Materials
Lawn chair Sunglasses
Seashells Other books about beaches, oceans and fish
Sand bucket and shovel Beach towels
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister Paper
Hula hoop Paper fish, with paper clip attached to each
Dowel Magnet
String for fishing pole Crayons or markers
Instructions
1. Greet children wearing sunglasses and sitting in a lawn chair.
2. Display books about fish, sea and beaches on a table decorated with the bucket, shovel and seashells.
3. Children can sit on beach towels on the floor.
4. Read The Rainbow Fish with the children.
5. Create an ocean using a hula hoop on the floor. Put the paper fish, each containing a paper clip in the "ocean." Each child now has the opportunity to go fishing. The pole is a wooden dowel with string and a magnet used to catch the fish. Children can color fish now or at home.
6. Sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." Pair the children and ask each pair to join hands and sit face-to-face on the floor. Sing the song as the children rock back and forth, rowing their boats.
7. Complete the beach party by giving each child a seashell and the fish caught earlier.Original poemThe Whale(adapted from Juba This, Juba That by Virginia Tashjian)If you ever, ever, ever (clap each word which repeats)Meet a whale, whale, whale,You must never, never, neverTouch its tail, tail, tail.If you ever, ever, everTouch its tail, tail, tail,You will never, never, neverMeet another whale, whale, whale.