Ocean Animals Books, Songs, and Rhymes for Preschool and Kindergarten

Find a selection of ocean animal book suggestions, and ocean animals rhymes and song for your under the sea theme.

Ocean Animals Rhymes and Songs for Preschool and Kindergarten

Take Me Out to the Ocean

Take me out to the ocean,
Take me out to the sea.
There I see a starfish and a shark with it's fin.
I'm having such fun, I've just dive right in!

Oh, I swim, swim, swim underwater,
Catch a ride on a whale, don't fear,
For the sea animals are our friends,
Let's give a great big cheer!
~ Author Unknown ~

Ocean Animals Picture Books for Preschool and Kindergarten

Ocean Animals picture books for children, preschool, kindergarten

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Seashells and Crabs Rhymes and Songs

Five Little Seashells Fingerplay

Five little seashells sleeping on the shore, (show five fingers)
Swish! went a big wave, and then there were four.
Four little seashells quiet as can be
Swish! went a big wave, and then there were three.
Three little seashells pearly and new
Swish! went a big wave, and then there were two.
Two little seashells having great fun
Swish! went a big wave, and then there was one.
One little seashell lying in the sun
Swish! went a big wave, and then there were none.
Five little seashells gone out to sea,
Wait until morning and they'll come back to me.

Five Cranky Crabs

Five cranky crabs were digging on the shore.
One swam into a net and then there were four.
Four cranky crabs were floating in the sea.
One got tangled up in seaweed then there were three.
Three Cranky crabs were wondering what to do.
One dug a deep, deep hole. Then there were two.
Two cranky crabs were warming in the sun.
One got scooped up in a cup. Then there was one.
One cranky crab was smarter than his friends.
He hid between the jagged rocks.
That's how the story ends.

We're Little Orange Crabs

We're little orange crabs
Who live down by the sea,
And where we do go
We're quick as quick can be.

We're little orange crabs
Who like to run and hide,
And when you see us walking by
It's always side to side.

Octopus Rhymes and Songs

Once I Saw An Octopus Fingerplay

Once I saw an octopus
In the deep blue sea. (Point downward)
I called, "Mr. Octopus,
Won't you swim with me?" (Cup hands around mouth)
Then out came his tentacles,
So very long and straight, (Extend eight fingers.)
One and two and three and four,
Five and six and seven and eight. (Count on fingers.)

Fish and Whales Rhymes and Songs

Fish Are Swimming

Fish are swimming, fish are swimming,
In the sea, in the sea,
A-splishing and a-splashing,
A-splishing and a-splashing,
Look and see, look and see.

Catch a Fish
Tune: "Row, Row, Row your boat"

Catch, catch, catch a fish,
Hook it on your line.
Reel it, reel it, reel it,
This one will be mine.

Whales

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.

Fish Are Swimming
(Tune: Frere Jacques)

Fish are swimming, fish are swimming,
In the sea, in the sea.
A-splishing and a-splashing,
A-splishing and a-splashing,
Look and see, look and sea.
~ Author Unknown ~

Five Little Fishes

Five little fishes (show 5 fingers)
Swimming in the sea (wave hand sideways)
Teasing Mr. Shark,
"You can't catch me!" (shake pointing finger)

Along comes Mr. Shark,
Quiet as can be   (hands like open mouth)
Snap!!!   (slap hands closed)
Four little fishes   (show 4 fingers)
Swimming in the sea!

-continue with fingerplay counting backwards -

I'm A Fish
(Tune: I'm A Little Teapot)

I'm a little fishy, I can swim.
Here is my tail, here is my fin.
When I want to have fun with my friend,
I wiggle my tail and dive right in!
~ Author Unknown ~