February 21st, 2017

The Books WeRead:
Duck & Goose Go to the Beach by Tad Hills
Otto Goes to the Beach by Todd Parr
Beach Feet by Kiyomi Konagaya

Songs & Activities:
The Waves on the Beach
To the tune of "Wheels on the Bus"
The waves on the beach go up and down...
The clams on the beach go snap, snap, snap...
The sharks on the beach go chomp, chomp, chomp...
The crabs on the beach go pinch, pinch, pinch...
The lifeguard on the beach says "Swim on back..."
Credit: perpeptualpreschool.com

Craft—Bubblewrap Starfish and Glittery Beach Feet

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July 7th, 2015

The Books We Read:
Duck's Vacation by Gilad Soffer
Pig Kahuna Pirates!  by Jennifer Sattler
Chu's Day at the Beach  by Neil Gaiman

Song:
The Animals at the Beach
The sharks in the sea go chomp, chomp, chomp!
chomp, chomp, chomp!
chomp, chomp, chomp!
The sharks in the sea go chomp, chomp, chomp!
All through the day!

The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim...
The lobsters in the sea go pinch, pinch, pinch...
The octopus in the sea go wiggle wiggle wiggle...
The sea horse in the sea rocks back and forth...
The whale in the sea goes quirt squirt squirt...
The clam in the sea goes open and shut...
The crabs in the sea go click click click...
The jellyfish in the sea go "bloop bloop bloop"!

Project—Bubblewrap Print Starfish and Fish:

We added sparkly "sand" at the Glitter Station--super fun!

February 20th, 2018

The Books We Read:
Bear & Hare Snow! by Emily Gravett
Beach Feet by Kiyomi Konagaya
All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle

Songs & Activities:
We Clap and Say Hello
We clap and say hello! We clap and say hello!
With our friends at storytime, we clap and say hello!

We [wiggle, jump, hop, stomp, dance, spin, whisper] and say hello...
Credit: Jbrary

Snowflake Dance
Snowflakes, snowflakes all around. In the air and on the ground.
Some are big and some are small. Roll them into a snowball.
When the sun comes out to play, all the snowflakes melt away!
Credit: Intellidance

My Chubby Little Snowman
My chubby little snowman, had a button nose.
When along came a bunny, and what do you suppose?
That chubby little bunny was searching for some lunch;
And he ate my snowman's nose: nibble, nibble, crunch!
Credit: Various

Craft—Hot & Cold Collage:
We took a yummy approach to the theme and made ice cream cone and hot cocoa collages:

 

July 5th, 2016

The Books We Read:
I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Big Al and Shrimpy by Andrew Clements
This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Songs & Activities:

The Waves on the Beach
To the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus"
The waves on the beach go up and down, up and down, up and down.
The waves on the beach go up and down, all through the day.
The clams on the beach (open and shut)...
The crabs on the beach (snap, snap, snap)...
The swimmers on the beach (splash, splash, splash)...
The lifeguard on the beach (yells "Swim on back!")...
Credit: perpeptualpreschool.com

Five Little Fish
Five little fishies swimming in the sea, teasing Mr. Shark, saying,
"You can't catch me!"
Along comes Mr. Shark, gliding silent as can be, and he SNAPS that fish right out of the sea!!
Repeat, counting down.
Credit: Various sources

Craft—Bubblewrap Painting:

The kids made fish, octopus, and starfish prints using bubblewrap and tempera paints. They also added glitter at the end for the straight-from-the-beach look!

July 9th, 2019

The Books WeRead:
Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Beach Feetby Kiyomi Konagaya
This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Songs & Activities:
The Waves on the Beach
To the tune of "Wheels on the Bus"
The waves on the beach go up and down...
The clams on the beach go snap, snap, snap...
The sharks on the beach go chomp, chomp, chomp...
The crabs on the beach go pinch, pinch, pinch...
The lifeguard on the beach says "Swim on back..."
Credit: perpeptualpreschool.com

Craft—Bubblewrap Sea Creatures
We painted bubblewrap, then stamped octopi, fish and starfish with beautiful colors. Glitter made them sparkle!

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