BEACH
Books:
Beach play by Marsha Hayles
Spot goes to the beach by Eric Hill
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell by Lucille Colondro
Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies
To the Beach by Linda Ashman
Ladybug Girl at the beach by David Soman
Sea, sand, me! by Patricia Hubbell
Six Sandy Sheep by Judy Enderle
All You Need for a Beach by Alice Schertle
Surfer Chick by Kristy Dempsey
Books for Babies and Toddlers:
Where Is Baby's Beach Ball? by Karen Katz
Beach Babies Wear Shades by Michelle Sinclair Colman
Spot Goes to the Beach by Eric Hill
Beach Play by Marsha Hayles
What Can You Do In the Sun? by Anna Grossnickle Hines
A Beach Ball Has Them All by Linzi West
Otto Goes to the Beach by Todd Parr
Activities:
Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Polka Dot Bikini (Really rockin' rock classics for kids by kids; #6)
Surfin' USA (Really rockin' rock classics for kids by kids; #1)
Mr. Sun Song by Raffi
Baby Beluga by Raffi
Walk along the river (Laurie Berkner; Under a Shady Tree #1)
Big Round Sun
The big round sun in the summer sky
(form large circle with arms)
Winked at a cloud that was passing by.
(wink eye)
The little cloud laughed as it scattered rain,
(flutter fingers downward)
Then out came the big round sun again.
(form large circle with arms)
A Day at the Beach
Ocean breeze blowing (sway arms back and forth)
Feet kick and splash (kick feet)
Ocean waves breaking on rocks with a CRASH! (clap hands loudly)
Boys finding seashells (pretend to pick up shells)
Girls sifting sand (pour sand between hands)
Friends building castles as high as they can! (reach up high)
Waves at the Beach
(Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)
The waves at the beach go up and down,
Up and down, up and down.
The waves at the beach go up and down, all day long!
The crabs at the beach crawl back and forth…
The lobsters at the beach go snap, snap, snap…
The clams at the beach go open and shut…
The jellyfish at the beach go wibble, wobble, wibble
Flannel:
Children at the Beach
Five little children
Playing on the shore
One went fishing
And then there were four
Four little children
Swimming out to sea
One went back
And then there were three
Three little children said
"What do we do?"
One built a sand castle
And then there were two.
Two little children
Reading in the sun
One went for drinks
And then there was one.
One little child
Didn't want to stay
He said, "I'm bored,"
And he walked away
Here is the Sea
Here is the sea,
the wavy sea.
(wave hands from side to side)
Here is my boat,
(cup hands like a boat)
And here is me
(point to self)
All of the fishes
Down below
Wiggle their tails
And way they go.
(Make fish swimming motions with hands together)
Five Little Seashells
(Hold up 5 fingers, bending down one for each verse.)
Five little seashells sitting on the shore.
WHOOSH! went a wave, and then there were four.
(Move arms, palms up, to make the waves.)
Four little seashells, pretty as can be.
WHOOSH! went a wave, and then there were three.
Three little seashells, colored pink and blue.
WHOOSH! went a wave, and then there were two.
Two little seashells sitting in the sun.
WHOOSH! went a wave, and then there was one.
One little seashell looking so alone.
I picked it up in my hand, and then I took it home!
OR USE ALTERNATE ENDING:
One little seashell having lots of fun
WHOOSH! went a wave, and then there were none.
Five little seashells gone out to sea,
(Shade eyes with hand)
Wait until morning and they'll return to me!
(Point to self.)
Flannel:
Sea Star Wish
by Sherry Warren
I found a purple sea star
One day on the shore
I liked it so much
I wanted more.
So I made a wish
As I held it in my hand
This is what I said
As I stood on the sand.
"Sea stars, sea stars,
On the rocks in the sea,
Crawl through the waves
And come to me."
I watched and I waited
What seemed a long time.
Then out of the waves,
They came in a line.
First came the sea star
As blue as the sky
Then a yellow one
With ten arms crawled by.
Next was a red one
Lying in the sand
Close to an orange sea star
With a speckled band.
"This is enough sea stars,"
I cried, "no more!"
But still they came
Upon the shore
Beige and pink
And brown and white
And two beautiful
Sea stars as black as night.
I cried "Sea stars, sea stars,
Out in the sea.
Please stay there,
don't crawl to me."
I took a breath
And waited to see;
Soon all of the sea stars
Crawled back to the sea.
Sandy wishes
One of my favorite wishes hold up one finger
Is to play in sand that squishes pretend to squish sand
To make a sand castle and sand cake pretend to pat sand castle
And leave them in the sun to bake point up to sun
Will it feel good, do you suppose? point to friend
To squish the sand between my toes? wiggle toes
One Little Seashell
One little seashell Hold up one finger
Lying on the shore
In rolls a wave Make waving motion with hand
Then there's one more Hold up two fingers
Two little seashells Hold up two fingers
Lying side by side
One gets picked up Bend over like picking up
One washes away with the tide Wash shell away with hand
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