Preschool Storytime Visit: Fish and Oceans!

At the end of last week, I presented a storytime to a group of about 40 children ages 3-5 who walked over from their daycamp.  We read about fish and oceans!

Hello song:  "My Hand Waves Hello"

Flannel board hides behind:  fish

Fingerplay:  "Hickory, Dickory, Dock"

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

Flannel board story made from the book Ugly Fish by Kara LaReau

Song:  "Put Your Finger On" from the cd Feel the Music by Parachute Express

Fingerplay:  "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

Flannel board story made from the book A Fish Out of Water by Helen Marion Palmer

Fingerplay:  "Two Little Blackbirds"

Prop Story made from the book The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist

Goodbye Song:  "My Hands Say Thank You"

Handout: die-cut sharks

Extras:

Books:  

Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen 

Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt

Storycards made from the book Things that Make You Feel Good / Things that Make You Feel Bad by Todd Parr

Song: "My Hand Waves Hello"
(To the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell")
wave hand hello
My hand waves hello,
my hand waves hello!
Every time I see my friends,
my hand waves hello.
-then choose another body part with which to wave-
wave feet hello
My feet wave hello,
my feet wave hello!
Every time I see my friends,
my feet wave hello.
-repeat as many times as desired with different parts, i.e. hair, elbows, head, etc.)

Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock"
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
The mouse runs up the clock
Use two fingers to run up arm
The clock strikes one
Clap once
The mouse runs down
Use two fingers to run down arm
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
The mouse runs up the clock
Use two fingers to run up arm
The clock strikes two
Clap twice
The mouse says, "whew"
wipe brow
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
The mouse runs up the clock
Use two fingers to run up arm
The clock strikes three
Clap three times
The mouse goes "whee!!"
Slide two fingers down arm
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
The mouse runs up the clock
Use two fingers to run up arm
The clock strikes four
Clap four times
The mouse says, "no more"
wave finger
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands

Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

Roll roll sugarbabies

spin fists in a circle in front of you

Roll roll sugarbabies

spin fists in front of you

Push!

push out

Pull!

pull inward

Clap clap clap!

clap when you say clap 

(repeat as many times as desired doing it fast, slow, big, tiny, etc.)

Song: "My Hands Say Thank You"

My hand says thank you with a clap clap clap!

Clap hands when you say clap

My feet say thank you with a tap tap tap!

Tap feet when you say tap

Clap clap clap!

Clap hands when you say clap

Tap tap tap!

Tap feet when you say tap

Do a turn!

Turn around

Take a bow!

Bow

(repeat if desired)