story

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

Big Big Big

This is big big big, this is small small small

This is short short short, this is tall tall tall

This is fast fast fast, this is slow slow slow

This is yes yes yes, this is no no no

ABCs

Open/Shut Them

Open shut them, open shut them

Give a little clap clap clap clap

Open shut them, open shut them

Put them in your lap lap lap

Creep them crawl them, creep them crawl them

Right up to your chinny chin chin

Open wide your little mouth- but do not let them in!

Group Reading- Where Is Baby's Belly Button? by Karen Katz

Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round

Round and round, round and round

The wheels on the bus go round and round

All through the town

(Repeat with kids on the bus go up and down, grown-ups on the bus go shh shh shh, etc.)

Sign of the Week- Sit

From Baby Sign Language

Three Jellyfish

Three jellyfish, three jellyfish

Three jellyfish, sitting on a rock

One jellyfish jumped off!

How many jellyfish were left?

[repeat until jellyfish are all gone]

From Kathy MacMillan's YouTube channel

Our Little Baby Loves Dancing

Our little baby loves dancing, dancing

Our little baby loves turning round.

Our little baby loves to boogie on down.

Our little baby loves dancing, dancing

Lean to the left,

Lean to the right

Hug that baby nice and tight

Adapted from Jbrary

Grr Grr Went the Big Brown Bear

Grr grr went the big brown bear one day

Grr grr went the big brown bear

Grr grr went the big brown bear one day

And the bear went grr grr grr

But- we know bears go huggy huggy hug

Huggy huggy hug, huggy huggy hug

We know bears go huggy huggy hug

They don't go grr grr grr

Slowly, Slowly

Slowly, slowly very slowly creeps the garden snail

Slowly, slowly very slowly up the garden rail

Quickly, quickly very quickly runs the little mouse

Quickly, quickly very quickly to his little house

Popcorn Kernels + Scarves

Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels

In the pot, in the pot

Shake them shake them shake them, shake them shake them, shake them

‘Til they pop! “Til they pop!

from Jbrary

Let's Go Riding On an Elevator

Let's go riding on an elevator,

Elevator, elevator,

Come along with me!

Let's go riding on an elevator,

First floor, Second floor, Third floor, Fourth floor, Fifth floor,

And.... down-down-down-down-down.

From Jbrary

Bubbles in the Air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles in the air, there are bubbles in the air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way up high, way up high in the sky

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

There are bubbles way down low, and they tickle on your toes

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

from Jbrary

Bubbles

Goodbye Song

Storytime is over now, over now, over now

Storytime is over now- see you next time!

Lap Sit Week of 1/15/2018

If You’re Ready for a Story

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

Big Big Big

This is big big big, this is small small small

This is short short short, this is tall tall tall

This is fast fast fast, this is slow slow slow

This is yes yes yes, this is no no no

ABCs

Open/Shut Them

Open shut them, open shut them

Give a little clap clap clap clap

Open shut them, open shut them

Put them in your lap lap lap

Creep them crawl them, creep them crawl them

Right up to your chinny chin chin

Open wide your little mouth- but do not let them in!

Group Reading- Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout

Down came the rain and washed the spider out

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain

And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again

Sign of the Week: Jump

from Baby Sign Language

Grr Grr Went the Big Brown Bear

Grr grr went the big brown bear one day

Grr grr went the big brown bear

Grr grr went the big brown bear one day

And the bear went grr grr grr

But- we know bears go huggy huggy hug

Huggy huggy hug, huggy huggy hug

We know bears go huggy huggy hug

They don't go grr grr grr

Jump jump went the little red squirrel one day

Jump jump went the little red squirrel

Jump jump went the little red squirrel one day

And the squirrel went jump jump jump

But- we know squirrels go rub a dub a dub

Rub a dub a dub, rub a dub a dub

We know squirrels go rub a dub a dub

They don't go jump jump jump

from Jbrary

Mama's Little Baby

* We sang "our little baby" instead, because our storytime groups have such diverse caregivers

Mama's little baby loves dancing, dancing

Mama's little baby loves turning round.

Mama's little baby loves to boogie on down.

Mama's little baby loves dancing, dancing

Lean to the left,

Lean to the right

Hug that baby nice and tight

from Jbrary

Book #2- My First Peekaboo Animals by Eric Carle

Bumping Up and Down

Bumping up and down in my little red wagon

Bumping up and down in my little red wagon

Bumping up and down in my little red wagon

Won’t you be my darling?

One wheel’s off and the axel’s broken

One wheel’s off and the axel’s broken

One wheel’s off and the axel’s broken

Won’t you be my darling?

Roly Poly

Roly poly, roly poly

Out out out, out out out

Roly roly poly, roly roly poly

In in in, in in in

Roly poly, roly poly

Fast fast fast, fast fast fast

Roly roly poly, roly roly poly

Slow slow slow, slow slow slow

Bouncing, Bouncing

Bouncing, bouncing baby on my knee

Bouncing, bouncing 1, 2, 3 (hug, tickle, lift, etc.)

(Repeat with rocking, clapping, stomping, etc.)

from Jbrary

Bubbles in the Air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles in the air, there are bubbles in the air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way up high, way up high in the sky

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

There are bubbles way down low, and they tickle on your toes

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

from Jbrary

Bubbles

Goodbye Song

Storytime is over now, over now, over now

Storytime is over now- see you next time!

Lap Sit Storytime Week of 1/8/2018

I'm so happy to be back at storytime for 2018! Here's what we were up to this week:

If You’re Ready for a Story

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story clap your hands (clap clap)

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story stomp your feet (stomp stomp)

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story

If you’re ready for a story wave hello (hi everyone)

Big Big Big

This is big big big, this is small small small

This is short short short, this is tall tall tall

This is fast fast fast, this is slow slow slow

This is yes yes yes, this is no no no

ABCs

Open/Shut Them

Open shut them, open shut them

Give a little clap clap clap clap

Open shut them, open shut them

Put them in your lap lap lap

Creep them crawl them, creep them crawl them

Right up to your chinny chin chin

Open wide your little mouth- but do not let them in!

Group Reading- Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin, Jr.

Wheels on the Bus

Sign of the Week: Bear

From Baby Sign Language

Grr Grr Went the Big Brown Bear

Grr grr went the big brown bear one day

Grr grr went the big brown bear

Grr grr went the big brown bear one day

And the bear went grr grr grr

But- we know bears go huggy huggy hug

Huggy huggy hug, huggy huggy hug

We know bears go huggy huggy hug

They don't go grr grr grr

Wake Up Feet

This is from Jbrary, but I forgot the words the first class of the week and just stuck with my modified version

Wake up feet, wake up feet

Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

Wake up feet, wake up feet

Wake up feet and wiggle wiggle wiggle

Bumping Up and Down

Bumping up and down in my little red wagon

Bumping up and down in my little red wagon

Bumping up and down in my little red wagon

Won’t you be my darling?

One wheel’s off and the axel’s broken

One wheel’s off and the axel’s broken

One wheel’s off and the axel’s broken

Won’t you be my darling?

Book #2- Do Cows Meow? by Salina Yoon

Hippopotamus on a City Bus

A hip, a hip, a hippopotamus

Got on, got on, got on a city bus

And all, and all, and all the people said

You’re squishing us!

A cow, a cow, a cow got on the bus

and all, and all, and all the people said

Mooove over!

A sheep, a sheep, a sheep got on the bus

And all, and all, and all the people said

Move baaaack!

from Jbrary

Egg Shakers + Shaking Like a Leafy Tree

from the CD "Racing to the Rainbow" by The Wiggles

Can You Shake Along with Me

Can you shake along with me?

Along with me, along with me,

Can you shake along with me?

Put your shaker on your... knee

[Repeat with different body parts]

from Jbrary

Bubbles in the Air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles in the air, there are bubbles in the air

There are bubbles in the air, in the air

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way up high, way up high in the sky

There are bubbles way up high, way up high

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

There are bubbles way down low, and they tickle on your toes

There are bubbles way down low, way down low

from Jbrary

Bubbles

Goodbye Song

Storytime is over now, over now, over now

Storytime is over now- see you next time!