May 13, 2019 | strande
Did you miss our Music Storytime this week? Don't worry, here's what you missed, plus a few more suggestions so you can create your own tuneful storytime at home, complete with songs and stories.
Don't need a full storytime? Borrow a rhyme when you need a short distraction, or check out these materials and spend a few minutes reading together.
From Storytime
FIVE LITTLE DRUMS
Five little drums making music at the show (hold up 5 fingers)
One fell down and started to... ROLL! (roll your hands)
It bounced offstage and landed with a BOOM.
How many drums are left in the room? (repeat until all the drums have rolled away)
SONG
Bagpipes (Jim Gill)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITY
Listen to some music together. Sing, clap along, or dance.
More Songs and Stories to Enjoy
THE BAND ON THE BUS (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)
The band on the bus goes up and down, up and down, up and down.
The band on the bus goes up and down, all over town.
The singer on the bus goes “la, la, la”…
The guitar on the bus goes “strum, strum, strum”…
The drums on the bus go “ba, dum, chh”…
The keyboard on the bus goes “plink, plink, plink”…
The triangle on the bus goes “ting, ting, ting”…
The maracas on the bus go “cha, cha, cha”…
The trumpet on the bus goes “squawk, squawk, squawk”…
The cymbals on the bus go “clang, clang, clang”…
The tuba on the bus goes “whomp, whomp, whomp”…
The trombones on the bus go “brrrawmp, brrrawmp, brrrawmp”…
The washboards on the bus go “schuka, chuk-chuk”…
The bass on the bus goes “doom, doom, slap”…
The kazoo on the bus goes “buzz, buzz, buzz”…
The dancers on the bus go “jazz, jazz hands”…
[continue making up verses until you just can't anymore, and finish with...]
The band on the bus goes up and down…
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