Music is captivating and engaging for young children. It also a nice way to bond with your child. When you are introducing a new song to your child, sing to them in close physical proximity and enjoy the experience with him/her. Here is a favourite action song among young children - try it out.  

 

Here are the fish song lyrics and instructions for the actions while singing the song.

Slippery Fish Words 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEnUPiRKXco 

 

(Put your palms together in a prayer position to resemble a fish and wiggle them together as if swimming) 

Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water, 
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp! 

Oh, no! It’s been eaten by an … 

(Wave your arms up and down like the flailing arms of an octopus.) Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water. Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp! 

Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a... 

(Put your hands together with your fingers slightly bent and spread, keeping your palms touching each other. Open and close your hands as you sing.) 

Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water, 
Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp! 

Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a … 

(Place one hand, with fingers straight upwards, on top of your head.) 

Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water, 
Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp! 

Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a … 

(Make a large circle with your arms to make yourself into a humongous whale. 

(Also deepen your tone for this verse.) 

Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water, Humongous whale, humongous whale, Gulp! … Gulp! … Gulp! … BURP! 

(Cover your mouth.) Excuse me!