Ocean

Read Alouds:

Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae

Never Take a Shark to the Dentist by Judi Barrett

Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle

Good Thing You’re Not an Octopus! by Julie Markes

Flannel Board:

I’m The Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry

Songs:

“Books, Ahoy!” by Monty Harper

Action Songs:

“Under the Sea” by Georgiana Stewart

“Seahorses” by Johnette Downing

“Octopus” by Charlotte Diamond

Fingerplays:

Ocean Motion

Let's make the motion of the ocean!

Jiggle like a jellyfish,

                [jiggle]

Creep like a sea snail,

                [creep]

Wiggle like an eel.

                [wiggle]

Float like a sea otter,

                [float]

Scuttle like a crab,

                [scuttle]

Clap like a seal.

                [clap]

Five Little Fishes

Five little fishes,

                [hold up five fingers]

Swimming in the sea.

Teasing Mr. Shark,

“You can’t catch me!”

Along comes Mr. Shark,

As quiet as can be…

SNAP!

Four little fishes,

                [hold up four fingers]

Swimming in the sea.

Teasing Mr. Shark,

“You can’t catch me!”

Along comes Mr. Shark,

As quiet as can be…

SNAP!

Three little fishes,

                [hold up three fingers]

Swimming in the sea.

Teasing Mr. Shark,

“You can’t catch me!”

Along comes Mr. Shark,

As quiet as can be…

SNAP!

Two little fishes,

                [hold up two fingers]

Swimming in the sea.

Teasing Mr. Shark,

“You can’t catch me!”

Along comes Mr. Shark,

As quiet as can be…

SNAP!

One little fish,

                [hold up pinky finger]

Swimming in the sea.

Teasing Mr. Shark,

“You can’t catch me!”

Along comes Mr. Shark,

As quiet as can be…

SNAP!

No more little fishes swimming in the sea!

Five Little Ocean Friends

Five little ocean friends

On the ocean floor;

The starfish walks away…

Now there are four.

Four little ocean friends

Living in the sea;

The crab scuttles away…

Now there are three.

Three little ocean friends

Looking for a clue;

The jellyfish jiggles away...

Now there are two.

Two little ocean friends

Not having much fun;

The seahorse swims away...

Now there is one.

One little octopus

Sad and all alone.

Back walks the starfish,

Back scuttles the crab,

Back jiggles the jellyfish,

Back swims the seahorse,

And they played in the foam.

Eight Arms

Once I saw an octopus,

Deep down in the sea.

                [clasp hands together with thumbs inside]

Out came her eight tentacles

To play and swim with me.

                [extend and wiggle eight fingers]

Craft:

Ribbon Jellyfish