May Topics

Seashells and Saltwater

Color: Black & White

Shape: Review

Community Helper: Cook/Chef

Story: "Topsy Octopus"

Nursery Rhyme: "Little Fishes"

Original Rhyme: "I Love the Ocean"

Opposites: Wet/Dry

Other Topics:

    Boats and Ships

    Ocean Animals

    Sand and Seashells

*Holiday/No Daycare: Monday, May 27*

Nursery Rhyme:

Little Fishes

Little fishes in a brook,

Father caught them on a hook.

Mother fried them in a pan.

Jonny eats them like a man!

Original Rhyme:
  I Love the Ocean

I love the ocean.
I love the sea.
I love the little crabs
That run away from me.



Story:
Topsy Octopus

   Topsy the Octopus was the best dancer in the ocean. Every Friday night when he put on a show, the sea creatures swam from miles around to watch. The crabs and lobsters would snap their claws and the whales would sing as Topsy twisted and twirled through the water. The animals were amazed when Topsy would change from pink to blue to purple while he danced.

   One Friday night when the animals arrived for Topsy's show, he was nowhere to be found. They waited and waited, but he never came. Everyone was worried. Where could he be?

   "Maybe he's in a cave," said a little fish. So they looked and looked in every cave they could find. But he was not in a cave.

   "Maybe he's hiding in a hole in the ocean floor," said a sea horse. So they looked and looked along the bottom of the ocean. But he was not there.

   The ocean animals were ready to give up and go home, when suddenly Topsy arrived.

   "Where have you been!" Shouted everyone. "We were so worried."

   "I went to find a partner for my act," said Topsy, "and here she is! I'd like you to meet Teresa."

   The whales began to sing and the crabs and lobsters began to snap their claws. Then Topsy and Teresa twisted and twirled together through the water. All the animals cheered. After that, every Friday night the animals came to watch Topsy and his new partner Teresa, the dancing octopuses.