Body and Senses Storytime

I’m trying a different format for the website. We will see how much I like it. This was my first storytime for our summer reading program. I did it specifically for our Picnic Storytime.

Introduction	Tickle the Sun Tickle the Sun. Tickle your toes. Clap your hands And tickle your nose. Reach up high. Reach down low. Turn around, And say hello! Source: Storytime Katie has a closing version she found on pinterest. I wanted an opening song, so my coworker reworked it to make an opening song.
Book	I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison
Flannel	Mr. Potato Head Template Source: Oopsey Daisy Mr. Potato Head, What Do You Need? by Shawn Wolf Mr. Potato Head, how will you see? I’ll give you some eyes so you can see me. Mr. Potato Head, how will you smell? I’ll give you a nose so you can smell well. Mr. Potato Head, how will you taste? I’ll give you a mouth so you can eat cake. Mr. Potato Head, how will you hear? I’ll give you some ears so you’ll know when I’m near. Mr. Potato Head, how will you touch? I’ll give you some hands so you can feel much. Mr. Potato Head, your head looks so bare. I’ll give you a hat with some crazy black hair. Mr. Potato Head, how will you run? I’ll give you some feet so you can have fun. Source: Read, Rhyme & Sing
Book	Spunky Little Monkey by Bill Martin Jr.
Stretch/Rhyme:	This is Big, Big, Big/Clap Clap Your Hands Clap, clap, clap your hands Clap them now with me Clap your hands, let me see Clap your hands with me Beep, beep, beep your nose Touch, touch, touch your shoulders Tap, tap, tap your knees Shake, shake, shake your feet
Traditional Rhyme	Toast in the Toaster
Nursery Rhyme	This Little Piggy
Action Rhyme	All of Me by Jessica McDonald My hands are for clapping (clap) My arms can hug tight. (hug) My fingers can snap (snap) Or can turn out the light. (cover eyes) My legs are for jumping (jumping) My eyes help me see (make binoculars) This is my body, (show outline of body) And I love all of me. (hug self)
Action Rhyme	Peal The Banana Form banana, form form banana. (Arms in banana shape.) Form banana, form form banana. Peel banana, peel, peel banana. (One arm down.) Peel banana, peel, peel banana. (Other arm down.) Go bananas! Go, go bananas! (Jump up and go bananas.) Go bananas! Go, go bananas!Form an orange, form, form an orange. (orange shape.) Form an orange, form, form an orange. Peel an orange, peel, peel an orange. (Lower one arm.) Peel an orange, peel, peel an orange. (Lower other arm.) Squeeze an orange, squeeze, squeeze an orange. (Squeeze your body) Squeeze an orange, squeeze, squeeze an orange. Form the apple, form, form the apple. (Lift arms above head.) Form the apple, form, form the apple. Slice the apple, slice, slice the apple. (Slicing movements.) Slice the apple, slice, slice the apple. (Slicing movements.) Eat the apple, eat, eat the apple. (Act like your eating) Eat the apple, eat, eat the apple. Form potato, form, form potato. (Form potato) Form potato, form, form potato. Peel potato, peel, peel potato. (Lower one arm.) Peel potato, peel, peel potato. (Lower other arm.) Mash potato, mash, mash potato. (Stomp, jump on floor) Mash potato, mash, mash potato. Form the corn, form, form the corn. (Lift arms above head) Form the corn, form, form the corn. Shuck the corn, shuck, shuck the corn. (Lower one arm.) Shuck the corn, shuck, shuck the corn. (Lower other arm.) Pop the corn, pop, Pop the corn. (clap hands) Pop the corn, pop, Pop the corn. Form banana, form form banana. (banana shape) Form banana, form form banana. Peel banana, peel, peel banana. (One arm down.) Peel banana, peel, peel banana. (Other arm down.) Go bananas! Go, go bananas! (Jump up and go bananas.) Go bananas! Go, go bananas!
Dance Song	Popcorn Barenaked Ladies
Dance Song	Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Traditional Song	ABCs
Goodbye Song	Tickle the clouds Tickle your toes Turn around And tickle your nose Reach down low Reach up high Storytime’s over So wave goodbye! Source: Storytime Katie