Dream Big... Read Storytime: Camping

All summer we'll be doing storytime programs with our summer reading theme, Dream Big... Read, in mind. This week- Camping!

What better way to spend a summer night than under the moon and stars?

This is the Way

This is the way we hike in the woods,

Hike in the woods, hike in the woods.

This is the way we hike in the woods,

when we go out to camp!

-fish in the stream

-roast our marshmallows

-set up the tent

Sleeping Bag Chant

I was lying in my sleeping bag- I couldn’t get to sleep

When the wind began to howl and the bugs began to creep.

So I rolled to my left and I rolled to the right

But all I could do was hear the noises in the night—

I heard an owl (hoo, hoo)

… Bat (flap, flap)

… Cat (meow, meow)

…Frog (ribbit, ribbit)

… Bear! (roar, roar)

Under the Blanket

Under the dark there is a star

Under the star there is a tree

Under the tree there is a blanket

Under the blanket there is me!

Campfire Pokey

You put your marshmallow in,

You take your marshmallow out,

You put your marshmallow in,

And you shake it all about.

You do the campfire pokey

and you turn yourself around,

That’s what it’s all about! HEY!

… hotdog, fish, whole dinner

2 Little Campers

2 little campers sitting on a hill,

One named Jack and one named Jill

Run away Jack, run away Jill

Come back Jack and come back Jill

Silly Song

1, 2 tie my shoe. 3, 4 eat s’mores.

5, 6 pick up (fire) sticks.

7, 8 lay them straight.

9, 10 a big bear’s den, GRRRR!

Twinkling Stars

(tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)

Twinkle, twinkle, little stars

Stand and twinkle where you are.

Twinkle high and twinkle low.

Twinkle fast and twinkle slow.

Twinkle, twinkle little stars.

Sit and twinkle where you are.

10 Little Campers

1 little, 2 little, 3 little campers

4 little, 5 little, 6 little campers

7 little, 8 little, 9 little campers

10 little campers, asleep in their tents!

Five Little Hot Dogs

5 little hot dogs roasting in the pan

One got hot and it went BAM!

4, 3, 2, 1

0 hot dogs in the pan, it got hot and then went BAM!

 Books:

Fun camping books to check out:

Berry, L. Duck Tents

Birdseye, T. Oh Yeah?

Cousins, L. Maisy Goes Camping

Lakin, P. Camping Day

Parr, T. Otto Goes to Camp

Pringle, L. Bear Hug

Singer, M. Quiet Night

Wargin, K. Scare a Bear