Circle
Activities
1.
Five Little Fishies in the Sea
This
is a felt activity with five fish and a shark
Five
little fishes in the sea
teasing
Mr. sharky
you
can't catch me
you
can't catch me
Well
along came Mr. sharky (softly) as quiet as can be
He
snapped! a fish up
right
out of the sea.
Four
little fishes in the sea
teasing
Mr. sharky
you
can't catch me
you
can't catch me
Well
along came Mr. sharky (softly) as quiet as can be
He
snapped! a fish up
right
out of the sea.
Three
little fishes in the sea
teasing
Mr. sharky
you
can't catch me
you
can't catch me
Well
along came Mr. sharky (softly) as quiet as can be
He
snapped! a fish up
right
out of the sea.
Two
little fishes in the sea
teasing
Mr. sharky
you
can't catch me
you
can't catch me
Well
along came Mr. sharky (softly) as quiet as can be
He
snapped! a fish up
right
out of the sea
One
little fishy in the sea
teasing
Mr. sharky
you
can't catch me
you
can't catch me
Well
along came Mr. sharky (softly) as quiet as can be
He
snapped! that fish up
right
out of the sea
Now
Mr. sharky is lonely can't you see.
2.
Five Little Sea
Creatures
This
is a magnet board activity
Five
little sea creatures on the ocean floor;
The
Octopus wiggled away now there are four.
Four
little sea creatures living in the sea;
The
Seahorse bounced away now there are three.
Three
little sea creatures wondering what to do;
'Goodbye',
said the Starfish now there are two.
Two
little sea creatures not having much fun;
Off
swam the Dolphin now there is one.
One
big Whale sad and all alone,
Back
came the Octopus,
Back
came the Seahorse,
Back
came the Starfish,
Back
came the Dolphin,
Then
all five went home.
3.
Name that Ocean Animal
Intoduce
the children different Ocean animals and help them to identify each one.
4.
Starfish, Starfish, who do you see?
Starfish,
Starfish, who do you see? I see an Octopus swimming with me. Octopus, Octopus
who do you see? Continue with shark, dolphin, Whale, Seahorse and I end with lots
of fish swimming with me.
5.
Ocean Animal Matching
Matching
Big ocean animals to Little ocean animals.
Songs
1.
Fish in the Ocean
The
fish in the ocean go swim, swim, swim
swim,
swim, swim, swim, swim, swim
The
fish in the ocean go swim, swim, swim
All
through the Day
The
Octopus in the ocean go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
wiggle,
wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
The
Octopus in the ocean go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
All
through the Day
The
Seahorse in the ocean go bounce, bounce, bounce
Bounce,
bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
The
Seahorse in the ocean go bounce, bounce, bounce
All
through the Day
The
Sharks in the ocean go snap, snap, snap
snap,
snap, snap, snap, snap, snap,
The
Sharks in the ocean go snap, snap, snap
All
through the Day
2.
Slippery Fish
Slippery
Fish, Slippery fish swimming in the water
Slippery
fish, slippery fish (swimming motion with hands)
Gulp
Gulp Gulp
Oh
No it's been eaten by an...
Octopus,
Octopus wiggling in the water
Octopus,
Octopus (link thumbs together and wiggle fingers like an octopus's tentacles)
Gulp
Gulp Gulp
Oh
No, it's been eaten by a...
Tuna
fish, tuna fish flashing through the water
Tuna
fish, tuna fish (place palms together and open and shut hands)
Gulp
Gulp Gulp
Oh
no it's been eaten by a great white shark, great white shark lurking in the
water
great
white shark, great white shark (use whole arms to make like a sharks jaws
opening and shutting)
Gulp
Gulp Gulp
Oh
No it's been eaten by a humungous whale, humongous whale spouting in the water
(place arms out to sides and swing them up and down indicating a large whale)
GULP
GULP GULP
3.
Down by the Ocean
Down
by the Ocean
The
beautiful Ocean
I
see a big blue whale looking at me
I
see a shark
And
a starfish too!
Down
by the Ocean
The
beautiful Ocean!
Ask
the children what they see at the ocean.
Crafts
1.
Rainbow Fish Craft
Cut
out a pattern of a fish. Add the fins, tail and an eye. Decorate with tissue
paper and tin foil.
2.
Octopus
Cut
out a circle. This will be the body. Cut out eight strips. These will be the
legs. Attach legs to body and add eyes.
3.
Starfish
Cut
a large starfish shape from white paper. Have kids paint shape with
watercolors, then sprinkle coarse salt on top. Dry flat, brush off dried salt.
Salt leaves beautiful marks on the paint. Add googly eyes.
4.
Ocean Scene
I
had all different colors of sea animals. I let glue them down as we talked
about them. Then, we put blue saran wrap over the picture to make it look
underwater!
5.
Shiny Seahorse
A
cutout of a seahorse put corn syrup on it and red and yellow tempera paint. Let
the kids finger-paint. When dry they will look like a shiny seahorse.
Stories
1.
Squishy Turtle and Friends by Priddy Books
Turtles
friends are little fish with shinny scales, blue whale, crab that may pinch
your toes, seahorse, octopus, oyster, starfish and shark.
2.
In the Sea-Follow the Blue Fish by Dawn Sirett
Blue
fish wants to play. Who will race through the ocean with? Find out inside!
Maybe a clown fish, seahorse, clam or a school of fish.
3.
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
The
most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal
beauty and friendship
4.
An Octopus Followed me Home by Dan Yaccarino
When
a girl brings home an octopus and wants to keep him as a pet, her daddy reminds
her of the crocodile, seals, and other inappropriate animals she has already
brought into the house to create chaos.
5.
A House for Hermit Crab By Eric Carle
A
hermit crab who has outgrown his old shell moves into a new one, which he
decorates and enhances with the various sea creatures he meets in his travels.
General
Activities
1.
Ocean in a Jar
Need
a Jar-- Sand--Jewels--Seashells--Blue colored water and a few small plastic
ocean creatures. Finish by gluing a shell to top of lid. Write the child's name
followed by Island on the jar with a paint pen. (ex. Savannah’s Island). They love taking them home!
2.
Ocean
Hang
green and blue streamers from the ceiling.
3.
Submarine
Make
a submarine using a box or use a colored ball tent.
4.
Dramatic Area
Set
out masks, snorkels and flippers to pretend to dive in the ocean.
5.
Sea Creatures
Print
out Sea creatures and laminate. Make an ocean using blue paper and then
laminate or use a blue sheet. Set out the ocean around the submarine and place
sea creatures all around.
