
Hello and welcome to this month’s 5 on Friday! I wanted to share with you 5 of my favorite storytime songs. I do our Storytime for Littles (for kiddos birth to age 3) on alternating Monday mornings and 2 Wednesday evenings a month. Since I work with such a young audience, I have to find songs that are fun and simple enough for them to enjoy. But as often as we repeat the songs, I also want ones that I like too! So in no particular order here are my five current favorites that you and your kids will love.
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 my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom
We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom
We’re going to the moon
In 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – BLAST OFF!!!
I got this song from the wonderful ladies at Jbrary. They also have several other verses about going to the sun or Mars that I will add if the song is going well with a particular crowd.
Roly Poly
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.
Another song from Jbrary! I used this song in my very first storytime and it was an absolute hit! I’ve used it frequently since then and it’s so much fun to see how the regulars’ eyes light up when they realize we’re doing this song again. The “fast/slow” verse is especially popular.
1 Bright Scarf
One bright scarf waiting for the wind to blow,
Wiggle it high and wiggle it low.
Shake it fast and shake it slow.
Where did it go?
This is from Loons and Quines. For this song (as you can probably guess) I bring out the scarves. Follow along with the directions in the song, and then at the last line hide it behind your back. You can also change it to “where did you go?” and play peek-a-boo!
Mama’s Sleeping
Mama’s sleeping, don’t wake her up.
Mama’s sleeping, don’t wake her up.
Mama’s sleeping, don’t wake her up,
We must be very quiet!
Wake up mama, we want to play!
Wake up mama, we want to play!
Wake up mama, we want to play!
Let’s be very noisy!
Unfortunately I don’t have a source or a video link for this song, but it is sung to the tune of Skip to My Lou. I do this song with shaky eggs, with everyone shaking softly during the first verse and loudly during the second. Starting off quietly can be a challenge for some kids, but everyone loves getting really loud to wake up mama! Sometimes I will add additional verses for baby, grandma, etc.
5 in the Bed
There were five in the bed and the little one said
“Roll over, roll over”
So they all rolled over and one fell out
There were four in the bed and the little one said,
“Roll over, roll over”
So they all rolled over and one fell out
There were three in the bed and the little one said,
“Roll over, roll over”
So they all rolled over and one fell out
There were two in the bed and the little one said,
“Roll over, roll over”
So they all rolled over and one fell out
There was one in the bed and the little one said… “Goodnight.”
I particularly like Laurie Berkner’s version. I usually use a flannel board to go along with this song.
And that’s all for this month! Be sure to check back in March, same bat time, same bat channel for the next 5 on Friday.

Miss Jessica