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Sharks Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book w/ Puppet: I’m a Shark by Bob Shea

Song: Two little sharks, in the deep blue sea
One named Leonard and one named Lee
Swim away Leonard, swim away Lee
Come back Leonard, come back Lee!

Song: “Clap Your Hands” by Pete Seeger: American Folk, Game, and Activity Songs for Children

Book: Bored! Bored! Bored! By Jill Newton

Flannel: One little blue shark
Swimming in the water
Swimming in the water
Swimming in the water
One little blue shark
Swimming in the water
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble
POP!
Additional verses: We repeated with different colors and numbers of sharks.

Song: “The Creatures in the Sea”
The sharks in the sea go chomp, chomp, chomp,
Chomp, chomp, chomp,
Chomp, chomp, chomp!
The sharks in the sea go chomp, chomp, chomp,
All day long.

Additional verses:
The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim…
The crabs in the sea go pinch, pinch, pinch…
The dolphins in the sea go jump and splash…
The clams in the sea go open and shut…
The octopus in the sea go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle…

Book:  Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt

Song/Video: “Baby Shark”

Closing rhyme

Craft: Paper Sharks

Pirates Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Are You the Pirate Captain? By Gareth P. Jones, illustrated by Garry Parsons

Song: “Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on his Pirate Ship” – The Wiggles: Toot, Toot!

 Book: Pirates Go to School by Corinne Demas, illustrated by John Manders
Pirates Go to School book cover
Song: “A Sailor Went to Sea” – The Wiggles: Nursery Rhymes, Vol. 2

Flannel: Pirates Wear Patches
Pirates wear patches and on their hand, hooks
Pirates love to mismatch And give dirty looks
Pirates wear white shirts with big puffy sleeves
Pirates are scoundrels And rascals and thieves!
Pirates wear black hats with a skull and cross bones
Pirates yell “Avast”! And “Ahoy, thar she blows!
Pirates have long hair they decorate with beads
Pirates aren’t rare When you’re sailing the seas!
Pirates have a pet bird and tie the best knots
Pirates are quite absurd X marks the spot!

Pirates Wear Patches flannel

Song: “If you’re a pirate and you know it”
If you’re a pirate and you know it, swab the deck (swish, swish)
If you’re a pirate and you know it, swab the deck (swish, swish)
If you’re a pirate and you know it, then you’ll hear the sea winds blowin’.
If you’re a pirate and you know it, swab the deck (swish, swish)

verses two and three
If you’re a pirate and you know it, walk the plank (stomp, stomp)…
If you’re a pirate and you know it, say ahoy Ahoy! (with arm movement)…
(Credit: Born Librarian blog)

Puppet Show: Peg Leg Pup

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Paper bag pirate maps

Ocean Story time – Everybody

Opening Song

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

I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry, book cover

Song: “The Fish in the Sea” (Sung to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus”, ukulele chords by Story time Ukulele)

Book: Barnacle is Bored by Jonathan Fenske

Barnacle is Bored by Jonathan Fenske, book cover

Flannel:

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 a…

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

Blue dolphin, blue dolphin, flipping in the water,
Blue dolphin, blue dolphin, 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 to Storytime Kate)

Song: “A Sailor Went to Sea”

Book: Wiggle Like an Octopus by Harriet Ziefert

Wiggle Like an Octopus by Harriet Ziefert, book cover

Song: “Baby Beluga” – Raffi: Baby Beluga

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Paper plate fish with cupcake liner scales

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Travel Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Pigs Ahoy! By David McPhail

Pigs Ahoy! book cover

Song: “Take a Trip Out on the Sea” – Brian Vogan and His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

Book: Charlie’s Superhero Underpants by Paul Bright, illustrated by Lee Wildish

Charlie's Superhero Underpants book cover

Song: “Blow Up Your Balloon” – The Wiggles: Splish, Splash, The Big Red Boat!

Book: Making the Moose out of Life by Nicholas Oldland (abridged)

Making the Moose Out of Life book cover

Song: “The Airplane Song” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Cork rafts with time for creative play

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Ocean Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: ocean

Book: Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins

hooray for fish

Song: “Have You Ever Been Fishing?” – Dr. Jean: Keep on Singing and Dancing with Dr. Jean

Song: “The Goldfish” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: Jellyfish by Cari Meister

jellyfish

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

The shark in the sea goes snap snap snap…[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.]

Book: Wiggle Like an Octopus by Harriet Ziefert and Simms Taback

wiggle like an octopus

Song: “Baby Shark”
Row your boat (doot doot,…) Row your boat (doot, doot…)
Baby shark…
Mama shark…
Daddy shark…
Grandpa shark (knuckles)…
Hungry shark (rub tummy)…
Row real fast…
Safe at last (wipe forehead)
Bye-bye shark (wave)

Song: “Turn-a-round” – Hap Palmer: Getting to Know Myself

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: starfish with cheerio spots

Ocean Story Time – Preschool

Introduction: What kinds of animals live in the ocean?  Learn the sign language signs for fish and shark.

Opening song

Book: The Fish Who Cried Wolf by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Alex Scheffler

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Song: “The Goldfish” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

best of laurie

Book: Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Bruce Wood

ten little fish

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

im the biggest thing in the ocean

Song: “Baby Shark” we sang the classic camp song with actions. I like this version from the Learning Station for preschoolers because it ends with everyone safe and sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyamCXEqa5g

Book: Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae, illustrated by David Wojtowycz

commotion in the ocean

Craft: Create with sand clay and seashells
There are lots of recipes online for sand dough or sand clay. My version was roughly equal parts sand & flour mixed with enough water to make it play dough consistency. This was a bit time consuming to prepare for 3 days of story times but we had left over sand taking up valuable storage space – and the kids thought it was super fun to play with.

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