Opening Song: Hello, Friends
Hello, friends x3
from Jbrary
It’s time to say hello
Word of the Day: Robot
To say “robot” in ASL, you hold your arms at sharp angles and move your head and arms jerkily, just like you’re a robot! You can see this sign in action here.
Rhyme: Five Noisy Robots
Five noisy robots in the big toy shop,
Shiny and tall with antennae on the top.
Along came a girl with a penny one day.
Bought a noisy robot and took it away.(continue with 4, 3, 2, 1 noisy robots)
from Literacious
Song: If You’re a Robot and You Know It
If you’re a robot and you know it clank your coils (clap)
If you’re a robot and you know it clank your coils (clap)
If you’re a robot and you know it and you really want to show it clank your coils (clap)Other verses:
from Anne’s Library Life
“Clunk your gears” (stomp feet)
“Press your buttons” (“Beep beep”)
Book: And the Robot Went… by Michelle Robinson
Movement Activity: Move like a robot
Song: Robot Song
The arms of the robot swing up and down,
Up and down, up and down,
The arms of the robot swing up and down,
All around the room.Other verses:
The legs of the robot move back and forth…
The head of the robot turns side to side…
The buttons on the robot blink on and off…
The voice of the robot says beep, beep, beep…
from Literacious
Rhyme: I’m a Little Robot
I’m a little robot, short and strong.
from Northwest Regional Library System
Here are my handles (hands on hips),
just turn me on (“push on/off switch”).
When I get all warmed up, watch me go
Sometimes fast, (Roll arms fast)
sometimes slow (Roll arms slow).
Book: My Friend Robot by Sunny Scribens
Activity: Build your own robot using parts printed from here
Notes on Distribution: This storytime was done as a Bitmoji classroom that was posted to my library’s Facebook page.
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