Perry Public Library Storytime

Sea, Sun, and Sand

Stories we shared:

How will we get to the beach? By Brigitte Luciani

Sally Goes to the Beach: by Stephen Huneck

My New Sandbox: by Donna Jacob

One Sun: by Bruce McMillan

What Can you do in the sun? by Anna G. Hines

Other books you may enjoy sharing:

Down at the bottom of the deep dark sea: by R. Jones Sandcastle: by Mick Inkpen

Big Big Sea: by Martin Waddell Blue Sea: by Robert Kalan

Baby Beluga: by Raffi Rainbow Fish: by Marcus Pfister

Spot goes to the beach: by Eric Hill Just my dad and me: by Leah Komaiko

Rainbow fish and the big blue whale: by Marcus Pfister Beach party: by Joanne Ryder

Sailing with the wind: by Thomas Locker D.W. all wet: by Marc Brown

Little Boat: by Kathy Henderson Hotter than a hot dog: by Stephanie Calmenson

Cyrus the unsinkable sea serpent: by Bill Peet One world: by Michael Foreman

Little baby snooogle-fleejer: by Jimmy Carter Night of the Moonjellies: by Mark Shasha

Beach Ball – Left Right: by Bruce McMillan Beach ball: by Peter Sis

Mousehole cat: by Antonia Barber Sand Cake: by Frank Asch

Lost Sailor: by Pan Conrad At the beach: by Huy Lee

Tracks in the sand: by Loreen Leedy At the beach: by Tobi Tobias

At the beach: by Tobi Tobias Harry by the sea: by Gene Zion

Those Summers: by Aliki Celeste and Crabapple Sam: by Jennifer Brutschy

Sand in my shoes: by Wendy Kessleman Summer Sands: by Sherry Garland

Come away from the water Shirley: by John Burningham

Tom and Pippo on the beach: by Helen Oxenbury

A beach Day: by Douglas Florian

Songs and rhymes to share:

Baby Beluga: by Raffi

Octopus’s Garden: by Raffi

Five Little Seashells Ocean Shell

(count on fingers) I found a great big shell one day (hold it with two hands)

Five little seashells sitting on the shore Upon the ocean floor

WOOSH went a wave I held it close up to my ear (raise hand to ear)

(swing arms to side) I heard the ocean roar!

And then there were four I found a tiny shell one day (hold it in one hand)

Four little seashells pretty as can be Upon the ocean sand

WOOSH went a wave The waves had worn it nice and smooth (stroke shell)

And then there were three It felt nice in my hand

Three little seashells

Colored pink and blue Beach Balls

WOOSH went a wave A little beach ball (make a small circle with hands)

And then there were two A bigger beach ball (make a bigger circle with hands)

Two little seashells sitting in the sun A great big beach ball (make an even bigger circle with arms)

WOOSH went a wave I see

And then there was one Now, let’s count them

One little seashell looking so alone Are you ready?

I picked it up in my hand One, two, three! (make 3 circles again)

And then I took it home

A Day at the beach Waves at the Beach Sung To: " Wheels on the bus"

Ocean breeze blowing (sway arms back and forth) The waves at the beach go up and down…

Feet kick and splash (kick feet) The waves at the beach go up and down, all day long.

Ocean waves breaking on rocks with a CRASH! - also-

(clap hands loudly) The crabs at the beach, crawl back and forth

Boys finding seashells (pretend to pick up shells) The lobsters at the beach go, snap, snap, snap

Girls sifting sand (pour sand between hands) The clams at the beach will open and shut

Friends building castles The jelly fish go wibble, wobble, wibble

As high as they can (reach up high)

Fun to do at home…

Make a beach scene Need: Baby food jar w/ lid, sand, pebbles, and shells

Directions: A fun way to make a beach scene is to fill a baby food jar with sand. Arrange pebbles, shells, and put a lid on it.
The lid can be sprayed gold. Pasta shells can be used to represent real shells.

Ocean Pictures Need: Gold fish crackers, gummy sharks, tissue papers, blue construction paper, Glue, water

Directions: First, ask the students draw as many sea animals they can think on a construction paper. Second, cut tissue paper in strips as seaweed and use glue water to glue them on the paper. Third, use gold fish crackers, gummy sharks to decorate the picture.

Sand Shakes Need: Construction paper, glue, sand

Directions: You can use this art project to reinforce lessons in writing letters or numbers. Help each child drip glue on paper to make letters, numbers, or a design; sprinkle sand over paper and shake off excess.

Shell Monsters Need: Shells, glue, tempera paint, paint brushes, newspaper

Directions: Spread the newspaper out on a table. Glue shells together to form monsters or other creatures. Let glue dry then
paint creatures.

Underwater Scene Need: paper plate, paper, blue wrap

Directions: Have children decorate a paper plate with underwater scene--cut-out paper fish, painted fish on plate, whatever
they like. Cover the plate with the blue wrap (like Saran Wrap).

Leis Need: paper, drinking straws, and yarn

Directions: Make flower leis by cutting flowers from construction paper in red, orange, yellow and green. Poke a hole in the
middle of the flowers. Cut the straws into couple inch pieces. Now string them on yarn.
Alternate a flower then a piece of a straw.

Hula Skirt Need: Green tissue paper, yarn, stapler

Directions: For a hula skirt, layer 3-4 sheets of green tissue paper and cut it into strips up to about 1.5 in. from the top.
Fold that "margin" over a piece of yarn and staple it all around the skirt. The skirt is then tied around the child's waist.

Sand Bottles Need: Soda bottles, funnel, sand, water, blue food coloring, shell pieces, wood,
plastic jewels, hot glue (adult only)

Directions: Save some soda bottles and the lids. Using a funnel, fill bottle about 1/3 full of sand. Add water and a few drops of blue food coloring. Add your broken shells, pieces of wood and maybe even some plastic jewelry treasure. Hot glue the lid
on the bottle and let the kids shake them up and let them settle.

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