November 28, 2016 | strande
If you missed our Cars and Trucks Storytime this week, don't worry. Here are some of the stories and songs from this week's storytime, plus some suggestions to get your own storytime on the move.
From Storytime
Can you make as much noise as a book full of traffic? Lots of opportunities for audience participation here, but ends quietly.
BLUE CAR, BLUE CAR (Follows the pattern of Brown Bear, Brown Bear)
Blue Car, Blue Car what do you see? I see an Orange Airplane looking at me.
Orange Airplane, Orange Airplane what do you see? I see a Yellow Bus looking at me.
[Follow the pattern with Brown Tractor, Green Taxi, Purple Balloon, Red Ship, etc.]
For your final verse, finish with: I see my passengers looking at me!
A small blue truck finds his way out of a jam, with a little help from his friends.
FIVE LITTLE BICYCLES (Built on the framework of one of my favorite fingerplays):
Five little bicycles sitting in the road (hold up 5 fingers)
One got bumped and started to... ROLL! (roll your hands)
It bounced on the curb and landed on its side.
How many bicycles are left to ride? (repeat until all the bicycles have rolled away)
Presents thirteen poems about wacky, imaginative cars, including the "Bathtub Limousine," which we read today in storytime (doesn't everyone want a car that keeps you clean while you drive?).
So many great driving songs on this album. We listened to "Life is a Highway" while bouncing the parachute today.
More Songs and Stories to Enjoy
Little Green is a proud and strong pickup truck who loves helping with chores, but when Farmer Gray buys a big new blue truck, Little Green is left to rust in a pasture until the farmer's daughter, Fern, suggests they fix him up and use him for such gentle jobs as going to the farmers' market.
An update of the classic folk song, Old MacDonald, featuring farm vehicles like excavator, dump truck, and bulldozer.
A disc full of dance songs, "Trucks" is a good one to move and groove while driving.
A boy goes on a long car ride to visit his grandmother and discovers time moves faster or slower depending on how bored he is.
Celebrates a child's love for a variety of trucks, from fire engines to cement mixers to ice cream trucks.
Tommy searches the entire house to find his lost toy truck and while he casts aside the possible substitutions offered up by his family, Tommy's dog Bowser reaps the benefits.
Presents a CD and illustrated songbook of country songs, and features a jazzy little number called "Trucks."