Ocean Songs for Pre-School Children?

Question

Does anyone know of the names of some songs I can teach pre-schoolers in like 4 days?

The songs must be about the Ocean, or the sea animals...something of that nature. I remember when I was in grade school there was this cute song we used to sing about the ocean, but I cannot remember much about it now =[[

I need Something, short, easy, but catchy because they will be performing this in front of the staff.

Answer 1

Try going to www.perpetualpreschool.com

I love this site, i am a preschool teacher and i swear by this site. You can find all sorts of songs, games, science, art, etc. for almost any theme you can think of. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Check out this link:

http://www.everythingpreschool.com/theme...

They have a lot of cute short ocean songs.

Hope this helps!

Beth from http://www.quality-kids-crafts.com

Answer 3

I agree with Slippery Fish... it's great to create simple visuals and hand movements. I've yet to meet a child who does not enjoy this song/chant and often I hear it weeks after.  :-)

Slippery Fish

Slippery fish, slippery fish, splashing in the water.

Slippery fish, slippery fish, GULP GULP GULP!

OH NO! he was eaten by a octopus!

Octopus, octopus, wiggling in the water.

Octopus, octopus, GULP GULP GULP!

OH NO! he was eaten by a tuna fish!

Tuna fish, tuna fish, gliding through the water.

Tuna fish, tuna fish, GULP GULP GULP!

OH NO! he was eaten by a Great White Shark!

Great White Shark, Great White Shark,lurking in the water

Great White Shark, Great White Shark, GULP GULP GULP!

Oh NO! he was eaten by a humongous whale!

Humongous whale, Humongous whale, spouting in the water

Humongous whale, humongous whale, GULP GULP GULP!

BURP! Pardon me!

The Whales

(tune of I'm a little teapot)

I'm a humpback whale, I'm very strong.

I leap about and sing a song.

I like to eat my fill In the Northern Sea.

But in the winter, South I flee.

I am a beluga, I'm all white.

From head to tail I'm quite a sight.

You can hear me singing Way up north,

Playing and swimming back and forth.

I'm a mighty orca Black and white.

In the sea I'm a beautiful sight.

I'm not very big, but I am sleek.

I hunt for my food, cause I have teeth.

I'm A Big Whale

(Clementine)

I am swimming, I am swimming, I am swimming in the sea.

I'm a big whale and I'm swimming I am swimming in the sea.

I am singing , I am singing, I am singing in the sea.

I'm a big whale and I'm singing, I am singing in the sea.

I am spouting, I am spouting, I am spouting in the sea.

I'm a big whale and I'm spouting, I am spouting in the sea.

Five Little Fishes

Five little fishes, Swimming in the sea.

Teasing Mr. Shark, You can`t catch me, You can`t catch me.

Along comes Mr. Shark, As quiet as can be... Snap!

Four etc. (tune of 5 little monkeys teasing Mr. Alligator)

My Octopus Song - sung to "Three Blind Mice"

Octopus, Octopus

In the Sea, In the Sea

To swim they use all 8 of their arms

Their color changes to hide them from harm

They live in the sea, not on a farm

The Octopus

My Fishy Song - sung to "The More We Get Together"

If I could be a fishy,

A fishy, a fishy

If I could be a fishy

What kind would I be?

A swordfish, a guppy,

A goldfish, a molly,

If I could be a fishy,

I would be a (child fills in the blank)

These, of course, are not my originals.  Just a few of what I've collected over the years.

Answer 4

Here is the one that we used along with a little homeschool coop we used to be in.  It is called Slippery Fish, and it is complete with hand movements.  There is a lot of repetition.

http://songs.preschoolrock.com/index.php...

Answer 5

Baby Beluga by Raffi. Its a great song, I basically grew up on it! The Lyrics go something like this....

Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea,

you swim so wild and you swim so free.

Heaven above and the sea below,

and the little white whale on the go!

hope this helps.