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Sail Away With Books!
Songs
Five Little Fishes
( Traditional, adapted by Debbie Brightwell Brown. Sing to the tune of “Five Little
Monkeys Swinging in the Tree.”)
Five little fishes swimming in the sea, (Swimming motion)
Teasing Mr. Shark, “You can’t catch me! You can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mr. Shark, as quiet as can be...(Chomping motion with both arms)
SNAP that fish right out of the sea! (Snap fingers)
Four little fishes swimming in the sea… (Swimming motion)
(Continue until there are no little fishes in the sea)
Seaside Song
(By Debbie Brightwell Brown. Sing to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus Go ‘Round
and ‘Round.”)
The lobsters in the ocean go snap, snap, snap (Make pretend claws with hands)
Snap, snap, snap, (Snap hands.)
Snap, snap, snap,
The lobsters in the ocean go snap, snap, snap,
All day long.
(Repeat substituting these lines and actions.)
The sharks in the ocean go chomp, chomp, chomp… (Stretch arms out and make a
chomping motion)
The whales in the ocean go blow, blow, blow… (Use both fisted hands to blow through)
The eels in the ocean go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle… (Use both hands in snake-like
fashion)
The fish in the ocean go bloop, bloop, bloop… (Make your mouth into a fish-face)
Audio Recordings
“Fishies” on Penguin Parade by Banana Slug String Band.
“Octopus’s Garden” on One Light, One Sun by Raffi.
“Sailing” on Infinity by Trout Fishing in America.
Flannel Boards
“Island Adventure” in Books Ahoy,
w ww.state.sc.us/scsl/BooksAhoy/handbook/stories/stories2.pdf.
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