Hi, a warm welcome to silkysteps. This rhyme is nicely inclusive, respecting a range of cultural and lifestyle values. I like it as it catches the fish alive, without a mention of how! and then lets it go again :) also fairly sure I'd be a little upset if taken from my home without warning, tho maybe not enough to bite a finger ;)
If you've got any aquatic reference books maybe use them to support the children in making their own fish shapes? eg. oval body, triangle fins or use left and right hand outline tracings as the fins, and then colour-fill designs with scales - collage with paper circles, finger prints or outline impressions made with paint-dipped dough cutters. Maybe display outcomes on a number line that shows shoals/groups of fish in quantities?
Collaged fish crafts on google images
Best wishes with it xx
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