This was a last minute storytime I put together, as I was covering for another Librarian.  But with delivering it on Leap Day, the idea of bouncing as a themed seemed like a perfect fit.

Also, knowing I had done this theme before meant it was easier to pull things together!

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MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Roly Poly
(to the tune of: “Frere Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Roly poly, roly poly
out, out, out
out, out, out
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
in, in, in
in, in, in

Roly poly, roly poly
fast, fast, fast
fast, fast, fast
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
slow, slow, slow
slow, slow, slow

MOVEMENT: Open, Shut Them*

BOOK:

Leap Back Home to Me by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Matthew Cordell

MOVEMENT:

“Row, Row Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT:
We Can Jump, Jump, Jump
We can jump, jump, jump.
We can hop, hop, hop.
We can clap, clap, clap.
We can stomp, stomp, stomp.

We can nod our heads for yes
We can shake our heads for no
We can bend our knees a little bit,
And we can sit down slow.

Taken from: 1 2 3 4 More Storytimes

FLANNELBOARD:
5 Green and Speckled Frogs Five green and specked frogs
Sat on a hollow log.
Eating some most delicious bugs.
Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool,
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green speckled frogs.
Ribbit! Ribbit!

Continue counting down until no green speckled frogs are left.

MOVEMENT: 

“Jumping and Counting” by Jim Gill from Jim Gill’s Most Celebrated Songs: Music Play Volume 3

MOVEMENT:
“Two Little Blackbirds”

BOOK:

Who Hops? by Katie Davis

MOVEMENT: “If You’re Hoppy and You Know It”
(To the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re hoppy and you know it give a jump,
If you’re hoppy and you know it give a jump,
If you’re hoppy and you know it then you really want to show it,
If you’re hoppy and you know it give a jump.

Taken from: Verona Storytime

JUMPING / FREEZE DANCE:

“Leap Frog” by Jazzy Ash from Bon Voyage

We danced and jumped and then froze when I paused the music.

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

 

Book: Jump by David McPhail
Book: I Hop by Joe Cepeda
Book: Bounce by Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin
Book: Jump! by Scott M. Fischer
Book: Jump! by Tatsuhide Matsuoka
Book: Bounce by Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin
Book: A Hop is Up by Kristy Dempsey, illustrated by Lori Richmond
Book: Fox and the Jumping Contest by Corey R. Tabor

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Verona Story Time: Jump and Bounce Storytime – Toddler 
1234 More Storytimes: Storytime: Jump! 
Jen in the Library: Bouncing – Infant Storytime 
Jen in the Library: Bouncing – Toddler Storytime

ATTENDANCE: 27 people (Children and Adults)

PRESENTED:  Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Casa Verudgo

*To see the words to these movements and activities I use frequently, please visit my
A-capella Movements Section on my Storytime Movements and Music Page