Fish, December 8th and 9th, 2010

Begin by singing Raffi's Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Swim! Swim! by Lerch (James Proimos)

Fingerplay: Five Little Sea Creatures
We used finger puppets with this one.
Five little sea creatures
On the ocean floor;
The shark swam away
Now there are four.

Four little sea creatures
Living in the sea;
The octopus crept away
Now there are three.

Three little sea creatures
Wondering what to do;
“Good-bye,” said the starfish
Now there are two.

Two little sea creatures
Not having much fun;
Off swam the seahorse
Now there is one.

One little hermit crab
Sad and all alone,

Back came the starfish
Back came the sea horse
Back came the octopus
Back came the shark
Then all five went home

Book: Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins

Song: The Waves in the Sea (to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus).

The waves on the sea go up and down...
All day long.

The shark in the sea goes snap snap snap...
All day long.

The fish in the sea go swish swish swish...
All day long.

The boats in the sea go toot toot toot...
All day long.

Book: Sailor Boy Jig by Margaret Wise Brown.

Rhyme: Five Little Fishies Swimming in the Sea (to the tune of Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree).

Five little fishies swimming in the sea.
Teasing Mr. Shark,
Can't catch me, you can't catch me.
Along comes Mr. Shark quiet as can be
and SNAPPED that fishy right out of the sea.

Four little fishies...

Book: I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry.

Song: Swimming at the Bottom of the Ocean from the CD The Sea, Beach and Summer Stuff.

by Patrick and Robyn