Singing marine life songs is fun and educational, but you can have even more fun it you move to the music! So, don't just sing - swim like a whale, crawl like a sea lion, or even squeak like a dolphin.

Whales swim by moving their tail flukes up and down. To make a whale's tail put your hands out in front of you, palms facing out. Lock your thumbs together. You've just made tail flukes. Move them up and down.

Fish swim by moving their tails side to side. To make a fish tail, put your hands out in front of you, palms together. Now move them side to side.

Stingrays swim by moving their pectoral fins up and down. These fins are on the sides of their bodies. You can be a stingray by moving your arms up and down. Can you think of other animals that move the same way? Right! Penguins and sea lions.

Use your own creativity to find ways to "move to the music" as if you were...

• a penguin walking
• a sea lion "barking"
• kelp swaying in the current
• a skinny fish hiding in the coral
• a fast-swimming dolphin
• a slow-swimming manatee
• a hungry shark looking for a meal

Here's a picture of a fish or a sea lion to print and color!

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