The Itsy Bitsy Spider!

Storytime Books:

The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

Summary:  The farm animals, etc., horse, cow, sheep, goat, pig, cat, dog, and rooster try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness.

The Itsy Bitsy Spider Illustrated by Sharon Lane Holm

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

(Children's Classic Nursery Rhyme)

The itsy bitsy spider

Went up the water spout

Down came the rain

And washed the spider out

Out came the sun

And dried up all the rain

And the itsy bitsy spider

Went up the spout again

I Know an Old Lady edited by Ann Owen

Summary:  I know an old lady who swallowed a fly, spider, bird, cat, dog, cow, and horse.  Ann Owen presents an illustrated version of the traditional song along with some discussion of its folk origins. Includes music and seven verses of words.  

Storytime Songs:

Good Morning, Mr. Rooster by Super Simple Songs

The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Baby Genius

Little Miss Muffet by Juice Music

Apple-mania!

Storytime Books:

Little Mouse's Big Secret by Eric Battut

Summary:  Shh...! Little Mouse has a secret! He's found a delicious-looking apple and doesn't want to share a bite.  So he buries it, and no matter how many of his friends ask what he hid, Little Mouse won't tell.  But when a tree sprouts from the seed of the fruit, there are enough apples for everyone-and Little Mouse realizes some secrets are even better when they're shared.

Ten Red Apples: A Bartholomew Counting Book by Virginia Miller

Summary:  In Bartholomew's garden there stands an old apple tree. Ba loves to climb it, swing from it, and rescue Little Black Kitten from its branches.  But best of all, he loves counting its delicious red apples before George shakes them into a basket to make hot apple pie.  In fact, Ba loves counting so much that he doesn't say "Nah!" once!

Fables: The Hen and the Apple Tree by Arnold Lobel

Summary:  There are many different fables in this book. "The Hen and the Apple Tree" is a fable about a wolf that pretends to be a tree in order to trick a hen.  The wolf tries to get the hen to come out and enjoy the cool shade of his leafy branches.  He did this so he could eat the hen, but the hen was too smart and did not fall for it.  The moral of this fable is "It is always difficult to pose as something that one is not."

Let's Play in the Forest by Claudia Rueda

Summary:  "Let's play in the forest while the wolf is not around," sing the animals in the forest.  "Wolf, are you there?" "I am putting on my underpants," Wolf answers.

As Duck, Bunny, Moose, Beaver, and others play between the trees, Wolf continues getting dressed: undershirt, pants, T-shirt, socks, and shoes.  By the time he has combed his hair and put on his backpack, Wolf is very hungry, and the animals are suddenly very afraid.

Luckily for the animals, Wolf is hungry for pancakes -- his favorite!

I found a cute story on YouTube called Hermie the Worm.  The children participated by saying the phrase "yum, yum, yum," and "do-whop, do-whop".  I used a green balloon to demonstrate the increasing size of Hermie.

Hermie the Worm

I was sittin' on a park bench

Chewin' my bubblegum

(yum, yum, yum)

Playin' with my yo-yo

(do-whop, do-whop)

when along came Hermie the Worm

and he was this big

(blow-up balloon to the size of an apple)

and I said "Hermie, what happened?"

and he said "I swallowed an apple".

Start from the first verse again..

Hermie continues to get bigger and bigger as he eats different fruits,... banana, orange, grapes, strawberries, and a peach.

The end:

I was sittin' on a parkbench

chewin' my bubblegum

(yum, yum, yum)

playin' with my yo-yo

(do-whop, do-whop)

when along came Hermie the Worm

and he was this big

(Let the air out of balloon.)

and I said "Hermie, what happened?"

and he said "I burped".

Storytime Songs:

The Apple Song

(Sung to the tune of Bingo)

I know a fruit that's good to eat

and apple is it's name-o

A-P-P-L-E

A-P-P-L-E

A-P-P-L-E

and apple is it's name-o!



Ten Little Apples
(Sung to the tune of Ten Little Indians)

One little, two little, three little apples
Four little, five little, six little apples
Seven little, eight little, nine little apples
Ten little apples on the tree.

(Countdown: ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one)

I Like Apples by William Stark

Toes, Knees, Shoulders, and Head by Kimmy Schwimmy Volume 1

(Available in the library's Media Department)