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Ocean: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Summer · June, July, August

One week on ocean for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (3 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 5 materials, “Rub-a-Dub-Dub” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter O.

Plan this weekPrint the two sheets

Circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “What lives in the ocean?”
  4. Sing: Rub-a-Dub-Dub.
  5. Read: Chip and the Shell (level 2).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

Books

  • Chip and the Shell (level 2, free on peabody.kids): A crab looking for a shell to live in.
  • Kip and the Crab (level 3, free on peabody.kids): A day at the beach and a crab.
  • Fish in a Dish (level 2, free on peabody.kids): A fish and someone kind.
  • Under the Sea (read aloud, level 4): Under the sea, in a pattern book with whales.

Craft: Paper-plate fish

You need (5): paper plate, paint or crayons, a paper triangle tail, glue stick, a sticker eye.

  1. Color the plate as a fish.
  2. Glue the tail on one side.
  3. Add the eye and give your fish a name.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Song: Rub-a-Dub-Dub

The words

Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, And who do you think they be? The butcher, the baker, The candlestick-maker; Turn them out, knaves all three!

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Snack

Kiwi Turtles from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Letter pack

OoO is for ocean. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace O and o once, then find O in the room and in the book.

Outside: Waves and crabs

Children are crabs walking sideways; when the grown-up shouts "Wave!" everyone runs to the fence.

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The books are Peabody's own open library, free with no sign-in. The song is public domain. The snack links to the Peabody Kitchen. Nothing here asks for a child's name.