Storytime
Weekday Storytimes (birth-age 5 w/adult) TICKETED
September 5-October 19 & October 29-December 13 (No Storytimes on November 21) • Youth Program Room
Enjoy books, music, stories, and fun with the lively Youth Services Librarians while making new friends in a welcoming setting. PLEASE NOTE: Space is limited. Tickets will be distributed 20 minutes prior to each session. Preference is given to Glenview Public Library cardholders.
Great Back to School Songs You Can Sing with Your Child
The Wheels on the Bus The wheels on the bus go round and round, The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish; The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep; The doors on the bus go open and shut; The Driver on the bus says “Move on back, The babies on the bus says “Wah, wah, wah; The parents on the bus says “Shush, shush, shush; I’m Your Bus by Marilyn Singer The Bus Is for Us by Michael Rosen The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort The Secret Life of Squirrels: Back to School by Nancy Rose When you are singing wheels on the bus make sure that you bounce, tap, clap to songs with rhythm. Children hear each syllable because there is a different note for each syllable.
round and round,
round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
all through the town.
(Roll hands around each other)
Swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish.
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish,
all through the town.
(“Swish” hands in front of you like windshield wipers)
Beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep.
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep,
all through the town.
(Slap palm in front of you like honking a horn)
Open and shut;
Open and shut.
The doors on the bus go open and shut;
all through the town.
(Push hands back and forth in front of you)
move on back, move on back;”
The Driver on the bus says “Move on back”,
all through the town.
(Point thumb over your shoulder)
Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah”.
The babies on the bus says “Wah, wah, wah”,
all through the town.
(Rub fists in front of eyes)
Shush, shush, shush;
Shush, shush, shush.”
The parents on the bus says “Shush, shush, shush”
all through the town.
(Hold index finger in front of mouth as if saying shhh)
Great Picture Books About Riding the Bus
Early Literacy Tip for this Month
