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Sail Away With Books!
The Sea Shell
(Traditional.)
I found a great big shell one day,
It came from the ocean floor.
I held it close up to my ear
And heard the ocean roar.
Stories to Tell
Use the script for “The Sea King’s Daughter, A Russian Legend” from Aaron Shepard’s
Storytelling Page, at www.aaronshep.com/storytelling/GOS12.html.
Tell “1- 2-3 GOLDFISH…An Interactive Story” by Linda Befeld in the stories section of
this manual.
Audio Recordings
“ At the Bottom of the Sea” on At The Bottom of the Sea by Ralph’s World.
“Come Dance by the Ocean” on Come Dance by the Ocean by Ella Jenkins.
Crafts
CD Fish Craft
Materials
Old CDs
Construction paper
Fishing line
Wiggly eyes
Bottled glue
Scissors
Directions
Give each child two CDs, two wiggly eyes, construction paper, glue, fishing line, and
scissors. Cut two top fins, one bottom fin, a tail, and lips from construction paper using
the patterns provided at the end of this chapter. Glue one top fin, the bottom fin, and the
lips to one of the CDs on the side that has the label. Cut a piece of fishing line 3-feet
long, running the line through the hole in the CD. Match up both ends of the fishing line
and tie a knot. Draw a line of glue from the hole in the CD to the tip of the top fin and lay
the fishing line in the glue. Glue the other top fin in place to cover the fishing line. Glue
the second CD with the label side down, matching up all of the edges to the first CD.
Glue a wiggly eye to each side of the CD “sandwich.” Accordion-fold a 5 x 6-inch piece
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