Want to continue the story time fun at home? You've come to the right place! This page contains the songs & rhymes we like to use during our story time sessions.
Songs and Rhymes Handout 2024 [PDF]
Bilingual Story Time Songs and Rhymes 2024 [PDF]
Children learn through repetition! Sing these songs and say the rhymes while you do daily tasks like diaper changes, getting dressed, or taking a bath. Singing helps children learn the sounds that make up words through rhythm and separating syllables with a beat.
For January 8 though April 27, 2024
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?
- Repeat with: touch your toes, pat your head, rub your belly, clap your hands, wave your scarf or shake your shaker. -
We’re washing in the washing in the washing machine
We’re washing in the washing in the washing machine
We’re washing in the washing in the washing machine
Spin around and now we’re clean
- Add bouncing, dancing, spinning -
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Eyes, and ears, and mouth, and nose
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
_____ is here today,
_____ is here today,
Let’s give a cheer, let’s give a cheer,
Because _____ is here today!
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap
a clap, clap, clap, a clap, clap, clap
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap
and I wiggle my waggles away
Verses: Feet - stomp, head - nod, belly - beep, eyes - blink, hips - shake
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a "B"
Then put it in the oven for baby and me.
Here is the beehive but where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees
Watch and you'll see them come out of the hive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5... They're alive!
Buzzzzzzz
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.
I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays.
I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays.
I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples
and bee-nee-nees.
I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees.
I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and by-ny-nys.
I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and by-ny-nys.
I like to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos.
I like to ote, ote,
ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos.
I like to oot, oot, oot oo-ples and boo-noo-noos.
I like to oot, oot, oot oo-ples and boo-noo-noos.
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck
Ding ding ding ding ding
Other verses: turn the corner, put the ladder up, spray the fire hose
These are baby’s fingers
These are baby’s toes
This is baby’s belly button
Round and round it goes
Popcorn kernels
Popcorn kernels
In a pot, in a pot
Shake them, shake them, shake them
Shake them, shake them, shake them
Till they POP!
Open shut them, open shut them
Give a little clap, clap, clap
Open shut them, open shut them
Put them in your lap, lap, lap
Creep them, crawl them
Creep them, crawl them
Right up to your chin, chin, chin
Open wide your little mouth
But don’t you let them in
Zoom zoom zoom,
We’re going to the moon
Zoom zoom zoom,
We’re going to the moon
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship
Zoom zoom zoom,
We’re going to the moon
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...BLASTOFF
The itsy-bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy-bitsy spider went up the spout again.
"Children who are raised with at least two languages have been found to have greater social understanding," says Oren Boxer, Ph.D. In addition, bilingual children:
For January 6 though April 20, 2024
(Sung to Skip to my Lou)
Clap everybody and say hello,
Clap everybody and say hello,
Clap everybody and say hello,
No matter what the weather.
- Repeat with: snap and say hola, tap and say bonjour, wiggle ears and say annyeong, hug and say namaste -
(Call and response sung to Frère Jacques)
Buenos dias, buenos dias,
Como estas? Como estas?
Yo estoy bien, yo estoy bien,
Y usted? Y usted?
- Repeat with: buenas tardes, and buenas noches -
tic tac, yo soy el señor reloj
tic tac, doce horas toco yo
tic tac, yo soy el señor reloj
tic tac, doce horas toco yo
a la una, como tuna
a las dos, como arroz
a las tres, todo al revés
a las cuatro, voy al teatro
a las cinco, ¡pego un brinco!
a las seis, aprendo inglés
a las siete, un juguete
a las ocho, un bizcocho,
a las nueve, ¡nadie se mueve!
a las diez, con los pies
a las once, campanas de bronce
a las doce, alguien tose
tic tac, yo soy el señor reloj
tic tac, doce horas toco yo
tic tac, yo soy el señor reloj
tic tac, doce horas toco yo
Un elefante se balanceaba
sobre la tela de una araña,
como veía que resistía
fue a llamar a otro elefante.
Dos elefantes se balanceaban,
sobre la tela de una araña,
como veían que resistía
fueron a llamar a otro elefante.
- Repeat with: tres elefantes, cuatro elefantes, etc. -
(Sung to Where Is Thumbkin?)
¿Dónde está Pulgarcito? ¿Dónde está Pulgarcito?
¡Aquí estoy!
¡Aquí estoy!
¿Cómo estás esta mañana?
Muy bien, te doy las gracias. Escápate.
Escápate.
- Repeat with: puntero, hombrealto, hombreanillo, meñique, y la familia -
If you’re wearing rojo hoy, clap your hands
If you’re wearing rojo hoy, clap your hands
If you’re wearing rojo hoy, and you really want to show it,
If you’re wearing rojo hoy, clap your hands
- Repeat with: azul (blue), rosa (pink), amarillo (yellow), blanco (white), negro (black) -