| Opening Song | Welcome by Carole Peterson |
| Calendar | Calendar Overview |
| ASL |   Love Mad |
| Rhyming Match with national holidays And Letter Recognition | I placed the word mad up on the board and the kids had to match the words that rhymed with mad. I aslo recognized National Pancake Day and Valentine’s Day. Sad, Dad, Heart, Pancakes |
| Book | Don’t Blow Your Top by Ame Dyckman |
| Math Activity | There’s a Number Tune: If You’re happy and You Know It There’s a number in the heart; yes, there is! There’s a number in the heart; yes there is! Oh, what could that number? Maybe two or ten or three? There’s a number in the heart; yes there is! Source: Thematic Fun for Little Learners |
| Rhyme | Valentine in a Box Valentine in a Box Sits So Still. (crouch down) Wont you come out? Yes, I will! (jump up) |
| Activity | Love and Mad Charades I gave each kid a circle and a crayon and had them make a love face on one side and angry face on the other side. I then showed them different pictures and they had to show me what that item made them feel like. |
| Action Rhyme with hearts | Touch Your Knee With Your Heart Tune: This Old Man Touch your knee with your heart Let’s all learn our body parts With a jump, jump, turn around Wiggle high and low Let’s all see what else we know! Source: I handed out hearts and recognized different body parts. |
| Dance Song | If You Love Me and You Know It by the Kiboomers |
| Dance Song | Peaches by Jack Black |
| Cool Down | Alphabet, We count up and down from 10 |
| Goodbye Song | Skidamarink by Old Town School of Folk Music |
Valentine Storytime
Toddlers – Mad Love
| Opening Song | Hello Hello! By Super Simple Songs |
| Calendar | Calendar Overview |
| Color Concept | I placed different feelings up on the board. |
| ASL | Love |
| Book | How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad by Jane Yolen |
| Weekly Rhyme | This is Big, Big, Big This is big, big, big. This is small, small, small. This is tall, tall, tall. This is short, short, short. This is fast, fast, fast. This is slow, slow, slow. This is yes, yes, yes. This is no, no. no. Second time we add in sign language for yes and no. |
| Book | Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney |
| Weekly Rhyme | Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands Clap, clap, clap your hands Clap your hands 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 |
| Nursery Rhyme | Dickery Dickey Dare |
| Activity | The Sharing Song Tune: London Bridge I am learning how to share, How to share, how to share. I am learning how to share. This heart is for you. Source: Totally for Twos by the Mailbox I gave out hearts for the kids to share. |
| Activity | Colorful Hearts Colorful Hearts Use your eyes, use your eyes, You can look and see. If you have a big _(color)_ heart, Come and give it to me. Source: King County Library System All the kids received a different color heart. |
| Dance Song | I Am Angry (Yes I Am) by Laurie Berkner |
| Dance Song | We Are Monsters by Mr. Eric & Mr. Michael |
| Cool Down | Alphabet, Count to up and down from 5. |
| Goodbye Song | Skidamarink by Old Town School of Folk Music |
Craft: Unfortunately, I did this storytime last year, and I cannot recall what craft I created. If I ever find it, I will update it here.
Love/Valentine’s Day – Preschool
Opening Song
Clap everybody and say hello!
Clap everybody and say hello!
Clap everybody and say hello!
No matter what the weather!
Stomp everybody and say hello!
Stomp everybody and say hello!
Stomp everybody and say hello!
No matter what the weather!
Jump everybody and say hello!
Jump everybody and say hello!
Jump everybody and say hello!
No matter what the weather!
Books
Crankenstein Valentine by Samantha Berger
Hug Machine by Scott Campbell
Themed Rhymes
Valentine, Valentine
Valentine, valentine, turn around.
Valentine, valentine, touch the ground.
Valentine, valentine, blow a kiss.
Valentine, valentine, swim like a fish.
Valentine, valentine, give a hug.
Valentine, valentine, jump like a bug.
Valentine, valentine, find your feet.
Valentine, valentine, take your seat.
Source: Artsy Toddler Storytimes: A Year’s Worth of Ready-To-Go Programming by Carol Garnett Hopkins
Valentine in a Box
Valentine in a Box Sits So Still. (crouch down)
Wont you come out?
Yes, I will! (jump up)
Source: Toddler Storytimes II by Diana Briggs
Little Heart
I have a little heart, (place hand over heart)
And it goes thump, thump, thump (pat chest three times)
It keeps right on beating, When I jump, jump, jump (jump three times)
I get a special feeling, when I look at you. (point to group)
It makes me want to give you a hug or two. (hug yourself)
Source: Toddler Storytimes II by Diana Briggs
Animal Kisses
Bunny kisses: rub noses
Butterfly kisses: brush eyelashes on cheek
Puppy dog kisses: a little lick on the cheek!
Goldfish kisses: suck in your cheeks and kiss on the lips!
Billy goat kisses: gently bump foreheads
And of course…
End with a big bear hug!
Source: Mel’s Desk
Valentine’s Day
Hug a friend, hug a friend, hug a friend today. (hug self)
Valentine’s day is here to stay. Let’s celebrate all day!
Blow a kiss, blow a kiss, blow a kiss today. (blow kisses
Valentine’s day is here to stay. Let’s celebrate all day!
Jump around, jump around, jump around today. (jump)
Valentine’s day is here to stay. Let’s celebrate all day!
Dance and Clap, dance and clap, dance and clap today. (dance around and clap hands
Valentine’s day is here to stay. Let’s celebrate all day!
Source: Artsy Toddler Storytimes: A Year’s Worth of Ready-To-Go Programming by Carol Garnett Hopkins
Valentine Valentine
Valentine Valentine
Gushy Gushy Gooooooooooo
Valentine Valentine
Always saying I love y…o….u!
Source: Everything Preschool
Activity Songs
Skinnamarink by Sharon, Lois, and Bram
Twist and Shout by Songs for Wiggleworms
Take Home Craft
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Closing Activities
The Alphabet Song. We are learning it in sign language.
Counting to 20.
Closing Goodbye Song
See you later, alligator
See you later, alligator (Wave goodbye)
In a while, crocodile
Give a hug, ladybug (Hug yourself)
Blow a kiss, jellyfish (Blow a kiss)
See you soon, big baboon
Out the door, dinosaur (Point straight ahead)
Take care, polar bear
Wave goodbye, butterfly (Wave goodbye)
Observations
The kids got a hoot out of Crankenstein Valentine and they were all soon doing Crankenstein’s noise with me. They also really enjoyed the “Valentine in a Box” rhyme and the gushy “Valentine Valentine” rhyme. For the “Valentine Valentine” rhyme, we started the rhyme off softly and then progressively got louder.
Love/Valentine’s Day – Toddlers
Opening Song
Well Hello Everybody, Can You Touch Your Nose
Well hello everybody, can you touch your nose,
Touch your nose, touch your nose?
Well hello everybody, can you touch your nose,
touch your nose?
Well hello everybody can you touch your toes,
touch your toes, touch your toes?
Well hello everybody, can you touch your toes,
touch your toes?
Well hello everybody, can you rub your tummy,
rub your tummy, rub your tummy?
Well hello everybody, can you rub your tummy,
rub your tummy?
Books
A Kiss Like This by Mary Murphy
LOVE from the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Traditional Rhymes
This is Big Big Big
This is big big big
This is small small small
This is short short short
This is tall tall tall
This is fast fast fast
This is slow slow slow
This is yes yes yes
This is no no no
Source: Mel’s Desk
Clap, 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
Soft Kitty
Soft kitty.
Warm kitty.
Little ball of fur…
Happy kitty.
Sleepy Kitty.
Purr, Purr, Purrrrr.
Themed Rhymes
I Can Hug
I can hug, hug, hug.
I can hop, hop, hop.
I can kiss, kiss kiss.
I can stop, stop, stop.
I can nod my head yes, yes, yes.
And I can shake my head no, no, no.
And I can sit down very low.
Source: King County Library System
Valentine, Valentine
Valentine, valentine, turn around.
Valentine, valentine, touch the ground.
Valentine, valentine, blow a kiss.
Valentine, valentine, swim like a fish.
Valentine, valentine, give a hug.
Valentine, valentine, jump like a bug.
Valentine, valentine, find your feet.
Valentine, valentine, take your seat.
Source: Artsy Toddler Storytimes: A Year’s Worth of Ready-To-Go Programming by Carol Garnett Hopkins
Valentine in a Box
Valentine in a Box Sits So Still. (crouch down)
Wont you come out?
Yes, I will! (jump up)
Source: Toddler Storytimes II by Diana Briggs
Activity Songs
Skinnamarink by Sharon, Lois, and Bram
Twist and Shout by Songs for Wiggleworms
Take Home Craft
We made our own heart flowers.
Closing Activities
The Alphabet Song
Counting to 10.
Closing Goodbye Song
The Goodbye Train is Leaving
Oh the goodbye train is leaving see you soon, toot, toot.
Oh the goodbye train is leaving see you soon, toot, toot.
Oh the goodbye train is leaving, the goodbye train is leaving
Oh the goodbye train is leaving see you soon, toot, toot
Observations
This was a shorter storytime, as my little munchkins were refusing to sit for very long. To keep their attention I did different actions for both of the books. The kids favorite part was the action rhyme, “Valentine in a Box.”
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