Boats

We tried to think "spring thoughts" by doing a theme on Boats last week. It didn't work. We had to cancel some of the storytimes because of snow, and more has come (and is coming) this week. So much for Spring...

Books:

Toddler Books:

Sail Away - Donald Crews
I Love Boats - Flora McDonnell

Boats - Anne Rockwell

Little Tug - Stephen Savage

Preschool Books

Sail Away - Donald Crews

I Love Boats - Flora McDonnell

Little Tug - Stephen Savage

What Ship is Not a Ship? - Harriet Ziefert

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Have You Ever Seen a Sailboat? (Tune: "Did You Ever See a Lassie?")

Have you ever seen a sailboat, a sailboat, a sailboat,

Have you ever seen a sailboat,

Waving its sail?

Waving this way and that way, 

And that way and this way.

Have you ever seen a sailboat waving its sail?

Other verses:

Rocking back and forth

Swaying to-and-fro

Source: Jbrary

Five Little Seashells:

Five little seashells, lying on the shore,

Swish! went the waves, and then there were four.

Four little seashells, as cozy as can be,

Swish! went the waves, and then there were three.

Three little seashells, all pearly and new,

Swish! went the waves, and then there were two.

Two little seashells, lying in the sun,

Swish! went the waves, and then there was one.

One little seashell, lying all alone,

I whispered "Shh", as I took it home.

Source: King County Library System

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

*I love the version by Rob Newhouse on the album "Songs for Wiggleworms"