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Opening Song:
Now this is the time for storytime, storytime, storytime
This is the time for storytime
I’m glad you are here, I’m so glad you are here
Read: The Wild Little Horse by Rita Gray; Publisher: Dutton Children’s Books
Songs: Open Shut Them
Open, shut them (Open both hands and then make a fist)
Open, shut them
Give a little clap, clap, clap. (Clap hands together)
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
lay them on your lap, lap, lap. (Pat hands in lap)
Creep them, creep them, creep them, creep them (creep fingers from tummy up to mouth)
Right up to your chinny, chin, chin.
Open wide your little mouth… but do not let them in. (Open mouth wide & hide hands behind back)
Song: A Little Mouse is Creeping
A little mouse is creeping, creeping, creeping (Make creeping motion with hands)
A little mouse is creeping
In the house... Shh… (Put index finger in front of mouth)
A little mouse is sleeping, sleeping, sleeping (Make sleeping motion)
A litter mouse is sleeping in the house. Shh…
An old grey cat comes creeping, creeping, creeping (Make creeping motion with hands)
An old grey cat comes creeping in the house
And they both run away!!! (Pat hands on lap really fast.)
Read: Noni the Pony by Alison Lester; Publisher Beach Lane Books
Rhyme: Ten Galloping Horses
Ten galloping horses, (Hold up 10 fingers.)
Came through town, (Slap hands on legs like galloping.)
Five were white, (Hold up five fingers.)
And five were brown. (Hold up five fingers on the other hand.)
They galloped up, (Slap up toward top of thighs.)
They galloped down, (Slap hands toward knees.)
Ten galloping horses, (Hold up ten fingers.)
Came through town. (Slap hands on legs like galloping.)
Song: She’ll be Coming Around the Mountain
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes
She'll be coming around the mountain
She'll be coming around the mountain
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes (whoa back)
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes (whoa back)
She'll be riding six white horses
She'll be riding six white horses
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes
And we'll all go out to greet her when she comes
Yes, we'll all go out to greet her when she comes
Oh, we'll all go out to greet her
We'll all go out to greet her
We'll all go out to greet her when she comes.
Rhyme: I Gave My Horse an Apple
I gave my horse an apple (Pretend to give something.)
And she gave me a neigh. (Neigh!!!)
I gave my horse a carrot, (Pretend to give something.)
And she moved her head this way. (Move head up and down.)
I gave my horse a sugar lump, (Pretend to give something.)
She gave me a smile (Smile big.)
And then she took me for a ride,
For more than half a mile. (Slap hands on thighs like galloping.)
Song: Old MacDonald
Old MacDonald had a farm— E-I-E-I-O! (Have child clap to the beat of E-I-E-I-O!)
And on this farm he had a horse—E-I-E-I-O!
With a neigh, neigh here, and a neigh, neigh there
Here a neigh, there a neigh, everywhere a neigh, neigh,
Old MacDonald had a farm—E-I-E-I-O!
Additional verses: (Add any animals and their sounds.)
…..And on this farm he some some cows (moo, moo)
…. And on this farm he had some sheep (baa, baa)
….And on this farm he had some chickens (cluck, cluck)
Song: If You’re Happy and You Know It
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap, clap)
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap, clap)
If you’re happy and you know and you really want to show it
you’re happy and you know it, clap your hand. (clap, clap)
If you’re happy and you know it, pat your head (pat, pat)
If you’re happy and you know it, pat your head (pat, pat)
If you’re happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you’re happy and you know it pat your head. (pat, pat)
(Continue with other actions: beep your nose, wiggle your ears, etc.)
Closing Song:
Now this is the end of storytime, storytime, storytime.
This is the end of storytime.
I’m glad you were here.
I’m so glad you were here.