EYFS: Listen and Play - Under the sea

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Today Cat Sandion is exploring the sights and sounds under the sea and we hear a story about a little fish called Colin on his first day at school.

Introduction
Key vocabulary: sea, ocean, jellyfish, octopus, coral, mermaid, seahorse, dolphin, seaweed, diver, fish, reeds.
Sound discrimination: splashing sounds, water glugging, bubbling, various sea sounds. Cat invites listeners to join us on our imaginary journey diving ‘Under the sea.’ Children are prompted to imagine diving down, down under the sea. Cat encourages them to close their eyes and imagine what they might see: jellyfish, octopus, coral, lots of fish and then listen to the song and join in with the words if known.

Song – A sailor went to sea, sea, sea
A sailor went to sea, sea, sea
(move hands like a wave on the sea)
To see what he could see, see, see
(put hands up to your eyes as if looking into the distance)
But all that he could see, see, see
(keep looking…)
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.
(Move hand like a wave again)

Encourage the children to clap on ‘sea sea sea’ each time.
Repeat the song ‘A sailor went to sea, sea, sea’ this time with actions.

Story time: Under the sea
Once upon a watery time… If possible provide a selection of resources – photographs or images, soft toys or puppets – to help focus attention, sequencing and retelling the story: bubbles, fish, seaweed, mermaid, seahorses, dolphins.

When the story is familiar ask children to help retell it using the props to help retell and sequence. Blow bubbles when the children hear the bubbles sound, for example. Ask open and closed questions such as: ‘Who did Colin meet first? Who was next? How do you think Colin felt when he was late?’

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