A Sailor Went to Sea Nursery Rhyme Activity

Lyrics

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.

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What you need:

paper towel roll
white piece of paper
orange piece of paper
blue marker
blue crayon
blue paint
paint brush
scissors
hot glue gun and sticks

Instructions:

Let your child paint the paper towel roll blue.
After the paint dries, trace the circle made by the end of the paper towel roll on the white piece of paper.
Use the blue marker to draw and color in the sea inside the circle. Use the blue crayon to color in the sky.
Cut out two small fish from the orange piece of paper. Use the hot glue gun to attach the fish to the sea.

An adult should us the hot glue gun. Take precautions with the scissors. An adult should use the scissors, or an adult should supervise the child's use of the safety scissors.
Use the hot glue gun to attach the end of the telescope.

Teaching Tip: Help your child differentiate between SEE and SEA. If your child cannot spell yet, there is no need to write out those words. Help your child differentiate by saying to him or her, "You see through your telescope. What do you see? Do you see the water? Do you see the ocean? The ocean is often called a sea!" You can also use hand motions to identify the difference. Put your hand above your eyes as if you are blocking the sun. Tell your child what you see. Ask your child to place his or her hand in the same way, and have your child tell what he or she sees. You can also move your arms like waves. You can say, "I am moving my arms like the waves on the sea." Ask your child to make sea waves too!

Teaching Tip: A fun way to practice a steady beat with this song would be to sway back and forth to the beat, as if on a boat in the sea. Do this with your child. If your child is having a hard time moving to the steady beat, ask your child to move with you.

Encouragement: Good job for nursery rhyming with your child! You are practicing pronunciation, melody, and rhythm. You are teaching your child homophones, vocabulary, and so much more with A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea.

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