Story Time Spice-ups
Little Mouse
For this you will need:
- A Flannelboard
- 4 felt houses – each a different color*
- Felt mouse*
Little Mouse, Little Mouse,
Are you in the (color) house?
Wind
For this you will need:
- A white cotton ball for each child
- A small square of blue paper for each child
Wind, wind, blow the clouds
Fast across the sky.
Blow the branches back and forth
In the trees so high.
Leaves Are Drifting
For this you will need:
- Paper Ellison leaves in fall colors – one for each child
The leaves are drifting softly down.
They make a carpet on the ground.
Then swish! The wind comes whistling by,
And sends them dancing in the sky!
Pea Soup
For this you will need:
- Small green pompoms
- A frying pan from the Dollar Store
One little pea jumped into the pot,
And waited for the soup to get hot.
Two little peas…etc,
Finally, the soup got so very, very hot
That all the little peas jumped out of the pot!
Kitten’s Lost Mitten
For this you will need:
- Flannelboard
- 8 Ellison mittens cut from felt:
- 1 of each color: red, yellow, brown, green, black, pink
- 2 blue mittens
My poor little kitten lost her mitten
And started to cry, “Boo-hoo!”
So I helped my kitten look for her mitten
Her beautiful mitten of BLUE.
I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Under my mother’s bed!
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored RED.
I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Under my father’s pillow.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored YELLOW.
I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Under the laundry so clean.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored GREEN.
I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Inside a grocery sack.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored BLACK.
I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Under the kitchen sink.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored PINK.
I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Inside my favorite shoe.
And this time, it was just the right mitten
For it was colored BLUE!
Songs and Finger plays:
Walking Through the Forest
Walking through the forest,
What do I see?
A squirrel – flip, flap!
Come and follow me!
Walking through the forst,
What do I see?
A crow – Caw! Caw!
Come and follow me!
Walking through the forest,
What do I see?
An Owl – Whoo! Whoo!
Come and follow me!
Walking through the forest,
What do I see?
A skunk – PEW! PEW!
Never follow me!
Dino Ditty
Here he comes just a stampin’ with his feet
Singin’ “Dino Ditty, ditty dum, ditty do.”
Searchin’ all around for something good to eat,
Singin’ “Dino Ditty, ditty dum, ditty do.”
He’s Huge! He’s Huge!
He’s Strong! He’s Strong!
Won’t be hungry very long!
Singin’ “Dino Ditty, ditty dum, ditty do.”
Tooty Tooty Tah
Thumbs Up (put your thumbs up)
(kids repeat)
Tooty Tooty Tah (shake your body)
Thumbs up, elbows back
Thumbs up, elbows back, feet apart
Thumbs up, elbows back, feet apart, knees together
Thumbs up, elbows back, feet apart, knees together, bottoms up
Thumbs up, elbows back, feet apart, knees together, bottoms up, eyes shut
Thumbs up, elbows back, feet apart, knees together, bottoms up, eyes shut, tongue out
Thumbs up, elbows back, feet apart, knees together, bottoms up, eyes shut, tongue out, turn around
Tooty tooty tah
Tooty tooty tah
Versions of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”:
Farm Animals
If you’re a cow and you know it, then say Moo. MOO! MOO!
Scary Monster
If you’re a monster and you know it wave your arms
…show your claws
…gnash your teeth
…stomp your feet
…growl out loud
Versions of “Heads, Shoulders”
Horns and fangs,
Knees and claws, Knees and claws
Eyes and ears and tail and paws
My Hand Says Hello (to the tune of “Farmer in the Dell”)
My hand says hello
My hand says hello
Every time I see my friend,
My hand says hello.
Other verses: the whole litany of body parts!
Finger Family Song
Tommy Thumb is up and Tommy Thumb is down
Tommy Thumb is dancing all around the town.
Dance him on your shoulders, dance him on your head,
Dance him on your knees, and tuck him in to bed.
Other verses: Peter Pointer, Toby Tall, Ruby Ring, Baby Finger
The Bubble Gum Song
Sticky, sticky bubblegum,
Sticky, sticky bubblegum,
Sticky, sticky bubblegum,
Stick it on your ______.
[pause]
Unstick!
(Then just keep repeating until you are tired of it. I have a whole leadup thing I do where we get out our pretend bubblegum, and then after we all throw our dirty pretend bubblegum in the trash. Good times.)