Sea Creatures Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”

Puppet Song: “Slippery Fish”
Little crab, little crab, scuttling in the water,
Little crab, little crab, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a…

Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by an…

Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water,
Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a…

Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a…

Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp!… Gulp!… Gulp!… BURP!
(Cover your mouth.) Excuse me!
(Credit: Storytime Katie and Jbrary)

Book: The Whales on the Bus by Katrina Charman, illustrated by Nick Sharratt

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Song: “One Little Blue Fish”
One little blue fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.
One little blue fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, pop.
(hands make fish motion of swimming in the water, make bubbles that float to the top, clap hands above head)

Two little blue fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.
Two little blue fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, pop.

Three little blue fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.
Three little blue fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, pop.

Puppet Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” (with animal verses)
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream,
If you see a crocodile,
Don’t forget to scream.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the Nile,
If you see a camel,
Don’t forget to smile.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the river,
If you see a polar bear,
Don’t forget to shiver.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently to the shore,
If you see a lion there,
Don’t forget to roar!

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the creek,
If you see a little mouse,
Don’t forget to squeak.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Well Done, Little White Fish! by Guido van Genechten

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing Rhyme

Ocean Story Time – Baby

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: “Have You Ever Seen a Narwhal?” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?”)
Have you ever seen a narwhal, a narwhal, a narwhal,
Have you ever seen a narwhal swim this way and that?
Swim this way and that way, swim this way and that way?
Have you ever seen a narwhal swim this way and that?

Repeat with: whale, seal, octopus, etc.
(Credit: CSLP 2022)

Sign Language: Ocean, swim, fish, shark

Book: Pop-Up Peekaboo!: Under the Sea by Clare Lloyd, illustrated by Elle Ward

Song: “The Waves in the Sea” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The waves in the sea go up and down, (Raise and lower arms)
Up and down, up and down,
The waves in the sea go up and down
All day long.

Additional verses:
The shark in the sea goes chomp, chomp, chomp… (Clap your hands)
The fish in the sea go swish, swish, swish… (Swish back and forth)
The boats in the sea go toot, toot, toot… (Make blowing horn motion)
The jellies in the sea go jiggle, jiggle, jiggle… (Wiggle baby)
The clams in the sea go open and shut… (Open and shut arms)
(Credit: SurLaLune Storytime)

Flannel Song: “Bubble, Bubble, Pop!”
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
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: Increase the number and change the color of the fish.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry

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: “The Ocean Song” (Tune: “Do Your Ears Hang Low”)
Oh, the ocean is great and the ocean is grand. (arms up)
There are lots of tall ships and very little land. (palms facing and held up high)
And we sleep down deep in a hammock near the floor, (rock arms like hammock)
And this is what we do when we go out the door: (move arm like opening door)
Ride the waves going up, ride the waves going down, (arms up and down) (x3)
And we turn around. (roll forearms around)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Swing Me Over the Ocean”
Swing me over the ocean (swing to the right)
Swing me over the sea (swing to the left)
Swing me over the garden (swing to the right)
And have me home for tea. (cuddle in the middle)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: You Are My Baby: Ocean by Lorena Siminovich

Shaker Eggs: “Baby Shark” – Pinkfong

Closing Rhyme