We dream in colors borrowed from the sea.
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It is getting hot out here and an escape to the beach is necessary to cool down. So we put together a storytime to get us ready for that sea air and sandy fun.
BOOKS:
by Anna Dewdney
Read along with Llama Llama as he splashes in the waves and plays in the sand.
by Tad Hills
Duck and Goose go to a place they've never been before—the beach!
If your mom says to get ready to play at the beach, she means with a boat, or a Frisbee, or a shovel. She is NOT talking about the piano.
FINGER PLAYS:
Fish in the Sea
The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim swim, swim, swim swim, swim, swim The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim All through the Day
The lobsters in the sea go pinch, pinch, pinch pinch, pinch, pinch pinch, pinch, pinch The lobsters in the sea go pinch, pinch, pinch All through the Day
The octopus in the sea go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle wiggle, wiggle, wiggle wiggle, wiggle, wiggle The octopus in the sea go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle All through the Day
The crabs in the sea go click, click, click click, click, click click, click, click The crabs in the sea go click, click, click All through the Day
Credit- Everything Preschool
Five Fat Fish
5 fat fish were gliding by the shore along came a net and then there were 4
4 fat fish were diving in the sea along came a bigger fish and then there were 3
3 fat fish swam the ocean blue one got stuck in seaweed and then there were 2
2 fat fish thought swimming was fun one nibbled on a little worm and then there was 1
1 fat fish went swimming on home it was no fun swimming all alone
Credit- Step by Step Childcare
TOYS:
Catch more fun at the beach or in your backyard with these soft, self-stick mitts and balls.
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