Make shark hats or an octopus craft.
Clements, Andrew. BIG AL. Big Al the blowfish is teased for being ugly, but when he helps the other fish who are caught in a net, they see beyond his appearance and become Al’s friends.
Metzger, Steve. FIVE LITTLE SHARKS SWIMMING IN THE SEA. A counting book patterned after the fingerplay Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.
Oppel, Kenneth. PEG AND THE WHALE. Peg is raised on a ship and is a great fisherman. She sets her sights on catching a whale.
The ocean’s food chain is explored in this simple story of a boy’s imagination.
Rose, Deborah Lee. INTO THE A, B, SEA: AN OCEAN ALPHABET. Twenty-six ocean animals are featured in this entertaining alphabet book.
Ryan, Pamela Munoz. HELLO, OCEAN! Using her five senses, a girl describes how she experiences the wonders of the ocean.
Sherry, Kevin. I’M THE BIGGEST THING IN THE OCEAN. A giant squid brags about being so large until he meets someone bigger!
St. Pierre, Stephanie. WHAT THE SEA SAW. A rhyming story about sea inhabitants.
Ward, Helen. OLD SHELL, NEW SHELL: A CORAL REEF TALE. A hermit crab looks for a new shell.
Ward, Jennifer. SOMEWHERE IN THE OCEAN. A counting book in rhyme, showing ocean creatures and their young.
Wood, Audrey. TEN LITTLE FISH. A counting book with a story of fish who one by one leave the ocean reef.
Also see the previous Ocean Life storytime ideas page from September 2006.