Opening Song: “My Bubble Floats Over the Ocean”
My bubble floats over the ocean,
My bubble floats over the sea,
My bubble floats over the ocean,
Oh, bubbles make me so happy!
(Credit: CSLP 2022)
Puppet Song: “Did You Ever See A Fishy?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a fishy, a fishy, a fishy,
Did you ever see a fishy swim this way and that?
Swim this way and that way, and that way and this way?
Did you ever see a fishy swim this way and that?
Repeat with: octopus, whale, shark
(Credit: Storytime Katie)
Sign Language: Fish, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple
Book: Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins
Fingerplay: “Once I Caught a Fish Alive”
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (raise one finger at a time)
Once I caught a fish alive.
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (raise fingers second hand one at a time)
Then I let him go again.
Why did you let him go?
Because he bit my finger so. (clasp right pinky with left hand)
Which finger did he bite?
This little finger on my right. (wriggle right pinky finger)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Flannel: “Bubble, Bubble, Pop!”
One little red fish (hold up fish)
Swimming in the water, (swim the fish around)
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, POP! (clap hands)
Additional verses:
Two little blue fish…
Three little yellow fish…
(Credit: Jbrary)
Book: Little White Fish by Guido van Genechten
Lap Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle
Lap Song: “We’re Sailing on the Sea” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
We’re sailing on the sea, (rock side to side)
We’re sailing on the sea,
Float up and down and all around,
We’re sailing on the sea.
Lap Song: “Tiny Little Fishies”
Tiny little fishies love swimming, swimming,
Tiny little fishies love swimming round. (x2)
Swim to the left, swim to the right,
Now hug that fishy nice and tight. (x2)
Scarf Song: “All the Fish” – Caspar Babypants: I Found You!
Scarf Song: “Wave Your Fish Up and Down” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Wave your fish up and down,
Up and down, up and down,
Wave your fish up and down,
Wave your fish.
Scarf Song: “We Shake Our Fins Together”
We shake our fins together,
We shake our fins together,
We shake our fins together
Because it’s fun to do.
We shake them way up high,
We shake them way down low,
We shake them in the middle
Because it’s fun to do.
