Today after welcoming and calendar some of us read Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward and T.J. Marsh. ...somehow I forgot the story for the morning class... SORRY!! They have read it before, though, so they already know what a fun story it is.
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Next we looked in the beach bag I packed for our trip to the beach and talked about all the things you might see on the beach. It was fun to see the kids pretend with me. We ran our fingers through the sand and found seashells of all sorts of colors. Kids can be so creative it's amazing!
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After that we talked about scuba divers and went "scuba diving" outside while we looked for things we'd find in the ocean.
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Then we took my blue blanket (the ocean) and bounced a beach ball on it while singing...
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(tune of Farmer in the Dell)
The waves move up and down.
Without making a sound.
They move through the water and through the air.
The waves move up and down.
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Then we talked about how we might feel the ocean spray us while we're on the beach and we threw soaked sponges to each other to feel a little spray. :) I'm pretty sure the kids were throwing them at each other instead of to each other!
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After snack we reviewed letters and numbers. Then we reviewed yellow and green and did our worksheet.
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Then some of us played "guppy, guppy, shark" (duck, duck, goose). You see, since I remembered the story for the afternoon class, we didn't have time for the game!! It's a really fun game, so we'll definitely make it up to them!!
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Then of course, we played!
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Glad to have all your kids back!
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This is a random song we sang through out the day...
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Once I caught a fish alive. (Hold fingers up one at a time, then throw hands in the air.)
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Then I put it back again. (Hold fingers up then throw arms out like your throwing the fish back.)
Why did you throw him back? (In a really low voice.)
Because he bit my finger so! (In a really high voice.)
Which finger did he bite? (Low voice.)
The little finger on my right! (High voice.)
