During our Winter storytime session, I filled in for a colleague’s storytime.  Here’s the Polar Bear storytime that I presenting using a mashup of her storytime template and mine.

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MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Open Shut Them*

BOUNCE:
I Bounce You Here
I bounce you here (bounce child on lap)
I bounce you there
I bounce you, bounce you everywhere!

Other verses:
I tickle you here… (tickle child)
I hug you here… (hug child)

MOVEMENT: The Itsy Bitsy Spider

BOOK:

My Little Polar Bear by Claudia Rueda

MOVEMENT: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

MOVEMENT:

“Shake My Sillies Out” by Raffi, from the album More Singable Songs

FLANNELBOARD:
Bears

(to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Grizzly bears are big and brown,
Big and brown, big and brown.
Grizzly bears are big and brown,
And live in the woods.

Polar bears are soft and white,
Soft and white, soft and white.
Polar bears are soft and white,
And live in the cold.

Teddy bears are just my size,
Just my size, just my size.
Teddy bears are just my size,
To cuddle with at night.

FLANNELBOARD:
Polar Bear’s Underwear

I got this adorable flannelboard set from Ivy Handmade Designs on Etsy.
It’s based on the book Polar Bear’s Underwear by tupera tupera.

MOVEMENT:

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

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

BOOK:

Bear Says “Thank You” by Michael Dahl

MOVEMENT: If You’re Happy and You Know It

RHYTHM STICKS:

“Tap Your Sticks” from Rhythms on Parade by Hap Palmer

MOVEMENT:
My Hands Say Thank You
My hands say thank you
with a clap, clap, clap, (clap hands)
My feet say thank you
with a tap, tap, tap. (tap feet)
Clap, clap, clap (clap hands)
tap, tap, tap. (tap feet)
Roll them up (roll hands/arms hand over hand)
And wave bye-bye! (wave)

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Book: Where Are You Polar Bear? a DK Eco Board Book
Book: Are You a Polar Bear? by Claudia Rueda
Book: Love Matters Most by Mij Kelly and Gerry Turley
Book: Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett, art by Shawn Harris
Flannel Board: Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear?

ATTENDANCE: 32 people (children and adults)

PRESENTED: January 29, 2024, 10:30am, at Library Connection

*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