Storytime Lyrics
Sing Along Friends Story Time
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Books:
Dream Snow (Carle)
The First Day of Winter (Fleming)
The Snowy Day (Keats)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your
hands….
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
As I walked over London Hill,
London Hill, London Hill,
As I walked over London Hill
On a cold frosty morniing
I shivered and shook on London Hill...
I stamped my feet on London Hill...
I rubbed my fingers on London Hill...
I know a chicken (I know a chicken)
And she laid an egg (echo)
Oh I know a chicken
And she laid an egg
Oh my goodness
It's a shaky egg!
Shake 'em fast!......
(slow, up and down, etc.)
Chicka boom chicka rocka
[Chicka boom chicka rocka]
Chicka boom chicka rocka
[Chicka boom chicka rocka]
Chicka boom chicka rocka
chicka rocka chicka boom [repeat]
Oh yeah? [Oh yeah?}
Uh huh [Uh huh]
Next time [Next time]
A little softer....
Louder
Slower
Faster
The End!
Pop, pop, pop
Put the corn in the pot
Pop, pop, pop
Shake it ’til it’s hot
Pop, pop, pop
Lift the lid and what have you got?
Popcorn!
Roll him and roll him until he is big
Roll him until he’s as fat as a pig
He has two eyes
And a hat on his head
He stands there all night
While we go to bed!
This is my trunk I’m a tall tall tree
In the winter the snowflakes fall on me,
Brrrrr, Brrrrr
This is my trunk I’m a tall tall tree
In the springtime the blossoms grow on me.
They open, they open.
This is my trunk I’m a tall tall tree
In the summer the breezes blow through me,
I bend, I bend.
This is my trunk I’m a tall tall tree
In the autumn the apples grow on me,
They drop, they drop.
This is my trunk I’m a tall tall tree
In the winter the snowflakes fall on me,
Brrrrr, Brrrrr
You put your mitten in,
You put your mitten out,
You put your mitten in
And you shake it all about
You do the Snowkey Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about!
Math Moment
From Bedtimemath.com
If you’ve gotten any wet, snowbally snow this winter, maybe you’ve had the chance to build a snowman. And the farther you roll that snowball, the bigger the snowman. The world’s tallest snowman — snowwoman, actually — was built in Bethel, Maine in 2008. Named Olympia after Maine’s senator Olympia Snowe, the snowwoman towered 122 feet above the ground. She was so tall that they used skis for her eyelashes and wreaths for her eyes! She wore a 100-foot long scarf and waved 2 whole 27-foot tall trees as arms. Her 8-foot long “carrot” nose would reach your bedroom ceiling if you stood it on end. No one has broken that record since, so if you feel like lugging trees and skis up a hill taller than your house, give it a try!
Chris Darling
Olympia had 2 wreaths for eyes, 3 wreaths for jacket buttons, and 2 trees for arms.
Of which leafy object did she wear the most?
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go a little faster,
Motor boat, motor boat,
The waves are getting worse
Motor boat, motor boat,
Put it in reverse!
We're jumping up and down
We're jumping up and down
We're getting lots of exercise
We're jumping up and down.
We bend down to the ground.....
We stretch up to the sky.......
We kick our legs up high......
We march to the left …..
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
Little snowflakes falling down
Falling down, falling down
Whirling, whirling, round and round,
Down, down, down
If all the snowflakes were candy bars and milkshakes
Oh, what a snow it would be!
I’d stand outside with my mouth open wide--
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
If all the snowflakes were candy bars and milkshakes
Oh, what a snow it would be! . . .
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala, Toodala la la lady
SONGS: Who’s That Tapping at My Window, London Hill, Snowkey Pokey, Motor Boat, Jumping Up and Down, Round and Round the Circle, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Toodala
Sing Along Friends Story Time
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Books:
Hooray for Hat (Won)
Grumpy Bird (Tankard)
Shout It Out (Fleming)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your hands….
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
Cranky baby, little cranky baby
Cranky baby, you fell out of bed
You fell out of bed on your nose
You fell out of bed on your nose
On your nose
On your nose
Oh------ (on your ear, your chin, your elbow,
your belly, your knee. . .)
The bells on the bus go up and down
Up and down, up and down
The bells on the bus go up and down
All through the town
Round and round
Shake shake shake
Jingle jingle jingle
We’re going to Kentucky,
We’re going to the fair
To see the senorita
With flowers in her hair
Shake it baby shake it
Shake it if you can
Shake it like a milkshake
And do the best you can
Shake it to the bottom
Shake it to the top
Turn around and ‘round and ‘round
Until you make it stop
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Z Y X W V U T
S R Q P O N M L K
J I H
G F E
D C
B A
Now we know our Z Y X’s
Next time won’t you sing in Texas
ABC Nursery Rhyme Zipper Song
A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H, I, J, K, L, M,
N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U,
V, W, X, Y, Zed!
Mary had a little lamb
Little BoPeep has lost her sheep
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Old King Cole
Georgie Porgie
Math Moment From Bedtimemath.com
In Japan there is actually a museum for rocks that look like peoples’ faces.. A guy named Shozo Hayama spent 50 years collecting them. His only rule was that “nature was the only artist” — he didn’t do anything to them. Some of the rocks look like famous people, such as Elvis Presley. Other rocks look like cartoon characters, including Nemo the fish and Donkey Kong from the video game. The museum has 1,700 rocks.
Most rocks here are about as big as a fist. Make a fist with your hand, then find 3 things of about that same size.
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go a little faster,
Motor boat, motor boat,
The waves are getting worse
Motor boat, motor boat,
Put it in reverse!
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute is high
And floats up in the sky
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet.
... bend your knees
...lift one leg
...shake your head
...shout hooray
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
Train is a-coming, oh yes
Train is a-coming, oh yes
Train is a-coming,
Train is a-coming,
Train is a-coming, oh yes.
Better get your ticket, oh yes...
Room for a-many more, oh yes
Train is a-leaving . . .
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala, Toodala la la lady
Click to hear this week’s songs:
Who’s That Tapping at My Window, Cranky Baby, Motor Boat, When the Parachute Goes Up, Going to Kentucky, Round and Round the Circle, Train is A-Coming, Toodala
Sing Along Friends Story Time
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Books:
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie (Jackson)
Whose Mouse Are You? (Kraus)
I Miss You Every Day (Taback)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your
hands….
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
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream
Rock, rock, rock your boat
Gently to and fro
Watch out! Give a shout!
Into the water you go!
Row, row, row your boat
down the jungle stream
If you see a crocodile
Don’t forget to scream!
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the river
If you see a polar bear
Don’t forget to shiver!
Row, row, row your boat
Out into the bay
If you see a pirate ship
Row the other way!
Drive, drive, drive your car
Gently down the street
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a treat!
The sticks on the bus go tap, tap, tap
… pound pound pound
… hammer hammer hammer
… roll roll roll
... scrape scrape scrape
The sticks on the bus go tap, tap, tap
… pound pound pound
… hammer hammer hammer
… roll roll roll
... scrape scrape scrape
If you're happy and you know it, tap your sticks
If you're happy and you know it, tap your sticks
If you're happy and you know it,
and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, tap your sticks
Math Moment
From Bedtimemath.com
Do you know why firefighters slide down a pole in the firehouse? It’s not just because it’s fast, or because it makes the firehouse more fun. The real answer is that horses made them do it. Back before we had cars and trucks with motors, fire trucks were pulled by horses. The horses lived in the firehouse with the firemen. The horses would get lonely in the middle of the night and would climb the stairs to find the firefighters. So instead of straight staircases, firefighters started building spiral ones, which the horses couldn’t climb. It took too long for firefighters to run down those stairs in an emergency, though. So they put in a pole that they could slide down. Luckily, the horses couldn’t slide up!
If it takes 3 seconds to slide down the pole, what numbers do you say to count them off?
I went down to the Liverpool Fair
I had 3 pennies and I spent one there
Bought me a pie, took it home,
Ate it all up and I sang this song
Pie pie pie pie, I can’t get enough of that
[blackberry; strawberry; blueberry] pie
Pie pie pie pie, I can’t get enough of that pie
. . . I had no pennies to spend right there
Got no pie to put on my shelf,
If you want any more you can sing it yourself!
Pie pie pie pie, I can’t get enough of that
Pie, pie, pie,
Pie pie pie pie, I can’t get enough of that pie!
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go a little faster,
Motor boat, motor boat,
The waves are getting worse
Motor boat, motor boat,
Put it in reverse!
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute is high
And floats up in the sky
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet.
... bend your knees
...lift one leg
...shake your head
...shout hooray
Hey Jim along, Jim along Josie
Hey Jim along, Jim along Joe
Hey Jim along, Jim along Josie
Hey Jim along, Jim along Joe
Walk along, Jim along Josie
Walk along, Jim along Joe
Skip along . . .
Crawl along . . .
Let’s walk backwards . . .
Now jump along . . .
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
I'm a-gonna wrap myself in paper,
I'm gonna daub myself with glue,
Stick some stamps on top of my head;
I'm gonna mail myself to you.
I'm a gonna tie me up in a red string,
I'm gonna tie blue ribbons too,
I'm a-gonna climb up in my mail box;
I'm gonna mail myself to you.
When you see me in your mail box,
Cut the string and let me out;
Wash the glue off my fingers,
Stick some bubble gum in my mouth.
Take me out of my wrapping paper,
Wash the stamps off my head;
Pour me full of ice cream sodies,
Put me in my nice warm bed.
Baby dear, baby dear
Don’t you cry
Mama will come to you
By and by
Daddy will bring you
Cake to eat.
What else? Turkey, cranberries,
Pie, yams, gravy, potatoes!
Who else?
Grandma, Grandpa, Brother,
Sister, Cousin, Auntie, Uncle
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala, Toodala la la lady
Sing Along Friends Story Time
Thursday, November 8, 2018
YouTube video of There Was a Crocodile
Books:
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More (Beaumont)
Contrary Creatures (Weinberg)
They All Saw a Cat (Wenzel)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your
hands….
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
Hokey Pokey (Bells)
You put your bells in
You put your bells out
You put your bells in
And you shake them all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about
You put your bells here .... there
And you shake them in the air ....
You put your bells high
You put your bells low
You put your bells high
Shake ‘em yes and shake ‘em no ...
near, far, drive it like a car
fast, slow, make them stop,
go, up, down, all around
Ring ring ring the bells,
Happy as can be
Ring them high
Ring them low
Ring along with me
soft, loud; near, far; here, there; up, down)
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to sing
At storytime today!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to sing
At storytime today!
Here we go sodeo, sodeo, sodeo
Here we go sodeo, all night long
Step back Sally, Sally, Sally
Step back Sally, all night long
Make a little alley, alley, alley
Make a little alley, all night long.
Lookin’ down the alley, alley, alley,
Lookin’ down the alley, all night long.
I went to the dance--
What’d I see?
A great big man from Genesee
I bet you five dollars that you can’t do this
I bet you five dollars that you can’t do this
To the front, to the back, to the see saw side,
To the front, to the back, to the see saw side
Lean ‘wayyyy back--
Put a hump on your back--
Do the camel walk,
Do the camel walk
Do the camel walk,
Do the camel walk!
Math Moment
from Bedtimemath.com
Just about every crazy animal gets its own holiday, and last week we celebrated International Sloth Day. A sloth looks like a walking shag carpet with a face. It’s famous for being the slowest, most laid back mammal out there. Sloths sleep 20 hours a day and can’t move
any faster than 6-7 miles an hour — only a little faster than we people walk. They sit still for so long that tiny green plants called algae grow in their fur! Extra toes don’t help, either: the 3-toed sloth actually moves more slowly than the 2-toed sloth.
Who has the most toes on 1 foot: a 2-toed sloth, a 3-toed sloth, or you? Count your toes to find out!
Five little animals jumping on the bed
The monkey fell off and bumped his head
Papa called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go a little faster,
Motor boat, motor boat,
The waves are getting worse
Motor boat, motor boat,
Put it in reverse!
We're jumping up and down
We're jumping up and down
We're getting lots of exercise
We're jumping up and down.
We bend down to the ground.....
We stretch up to the sky.......
We kick our legs up high......
We march to the left …..
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
(There was a)
Crocodile
An orangutan
A flying eagle
And a silvery fish
A bunny, a beaver,
And a crazy elephant
Na na na na na na
na na na na na na
Great big dog came down the meadow
Wagged his tail and shook the meadow
Go away Dog, go away Dog,
You can’t have my baby.
Mama loves you, Papa loves you,
Everybody loves the baby (2x)
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me!
Ms. Laurel
Sing Along Friends Story Time
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Books:
There Was a Bold Lady Who Wanted a Star (Harper)
Coco Can’t Wait (Gomi)
Hickory Dickory Dock (Baker)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your
hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we're going to the moon (x2)
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we're going to the moon
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off!
Far, far, far, we're going to the stars ….
Fun, fun, fun we're going to the sun....
Little red caboose
Little red caboose
Riding behind the train [Toot toot!]
Smokestack on its back
Rolling down the track
Little red caboose behind the train [Toot toot!]
Oh, no! a caboose is loose!
Chugalugalug and a toot toot toot
Chugalugalug and a toot toot toot
Chugalugalug and a toot toot toot
Hear that train a-coming.
Little blue engine sure
can roll . . . (3x)
She drinks water, she eats coal.
Stand on the hill
and I wave my hand . . . (3X)
I want to ride with the railroad man.
Wish I was in that red caboose (3x) . . .
And they never would turn me loose
There she goes around the
bend. . . (3x)
Tomorrow she’ll be back again.
Math Moment
From Bedtimemath.com
Just about every crazy animal gets its own holiday, and last week we celebrated International Sloth Day. A sloth looks like a walking shag carpet with a face. It’s famous for being the slowest, most laid back mammal out there. Sloths sleep 20 hours a day and can’t move
any faster than 6-7 miles an hour — only a little faster than we people walk. They sit still for so long that tiny green plants called algae grow in their fur! Extra toes don’t help, either: the 3-toed sloth actually moves more slowly than the 2-toed sloth.
Who has the most toes on 1 foot: a 2-toed sloth, a 3-toed sloth, or you? Count your toes to find out!
Motor boat, motor boat
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat
Go a little faster
Motor boat, motor boat
The waves are getting worse
Motor boat, motor boat
Put it in reverse!
These are Grandma’s Glasses
This is Grandma’s hat
This is the way she folds her hands
And puts them in her lap
These are Grandpa’s Glasses
This is Grandpa’s hat
This is the way he folds his hands
And puts them in his lap
Once upon a time
There were two good friends …
And their names were
Little Blue
And Little Yellow
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go a little faster,
Motor boat, motor boat,
The waves are getting worse
Motor boat, motor boat,
Put it in reverse!
We're jumping up and down
We're jumping up and down
We're getting lots of exercise
We're jumping up and down.
We bend down to the ground.....
We stretch up to the sky.......
We kick our legs up high......
We march to the left …..
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
Here we go sodeo, sodeo, sodeo
Here we go sodeo, all night long
Step back Sally, Sally, Sally
Step back Sally, all night long
Make a little alley, alley, alley
Make a little alley, all night long.
Lookin’ down the alley, alley, alley,
Lookin’ down the alley, all night long.
I went to the dance--
What’d I see?
A great big man from Genesee
I bet you five dollars that you can’t do this
I bet you five dollars that you can’t do this
To the front, to the back, to the see saw side,
To the front, to the back, to the see saw side
Lean ‘wayyyy back--
Put a hump on your back--
Do the camel walk,
Do the camel walk
Do the camel walk,
Do the camel walk!
(There was a)
Crocodile
An orangutan
A flying eagle
And a silvery fish
A bunny, a beaver,
And a crazy elephant
Na na na na na na
na na na na na na
By’m bye
By’m bye
Stars shining,
Number, number one, number two,
number three,
Number four, number five,
Goodbye, by’m bye, by’m bye,
Goodbye, by’m bye
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me!
A link to the sound files of the songs
Ms. Laurel
Sing Along Friends Storytime
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Books:
If You’re Hoppy and You Know It (Sayre)
Little Bunny Foo Foo (Johnson)
Hickory Dickory Dock (Baker)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your
hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
See the little bunnies sleeping
Till it's nearly noon
I will go and wake them
With a merry tune
Oh how still!
Are they ill?
Wake up soon!
Hop little bunny, hop hop hop,
Hop little bunny, hop hop hop
Hop little bunny, hop hop hop
Hop little bunny, hop hop hop
The sticks on the bus go tap, tap, tap
… pound pound pound
… hammer hammer hammer
… roll roll roll
... scrape scrape scrape
Here we go Santa Maloney
Here we go Santa Maloney
Here we go Santa Maloney
As we go round about
Tap your sticks before you
Tap your sticks before you
Tap your sticks before you
As we go round about
Tap your sticks behind you …
Tap your sticks down low …
Tap your sticks up high …
If you're happy and you know it,
tap your sticks
If you're happy and you know it,
tap your sticks
If you're happy and you know it,
and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it,
tap your sticks
Math Moment
From Bedtimemath.com
We usually think of rabbits as small, cute, furry pets. But they can grow big, and the world record-breaking big bunny is Ralph, a Continental Giant rabbit. 55 pounds! Like most bunnies Ralph likes to eat carrots, cabbage, cucumber, corn on the cob, crackers, and even a few foods that don’t begin with “c” like apples and broccoli.
If Ralph has cabbage, crackers, carrots, corn and cucumber for lunch, how many c-word foods does he eat?
Little cabin in the woods
Little man by the window stood
Saw a rabbit hopping by
Knocking at my door
"Help me, help!” the rabbit said
Or the hunter will shoot me dead”
Come, Little Rabbit, come with me
How happy we will be!
Second verse:
Great big cabin in the woods …
Third verse:
Itty bitty cabin in the woods ...
Motor boat, motor boat
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat
Go a little faster
Motor boat, motor boat
The waves are getting worse
Motor boat, motor boat
Put it in reverse!
We’re floating down the river
We’re floating down below
We’re floating down the river
On the O-hi-o
Jump all around,
Jumping Josie,
Jump all around
Jumping Josie
Jump all around,
Jumping Josie
Jumping all day long!
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
(There was a)
Crocodile
An orangutan
A flying eagle
And a silvery fish
A bunny, a beaver,
And a crazy elephant
Na na na na na na
na na na na na na
Octopus story
Three little worms were crawling along,
Crawling along, crawling along
Three little rice crackers singing a song,
Singing a song, singing a song
It started raining raining raining raining
raining raining raining raining
It started sleeting sleeting sleeting sleeting
sleeting sleeting sleeting sleeting
Oh my! What a surprise!
There was an octopus right before my eyes!
Great big dog came down the meadow
Wagged his tail and shook the meadow
Go away Dog, go away Dog,
You can’t have my baby.
Mama loves you, Papa loves you,
Everybody loves the baby (2x)
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me!
Ms. Laurel
Sing Along Friends Storytime
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Books:
I Dream of an Elephant (Rubinger)
How Big is an Elephant (Bossú)
Wild About Us (Beaumont)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your
hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
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
One elephant went out to play
Out on a spider’s web one day.
He had such enormous fun,
That he called for more to come.
An elephant and a hippo
Went out to play . . .
An elephant, a hippo and a rhino . . .
But then they all said “We are done!”
Where is shaker, where is shaker
Here I am, here I am!
How are you today, friend?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.
...rolling on the floor
...jumping up and down
...shaking on my shoe
We’re marching to Kentucky,
We’re marching to the fair…
Wobble to the bottom,
Wobble to the top
Turn around and turn around
Until you make it stop
You put your shaker in
You put your shaker out
You put your shaker in
And you shake it all about
You do the Shakey Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about!
Up...down... shake it all around
Near...far... drive them like a car
Here...there...everywhere
Math Moment
From Bedtimemath.com
When you think of furry animals, you probably don’t think of elephants. But take a look at the woolly mammoth, and you might think differently.
Who weighs less, an 8-ton mammoth or a 5-ton elephant?
You put your paw in,
You put your paw out,
You put your paw in
And you shake it all about
You put your other paw in,
You put your other paw out,
You put your other paw in
And you shake it all about
The animals are dancing at the zoo
And they’ve invited you!
The giraffe is as tall as tall can be
He eats the leaves right off the tree
His neck is long, his legs are too;
And he can run faster than me or you!
(There was a)
Crocodile
An orangutan
A flying eagle
And a silvery fish
A bunny, a beaver,
And a crazy elephant
Na na na na na na
na na na na na na
Motor boat, motor boat
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat
Go a little faster
Motor boat, motor boat
The waves are getting worse
Motor boat, motor boat
Put it in reverse!
The wheels on the bus go round and round…
The people on the bus go up and down
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish
The driver on the bus goes Move On Back!
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
The elephant goes like this and that
He’s terrible big and he’s terrible fat
He has no fingers
He has no toes
But goodness gracious, what a nose!
The elephants at the zoo,
the elephants at the zoo
They stomp and stomp
and stomp and stomp
The elephants at the zoo
The lions at the zoo…roar
The monkeys at the zoo…jump
Train is a-coming, oh yes
Train is a-coming, oh yes
Train is a-coming,
Train is a-coming,
Train is a-coming, oh yes.
Better get your ticket, oh yes...
Room for a-many more, oh yes
Train is a-leaving . . .
Sam is the engine . . .
Emma is the engineer . . .
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me!
Click here for sound files of the songs we sang today.
Ms. Laurel
Sing Along Friends Storytime
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Books:
Fall Mixed Up (Raczska)
Look Once Look Twice (Marshall)
If You’re a Robot and You Know It (Carter)
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
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
Tree Song
by Lorraine Hammond
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the autumn the apples grow on me,
They drop, they drop.
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the winter the snowflakes fall on me,
Brrrrr, Brrrrr
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the springtime the blossoms grow on me.
They open, they open.
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the summer the breezes blow through me,
I bend, I bend.
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the autumn the apples grow on me, They drop, they drop.
If you're happy and you know it, shake your egg(2x)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, shake your egg.
We’re marching to Kentucky,
We’re marching to the fair
To see the senorita
With flowers in her hair
Shake it baby shake it
Shake it if you can
Shake it like a milkshake
And do the best you can
Wobble to the bottom,
Wobble to the top
Turn around and turn around
Until you make it stop
Chick chick chick chick chicken
Lay a little egg for me
Chick chick chick chick chicken
I want some for my tea
I haven’t had an egg since Easter
And now it’s half past three, oh,
Chick chick chick chick chicken
Lay a little egg for me
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M,
N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Zed!
Mary had a little lamb
Little BoPeep has lost her sheep
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Old King Cole was a merry old soul
Georgie Porgie pudding and pie
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
(99 Bottles)
Math Moment
From bedtimemath.org
Zillions of leaves!
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute is high
And floats up in the sky
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet.
... bend your knees
...lift one leg
...shake your head
...shout hooray
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
I start out green
Often fragile and small
I grow through 2 seasons
On something tall
But there are changes
When the nights turn cool
That happen to me
When kids go back to school
I’m a leaf! On a growing tree
Watch me turn color—
One, two, three!
Come up horsey, hey hey
Come up horsey, hey hey
Come up horsey, hey hey
Come up horsey, hey hey
Mama’s gonna buy you a little lap dog…
Put him in your lap when she goes off
Mama’s gonna buy you a little blue bird…
Gonna sing (whistle)
When she goes off
Mama’s gonna make you an apple pie…
Hush little baby, don’t you cry
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me!
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Sing Along Friends Story Time
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Books:
Lass, Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?
Martin, Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
Williams, I Went Walking (big book)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your
hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears
Oh, what did her blue eyes see?
A bowl that was huge,
A bowl that was small,
A bowl that was tiny, and that was all,
She counted them one, two, three.
When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears
Oh, what did her blue eyes see?
A chair that was huge,
A chair that was small,
A chair that was tiny, and that was all,
She counted them one, two, three.
When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears
Oh, what did her blue eyes see?
A bed that was huge,
A bed that was small,
A bed that was tiny, and that was all,
She counted them one, two, three.
When Goldilocks ran from the house of the bears
Oh, what did her blue eyes see?
A bear that was huge,
A bear that was small,
A bear that was tiny, and that was all,
They growled at her, grr! grr! grr!
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping
Brother John, Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing,
Morning bells are ringing,
Ding dang dong
Ding dang dong
I’m gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Wiggle my waggles all away
Stretch, yawn, jump, clap
Way up high in the apple tree
Two little apples smiled at me.
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples!
MMM! They were good!
Math Moment
From Bedtimemath.com
It’s no fun being sick. It’s even worse when kids are so sick that they have to go to the hospital. So a boy named Campbell Remess wanted to help out.
Find a teddy bear or other stuffed animal (or any toy animal). Count the eyes. Now count its feet. Does it have more eyes, or more feet?
I like cookies, I like cookies
Nice and sweet, nice and sweet.
Crunchy, crunchy, crunchy.
Munchy, munchy, munchy.
Good to eat, good to eat!
I like ice cream, I like ice cream
Nice and sweet, nice and sweet
Ooshy ooshy ooshy,
gooshy gooshy gooshy,
Good to eat, good to eat!
I like popcorn...
What a treat, what a treat
Crunchy crunchy crunchy
Munchy munchy
Good to eat, good to eat!
(There was a)
Crocodile
An orangutan
A flying eagle
And a silvery fish
A bunny, a beaver,
And a crazy elephant
Na na na na na na
na na na na na na
Motor boat, motor boat
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat
Go a little faster
Motor boat, motor boat
The waves are getting worse
Motor boat, motor boat
Put it in reverse!
We're jumping up and down
We're jumping up and down
We're getting lots of exercise
We're jumping up and down.
We bend down to the ground.....
We stretch up to the sky.......
We kick our legs up high......
We march to the left …..
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute is high
And floats up in the sky
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet.
... bend your knees
...lift one leg
...shake your head
...shout hooray
Come up horsey, hey hey
Come up horsey, hey hey
Come up horsey, hey hey
Come up horsey, hey hey
Mama’s gonna buy you a little lap dog…
Put him in your lap when she goes off
Mama’s gonna buy you a little blue bird…
Gonna sing (whistle)
When she goes off
Mama’s gonna make you an apple pie…
Hush little baby, don’t you cry
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me!
Ms. Laurel
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Sing Along Friends Story Time
Monday and Thursday,
February 26 and March 1, 2018
Books:
Spunky Little Monkey (Martin)
Shout! Shout it out! (Fleming)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your
hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
Come along and play with me
Underneath the monkey tree
Monkey see and monkey do
Just like monkeys in the zoo
Swing your tail, one, two, three,
Underneath the monkey tree
Monkey see and monkey do
Just like monkeys in the zoo
Clap your hands, one, two, three,
Underneath the monkey tree
Monkey see and monkey do
Just like monkeys in the zoo
Sit down on the ground with me
Underneath the monkey tree
Monkey see and monkey do
Just like monkeys in the zoo
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monkeys, jumping on the bed!”
Five little animals jumping on the bed
The monkey fell off and bumped his head
Papa called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monkeys, jumping on the bed!”
Little red monkey, monkey, monkey
Little red monkey, how do you do?
Where is your mother, father,
Sister, brother, rest of the family,
Little red monkey, how do you do?
I’m gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Wiggle my waggles all away
Stretch, yawn, jump, clap
Math Moment! From bedtimemath.org
When we think of monkeys, we think of those long-armed wild guys swinging through the trees. But this guy can’t do that so easily. The pygmy marmoset is only about 5 inches long and weighs less than half a pound! As you see in the photo, he’s not going to swing from tree to tree very well. It’s the smallest type of monkey in the world. Meanwhile, his far-off cousin, the mandrill, is the biggest type of monkey, weighing in at about 75 pounds. That might be bigger than you are…and definitely too big to wrap around your finger.
If you have a teeny marmoset hanging on each finger of your right hand, how many monkeys are you holding?
how many monkeys are you holding?
Motor boat, motor boat
Motor boat, motor boat
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat
Go a little faster
Motor boat, motor boat
The waves are getting worse
Motor boat, motor boat
Put it in reverse!
We’re floating down the river
We’re floating down below
We’re floating down the river
On the O-hi-o
Jump all around,
Jumping Josie,
Jump all around
Jumping Josie
Jump all around,
Jumping Josie
Jumping all day long!
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go up and down the circle
Go up and down the circle
Go up and down the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle
Go in and out the circle
Go in and out the circle
As we have done before
All around the cobbler’s bench
The monkey chased the weasel
The monkey thought it was all in fun
Pop! goes the weasel
A penny for a spool of thread
A penny for a needle
That’s the way the money goes
Pop! goes the weasel
Half a pound of tuppenny rice
Half a pound of treacle
Mix it up and make it nice
Pop! goes the weasel
[Chorus]
Up and down the London road,
In and out the Eagle,
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! Goes the weasel.
[Chorus]
I've no time to plead and pine,
I've no time to wheedle,
Kiss me quick and then I'm gone
Pop! Goes the weasel.
If you're happy and you know it,
clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it,
clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it,
and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it,
clap your hands
Stomp your feet
Stretch up high
Turn around
SHOUT HOORAY!
Once upon a time there was a stick
No, not a stick but a leaf
No, not a leaf but a frog
No, not a frog but a duck
On the sixth of June
It rained like mad
And the triangle ruler
Got a crack
The balloons flew up
And all around
Now let’s go and see
The monkey!
Come up horsey, hey hey (4x)
Mama's gonna buy you a little lapdog
Mama's gonna buy you a little lapdog
Mama's gonna buy you a little lapdog
Put him in your lap when she goes off …
Mama’s gonna buy you a little blue bird (3x)
Gonna sing [whistle] when she goes off …
Mama’s gonna make you an apple pie (3x)
Hush little baby, don't you cry …
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories!
Ms. Laurel
Monday and Thursday, February 12 and 15, 2018
Books:
Breathe (Magoon)
There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea (Law)
The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark (Geist)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
There was a … Crocodile
An orangutan
A flying eagle
And a silvery fish
A bunny, a beaver,
And a crazy elephant
Na na na na na na na na na na na na
Blow the balloon
Blow the balloon
Blow and blow and blow and blow and [clap!]
Where did my balloon go?
[Pick a color] .... Tie it in a knot
And put it on a string... and let it go!
Blow out the candle (Kira Wrisley)
Baby Beluga
Ring, ring, ring your bells
Happy as can be
Ring them high, ring them low
Ring along with me
(Up, down; here, there; soft, loud, slow, fast)
Come and ring your bells with me,
Ring with me, ring with me
Come and ring your bells with me,
Put your bells upon your -- knee
Way up high in the apple tree
Two little apples smiled at me.
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples!
MMM! They were good!
There are lots of ways that fish in an aquarium can wow us. They could be huge, or spiky, or have a really weird shape. But often fish amaze us just by being incredibly colorful, and one of the most beautiful is the mandarinfish. As you see here, it’s blue with wild orange and white patterns, spots of purple and green, and frilly edges to its fins and tail. Unfortunately, the mandarinfish is as smelly as it is good-looking: to keep other fish from eating it, it covers itself in a thick mucous (like the goop in your nose) that tastes and smells terrible. As pretty as this fish might look, it won’t be a tasty snack. The tiny mandarinfish is only a couple of inches long. If you have 3 mandarinfish each 2 inches long, how long a chain do they make if they swim end to end?
Motor boat, motor boat
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat
Go so slow
Motor boat, motor boat
Go a little faster
Motor boat, motor boat
The waves are getting worse
Motor boat, motor boat
Put it in reverse!
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute is high
And floats up in the sky
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet.
... bend your knees
...lift one leg
...shake your head
...shout hooray
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go up and down the circle
Go up and down the circle
Go up and down the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle
Go in and out the circle
Go in and out the circle
As we have done before
Baby shark (doot doo doo, doot doo doo)
Mama shark
Daddy shark
Sunny day
A-going swimming …
A tidal wave …
Shark attack!
Swimming fast!
Safe at last!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiFbaYThZ4o
At the bottom of the sea
All the fish are swimming
Here and there and everywhere
Oh David, David, we love you
The boats are sailing around the bend,
Bye-bye, my Roseanna.
All loaded down with fishermen
I won't be home tomorrow.
Refrain: Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye,
Bye-bye, my Roseanna.
Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye,
I won't be home tomorrow.
2. A dollar a day's a sailors pay
Bye-bye, my Roseanna.
It´s easy come, easy slip away
I won't be home tomorrow.
Refrain:
3. Oh Roseann, sweet Roseann
Bye-bye, my Roseanna.
I'm going away, but not to stay
I won't be home tomorrow.
Refrain:
4. We're sailing North, across the bay
Bye-bye, my Roseanna.
We won't be back for many a day
I won't be home tomorrow.
Refrain: (x2)
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories! Ms. Laurel
Monday, December 4, 2017
Books:
Grumpy Bird (Tankard) 
Mice (Fyleman)
Animal Boogie (Harter)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
Early in the morning [ECHO]
When I'm fast asleep
I hear a little birdy
That goes cheep cheep
And the little birdie
Has a funny name It's [It’s] Called... [called]
Agga flagga fleagle flaggle Ishka nishka nogga naggle
Agga flagga fleagle flaggle
Birrrrdie [repeat]
I'm gonna buy some bird seed
For my windowsill
Just to keep him quiet
Just to keep him still
It's for the little birdie
With the funny name It's -- Called …
I’m gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Wiggle my waggles all away
Stretch, yawn, jump, clap
Shake it to the east
Shake it to the west
Shake it all around
and then you take a rest
Shake your shakers up
Shake your shakers down
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
and then you settle down [Going to Kentucky]
Where is shaker, where is shaker
Here I am, here I am! How are you today, friend?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.
...rolling on the floor ...jumping up and down ...shaking on my shoe
Can you shake along with me?
Along with me, along with me,
Can you shake along with?
Put your shaker on your... knee
Math Moment! (From Bedtimemath.org) 
Snowflakes are beautiful, but it’s hard to see exactly what they look like. They’re teeny and they melt fast. So photographer Alexey Kljatov figured out how to take the best snowflake photos ever. He sets up his camera with two lenses back to back, to magnify the picture even more. He lets the flakes land on dark wool so they show up well, and snaps 8-12 shots really fast before the flake moves or melts. Then he lines up those photos on top of each other to show all the little edges and lines and feathery spikes. As we see here, flakes usually have 6 sides, but can also have just 3! And as we know, every flake will look different from the next. What shape does the top right 3-sided flake look like?
Motor Boat Motor Boat
Go so slow
Motor Boat Motor Boat
Go so slow
Motor Boat Motor Boat
Go a little faster
Motor Boat Motor Boat
Go a little faster
Motor Boat Motor Boat
The waves are getting worse!
Motor Boat Motor Boat
Put it in reverse!!
Here We Go
Come along everybody, hush your talking
All join hands and let’s go walking
Come along everybody, stomp your feet ….
Stretch up high … Jump up and down … bark like a dog
Ring Around the Rosie 
Pocket full of posie
Ashes, ashes,
We all fall down!
The cows are in the meadow
Eating buttercups Moo, moo,
All stand up!
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
The boats are sailing around the bend,
Bye-bye, my Roseanna.
All loaded down with fishermen
I won't be home tomorrow.
Refrain: Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye,
Bye-bye, my Roseanna.
Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye,
I won't be home tomorrow.
2. A dollar a day's a sailors pay
Bye-bye, my Roseanna.
It´s easy come, easy slip away
I won't be home tomorrow.
3. Oh Roseann, sweet Roseann
Bye-bye, my Roseanna.
I'm going away, but not to stay
I won't be home tomorrow.
4. We're sailing North, across the bay
Bye-bye, my Roseanna.
We won't be back for many a day
I won't be home tomorrow
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala, Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me! Click here for podcasts.
Ms. Laurel
Sing Along Friends Story Time • November 27, 2017
Books:
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More (Beaumont)
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? (Thomas)
The Animal Boogie (Harter)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
You put your bells in
You put your bells out
You put your bells in
And you shake them all about
You do the shakey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to sing
At storytime today!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to sing
At storytime today!
Ring ring ring the bells,
Happy as can be
Ring them high
Ring them low
Ring along with me
Bell horses, bell horses,
What’s the time of day?
One o’clock, two o’clock,
Time to go away
Wake up you lazy bones and go and hunt the cattle
Wake up you lazy bones and go and
go and hunt the cows
[Repeat]
The cows are lost [1 knee]
The day is warm [other knee]
I think I’ll rest [1 elbow]
Till they return... [other elbow]
Bananas unite, banana split
Bananas unite, banana split
Go, go, go go bananas
Go, go, go go bananas!
Bananas to the left
Bananas to the right
Peel that banana and mmmm!
Take a bite!
Math Moment! (From Bedtimemath.org) 
A big part of many people’s holidays is decorating the Christmas tree. People started using live fir trees as Christmas trees hundreds of years ago in Germany. Today you can put up a real tree or a factory-made one, but here’s a third idea: a Lego tree. The Lego Store in Sydney, Australia has built a 32-foot-tall tree of Lego and Duplo bricks. Tree branches are spiky and ball ornaments are round, but the builders did an awesome job making these shapes out of rectangular bricks. They also built Lego candy canes, presents, and even a Santa holding a surfboard. The tree, which weighs 3 1/2 tons and used over half a million Lego bricks, took 5 people a whole 1,200 hours to build. It’s hard work to bring a live tree into your house, but probably easier than carrying this Lego one!
A 10-year-old won a contest to have his Lego reindeer added to the display. How many Lego legs should that reindeer have?
Motor Boat Motor Boat
Go so slow
Motor Boat Motor Boat
Go so slow
Motor Boat Motor Boat
Go a little faster
Motor Boat Motor Boat
Go a little faster
Motor Boat Motor Boat
The waves are getting worse!
Motor Boat Motor Boat
Put it in reverse!
Here We Go
Come along everybody, hush your talking
All join hands and let’s go walking
Come along everybody, stomp your feet ….
Stretch up high … Jump up and down … bark like a dog
Ring Around the Rosie
Pocket full of posie
Ashes, ashes,
We all fall down!
The cows are in the meadow
Eating buttercups
Moo, moo,
All stand up!
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
Blow the balloon
Blow the balloon
Blow and blow and blow and blow and [clap!]
Where did my balloon go?
Blow the balloon
Blow the balloon
Blow and blow and blow and blow and
Tie it in a knot
And put it on a string
And let it go
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion, 
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time! Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me!
Ms. Laurel
November 6 & 9, 2017
Books:
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild (Brown)
Wild About Us! (Beaumont)
If You’re Happy and You Know It Jungle Edition (Warhola) 
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
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
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream
Row, row, row your boat down the jungle stream
If you see a tiger Don’t forget to scream!
Row, row, row the boat, Gently to the shore.
If you see a lion, don't forget to roar.
Row, row, row your boat Gently down the river
If you see a grizzly bear don’t forget to shiver!
Drive, drive, drive your car gently down the street
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a treat!
Here we go Santa Maloney
Here we go Santa Maloney
Here we go Santa Maloney
As we go round about
Tap your sticks before you
Tap your sticks before you
Tap your sticks before you
As we go round about
Tap your sticks behind you …
Tap your sticks down low …
Tap your sticks up high …
The sticks on the bus go tap, tap, tap …
pound pound pound …
hammer hammer hammer …
roll roll roll ...
scrape scrape scrape
If you're happy and you know it, tap your sticks
If you're happy and you know it, tap your sticks (2x)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, tap your sticks
You put your paw in,
You put your paw out,
You put your paw in
And you shake it all about
You put your other paw in,
You put your other paw out,
You put your other paw in
And you shake it all about
The animals are dancing at the zoo
And they’ve invited you!
The giraffe is as tall as tall can be
He eats the leaves right off the tree
His neck is long, his legs are too;
And he can run faster than me or you!
Math Moment! (From Bedtimemath.org) 
Jeans are just blue denim cloth with some pockets sewn on. But at the Kamine Zoo in Japan, animals have helped MAKE jeans. The zoo took big rubber tires — a favorite toy of big animals like lions and bears — and wrapped them up in blue denim. Then they let the animals claw and chew away at them. Tigers tended to work alone; bears worked in pairs, and lions piled on in groups. When they were done chewing and scratching, the zookeepers rescued the torn, shredded cloth and sewed it into jeans. They sold the jeans to make money for the zoo.
As you see in this video, (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/07/10/330443249/jeans-designed-by-lions-and-tigers-to-benefit-japanese-zoo) the claw marks make you look like you rolled around in the lion’s den yourself! If lions, tigers and bears worked on these jeans, how many types of animals helped?
Row boat, row boat,
Go so slow …
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute is high
And floats up in the sky
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet. ...
bend your knees ...
shake your head ...
shout hooray
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
A turkey ran away Before Thanksgiving Day
“For they will make a feast of me If I should stay.”
A pumpkin ran away
Before Thanksgiving Day
“For they will make a pie of me
If I should stay.”
A potato ran away
Before Thanksgiving Day
“For they will make a feast of me if I should stay.”
Here sits a monkey in the chair, chair, chair 
He lost all the true loves he had last year
So rise upon your feet
And greet the first you meet
The happiest one I know
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me!
Ms. Laurel
Oct 30 & Nov 2
Books:
We are the dinosaurs (Berkner)
Dinosaur vs. the Library (Shea)
Dinosaur Zoom (Dale)
Encyclopedia Prehistorica (Sabuda)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you? 
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
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
If you’re a happy dino-saur-us|
CHOMP YOUR TEETH!
If you’re a happy dino-saur-us
CHOMP YOUR TEETH!
If you’re a happy dino-saur-us and
You really want to show us,
If you’re a happy dino-saur-us
CHOMP YOUR TEETH!
If you’re a happy dino-saur-us
STOMP YOUR FEET!
If you’re a happy dino-saur-us
GIVE A ROAR!
You put your bells in
You put your bells out
You put your bells in
And you shake them all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about
You put your bells here .... there
And you shake them in the air ....
You put your bells high
You put your bells low You put your bells high
Shake ‘em yes and shake ‘em no ...
near, far, drive it like a car
fast, slow, make them stop, go,
up, down, all around
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to sing
At storytime today!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to sing
At storytime today!
Ring ring ring the bells,
Happy as can be
Ring them high
Ring them low
Ring along with me
Oh, a-hunting we will go
A-hunting we will go
We’ll catch a triceratops
And feed him some lollipops
And then we’ll let him go
The Pteranodon’s wings went
Flap, flap, flap; Flap, flap, flap,
Flap, flap, flap,
The Pteranodon’s wings went
Flap, flap, flap,
All around the swamp.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex went
GRRR, GRRR, GRRR…
The Triceratops’ horns went
POKE, POKE, POKE…
The Brontosaurus’ jaws went
MUNCH, MUNCH, MUNCH…
The Stegosaurus’ tail went
SPIKE, SPIKE, SPIKE…
Math Moment! (From Bedtimemath.org)
A farmer in Argentina found some crazy-big bones in his field, and called in the paleontologists – scientists who dig up really, really old stuff. They named it the titanosaur since it’s so big: the thigh bone (top part of the leg) is 8 feet long! There were bones from 8 different titanosaur bodies, which they strung together to make one 122-foot-long skeleton. It’s so long that at the American Museum of Natural History, even with the body taking up two rooms, its tail sticks out the door a few feet. Not to mention that this dino stood about 46 feet tall, and the ceiling is only 19 feet high. But scientists guess that this giant weighed around 70 tons.
What numbers would you say to count the 8 titanosaurs?
Motor boat, motor boat,
Go so slow …
If you're happy and you know it shake the chute!
If you're happy and you know it, shake it fast!
If you're happy and you know it, shake it slow!
If you're happy and you know it, lift it high!
If you're happy and you know it, shake it low!
If you're happy and you know it stamp your feet!
If you're happy and you know it turn around! (hold on!)
If you're happy and you know it pass the chute (to your neighbor)
If you're happy and you know it pull it high (over your head)
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
One day it rained 
And rained
And rained
A puddle here,
Two puddles here
Two more puddles there!
Uh-oh! The puddles overflowed—
A big puddle here.
It rained some more.
The puddles all flowed together
And made a giant puddle
“Oink, oink, oink” said the pig
“I love puddles!”
Here sits a monkey in the chair, chair, chair
He lost all the true loves he had last year
So rise upon your feet
And greet the first you meet
The happiest one I know
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me! You’ll find the tunes to these songs on the weekly Sing-A-Long Story Time Podcast (lpl.org, Kids & Teens, Children)
Books:
Little Wolf’s First Howling (Kvasnosky)
Tanka Tanka Skunk (Webb)
Count the Monkeys (Barnett)
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
I know an old lady from Baltimore,
Baltimore, Baltimore
I know an old lady from Baltimore,
Let’s see what she can do
She can play a guitar,
I know she can
I know she can
I know she can
She can play a guitar,
I know she can
Let’s see what she can do
The sticks on the bus go tap, tap, tap …
pound pound pound …
hammer hammer hammer …
roll roll roll ...
scrape scrape scrape
Here we go Santa Maloney
Here we go Santa Maloney
Here we go Santa Maloney
As we go round about
Tap your sticks before you
Tap your sticks before you
Tap your sticks before you
As we go round about
Tap your sticks behind you …
Tap your sticks down low …
Tap your sticks up high …
I stuck my head 
In the little skunk’s hole
And the little skunk said,
“Well, bless my soul,
Take it out!
Take it out!
Take it out!
Remove it!”
Well, I didn’t take it out
and I didn’t take it out
And the little skunk said
“You’ll wish you had,
Take it out!
Take it out!”
P-U! I re-moved it!
Oh, a-hunting we will go
A-hunting we will go
We’ll catch a skunk
And put him in the top bunk
And then we’ll let him go
Presenting—the skunk! They look cute, but skunks strike terror in the hearts of anyone who stands too close. That’s because skunks have small “glands,” or little pouches of liquid, near their hind legs that are filled with one of the yuckiest-smelling liquids out there. When a skunk gets scared, it can spray that liquid at attackers to scare them off. Skunks aren’t big, fast, strong or tough, so that’s their one weapon. By the way, if you aren’t sure what a skunk smells like, you can actually make that smell at home, using food right in your fridge To make your own skunk smell, you mix rotten eggs, coffee, and chopped garlic.
How many ingredients is that?
Here’s the exact recipe: You need 8 rotten eggs, 2 cups of coffee and 5 spoons of garlic to make a batch of skunk smell.
If you're happy and you know it,
lift it high!
If you're happy and you know it,
shake it fast!
If you're happy and you know it,
shake it slow!
If you're happy and you know it,
shake it low!
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town.
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
One day it rained
And rained
And rained
A puddle here,
Two puddles here
Two more puddles there!
Uh-oh! The puddles overflowed—
A big puddle here.
It rained some more.
The puddles all flowed together
And made a giant puddle
“Oink, oink, oink” said the pig
“I love puddles!”
Here sits a monkey in the chair, chair, chair
He lost all the true loves he had last year
So rise upon your feet
And greet the first you meet
The happiest one I know
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala, Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney, Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me! You’ll find the words and tunes to these songs on the weekly Sing-A-Long Story Time Podcast (lpl.org, Kids & Teens, Children) No story time next week—sign up now (after 10-16-17) for the second session of Fall Sing Along Friends. Ms. Laurel
Sing Along Friends Story Time
Monday and Thursday, September 25 and 28, 2017
Books:
Pete’s a Pizza
William Steig
Hi, Pizza Man
Virginia Walter
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
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your hands‚
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
Now it's time for story time, doo da, doo da
Now it's time for story time, oh the doo da day
Raise your arms and say, Hooray! It’s a library day‚
Now it’s time for story time, oh the doo da day
Clap your hands and say‚
Stomp your feet and say‚
I’m gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Wiggle my waggles all away
Stretch, yawn, jump, clap
Where is shaker, where is shaker
Here I am, here I am!
How are you today, friend?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.
...rolling on the floor
...jumping up and down
...shaking on my shoe
We’re going to Kentucky
We’re going to the fair
To see the senorita
With flowers in her hair
Shake it baby shake it
Shake it if you can
Shake it like a milkshake
And do the best you can
Shake it to the bottom
Shake it to the top
Turn around and around and around,
Until you make it stop
We Are the Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner
We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching
We are the dinosaurs,
WHADDAYA THINK OF THAT?
We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching
We are the dinosaurs, we make the earth flat--
We make the earth FLAT!
We stop and eat our food, when we’re in the mood
We stop and eat our food on the groooouuund
We stop and eat our food, when we’re in the mood
We stop and eat our food, and then we march around ‘cause
. . . (chorus)
We stop and take a rest, over in our nest
We stop and take a rest at the end of the day
We stop and take a rest, over in our nest
We stop and take a rest and then you’ll hear us say
We are the dinosaurs. . .
And then we Rooaaarrrr!
‘Cause we are the dinosaurs!
Math Moment:
Back in 2015 a guy named Mike Vegas ordered pizza and spicy wings from Domino’s. At first he ate only the pizza, but when he finally opened the wings, he found $1,300 of cash stuffed in the box! The delivery driver had taken all the money he’d collected from the deliveries before Mike and hidden it in the box, but forgot to take it out. Being a good guy, Mike brought the money back to Domino’s. They were so happy that they thanked him by giving him free pizza for a whole year. It just goes to show that being a good person pays off, especially if you really, really like pizza.
If Mike’s dinner had 8 pizza slices and 10 wings, which one had more pieces, the pizza or wings?
(from bedtimemath.org - Take a look at their awesome website!)
Little leaves go falling down
Orange and red, yellow and brown
Whirling, whirling, round and round
Down, down, down.
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle‚
Go up and down the circle‚
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute is high
And floats up in the sky
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet.
... bend your knees
...lift one leg
...shake your head
...shout hooray
Tree Song by Lorraine Hammond
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the autumn the apples grow on me,
They drop, they drop.
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the winter the snowflakes fall on me,
Brrrrr, Brrrrr
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the spring time the blossoms grow on me.
They open, they open.
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the summer the breezes blow through me,
I bend, I bend.
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the autumn the apples grow on me,
They drop, they drop.
Great big dog came down the meadow
Wagged his tail and shook the meadow
Go away dog, go away dog,
You can’t have my baby
Mama loves you, Papa loves you
Everybody loves the baby
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me!
You’ll find the words and tunes to these songs on the weekly Sing-A-Long Story Time Podcast
Ms. Laurel
Sing Along Friends Story Time
Monday and Thursday, September 18 and 21, 2017
Books:
Fall Is Not Easy (Kelley)
Hocus Pocus, It’s Fall! (O’Brien)
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves (Colandro)
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
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you,
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Come on everybody and clap your
hands….
Who’s that, tapping at my window,
Who’s that, knocking at my door?
Abby, knocking at my window,
Michael, knocking at my door.
Now it's time for story time, doo da, doo da
Now it's time for story time, oh the doo da day
Raise your arms and say “Hooray! It’s a library day”
Now it’s time for story time, oh the doo da day
Clap your hands and say…
Stomp your feet and say…
If you're happy and you know it,
shake your egg (2x)
If you're happy and you know it,
and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it,
shake your egg.
I like apples, I like apples,
Nice and sweet, nice and sweet.
Crunchy, crunchy, crunchy.
Munchy, munchy, munchy.
Good to eat, good to eat!
I like ice cream, I like ice cream
Nice and sweet, nice and sweet
Ooshy ooshy ooshy, gooshy gooshy gooshy,
Good to eat, good to eat!
I like popcorn...
What a treat, what a treat
Crunchy crunchy crunchy
Munchy munchy
Good to eat, good to eat!
Way up high in the apple tree
Two little apples smiled at me.
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples!
MMM! They were good!
Little leaves go falling down
Orange and red, yellow and brown
Whirling, whirling, round and round
Down, down, down.
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
Go round and round the circle
As we have done before
Go in and out the circle…
Go up and down the circle…
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet
When the parachute is high
And floats up in the sky
When the parachute goes up
Stomp your feet.
... bend your knees
...lift one leg
...shake your head
...shout hooray
I start out green
Often fragile and small
I grow through 2 seasons
On something tall
But there are changes
When the nights turn cool
That happen to me
When kids go back to school
I’m a leaf! On a growing tree
Watch me turn color—
One, two, three!
Tree Song by Lorraine Hammond
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the autumn the apples grow on me,
They drop, they drop.
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the winter the snowflakes fall on me,
Brrrrr, Brrrrr
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the springtime the blossoms grow on me.
They open, they open.
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the summer the breezes blow through me,
I bend, I bend.
This is my trunk, I’m a tall tall tree
In the autumn the apples grow on me,
They drop, they drop.
Come up horsey, hey hey
Come up horsey, hey hey
Come up horsey, hey hey
Come up horsey, hey hey
Mama’s gonna buy you a little lap dog…
Put him in your lap when she goes off
Mama’s gonna buy you a little blue bird…
Gonna sing (whistle)
When she goes off
Mama’s gonna make you an apple pie…
Hush little baby, don’t you cry
Mighty pretty motion
Toodala
Toodala, Toodala
Mighty pretty motion,
Toodala,
Toodala la lady.
Rock old Soney,
Toodala . . .
Clap your hands . . .
Stamp your feet . . .
Goodbye, story time!
You’ll find the words and tunes to these songs on the weekly Sing-A-Long Story Time Podcast
Thanks for sharing songs and stories with me!
Ms. Laurel
