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There’s a Shark in the Sea Beginning Sounds Song

May 11, 2016 • Leave a Comment

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Sharks are a fascinating topic in our house.  Today we are working on beginning sounds with a shark twist to develop phonological awareness.  We created There’s a Shark in the Sea Beginning Sounds Song.

Whether you are doing an ocean themed unit or a shark week activity, this shark beginning sounds song is perfect for building phonological awareness.

Shark Beginning Sounds Song

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Preparing the Activity

Materials needed: toy shark, set of ocean stickers, the words to the song (see below)

Set out a sheet of ocean themed stickers on the table with the toy shark.  Learn the song below.  It’s  a simple tune that you are already familiar with singing.  Easy peasy!  You are ready to play.

Sing and Playing

Tell the child that you have a fun shark-themed song to sing and that we will be working on beginning sounds as we sing.

Name the different items on the ocean themed sticker sheet together.  Model isolating the beginning sound of different objects. For example, “This is a fish. Fish begins with the /f/ sound.”

pointing to sea animals that begin with different letter sounds.

Now, sing the song below.  Insert a letter sound to match and object on the page.  Have your child take his shark and pretend to chomp the corresponding item on the sheet.

There’s a Shark in the Sea

to the tune “Happy Birthday to You”

There’s a shark in the sea.

There’s a shark in the sea.

There’s a shark in the sea.

Chomping things that start with ____. (insert letter sound)

Repeat over and over until the shark is full.

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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