Ocean Storytime
Books:
The deep blue sea by Audrey Woods
Way down deep in the deep blue sea by Jan Peck (2003)
Craft:
Jellyfish Coffee Filter Craft
from http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mjellyfish.html
materials: coffee filter, clear plastic cup, markers or pens, tissue paper (or wool/string), clear tape
Leave the coffee filter intact and colour with pens, wet and then dry as for the coffee filter fish
thread some string through the base of a plastic cup so it hangs upside down, then thread the string through the base of the coffee filter so it hangs upside down over & hiding the cup.
Cut long thin streamers of tissue paper(or use yarn or string) and stick around the base of the cup and coffee filter to make the tentacles.
Starfish craft:
Draw a starfish shape on blue paper. Cut out and have children glue dry oatmeal to the starfish, Let dry, then remove excess.
See also Fishing Storytime fishing storytime and Seashells Storytime for more activity ideas
seashells coloring page:
http://www.first-school.ws/t/apshells.html
Song:
Two rainbow fish (sung to the tune of three blind mice) from www.angelfire.com
Two rainbow fish,
two rainbow fish
See how they swim
see how they swim
Their tails go left and their tails go right
Their beautiful colors are quite a sight
Did you ever see such a sight so bright
as two rainbow fish?
Five little fish flannelboard from www.angelfire.com
(Cut five fish shapes out of felt and place on your flannelboard - "catch" each one as you say the rhyme)
Five little fish, swimming by the shore
One got caught, and then there were four
Four little fish, swimming in the sea
One got caught and then there were three
Three little fish, swimming in the blue
One got caught and then there were two
Two little fish, swimming in the sun
One got caught, and then there was one
One little fish, swimming for home
Decided it was best to never roam
Five little fishes swimming in the sea (similar to five little monkeys chant)
Teasing mr. Shark
You can't catch me you can't catch me
Along comes Mr. Shark as quiet as can be...
SNAP!
Four little fishes swimming in the sea
(continue until there are no fish left)
No little fishes swimming in the sea.