Thank you to everyone that attended storytime this week! Here’s a recap of the stories and songs shared in storytime.
This week’s theme was BUGS!
Books
If you enjoyed these stories, you might also like:
- Backyard Bugs by Jill McDonald
- I Love Bugs by Philomel Sturges
- I See a Ladybug by Alex Appleby
- Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! by Bob Barner
- Little Kids First Big Book of Bugs by Catherine Hughes
Rhymes and Songs
The Insect Song
(Tune of: The Wheels on the Bus)
The bees in the flowers go buzz, buzz, buzz – buzz, buzz, buzz – buzz, buzz, buzz.
The bees in the flowers go buzz, buzz, buzz all through the day.
The butterflies in the sky go flutter, flutter, flutter – flutter, flutter, flutter – flutter, flutter, flutter.
The butterflies in the sky go flutter, flutter, flutter all through the day.
The ants in the grass go march, march, march – march, march, march – march, march, march.
The ants in the grass go march, march, march all through the day.
The spiders on the web go spin, spin, spin – spin, spin, spin – spin, spin, spin.
The spiders on the web go spin, spin, spin all through the day.
The fireflies at night go blink, blink, blink – blink, blink, blink – blink, blink, blink.
The fireflies at night go blink, blink, blink all through the night!
Two Little Bumble Bees
Two little bumble bees sitting on a hill.
One named Jack and the other named Jill.
Fly away Jack!
Flay away Jill!
Come back Jack!
Come back Jill!
Two little bumble bees sitting on a cloud.
One named quiet and the other named loud.
Fly away quiet!
Fly away loud!
Come back quiet!
Come back loud!
Five Hungry Ants
Five hungry ants marching in a line, came upon a picnic where they could dine.
They marched into salad, they marched into cake.
They marched into black pepper!
UH-OH! That was a mistake!
AHHHHH-CHOOOOO!
(Repeat with 4, 3, 2 and 1)
Literacy Tip
Trying new fingerplays or action rhymes is fun for your toddler, but don’t forget the old favorites. Repeated play is important for learning. Be sure to keep incorporating familiar fingerplays or action rhymes along with new ones. Tip courtesy of: Center for Early Literacy Learning/CELL (earlyliteracylearning.org)
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