Toddler Storytime Theme: Spring Animals
Opening: “Put Your Hands Up In the Air”
Puppet Meet & Greet: Meet Woolly (monkey puppet)
Early Literacy Tip: “Read at least three stories a day: it may be the same story three times. Children need to hear a thousand stories before they can begin to learn to read. Or the same story a thousand times!” (Mem Fox’s Ten Read Aloud Commandments)
Book 1: One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root
Transition: “Five Little Ducks”
Five little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck called with a
“Quack, quack, quack”
But only four little ducks came swimming back.
Four little ducks…
Three little ducks…
Two little ducks…
One little duck…
Sad mother duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
“Quack, quack, quack.”
And the five little ducks came swimming back.
Wiggles: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum” by Carole Peterson
Sticky, sticky, sticky bubble gum
Bubble gum, bubble gum
Sticky sticky sticky bubble gum
Sticking your hands to your feet.
UN-STICK!
(repeat – fingers to knees, toe to nose, hand to someone else’s hand, foot to foot, head to the floor!)
Book 2: Mouse’s First Spring by Lauren Thompson
Transition: “Bunny Hop” Hunk-Ta Bunk-Ta Funsies
Book 3: Chick by Ed Vere
Closing: “Shake My Sillies Out” Puppet Show
Additional Books:
- Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner
- Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms by Julia Rawlinson
- Hoppity Skip Little Chick by Jo Brown
- Mary Had a Little Lamb by Mary Ann Hoberman
- Spring Is Here by Will Hillenbrand
- Wee Little Lamb by Lauren Thompson
- Who’s Awake in Springtime? by Phillis Gershator
If you’re looking for more spring books, check out this updated post!