Ocean, Sunday July 21, 2013

Begin by Singing Raffi's Shake My Sillies Out

Book: Smiley Shark by Ruth Galloway

Song: Swimming at the Bottom of the Ocean from Sea, Beach, and Summer Stuff by Geof Johnson.

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

Fingerplay: Five Little Sea Creatures

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: Baby Fish from Dr. Jean Sings Silly Songs

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

"Five Little Fishies"

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 Spy Under the Sea by Edward Gibbs

The kids LOVED this one. They couldn't wait to see what was on the other page and if they had guessed it right. Plus, there is a surprise at the end.

Final Activity: I rolled out a big piece of blue butcher paper and had the kids go "fishing" with chopsticks with magnets attached to string for fishing poles and cutout fish with paper clips on their noses. They had a blast!

By Sarah