Cities!

I've used a city theme in a preschool storytime before. This was the first time I used it in a toddler program. It was just as fun! The kids loved the stories and noisy songs!

Books

City Animals by Simms Taback
Subyway by Anastasia Suen

Songs

Wheels on the Bus

Little Car
Courtesy of DLTK 

Traffic Light

The red at the top tells us to stop!
(hold hand out in front)
The green below tells us to go!
(make a circular motion with arm)

The yellow in the middle tells us to wait.
(put both hands out in front)
Please don't worry you won't be late.
(point to wrist like a watch)

Unfortunately, I can't recall where I heard this wonderful rhyme! 

Activity

Shaker Eggs

Egg Shakers Up!
Courtesy of Jbrary 

Shake, Shake, Shake
Courtesy of Jbrary

Bubbles and Bathtime!

I used this theme in my Toddler Time program. It was a lot of fun! The kids loved the bath books and bubble songs. The scarf play at the end was especially fun.

Books

Time for a Bath by Phillis Gershator
Bears in a Bath by Shirley Parenteau

Songs & Fingerplays

Bubbly Bath
Courtesy of Madison Public Library.

Five Elephants in a Bathtub
Courtesy of Storytime Katie.

Activity

Scarf Play

This is the Way We Wash Our Face
Inspired by Anne's Library Life.

In our version, we wiggle the scarf in front of each body part.  We washed our face, toes, knees, and tummies.

Let's Go Riding in an Elevator
Courtesy of Jbrary. 

Afterwards, I played the song Splish Splash by Bobby Darin from the CD A Child's Celebration of Rock 'N' Roll.

Following the program, the kids colored a bath and rubber duckie picture!

Image Courtesy of Sweet Clipart.