Missed Storytime? Or Just Can’t Get Enough? We've Got You Covered!
Whether you’re a storytime regular looking to bring the fun home, or you missed a session (we missed you too!), Marissa put together everything she shared during Toddler Storytimes and Music & Movement Storytimes this October!
From toe-tapping songs to cozy read-aloud favorites and silly rhymes that’ll have everyone giggling, this list is your go-to for storytime magic—anytime, anywhere.
Check it out and get ready to sing, wiggle, and read along at home!
Books We Read
- One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler
- Hat On, Hat Off by Theo Heras
- Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
- M is for Mango by Atinuke
- Rosemary Long Ears by Susie Ghahremani
- Get Out of My Bath by Britta Teckentrup
- A Scrub in the Tub by Jan Thomas
- Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme by Betsy Bird
- How the Forest Feels Sensory Play Nature’s Way by Wendi Silvano
- We're Going On a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
- Wednesday is for Wiggling by Eva Wong Nava
- Bouncing Bunnies! By Fiz Osborne
- Cat's Colors by Airlie Anderson
- Five Green and Speckled Frogs illustrated by Constanza Basaluzzo
Songs and Rhymes We Shared
Library Letter Song
L.I.B.R.A.R.Y. it is Library Letter Time
La, La, Library Letter Time!
Action Rhyme: Put Your Arms Up High
Put your arms up,
Put your arms down low,
Put your arms in the middle and wiggle just so,
Put your elbows to the front,
Put your elbows to the back,
Put your elbows to the side,
And quack, quack, quack
Action Rhyme: Toast in the Toaster
I’m toast in the toaster,
I’m getting very hot,
Tick tock, tick tock,
Up I pop!
Song Cube
We roll the song cube to determine which song we sing each week!
I’m A Little Teapot
ABC’s
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Bubble Bath
Bubbly, bubbly, bubble bath (circle shakers)
Fill it to the top (raise shakers overhead)
Listen to the bubbly bubbles (circle shakers)
Pop! Pop! Pop! (shake three times)
Way Up High in the Apple Tree
Way up high, in the apple tree
Two little apples smiled at me
So I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down fell the apples
Mmmm! Were they good!
Rain on the Grass (with shakers)
Rain on the grass (shake on floor),
Rain on the trees (shake high),
Rain on the roof (hold above head)
But not on me (drop)
Sun on the grass
Sun on the trees
Sun on the roof
But not on me
Leaves on the grass
Leaves on the trees
Leaves on the roof
But not on me
We Play and We Stop (with instruments)
We play and we play and we stop
We play and we play and we stop
We play and we play and we play and we play
And we play and we play and we stop
We tap and we tap and we stop
We tap and we tap and we stop
We tap and we tap and we tap and we tap
And we tap and we tap and we stop
Can also use clap, shake, bounce, jump, stomp
Songs We Danced To
We used scarves, shakers, instruments, bubbles, fish puppets, bean bags, and a parachute to bring this music to life! Marissa loves adding props to music because doing so helps deepen our connection to music through movement, enhance our understanding of musical concepts like beat and tempo, develop our gross and fine motor skills, and promotes creativity, imagination, and social skills like teamwork and sharing!
- "Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes" by Super Simple Songs
- "Bean Bag Rock" by Kimbo's Children's Music
- "If You’re Happy and You Know It" by Nursery Rhymes 123
- "Milkshake Song" by Old Town School of Folk Music with Shakers
- "Open Shut Them" by Super Simple Songs
- "Silly Dance Contest" by Jim Gill
- “Splish Splash” by Joanie Bartels
- "Wave It Around" by La La Librarian
- "Shake It Like This" by Lah-Lah