Transportation

Trains, planes, and automobiles...our theme this week is Transportation! 

Books:

Toddler Books:

Freight Train - Donald Crews

Yellow Copter - Kerston Hamilton

The Bus is for Us - Michael Rosen
Little Blue Truck - Alice Schertle

Along a Long Road - Frank Viva

Preschool Books:

Yellow Copter - Kerston Hamilton

20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street - Mark Lee

The Bus is for Us - Michael Rosen

Little Blue Truck - Alice Schertle
Down By the Station - Jennifer Riggs Vetter

Along a Long Road - Frank Viva

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

Zoom, zoom, zoom, we're going to the moon,

Zoom, zoom, zoom, we're going to the moon,

If you want to take a trip, climb aboard your rocket ship,

Zoom, zoom, zoom, we're going to the moon,

In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...BLAST OFF!!!

Source: Jbrary

*This is a storytime favorite for all ages so we have to do it several times!

Traffic Light (with sign language)

STOP says the red light, GO says the green,

Now just WAIT says the yellow in between.

That's what they say and that's what they mean,

We all must obey them, even the queen!

Source: Jbrary

*I also used sign language for "say", "mean", and "queen" but only taught the three in red to the storytime kids. 

The Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round, (roll arms)

Round and round, round and round,

The wheels on the bus go round and round,

All through the town.

Other verses:

The doors on the bus go open and shut (open and shut hands)

The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish (swish arms side to side)

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep (make beeping motion with hands)

The people on the bus go up and down (get older kids to go up and down; for younger storytime kids have parents lift babies)

Source: Traditional

*This traditional song is SUPER easy to make extra/different verses for (and also change slightly to make it appropriate for babies or a baby storytime). 

Duck Behind the Truck

Little Duck, Little Duck,

Are you behind the red truck?

Source: One of my fabulous LA's made this particular hiding game but hiding games are a fun way for older kids to interact at storytime.