This is a musical activity based on the classic children's book, Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. First, read the book to the children. If you're unfamiliar with the story, here's a quick synopsis. Rainbow Fish is a beautiful ocean fish. He's lovely, but he has no friends. After consulting the wise Octopus, he learns that if he shares his beautiful scales with the other fish, they will like him and he will be happy.
After reading the book, discuss the theme of sharing and friendship. Then pass out a fish scale (1 finger cymbal) to each child. Usually as I am doing this, someone will insist that it takes 2 cymbals to make music. Here's where I prompt them to think of how they can make music together if they share like rainbow fish did. Once they figure out that 2 people can tap their cymbals together, I put on Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid soundtrack. Encourage the children to swim around the room making music with friends along the way. I also encourage smiles, eye contact, and "Hello Friend" with each gentle ding.
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