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

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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

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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!

Boards

Craft: All About Me

Rainbow

Source: Supply Me

Craft: My Fingerprints

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

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Soup – Toddler

Introduction	Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed
Book	Every Color Soup by Jorey Hurley
Action Rhyme	Stir, Stir, Stir the Soup (To tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”) Stir, stir, stir the soup Stir it all day long. Add some (insert food name here), Take a taste (slurrrp!) Soup will make us strong. (flex arm) Source: Jen in the Library
Book	Soup for One by Ethan Long
ASL	Soup
Nursery Rhyme	Please Porridge Hot Pease porridge hot, Pease porridge cold, Pease porridge in the pot, Nine days old.Some like it hot, Some like it cold. Some like it in the pot, Nine days old.
Action Rhyme	Stir the Soup Stir the soup in the pot Boy it’s really hot Stir it fast, really fast Stir it really, really slow. Stir it high, stir it low It’s still hot, let’s blow Stir it fast like you should I think it’s done! Mmmmmmmm! It’s good! Source: Johnson County Library
Action Rhyme	Alphabet Soup I handed out letters to all the kids and while we sang the alphabet (very slowly), the kids would come up and put their letter on the board. This was a huge hit.
Action Rhyme	Rainbow Stew [Tune: Twinkle, twinkle] ~ Have the children stand in a circle (the stew pot).Rainbow stew, rainbow stew try a spoonful, maybe two! What goes into rainbow stew? Listen now while I tell you. Put in green beans, put in green beans. Put the green beans in the pot. (children wearing green enter the circle) Put in red beets, put in red beets. Put the red beets in the stew. (children wearing red enter the circle) Put in ‘tators, put in ‘tators. Put in chunks of brown potatoes. (children wearing brown enter the circle) Put in squash, put in squash, Put in rounds of yellow squash. (children wearing yellow enter the circle) Then stir! (everyone turns around) Source: Johnson County Library
Dance Song	Hot Potato by The Wiggles
Cool Down	ABCs, Count to 10
Goodbye Song	Say Goodbye

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