Book: The Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce Wan
Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down
Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)
Song: “The Ocean Song”
Oh the ocean is great and the ocean is grand.
There are lots of tall ships and very little land.
And we sleep down deep in a hammock near the floor
And this is what we do when we go out the door:
We ride the waves going up, we ride the waves going down,
We ride the waves going up, we ride the waves going down,
We ride the waves going up, we ride the waves going down,
And we turn around.
(Credit: Jbrary)
Book: The Whales on the Bus by Katrina Charman, illustrated by Nick Sharratt
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: “Five Giant Whales”
Five giant whales, swimming on the ocean floor,
One went off to play, and then there were four.
Four giant whales, swimming in the sea,
One saw a shark, and then there were three.
Three giant whales, swimming the ocean blue,
One dived to the bottom, and then there were two.
Two giant whales, swimming just for fun,
One got tired, so then there was just one.
One giant whale, swimming all alone,
He was very lonely, so he went home.
Scarf Song: “Wave Your Scarf Up and Down” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Wave your scarf up and down,
Up and down, up and down.
Wave your scarf up and down,
Wave your scarf.
Additional verses:
Left and right
Fast and slow
High and low
Around and around
Wave it goodbye
(Credit: Jbrary)
Scarf Rhyme: “Popcorn Kernels”
Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot, in the pot. (make their scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching them up in their fists)
Shake them, shake them, shake them (x2) (shake fists)
‘Til they POP, ’til they POP! (toss scarves up into the air)
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
