Rhyming to Read: The Lion and the Unicorn

Opening Song	Welcome
Opening Activity	Bread and Butter Bread and Butter Marmalade and Jam Let’s say hello as quiet as we can (whisper hello)Loud as we can. Slow as we can. Fast as we can. High as we can. Low as we can. Nice as we can. Source: Jbrary
Rhyme	The Lion and the Unicorn The lion and the unicorn Were fighting for the crown The lion beat the unicornAll around the town. Some gave them white bread, And some gave them brown; Some gave them plum cake and drummed them out of town.
Sorting Activity	Dairy vs Grains I had the kids tell me if the picture fell into Grains or Dairy. I had a trick picture of a plum. They yelled fruit right away!
Matching Activity	Match the Rhyme I found some clipart that related to the rhyme. I then had the kids identify each piece while I hid them under the bread slices (not all pictured). The kids then played a game of memory.
Activity	Toast in the Toaster Toast in the toaster. Toast in the toaster. Getting Very hot. Tick tock, Tick, tock, Up I pop!
Battle of the Unicorns and Lions	I divided my group up into four teams. Two teams of unicorns and two teams of lions. I then gave each group a mason jar filled with heavy whipping cream. While I played the Rocky theme song, the groups had to see who could make their butter the fastest! The little kids went gaga for this. It does take some time with little kids’ strength! I strongly encouraged the adults to also shake the jar also.
Treat	We made butter! I then had white bread and brown bread (Technically I bought honey wheat. I wasn’t sure if all little kids enjoyed true wheat bread.) for them to enjoy their butter. I also had grape jelly as a stand-in for plums.

Scavenger Hunt – Mickey Mouse Edition

Our department loves to do scavenger hunts for the kids. They are so easy and great for program numbers. The schools recently had Spring Break and we decided on a Disney themed Spring Break week. Our Scavenger Hunt was inspired directly from The Ultimate Disney Party Book. Highly recommend for lots of ideas. A super awesome volunteer made our Mickeys and I laminated them.

Sweet Treats – Preschool

Introduction	Welcome – Bienvenidos
Book	Welcome
Action Rhyme	I Eat I eat apples- crunch, crunch, crunch I eat sandwiches- munch, munch, munch I eat lollipops- lick, lick, lick But I eat ice cream quick, quick, quick! Source: Music Makers for Kids
Book	If Snowflakes Tasted Like Fruitcake by Stacey Previn
ASL	Candy
Book	A Cooked-Up Fairy Tale by Penny Parker Klostermann
Action Rhyme	Sweet Candy Canes Tune: Are You SleepingCandy canes, Candy canes Are so sweet, Are so sweet. They are nice and minty. They are nice and minty. Good to eat. Good to eat. Source: Totally for Twos: Stories and Songs by The Mailbox
Action Rhyme	Baking a Pie The kitchen is so warm and nice. (hug self) And smells of apple pie and spice. (sniff) Five, four, three, two, one minute more — (count on fingers) Mother opens the oven door. (open pretend oven) And then she puts the pie on a rack. (set out pretend pie) Ummmm, when we eat it, our lips smack! Source: Busy Bees: Fun for Two’s and Three’s by Elizabeth Mckinnon
Action Rhyme	I Love Cookies I love cookies, I love cookies, I love cookies, thick and thin. I love cookies in my tum, I love cookies, yum, yum, yum. In my tum, yum, yum, yum – oh, I love cookies, I love cookies, I love cookies, thick and thin. Source: Busy Bees: Fun for Two’s and Three’s by Elizabeth Mckinnon
Action Rhyme	Pudding on a Plate Pudding on a plate, pudding on a plate (rock from side to side) Wibble, wobble, wibble wobble Pudding on a plate! Candies in a jar, candies in a jar (bounce up and down) Shake ’em up, shake ’em up Candies in a jar. Candles on a cake, candles on a cake Blow’em out, blow ’em out (baby: adult blows on baby) Candles on a cake. Source: King County Library System
Dance Song	Sticky Bubble Gum by Carole Peterson
Dance Song	I Feel Crazy So I Jump in the Soup by Laura Berkner
Cool Down	ABCs, Count to 15
Goodbye Song	It’s Time to Say Goodbye

Craft: Inspiration came from this craft.

Cookie Oven

Sweet Treats – Toddler

Introduction	Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed
Book	How Do Dinosaurs Eat Cookies by Jane Yolen
Nursery Rhyme	Do You Know the Muffin Man
ASL	Candy
Book	Count My Cupakes 1-2-3 by Joyce Wan
Finger Rhyme	Two Little Candy Canes Two Little Candy Canes (Hold up 2 fingers) Way up high on the Christmas tree? (point to the top of a tree) Two little candy canes winked at me (2 hooked finger/winking) I shook that tree as hard as I could? (wiggle body) And down came the candy canes (bring fingers down) Mmm, Mmm, they were good!! (act like your eating them) Source: King County Library System
Action Rhyme	Cupcakes The cupcakes are here, the cupcakes are there The cupcakes, the cupcakes are everywhere! The cupcakes are up, the cupcakes are down The cupcakes, the cupcakes are all around The cupcakes are in, the cupcakes are out The cupcakes the cupcakes are all about. Source: One Little Librarian
Action Rhyme	Let’s Make Jam! Tune: Ten Little IndiansLet’s all squish and squash some berries. Let’s all squish and squash some berries. Let’s all squish and squash some berries. Now we’ve made some jam!Let’s all spread it on some bread now. Let’s all spread it on some bread now. Let’s all spread it on some bread now. And now we’ll eat our jam! Source: Totally for Twos: Stories and Songs by The Mailbox
Action Rhyme	Andy Spandy Sugar and Candy Andy Spandy, sugar and candy All pop up! (stretch tall) Andy Spandy, sugar and candy All pop down! (crouch down) Andy Spandy, sugar and candy All pop in! (hug yourself) Andy Spandy, sugar and candy All pop out! (jump up with arms outstretched) Source: King County Library System
Dance Song	Jelly in the Bowl by Carole Peterson
Dance Song	Milkshake Song by Anne-Marie Ann
Cool Down	ABCs, Count to 10
Goodbye Song	Say Goodbye

Craft: Inspiration came from this craft.

Cookie Oven

Little STEAMers – Robots

Introduction	Welcome
Finger Rhyme	5 Shiny Robots Five shiny robots, playing marbles on the floor, One went home and then there were four, Four shiny robots, playing in a tree, One went home and then there were three, Three shiny robots with nothing left to do, One went home and then there were two, Two shiny robots, think of something fun, One went home and there was one, One shiny robot pretending to be a hero, His mother called him home and then there were zero Source: King County Library System
Book	Robot Zombie Frankenstein by Annette Simon
Action Rhyme	I Am A Robot I am a robot (march in place with robot arms) I am a robot Clank Clank (bend forwards and back at waist) Clank Clank (bend side-to-side at waist) ZZZZZZZZrt (raise arms up while shaking them) CRASH (Either fall, or “lose power’ or clap) Source: Future Librarian Superhero
	ACTIVITIES The purpose of this Little STEAMers was to introduce our patrons to new technology toys the library owns.
Craft 1:	Finger Robots I technically combined two different craft inspirations (Inspiration 1 and Inspiration 2)to come up with this little guy.
Activity 1:	Osmo If you are contemplating buying the Osmo…DO IT. They are so much fun. My coworker had to pull me away from it when I first tried it out. The kids LOVED this station and many parents inquired where they could purchase it. Osmo recently rolled out an edition for the Kindle (much easier on wallet than purchasing an Ipod).
Activity 2:	Code-a-Pillar Code-a-Pillar’s are also fantastic. I had toddlers and older kids interested in this device. Toddlers liked to chase it while my big kids tried to make different combinations with all the pieces. Super awesome as it starts to teach coding at an early age.
Activity 3/4	Little Bits and Snap Circuit These were two least popular stations, as well as the most in-depth participation to get working. I think my crowd was a smidgen young for them, but I wanted them out for guardians to at least know of their existence. There is also a Snap Circuit Junior. Both of them are super cool if you have the right age group for it.

Rhyming to Read: This is the Way the Lady Rides

Opening Song	Welcome
Introduction of Rhyme	This is the way the lady rides, Nim, nim, nim! This is the way the gentleman rides, Trim, trim, Trim! This is the way the farmer rides, Turot, Turot, Turot! This is the way the hunter rides. Galop, galop, galop, galop!For this part, we said the rhyme and did different movements for the each section. For the last galop, we would all fall down to the ground.
Die-Cut Horses	I had a volunteer cut out a different color die-cut horses. We made the horses make different galloping movements.
Rhythm	I handed out bells and we worked on different rhythms to the rhyme.
Dance Song	Galloping Country Style We galloped around the room.
Obstacle Course	I put hula hoops around the room and some random buckets. The kids had to run around the hula hoops and jump over the buckets. I played I am a Horse by Jeanie B.
Take-Home	I’m currently not in the mood for crafts, so I made a take-home food bar. I called it a Horse Bar and I put favorite food of horses. We had carrots, pretzels (as a substitute for hay), and marshmallows (as a substitute for sugar cubes). This was a big hit with the crowd.
Goodbye	It’s Time to Say Goodbye

Teddy Bear – Toddler

Introduction	Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed
Action Rhyme	Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, reach up high Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the sky Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your knees Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, sit down please
Book	Bear Hugs by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Nursery Rhyme	Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a Bear Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy Was he?
Book	Where is Bear? by Jonathan Bentley
Sign Language	Teddy Bear
Traditional Rhyme	This is Big, Big, Big/Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands
Action Rhyme	Hug Your Bear Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat Hug, Hug, Hug Your Bear Squeeze him very tight Hold him high and help him fly Then hug with all your might Source: Jbrary
Action Rhyme	Teddy Bear Dance Dance with your teddy upon your toes, Swing your little teddy, there he goes, Hug your little teddy, hold him tight, Kiss your little teddy and say goodnight. Source: Toddler Storytimes II by Dianne Briggs
Dance Song	My Teddy Bear by Super Simple Songs
Dance Song	Tiptoe Teddy Bear by Gorgiana Stewart
Cool down	ABCs, Count to 5
Goodbye Song	Say Goodbye

Craft:

Teddy Bear – Preschool

Introduction	Welcome
Book	George in the Dark by Madeline Valentine
ASL	Teddy Bear, Bed
Book	One Ted Falls Out of Bed by Julia Donaldson
Action Rhyme	If I Were a Happy Bear If I were a happy bear, I’d go ha! ha! ha! (laugh) If I were a sad bear, I’d go boo, hoo, hoo! (rub eyes) If I were a cranky bear, I’d go stomp,stomp, stomp! (stomp feet) If I were a scared bear, I’d go AHH! AHH!AHH! (scream) If I were a tired bear, I’d go zzz zzz zzz (pretend to sleep) Source: Miss Meg’s Storytime
Action Rhyme	There Was a Bear Who Loved to Dance Tune: BingoThere was a bear who loved to dance And TEDDY was his name O Left foot, tap, tap, tap Right foot, tap, tap, tap Both paws, clap, clap, clap And TEDDY was his name O There was a bear who loved to dance And TEDDY was his name O Turn, turn, turn around Turn, turn, turn around Turn, turn, turn around And TEDDY was his name O There was a bear who loved to dance And TEDDY was his name O Jump, jump, up and down Jump, jump, up and down Jump, jump, up and down And TEDDY was his name O Source: King County Library System
Action Rhyme	Hug Your Bear Tune: Row, Row, Row Your BoatHug, Hug, Hug Your Bear Squeeze him very tight Hold him high and help him fly Then hug with all your might Source: Jbrary
Dance Song	Dance With Your Teddy Bear by Greg and Steve
Dance Song	Tickle Tickle Teddy by Georgiana Stewart
Cool Down	ABCs, Count to 10
Goodbye Song	It’s Time to Say Goodbye

Craft:

Little STEAMERS – All About Me

Opening Song	Welcome
Nursery Rhyme	Where Is Thumbkin? (Start with hands behind back.)Where is thumbkin? Where is thumbkin? Here I am (Bring right hand to front, with thumb up.) Here I am. (Bring left hand to front, with thumb up.) How are you today sir? Very well, I thank you. (Wiggle thumbs as if they’re “talking” to each other.) Run away (Hide right hand behind back.) Run away. (Hide left hand behind back.)
Book	Happy In Our Skin by Fran Manushkin
Action Rhyme	Feelings Song Original Author Unknown (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)I have feelings, you do too, Let’s all sing about a few. I am happy, I am sad. I get scared, I get mad. I am proud of being me. That’s a feeling too, you see. I have feelings, you do too. We just sang about a few.Source: Kids Soup
Song	Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

ACTIVITIES

Craft: Trace Me!

Craft: All About Me

Source: Supply Me

Craft: My Fingerprints

Source: Buggy and Buddy

Soup – Preschool

Introduction	Welcome
Action Rhyme	The Soup is Boiling The soup is boiling up (bubble hands) The soup is boiling up (bubble hands) Stir it slow, around we go (stir) The soup is boiling up (throw hands and feet UP or pop up) Source: Storytime with Miss Tara
Book	There’s a Fly Guy in My Soup by Tedd Arnold
ASL	Soup
Book	There’s a Giraffe in My Soup by Ross Burach
Action Rhyme	This is the way We Make the Soup This is the way we make the soup, make the soup, make the soup (chop and stir motions). This is the way we make the soup, Chop, chop, stir. This is the way we add the potatoes, add the potatoes, add the potatoes (fling those potatoes into the pot). This is the way we add the potatoes, Chop, chop, stir. This is the way we add the leeks, add the leeks, add the leeks (drop the leeks into the pot). This is the way we add the leeks, Chop, chop, stir. This is the way we add the pepper, add the pepper, add the pepper (sprinkle the pepper into the pot). This is the way we add the pepper, Ahh, ahh, choo! Source: King County Library System
Action Rhyme	Purple Soup Stirin’ a purple soup Bop bop soup bop bop Stirin’ a purple soup-be-doobdoobdoo Purple Tomatoes, and purple tomatoes, And YOU are purple too! Cha cha cha cha. Source: Bus Songs
Action Rhyme	Silly Soup I’m going to make a silly soup. I’m making a that’s silly. I’m going to cook it in the fridge. To make it nice and chilly. In goes…a fox…a box…some sock…(rhyming words) Source: TES
Dance Song	I Feel Crazy Laurie Berkner
Cool Down	ABCs, Count to 15
Goodbye Song	It’s Time to Say Goodbye

Craft:

LIBRIONYIAN

LiBrionyian – n. the ramblings of a librarian named Briony

Rhyming to Read: The Lion and the Unicorn

Scavenger Hunt – Mickey Mouse Edition

Little STEAMers – Robots

Rhyming to Read: This is the Way the Lady Rides

Teddy Bear – Toddler

Teddy Bear – Preschool

Little STEAMERS – All About Me

Soup – Preschool