Baby Storytime: Courage/Bravery

Welcome Song

Sign Language
3-5 signs; Repetition, Positivity, & Consistency; approximations
Repeat: Book, Please, Thank you

Book
Cuddle Time by Libby Gleeson

Actions Song: I Can Make My Hands Go Clap (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)
I can make my hands go:
Clap, clap, clap (3x)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
They’re a part of me. (point to self)

I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my a-arms hug you close…

(Credit: Falling Flannel Boards)

Book
Superhero Me! by Karen Katz

Puppet Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout
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!

Repeat with:
Teeny weeny Spider (tiny pinching motion, for smaller spider)
Great Big (clapping, for larger spider)

Book
I Am So Brave! by Stephen Krensky

Egg Song
Superhero by Laurie Berkner – available on Youtube

Closing Songs
Bubble Song & Goodbye Song

Baby Storytime: Gratitude

Welcome Song

Sign Language
3-5 signs; Repetition, Positivity, & Consistency; approximations
Learn: Please Thank you Repeat: Book

Book
Monster Knows Please and Thank You by Connie Colwell Miller

Lapsit Rhyme: I’m Toast in the Toaster
I’m toast in the toaster, (bounce baby gently on lap)
And I’m getting very hot.
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (sway baby from side to side gently)
Up I POP! (lift baby up in the air)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Book
Thankful by Eileen Spinelli

Action Song: If You’re Thankful and You Know It (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re thankful and you know it, And you really want to show it.
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
Stomp your feet
Sign “Thank you!”
Do all 3

Book
Thank You, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony

Egg Song
Thankful by The Juicebox Jukebox – available on Youtube

Closing Songs
Bubble Song & Goodbye Song

Storytime: Courage/Bravery

Opening Songs  

Books
Superworm by Julia Donaldson (only at Lunch Bunch)

Morris Mole by Dan Yaccarino

Color Rhyme: Paw Patrol Colors
A fire hose on his back; A fireman’s helmet on his head: Marshall’s patrol vest is RED
With a nose meant to follow; He sniffs a scent that’s new; Chase’s patrol vest is BLUE
She flies in a helicopter; She jets off in a blink; Skye’s patrol vest is PINK
He loves a digger and a shovel; And a bath to feel mellow; Rubble’s patrol vest is YELLOW
He recycles and reuses; To keep the Earth clean; Rocky’s patrol vest is GREEN
With tanks for underwater; And a hovercraft in storage; Zuma’s patrol vest is ORANGE
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Book
Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy! by Jan Thomas

Ukulele Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider (A, E7)
The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout
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!
Repeat with:
Teeny weeny Spider (tiny pinching motion, for smaller spider)
Great Big (clapping, for larger spider)

Book
Boo! by Ben Newman

Music & Movement
Bear Hunt by SteveSongs – available on Youtube

Closing Song : You’ll Sing a Song and I’ll Sing a Song
You’ll sing a song and I’ll sing a song,
Then we’ll sing a song together.
You’ll sing a song and I’ll sing a song
In warm and summery weather.

Repeat with: clap your hands, stomp your feet, say “Goodbye!”

Craft
Bravery/Hero “Emblems”