Ocean Finger Plays For Younger
Children
Fish
Story
One, two, three, four, five
(Hold up fingers while counting)
Once I
caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
(Hold up additional fingers then act as if you have
caught a fish)
Then I let it
go again.
(Act as if you let the fish go)
Why did I
let it go?
(Hold hands up with the why gesture)
Because it
bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
The little
finger on the right.
(Hold up pinky on the right hand and
make a sad face)
Five
Little Fishes
Five little fishes swimming
in a pool.
(Wiggle five fingers, move arm)
The first
fish said, "This pool is cool!"
(Shiver and hug yourself)
The second
fish said, "This pool is deep."
(Use a low voice)
The third
fish said, "I want to sleep."
(Yawn and stretch)
The fourth
fish said, "I spy a ship."
(Hand shading eyes)
Fishing boat
comes - line goes kersplash!
(Throw in line)
Away the
five little fishies dash.(fingers
"swim" away quickly)
Jelly Fish
Flannel Board Fingerplay
Cut out a jellyfish shape in each of the following
colours: orange, pink, blue and clear (use clear contact paper).
Attach a Popsicle stick to each of them to make a puppet.
Then hold up one of the puppets and sing the song below,
letting the children name the colour of the jellyfish.
(Sung To: My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean)
This jellyfish lives in the ocean,
This jellyfish lives in the sea
This jellyfish lives in the ocean
Oh, (name of colour) jellyfish swim by me.
Little
Colour Fish Flannel Board Play
(I like to make flannel board fish to use with this
rhyme.)
Five little fishes swimming
near the shore,
The red snapper took a bite and then there were four.
Four little fishes swimming in the sea,
The orange roughy swam away and then there were three.
Three little fishes in the ocean blue,
The pink salmon took a seahorse ride and then there were two.
Two little fishes, swimming in the sun,
The yellow perch swam too far and then there was one.
One little blue marlin, now you're all alone,
I'll put you in my fish bowl and take you home.
*Use the
"fish" from the above rhyme and say: There are so many fish in the
deep blue sea. What colour fish
does______________see?
(Insert
child's name in the blank. Point to a fish and have child name the colour.)
(From
‘Exploring the Lough: Creative Activities for the Primary School Classroom’
Complied
& Written by Molly Freeman, Edited by Adrian Rice)
