We have a fun ‘fishy’ song we like to teach the children. It’s one of our favourite action songs to teach early in the year and it is called “Slippery Fish”.

Placing our hands together we swim them in front of our bodies and sing …

Slippery fish, slippery fish,

swimming in the water, swimming in the water,

slippery fish, slippery fish.

Putting our hands up to our face we look astonished! … Haaaah!

He just got eaten by a …

Slicing hands in a sweeping clap we sing …

tuna fish, tuna fish,

splashing in the water, splashing in the water,

tuna fish, tuna fish.

Look astonished again! … Haaah!

He just got eaten by a …

With our hand like a fin on top of our heads we sing …

great white shark, great white shark,

lurking in the water, lurking in the water,

great white shark, great white shark.

More astonishment! … Haaah!

He just got eaten by a …

Arms extended from our bodies, rocking from foot to foot…

humungus whale, humungus whale,

wallowing in the water, wallowing in the water,

humungus whale, humungus whale.

At the end of the song the children like to dive down into the water which is a fun way to get them to sit in a circle ready for our next round of fun.