This 30-minute storytime was designed for a ages 3-5 years. You can hear all of the songs and rhymes by clicking on the Watch Here links. For more Superhero storytime ideas, check out our Pinterest board!
Books I Shared:
The Amazing Adventures of Bumblebee Boy by David Soman and Jacky Davis
Princess Super Kitty by Antoinette Portis
Felt Story: Go Away Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
Baron Von Baddie and the Ice Ray Incident by George McClements
I was really conscious of making sure there was an even amount of boy vs. girl superheroes, or gender neutral pronouns used throughout today’s storytime. I wanted to read Soman and Davis’s other book, Ladybug Girl, but it was checked out. The kids loved the stories, and Baron Von Baddie was a great choice for discussing motives and words like villain, enemy, and nemesis. When we did the felt story we talked about how you have to have courage and a brave spirit when you face monsters. I also like to pitch it to parents as a way to teach their kids to deconstruct their fears.
Rhymes and Songs:
1. Welcome and Goodbye Song: Hello Friends with Sign Language
Hello, friends. (x3)
It’s time to say hello.
Goodbye, friends (x3)
It’s time to say goodbye.
2. Action Song: Superhero, Superhero Turn Around
Superhero, superhero turn around
Superhero, superhero touch the ground
Superhero, superhero put on your suit
Superhero, Superhero put on your boots.
Verses: jump up high, fly, fly, fly
3. Action Song: Did You Ever See a Superhero?
Did you ever see a hero, a hero, a hero,
Did you ever see a hero, flying through the sky?
Fly this way and that way, and that way and this way
Did you ever see a hero flying through the sky?
Verses: Putting on their cape, hopping on one foot, saving the day, twirling around
4. Counting Rhyme: Five Superheroes
5 superheroes ready to fly
Here comes the villain, Stop that guy!
This superhero can save the day.
Off he flies – up, up, and away!
Count down from 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
5. Song: I’m A Superhero
(Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)
I’m a superhero with my star
I help people near and far
If you have a problem, call on me
I will be there 1, 2, 3
Hi Dana and Lindsay,
Can I have permission to use the rhyme
above ‘4. Counting rhyme: 5 Superheros’,
in my Kindergarten class.
Christine
Hi Christine,
You may absolutely use any of the rhymes and songs we post in your class! Most of the songs are in the public domain or have been passed on to us by other librarians. So the more sharing the better!
-Lindsey and Dana
Great songs! I will putting them to use this week, thanks!
Thank you, Adriana! So glad you enjoy.
these songs are just want I need for our Superhero music lesson! Thanks so much.
No problem! Thank you for your comment!
These songs are great, I can’t wait to use them next week with my preschoolers! Thank you for posting them! 🙂
Our pleasure! Thank you for your comment!
Great website! I am a music therapist and help my daughter-in-law with songs for her Library Pre-k story hour. The counting rhyme “Five Superheros” works well to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”. Just shout out the “stop that guy” and “Up up and away”. 🙂
Oh, I never would have thought of that! Thanks for sharing – I love having ideas for how to share a rhyme in different ways.
Hello ladies
Could I pick your brains please.
Do you know of a book(s) with a superhero theme about keeping clean and having healthy practices. (having a bath, washing your face/hair, brushing your teeth etc)
I am looking for some titles for my class of bilingual French English kids of 5 year olds
Thank you very much for your time.
Hi Zoe, that’s a toughie! I can’t think of any titles off the top of my head. I also checked our Superhero Storytime Pinterest board and didn’t see any books there that fit the bill. Are you part of the Storytime Underground Facebook group? You could pose this question on there and thousands of librarians will see it and respond.
hello, my name is Maria and I work for a community based organization. We are hosting a “Read to your child” event in April and we decided to make it a Superhero theme, is there any superhero books or sing alongs you can think of that’ll encourage children to read or realize the importance of reading? Thank you for your help.
Hi Maria, all of the superhero themed books and songs that I recommend to kids are here on this Pinterest board: https://www.pinterest.com/jbrary/superhero-storytime/. Hope this helps!
Excellent resource and I greatly appreciate all the ways you share your great ideas. I’m doing a Sunday School Super Hero curriculum for kids ages K – 5th grade and you have inspired me. Thank you.
Thank you, Marelu!
This was a lifesaver for my storytime today! Thank you so much for sharing!
So very welcome! Thanks so much for your comment 🙂
THANK YOU FOR POSTING these songs & rhymes.
This is much appreciated!
You are so welcome!
OK. I work on the bookmobile and I think in December we will try Superheros. Thanks for all the ideas. Two of the books you suggest we don’t have in our library system, which surprises me, and we did Big Green Monster last month, but if anyone has good superheros book ideas, pass them along.
Hi John, we have even more Superhero storytime book ideas on our Pinterest board: https://www.pinterest.ca/jbrary/superhero-storytime/
Good morning Dana and Lindsey,
My name is Hazel. I am a Youth Services Librarian in San Diego, CA. Thank you for all the wonderful program information. I love the format, lyrics, and your personalities. My library system is hosting virtual storytime “SDPL Stay-In Storytime Club” via Facebook. We are celebrating Free Comic Day on May 5, 2020 with virtual programs. May I use the following songs: “Superhero, Superhero Turn Around,” “Did You Ever See a Superhero?”, and the counting rhyme “Five Superheroes”, please? Thank you for your time and consideration.
Stay healthy and safe.
Kind regards,
Hazel
Hi Hazel, you are free to use any of the songs and rhymes on our channel as long as we don’t cite copyright permissions in the box below the video (viewable in YouTube). That’s where we’ve noted if we had to get permission to share the song. Otherwise it’s in the public domain to the best of our knowledge. Sounds like a super fun program!