• Toddler • Pre-school

Sally goes to the beach by:Huneck, Stephen

How will we get to the beach? by:Luciani, Brigitte

Cumulative storyline involves children in guessing what the people will have to leave behind.

Beach days by:Robbins, Ken

At the beach by:Rockwell, Anne

Hide and seek fog by:Tresselt, Alvin

Sand castle by:Yee, Brenda

Seashore book by:Zolotow, Charlotte

I'm a little fishy

[tune: I'm a little teapot]
I'm a little fishy
watch me swim
Here is my tail
Here is my fin
When I want to have fun with my friends,
I wiggle my tail and dive right in.

Sea

[fingerplay]
Here is the sea, the wavy sea,
[indicate small waves with hand]
Here is the boat and here is me.
[Lightly clench 1 fist for boat & pop up thumb for me]
All the little fishes down below
[put hands lower, wriggle fingers and move them behind you]
Wriggle their tails and away they all go.

Playsuit

[activity] I have a little playsuit
[point to self]
It's yellow, green and white [run hand down front of body]
I step inside [lift legs as though stepping into pants]
And pull it up [bend forward & make upward motion as if pulling up a garment]
And button it just right. [button "strap" on each shoulder]

Hand out photocopied drawing of beach toys for children to color.
Beach Scene
Beach Pail
Beach Ball