SPLASH! Summer Reading Club: 2-5's Week 2

Going Sailing!

2-3's and 4-5's

1. Song: A Sailor went to Sea

A Sailor went to sea, sea, sea

To see what he could see, see, see.

But all that he could see, see, see

Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.

2. Read: “A Sea-Wishing Day”

3. Poem: Sailing

I see a ship a-sailing, sailing, sailing,
I see a ship a-sailing, sailing out to sea;
The captain at the railing, railing, railing,
The captain at the railing waves his hand to me.

I see a ship a-rolling, rolling, rolling,
I see a ship a-rolling, rolling home from sea;
I hear its bell a-tolling, tolling, tolling,
I hear its bell a-tolling, coming back to me.

Or : Ferryboats

Over the river,
Over the bay,
Ferryboats travel
Every day.

Most of the people
Crowd to the side
Just to enjoy
Their ferryboat ride.

Watching the seagulls,
Laughing with friends,
I'm always sorry
When the ride ends.

James S. Tippett

4: Read: “Captain's Castaway” or “The Little Boat”

5: Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream;

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream.

Row, row, row your boat

Gently to the shore;

If you see a lion there,

Don't forget to roar.

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream;

If you see a crocodile,

Don't forget to scream!

6. Read: “Sailor Bear” or  “Tom and Pippo on the Beach”

7. Rhyme: I Saw a Ship A-Sailing

I saw a ship a-sailing,
A-sailing on the sea;
And, oh! it was all laden
With pretty, things for thee!

There were comfits in the cabin,
And apples in the hold;
The sails were made of silk,
And the masts were made of gold.

The four-and-twenty sailors
That stood between the decks,
Were four-and-twenty white mice
With chains about their necks.

The captain was a duck,
With a packet on his back;
And when the ship began to move,
The captain said, 'Quack! Quack!'

8. Craft:

Supplies:

- Large square piece of paper

- Markers

- Feathers

-Streamers

-Stapler

Instructions:

            Fold the large piece of paper in half and have the children decorate one side of it with the markers. Fold the top corners in to the center, creating the shape of a sailor's hat. Fold up the bottom flaps and staple, creating a sailor's cap. The child can then use the feathers and streamers to finish decorating their hat.