Boats

Read Alouds:

Mr. Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham

Little Boat by Thomas Docherty

Toy Boat by Randall de Sève

The Wild Baby Goes to Sea by Jack Prelutsky

Flannel Boards:

Who Sank the Boat by Pamela Allen

Boat Guessing Game

Boats! Boats! Lots of boats!

Watch them go! Watch them float!

Row! Row!

To and fro.

I am a... (row boat)

Toot! Toot!

Chug, chug, chug.

I am a... (tug boat)

Come on wind,

Blow a gale.

I am a... (sail boat)

Going fast!

Whee! Whee!

I am a... (speed boat)

Back and forth,

People I carry.

I am a... (ferry boat)

Underwater,

Blub, blub, blub.

I am a... (submarine boat)

Songs:

“Row, Row, Row Your Boat” by Bob McGrath

“My Blue Sailboat” by Laurie Berkner

“A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea” by Johnette Downing

Action Songs:

“Row, Row, Row Your Boat” by Songs for Wiggleworms

“Toy Boat” by Jim Gill

“Sailing to the Sea” by Tom Chapin

Fingerplays:

Here is the Sea

Here is the sea, the wavy sea.

[wave hands from side to side]

Here is my boat

[cup hands]

And here is me.

[point to self]

All of the fishes

[wiggle fingers]

Down below,

[point downwards]

Wiggle their tails

[wiggle fingers]

And away they go.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat,

                [pretend to row]

Gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream.

                [lay head on hands]

Row, row, row your boat,

                [pretend to row]

Gently down the stream.

If you catch a jellyfish

Wave your arms and scream.

[wave arms and scream]

Row, row, row your boat,

                [pretend to row]

Gently round the lake.

Watch out for the crocodile

And look out for the snake.

                [snap with hands]

Row, row, row your boat,

                [pretend to row]

Gently down the river.

If you see a polar bear

Don't forget to shiver.

                [hug body and shiver]

Row, row, row your boat,

                [pretend to row]

Gently out to sea.

If you meet a big blue whale

Ask her home for tea.

                [pretend to drink and extend pinky finger]

Five Big Boats

Five big boats sailing from the shore,

One stopped to catch some fish and then there were four.

Four big boats sailing out to sea,

One stopped to look around and then there were three.

Three big boats with so much to do,

One stopped at an island and then there were two.

Two big boats sailing under the sun,

One pulled into a port and then there was one.

One big boat sailing all alone,

That one turned around and sailed for home!

Five Little Boats

The first little boat went chug, chug, chug.

The second little boat went tug, tug, tug.

The third little boat went row, row, row.

The fourth little boat went oh so slow.

Here comes the sailboat, watch it go!

Craft:

Juice Box Sailboats