Jump and Move - A Storytime Outline

You always have wigglers in your storytime. No matter what. This is the perfect storytime for those little ones! This is also just a plain good theme to have for any day, especially those ones when you need to get up and move or else you turn into real slugs!

T = Toddler Storytime
P = Preschool Storytime

BOOKS

Busy Lizzie written and illus. by Holly Berry (T)

In a Small, Small Pond written and illus. by Denise Fleming (T)

The Cuddle Book written and illus. by Guido Van Genechten (T)
This book is adorable! Some moms actually began to cuddle their toddler during this story.

From Head to Toe written and illus. by Eric Carle (P)
The kids really liked matching the actions of the animals found in this book!

Wiggle written by Doreen Cronin and illus. by Scott Menchin (P)

Hop Jump written and illus. by Ellen Stoll Walsh (P)
Why jump and hop when you can dance?!

SONGS & RHYMES

Opening Rhyme: Open, Shut Them (T, P)
(follow actions)
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Lay them in your lap
Creep them, creep them up to your chin
Open your mouth wide, but don't put your fingers in!
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a big clap
Open, shut them
Lay them in your lap.

Bluebird Through My Window (T)
Bluebird, bluebird through my window,
Bluebird, bluebird through my window,
Bluebird, bluebird through my window,
Oh, Johnny (or Mommy/Daddy) I'm tired.

Continue with other colored birds, yellow, red, green, and etc.

Head and Shoulders (T, P)
(follow actions)
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Eyes and ears
And mouth and noes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes.

Repeat signing and moving at different speeds (slow and fast)

If You're Happy and You Know It (T, P)
(follow actions)
If you're happy and you know it
Clap your hands (clap your hands!)
If you're happy and you know it
Clap you hands (clap your hands)
If you're happy and you know it
Then your hands should surely show it
If you're happy and you know it
Clap your hands!

If you're happy and you know it
Stomp your feet (stomp you footsies!)
If you're happy and you know it
Stomp your feet (stomp!)
If you're happy and you know it
Then your feet should surely show it
If you're happy and you know it
Stomp your feet.

Continue with
"shout hooray!... then your voice should surely show it..."
"do all three (clap, stomp, hooray!)... then you should surely show it..."

Five Little Moneys Jumping on the Bed (T, P)
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
Momma called the doctor
And the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Four little monkeys jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
Momma called the doctor
And the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Count down to one monkey!

One little monkey jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
Momma called the doctor
and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Closing Rhyme: Touch Your Nose (T, P)
(follow actions)

Touch your nose

Touch your chin

That's the way this game begins

Touch your eyes

Touch your knees

Now pretend you're going to sneeze!

Aaachooooo!

Touch your hair

Touch one ear

Touch your two red lips right here

Touch your elbow where it ends

And that's the way this touch game ends.

FLANNEL BOARDS

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (T, P)

Traffic Light (T, P)

CRAFT

Butterfly Finger Puppets (T)
My library owns a die cut that is in the shape of a butterfly and includes a band cut in the midsection that is meant for a little finger to slip into to use it as a puppet. If you don't have one then find any butterfly shape, cut it out, and temporarily fold in half (without creasing it) and make two cuts horizontal to the tummy. When you lie the butterfly flat it has that ring band affect for the finger to slip into it. You can also crease the wings a little give them more flight, but I didn't on mine. The toddlers loved them!

Cup and PomPom Catcher (P)
To keep with the theme of movement, all the preschoolers got to make cup catcher. One end of a string was taped to the inside of the cup and the other end was tied around a fluffy pompom. Children had to jerk the cup to send the pompom flying and they had to try to catch in the cup. It was an AWESOME craft and everyone loved it!

SPECIAL ACTIVITY

Traffic Light (T, P)
I cut out a red, yellow, and green circle to make the "traffic light" image. I also used our die cutter to make letters that spelled out "stop," "slow," and "go" in the corresponding felt color. Once all of that the flannel board, we breifly talked about the meaning of the colors. Then we walked, ran, and stood in place pending the speed (fast, slow, stop) that I shouted. Everyone loved it!

PICTURE

Traffic Light flannel board,
created by Dorothy, WP-CC 2012