Activity Breakdown: 

• Introduction Song & Welcome Rhyme: Hello Friends in Sign Language

  • 1. • Model ASL signs for hello, friends, time, and "to say".

Hello friends, hello friends

hello friends,

its time to say hello

• Storybook Reading: I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry

Sherry, Kevin. (2010). I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean. Dial Books. Hardcover. 28p.

ISBN: 9780803735293. $10.99. Age Range: 2-4. 

• Movement Song: Slippery Fish

Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,

Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

Oh, no! It's been eaten by an ...

Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water

Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

Oh, no! It's been eaten by a ...

Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,

Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

Oh, no! It's been eaten by a ...

Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,

Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

Oh, no! It's been eaten by a ...

Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,

Humongous whale, humongous whale,

Gulp! ... Gulp! ... Gulp! ... BURP!

(Cover your mouth.) Excuse me! 

• Craft: Tissue Paper Fishbowl

• Goodbye Song: Goodbye Friends in Sign Language

  1. 1. 1. Model ASL signs for goodbye, friends, time, and "to say".

Goodbye friends, goodbye friends

goodbye friends,

its time to say goodbye

References

Jbrary. (2013, April 23). Hello and Goodbye Song Using Sign Language [Video]. https://youtu.be/tKCGF2hvq3I

Jbrary. (2013, July 22). Slippery Fish: Storytime Song [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/0C9HSOlb4qI

Tissue Paper Fishbowl Craft kit- makes 12. Oriental Trading. (n.d.). https://www.orientaltrading.com/tissue-paper-fishbowl-craft-kit-makes