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Ocean
Alive!
Come and
"Sea" What's Inside!
The ocean is just
teeming with creatures, big and small. Let's learn about
some of them and their environment and share this knowledge
with our students!
It's going to be
FUN, so just dive right in!!!
Coordinating
Unit:
The
Rainbow Fish
This is
our bulletin board in progress. I created the ocean
bottom and kelp using bulletin board paper. Both are 3D.
The bottom is stuffed with paper to make it textured, and the
kelp is twisted and stapled. The CD fish were created
from a pattern that I made, the orca whale idea was shared
with me via the 'net, the
Rainbow Fish, the sponge is crumpled bulletin board paper,
and the rest of the creatures were from patterns in Ocean
Animals (see Resources below). I used Smarties to create
the octopus "suckers", Fruit Loops for the starfish, and
ribbon for the jellyfish. I created the bubbles and
letters on the computer. I created the models and
removed them and added the students' work as it was created.
Decorative Idea: Create the bottom and sides of a john
boat (flat bottomed boat) using cardboard. Hang it from
the ceiling with a the end of a fishing pole extending over
the side with a line and a fish on the hook hanging down.
It will look like you're looking at the bottom of the boat!
Further the illusion by having the students create stuffed
fish and other creatures to hang from the ceiling. You
can hang twisted green crepe paper streamers to look like
seaweed.
A great
way to start this unit would be to do a KWL chart: What We
Know, What We Want to Know, and What We Learned.
A neat way to do this would be to use a large piece of
bulletin board or butcher paper and create an ocean type scene
at the top. Then draw a dividing line and add your KWL
headers and 3 columns. Laminate. Then complete
with the class using a Vis-a-Via pen. Then when you're
finished with the unit, simply use a wipe to clean the chart
and it's ready for the next time you do the unit.
The next
important piece of this unit would be to introduce some
vocabulary words for the unit so that the children can use
them in their writing. I do this using graphics,
sentence strips, and a pocketchart. I often print
colored graphics less than 4 inches tall onto cardstock and
glue them onto a sentence strip. Beside the graphic I
print the word for the picture using a Sharpie marker.
Then I place this in a pocketchart in a prominent place in the
classroom so that my students can use these words in their
writing. It definitely helps them to get their thoughts
down on paper more successfully. I call this my Thematic
Word Wall and this becomes part of my Read the Room Station as
well. With a little extra effort, you can extend the
activity for the Pocketcharts Station, too.
Welcome
to School Bulletin Board: This is my neighbor's
bulletin board. She always has something creative for
the hallway.
click to
enlarge
Dear
Mr. Blueberry: This book is a selection in the
Hartcourt Trophies 2nd grade reader. Below are
printables to go along with the story. I made these to
use with my 2nd grade inclusion students who are reading on
first grade level.
Vocabulary
Matching Cards
pg 1
pg 2
pg 3
pg 4
pg 5
pg 6
/oo/
matching cards
pg 1
pg 2
pg 3
adapted
workbook pages
pg 18
pg 20
pg 21
pg 23
Use
this whale page to list the facts about whales found in the
story.
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/lessons/CandaceHall6182002867/WHALE.GIF
Sara Tomon
from Wahneta Elem. created these Vocabulary Cards to share.
Vocabulary Cards
Visit
Work
Stations for a more in-depth explanation of how the Work
Stations work.
Big
Books Station
Bryn's Swim: Use this emergent reader to create a Big
Book.
Drama
Station
A Day At
the Beach! - Provide a large beach towel, beach bag, a couple
of books, sand pail and shovel, toy boats, seashells,
sunglasses, flip flops, sun hat or visor, goggles, flippers,
beach umbrella, beach chair, blow up raft or tube, and empty
tanning lotion bottle.
ABC
Station
Whale
Match - matching capital to lowercase letters. One set
on gray whales and one set on blue whales.
Word
Study Station
Use ocean
vocabulary and have students build the words using magnetic
letters, letter stamps, plastic letter tiles, etc.
Video
Station
The
Rainbow Fish
ocean
videos checked out from library
The Magic
School Bus
Pocketchart Station
(these
activities are also part of Read the Room and Write the Room
Stations)
Over
the Deep Blue Sea
(tune:
Merrily We Roll Along)
Merrily we
sail along,
Sail
Along, sail along
Merrily we
sail along,
Over the
deep blue sea.
Ocean
liners go on a cruise,
On a
cruise, on a cruise.
Ocean
liners go on a cruise,
Over the
deep blue sea.
continue
verses with:
Pelicans
will dive for fish
Fishing
boats go out at dawn
Dolphins
leap into the waves
~ Author
Unknown ~
My
Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
(tune: My
Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
My bonnie
lies over the ocean.
My bonnie
lies over the sea.
My bonnie
lies over the ocean,
Oh bring
back my bonnie to me.
Bring
back, bring back,
Oh bring
back my bonnie to me, to me.
Bring
back, bring back,
Oh bring
back my bonnie to me.
~ Author
Unknown ~
*I did
this one from memory so I hope it's right. It was the
hands down favorite for my class!*
Song:
(tune: My
Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
Oh I can
name all of the oceans,
Oh I can
name all of the seas.
Oh I can
name all of the oceans.
Just come
and sing with me.
Atlantic,
Pacific, Indian,
Artic and
Antarctic.
~ Author
Unknown ~
Fish
Are Swimming
(tune:
Frere Jacques)
Fish are
swimming, fish are swimming,
In the
sea, in the sea.
A-splishing
and a-splashing,
A-splishing
and a-splashing,
Look and
see, look and sea.
~ Author
Unknown ~
Take Me
Out to the Ocean
(tune:
Take Me Out to the Ballgame)
Take me
out to the ocean,
Take me
out to the sea.
There goes
a starfish and sand dollar,
I'm having
such fun, I've just got to holler.
Oh, it's
swim, swim, swim underwater,
Catch a
ride on a whale, don't fear,
For the
sea animals are our friends,
Let's give
a great big cheer!
~ Author
Unknown ~
I'm A
Fish
(tune: I'm
A Little Teapot)
I'm a
little fishy, I can swim.
Here is my
tail, here is my fin.
When I
want to have fun with my friend,
I wiggle
my tail and dive right in!
~ Author
Unknown ~
Five
Little Fishes
Five
little fishes (show 5 fingers)
Swimming
in the sea (wave hand sideways)
Teasing
Mr. Shark,
"You can't
catch me!" (shake pointing finger)
Along
comes Mr. Shark,
Quiet as
can be (hands like open mouth)
Snap!!!
(slap hands closed)
Four
little fishes (show 4 fingers)
Swimming
in the sea!
-continue
with fingerplay counting backwards -
Note: this
would be a great activity to use for Math for number
identification and number awareness. You could also do
it using an Ocean Math Mat and multi-colored goldfish.
When Mr. Shark eats a fish, the children could pretend they're
Mr. Shark. :)
Ten
Little Fish
(tune: Ten
Little Indians)
One
little, two little, three little fish,
Four
little, five little, six little fish,
Seven
little, eight little, nine little fish,
Ten fish
swimming in a school.
~ Author
Unknown ~
Note:
Children can glue fish cut-outs to blue paper and number them
1 - 10. Then as they sing, they can point to the correct
number. Or for one-to-one correspondence, they could
have 10 multi-colored goldfish crackers on a blue paperplate
and point to them as they sing.
A
Sailor Went to Sea
(tune: A
Sailor Went to Sea)
A sailor
went to sea, sea, sea,
To see
what he could see, see, see.
But all
that he could see, see, see,
Was the
bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea!
~ Author
Unknown ~
Song
without a tune :)
One day
when I was sailing on the deep, blue sea,
I tried to
catch a whale, instead a whale caught me!
So I
started to holler and I started to shout,
"Listen
Mr. Whale, I WANT OUT!"
"Excuse
me," said the whale, "You may have your wish.
I didn't
mean to catch you, I was looking for fish."
So next
time I go a sailin' on the deep blue sea,
I will not
catch a whale and I hope one won't catch me!
~ Author
Unknown ~
*Need a
song to help with Letter E identification? This this is
the song for you!*
Dolphin
Song
(tune: Doo
Wa Diddy Diddy)
There I
was just a swimming in the sea,
Singing e
e e e e e e e e e!
All of a
sudden there's a dolphin next to me,
Singing e
e e e e e e e.
chorus
She swam
fast, she swam fast.
She swam
deep, she swam deep.
She swam
fast, she dove deep.
Hey this
dolphin's really neat!
Singing e
e e e e e e e e! e e e e e e e!
~ Author
Unknown ~
Dolphin
Intelligence!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuVgXJ55G6Y
I'm A
Big Whale
(tune:
Clementine)
I am
swimming. I am swimming.
I am
swimming in the sea.
I'm a big
whale and I'm swimming,
I am
swimming in the sea.
I am
singing. I am singing.
I am
singing in the sea.
I'm a big
whale and I'm singing,
I am
singing in the sea.
I am
spouting. I am spouting.
I am
spouting in the sea.
I'm a big
whale and I'm spouting,
I am
spouting in the sea.
~ Author
Unknown ~
Did You
Ever See A Fishy?
(tune: Did
You Ever See A Lassie?)
Did you
ever see a fishy,
A fishy, a
fishy?
Did you
ever see a fishy,
Swim this
way and that?
Swim this
way and that way,
And that
way and this way?
Did you
ever see a fishy,
Swim this
way and that?
continue
using: swish, slide, splash
~ Author
Unknown ~
Five
Little Shells
Five
little shells laying on the shore,
Crash went
the waves and then there was four.
Four
little shells down by the sea,
Crash went
the waves, then there was three.
Three
little shells, smooth as new,
Crash went
the waves, then there were two.
Two little
shells, sparkling in the sun,
Crash went
the waves, then there was one.
One little
shell, left by itself,
I took it
home and put it on my shelf.
~ Author
Unknown ~
Creation Station
Seahorse Collage: This activity goes great with Mister
Seahorse by Eric Carle. There's a gorgeous picture
to use as an example on the front of the book.
Provide students with a seahorse outline on a sheet of light
blue construction paper and pre-cut small squares of
multi-colored tissue paper. Students spread glue over
the seahorse, then add the tissue paper squares in an
overlapping pattern.
Seahorses: These seahorses were created using tempra paint
and sponges. They were modeled after Mister Seahorse.
The children added the spikes and fin to the patterns.
Once the paint was dry, we added spots with Q-tips. The
seahorses were added to the bulletin board and "stuffed."
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model seahorse |
student seahorse |
View of
the Ocean Bottom: Provide students with a sturdy
white paper plate. Have them spread glue across the
bottom quarter of the plate and sprinkle with sand. Add
tiny seashells. Then they can create their own ocean
scene using green twisted strips of paper to create seaweed
and small pieces of colored construction paper for fish and
other creatures. If needed, students can be provided
pre-drawn creatures to color and cut out and glue to the
plate. (Make sure you have at least one or more models
for them to look at when doing this project.) When
they're finished, stretch blue plastic wrap tightly across the
top of the plate and secure with tape to give the scene and
underwater look.
Paperplate Fish: Cut a triangle from one side of a
paperplate to create the fish's mouth. Staple the
triangle to the opposite side of the plate (with the point
pointing towards the back of the plate) to form the tail.
Sponge paint the fish and add a wiggly eye and details with a
Sharpie marker.
Waxpaper Fish: Grate crayons onto wax paper. Top
with another sheet of wax paper. Iron wax pages using
low temperature iron to melt crayons. When cool, cut
into fish shape and add wiggly eye or eye using black Sharpie.
Hang in window if sun is not so hot that it will re-melt
crayons. Can also be displayed on blue paper-backed
bulletin board.
Handprint Crabs: No thumbs! Paint hands with red
paint (not thumbs) and then press onto light blue paper
simultaneously, with wrists together. Add wiggly eyes.
Wall
Mural: This unit is perfect for this activity. You
can cover a wall with blue paper with waves at the top and
then let them create away! What a perfect backdrop for
exhibiting their creations. If you'd like, you can paint
the lower portion of the paper to resemble sand before they
add their creations. Seaweed can be created by twisting
long strips of green bulletin board paper.
Seashell Fossils: Spray seashells with Pam, then press
into modeling clay. Let dry. Students can then
match the shells to correct fossil in the Discovery Station.
Painting: Paint with sea sponges and different colors of
paint.
Sea
Urchin: Give each student a lump of clay and have them
mold it into a ball that's flat on one side (for sitting) and
then paint it dark blue or purple. They will also paint
30 - 40 round toothpicks to match the body. After they
are dry, they break the toothpicks in half and stick the
broken end into the body, covering the body except for the
bottom side.
Handprint Octopus: Paint both hands of student (minus
thumbs) black or gray and press one hand onto light blue
paper. Position the second hand over the first print
with the palms totally overlapping but not the fingers.
This should give you one body and eight legs. Add two
wiggly eyes and a yarn mouth.
Starfish: Create a starfish using salt dough and allow to
dry. Paint the starfish an orange/brownish color.
Mix cornmeal with the same color dry tempra paint. After
the paint on the starfish has dried, spread the starfish with
glue and sprinkle on cornmeal. The cornmeal provides the
rough texture for the starfish once it is dry.
Seashell Frames: Hotglue 4 craft sticks together to create
a frame. Hotglue a length of jute to the back to form a
loop for hanging. Students will glue small seashells to
the front of the craft sticks, covering the sticks. Add
student's photo to the back of the frame.
Water
Color Scene: Have students create an ocean scene on a
sheet of construction paper or white paper plate using
florescent colors. Have them color the pictures heavily
leaving a good coat of wax. Afterwards, mix a thin wash
of light blue tempra paint and paint lightly over the
pictures. This should give the pictures an underwater
effect.
Orca
Whale: The instructions for the whale are sort of
complicated to explain. I think we painted the back of two
small paper plates black and stapled them together. Then we
cut another white paper plate to create the white belly. We
added the curved piece of red construction paper underneath
the white for the mouth. The side fins are one long, skinny,
black, construction paper oval glued across the back. We
stapled the top fin to the paper plate and added wiggly eyes.
Egg
Carton Lobster
Writing
Station
Ocean
Stationary
Listening Station
Wonders of
the Sea
What's
Under the Ocean
Reading
Station
Books:
Mister
Seahorse - Eric Carle
A House
For a Hermit Crab - Eric Carle
My Visit
to the Aquarium - Aliki
The Magic
School Bus on the Ocean Floor - Joanna Cole
One Fish,
Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish - Dr. Seuss
Fish Eyes
- Lois Ehlert
The
Rainbow Fish - Marcus Pfister
The
Tickle-Octopus - Audrey Wood
Fish is
Fish - Leo Lionni
Swimmy -
Leo Lionni
My Very
Own Octopus - Bernard Most
Is This A
House For Hermit Crab? - Megan MacDonald
A B Sea -
Bobbie Kalman
101
Questions About the Seashore - Sy Barlowe
Exploring
an Ocean Tide Pool - Jeanne Bendick
Hello Fish
- Sylvia Earle
Baby
Whales Drink Milk - Barbara J. Esbensen
What Lives
In A Shell? - Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
What's It
Like To Be A Fish? - Wendy Pfeffer
A Swim
Through the Sea - Kristin J. Pratt
How To
Hide An Octopus and Other Sea Creatures - Ruth Heller
Starfish -
Edith Thacker
Magic of
Seashells - Fredlee, Fredlee, & Romashko
Sea
Squares - Joy Hulme
The Ocean
Alphabet - Jerry Pallotta
The
Ultimate Ocean Book - Maria Mudd-Ruth
The
Underwater Alphabet Book - Jerry Pallotta
Alphabet
Sea - Carolyn Spencer
The
Seashore - Gallimard Jeunesse
Whales -
Gallimard Jeunesse
At The
Ocean - Gallimard Jeunesse
A B Sea -
Bobbie Kalman
Ocean
Mammals - Elaine Landau
Octopus'
Den - Deidre Langeland
An Octopus
Is Amazing - Patricia Lauber
The Shell
Book - Barbara H. Lember
The Magic
Fish - Freya Littledale
Sea Shapes
- Suse MacDonald
Seashells
by the Seashore - Marianne Berkes
What Comes in a Shell? - Susan Canizares
Big Al
-
Andrew Clements
The
Seashore book - Charlotte Zolotow
A Beach
Day - Douglas Florian
At the
Beach - Eugene Booth
If All the
Seas Were One Sea - Janina Doamnska
Under the
Sea - Eugene Booth
Who Lives
In the Sea? - Alice Low
Dolphins -
Margaret Davidson
Manatee
Winter - Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
Orca Song
- Michael C. Armour
Dolphins
First Day - Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
Dear Mr.
Blueberry - Simon James
Ten Little
Fish - Audrey Wood
Discovery Station
Wave
Bottle - Hmmm .. I just realized that my wave bottle has come
up missing! :( Oh well, time to create a new one any
way. You'll need a clear, plastic water or soft drink
bottle. Fill 1/4 or so with sand. Add small
seashells and/or plastic sea creatures. Fill 1/2 way up
with water and add a couple of drops of blue food coloring;
mix. Fill up 3/4 full with mineral or baby oil (do not
use vegetable oil due to the yellow coloring). The empty
1/4 of the bottle allows the contents to move. Seal the
bottle tightly with the cap, then wrap top of the bottle and
cap with electrical tape. Rock the bottle back and forth
gently to see the wave action.
Seashell
Collection - put the seashells on display or put them all into
a plastic box with sand. The children can dig around in
the sand to see what they find. Kind of like a mini trip
to the beach! :)
Starfish
Sand
Dollar
Hermit
Crab
Fish
Aquarium
Seashell
Fossils (from Creation Station)
Factual
books on the ocean
Salt
Water Experiment: Did you know that it is easier to float
in the ocean than in the swimming pool? Do you know why?
Salt. The ocean is full of salt. Salt water can
hold up more than plain water. That is why you can float
in the ocean more easily. Try this experiment to see for
yourself. You'll need:
*2 clear,
wide mouth, plastic jugs or jars
*9 cups
warm water
*1 cup
salt
*raw
potato
*measuring
cup
*spoon
Pour 4 and
1/2 cups warm water (half of the water) in one jar and add
salt. Stir with spoon until salt has dissolved.
Pour the other 4 and 1/2 cups of warm water (last half of the
water) in the other jar. First put the potato into the
jar without the salt and watch it sink. Then put the
potato into the jar with the salt and watch it float.
Sink or
Float? - Provide a tub with water, a supply of items to
experiment with, and a response sheet for your students to
record their findings. As they try each item to see if
it will sink or float, they will indicate their findings on
the response sheet. The response sheet could contain a
picture of each item and the students will circle the items
that float or they can write an "S" by the picture of
the items that sink and an "F" by the items that float.
An alternate activity would be to have them sort the items
into two categories "Sink" or "Float." You could do this
using hula hoops or label two sandpails with pictures or
words. Items that float are: corks, sponges, foam meat
trays or letters, Ivory soap. A pencil with an eraser
will do both. The end with the eraser will float and the
opposite end of the pencil will sink.
Sand
Table - Use the sand table and wet the sand until damp.
Allow the students to hide shells in the sand and use a sand
pail and shovel to create a sand castle.
Computer Station
Undersea
Adventures
Puzzles/Games Station
Ocean
Creatures Memory Game - Create a memory game using ocean
creature graphics and cardstock. Create two of each
picture and laminate. Students put all cards facing
downward and try to find a matching pair.
Ocean
Bingo - Create ocean bingo cards using ocean graphics.
Make each card slightly different. Print onto cardstock
and laminate. As the caller calls out different picture
words, students can use small seashells for markers.
Coral
Reef Puzzle - This puzzle was purchased from Lakeshore.
Book
Box Station
Bryn's Swim
Whale
Watcher's Guide - from The Mailbox. My students really
enjoyed this book. It ended up that we did a lot and
learned a lot about whales in particular.
Fine
Motor Station
Shell
lacing card
Fish
lacing card
Fish
Tracing template
Math
Station
Estimation Jar: Fill small jar with seashells and have
students estimate how many shells are in the jar and write
their estimations along with their name on a slip of paper and
drop into a sand pail. Later, record the estimations on
a chart or graph and then count the seashells in the jar with
the class. Discuss who's estimation was "just right",
"too much", or "not enough." Provide a pretty
seashell or Gummy Shark for anyone who's estimation was "just
right."
The second
week you can fill the jar with multi-colored Goldfish
crackers.
Counting: Use ocean stamps or paint stampers to create
sets to match numbers.
Size
Sequencing: Use ocean graphics and create 3 cards for each
graphic .. one large, one small, and one smaller. Print
onto cardstock and laminate. Students sequence each set
of graphics according to size.
Non-standard Measurement: Choose 3 ocean creatures and
show the length of each using yarn or rope (such as whale,
shark, and starfish). Have students order the
lengths from shortest to longest or longest to shortest.
Non-standard Measurement: Dye shell pasta, then have
students use them to measure objects such as the width of a
starfish or a sand dollar.
Estimation: Divide class into teams and provide each team
with a specified size of aluminum foil. Have them work
together to create a boat. Then bring them back together
and have them estimate how many people or bear counters each
boat will hold before sinking. The boat that holds the
most wins!
Bulletin
Board captions:
"Come and Sea what's inside"
"We are having a whale of a time"
"Sea" Our
Work
"Star"fish
- students' pictures on starfish
A School
of Smart Fish
Hooked on
the Ocean
Hooked On
Good Behavior
Seal of
Approval!
Learning
is Oceans of Fun!
Make A
Splash In Kindergarten
Dive Into
Kindergarten
for ocean bulletin use blue saran wrap for ocean and
make sea weed on the bottom with ocean life inside
Snacks:
Gone
Fishing! - spread multi-colored Goldfish on a light blue
paperplate. Provide a small cup of peanut butter and one
or more pretzel sticks. Students dip pretzel into peanut
butter then "catch" a fish to eat.
Octopus
- this sounds kind of gross, but the kids think it is soooo
cool! You'll need one weiner per child. Start
about one half inch from the end and slice the weiner into
eight strips (8 legs). Drop into boiling water.
When legs begin to curl, remove the "octopus" from the water
and eat.
The
Ocean Blue - Purchase Gummy Sharks or other types of gummy
ocean creatures and place on the bottom of a clear casserole
dish. Prepare blue jello as instructed on the box and
pour over the sharks in the dish. You'll need more than
one box I'm sure and make sure that you cool the jello before
pouring so that you don't melt the sharks. Refrigerate
and eat. Note: this can also be done individually for
each student using a clear plastic cup.
Sand
Pudding - This is so real looking, they'll actually think
they are eating pudding with sand on top!!! :) You can
do this ahead of time (if you want to trick them) or do it
with your class. Fix instant vanilla pudding and put
into individual paper or plastic cups. Grind vanilla
wafers into a very fine crumbs (practically dust) using a food
processor. Pour onto the top of the vanilla pudding and
serve. It's yummy!!
Fish
Snack - Top a cracker or rice cake with blue tinted cream
cheese. Add multi-colored Goldfish crackers.
Songs
*these
songs are really too long for using in the Pocketchart
Station*
Ocean
Song
(tune: My
Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
The earth
is all covered with ocean,
The earth
is all covered with sea.
The earth
is all covered with ocean.
More water
than land, don't you see!
chorus
Water,
water, there's water all over the world, the world.
Water,
water, there's water all over the world, the world.
So salty
and cold is the ocean.
So salty
and cold is the sea.
So salty
and cold is the ocean.
Too cold
and too salty for me!
chorus
Atlantic,
Pacific, the Arctic,
And then
there's the Indian, too!
These
oceans all cover our planet.
I've named
all of the, now can you?
chorus
~ Author
Unknown ~
I've
Got Whiskers
(tune: I've Got Rhythm)
I've got
whishers,
Long front
flippers.
I've got
ear flaps,
Can you
tell me who I am?
(sea lion)
Bounce
like jelly,
On my
belly.
You won't
hear me.
Can you
tell me who I am?
(seal)
I've got
whiskers,
Short
front flippers.
Got no ear
flaps.
Can you
tell me who I am?
(seal)
I've got
whiskers,
Long white
tusks.
Lots of
blubber.
Can you
tell me who I am?
(walrus)
On an ice
floe,
I will
below
Near the
North Pole
Can you
tell me who I am?
(walrus)
Walk on
all fours,
On rocky
shores.
Barking
loudly.
Can you
tell me who I am?
(sea lion)
~ Author
Unknown ~
The
Whales
(tune: I'm
A Little Teapot)
I'm a
humpback whale,
I'm very
strong.
I leap
about,
And sing a
song.
I like to
eat my fill,
In the
Northern Sea.
But in the
winter,
South I
flee.
I am a
beluga.
I'm all
white.
From head
to tail,
I'm quite
a sight!
You can
hear me singing,
Way up
north.
Playing
and swimming,
Back and
forth.
I'm a
mighty orca,
Black and
white.
In the
sea,
I'm a
beautiful sight.
I'm not
very big,
But I am
sleek.
I hunt for
my food,
Cause I
have teeth.
~ Author
Unknown ~
Stingrays At the Beach
(Tune: The
Wheels On the Bus)
The
stingrays at the beach flap their fins,
Flap their
fins,
Flap their
fins.
The
stingrays at the beach,
Flap their
fins, to swim around the sea.
The
stingrays at the beach,
Hide in
the sand,
Hide in
the sand,
Hide in
the sand.
The
stingrays at the beach,
Hide in
the sand,
So they
can not be seen.
People at
the beach should shuffle their feet,
Shuffle
their feet,
Shuffle
their feet.
The people
at the beach should shuffle their feet,
So the
rays can swim away.
~ Author
Unknown ~
Movement
The
Octopus Under the Sea
(tune: The
Farmer in the Dell)
*Students
get into a circle, except for one in the center who's the
octopus. When the time comes, the "octopus" will choose
another student to play the next sea creature. The
students will hold hands and walk in a circle around the child
in the middle as they sing.*
The
octopus under the sea,
The
octopus under the sea,
Splish,
splish, splash, splash.
The
octopus under the sea.
The
octopus chooses a starfish,
The
octopus chooses a starfish,
Splish,
splish, splash, splash,
the
optopus chooses a starfish.
The
starfish chooses a ...
seahorse,
crab, lobster, fish, shark, jellyfish, whale, eel, etc.
~ Author
Unknown ~
Ocean
Motion
Jiggle
like a jellyfish.
Creep like
a sea snail.
Soar like
a seagull.
Wiggle
like an eel.
Float like
a sea otter.
Bark like
a seal.
Walk
forward, backward, and sideways like a crab.
Swoop like
a pelican.
Check to
see if any parents scuba dive and have them bring in their
equipment and talk to the class about their experiences.
Resources:
Exploring
the Ocean
Ocean
Animals (Preschool/Kindergarten) ~ TEC 3186
Sea Life -
Early Years Thematic Notes ~ FS 44019
Octopus
Song - Charlotte Diamond's "Ten Carrot Diamond" CD
Baby
Beluga ~ Raffi CD
Video -
Free Willy (check rating)
Video -
Flipper
Deep,
Deep, Deeper - I Can Make It! I Can Read It!
Summer TEC3508
Deep Blue
Sea Mobile - Projects and Patterns - Mobiles TF1352
Pearl and
Oyster - March Idea Book TF0300
Awesome
Arms (contractions) - Teacher's Helper 1st
June/July 2002
Sea
Turtles - Teacher's Helper 1st June/July 2004
Rhyming
words - Teacher's Helper K Aug/Sept 2002
A House
for Hermit Crab - Teacher's Helper 1st
Apr/May/June 1995
Teacher's
Helper 1st Apr/May/June 1995
The Best
of Teacher's Helper Seasonal & Holiday Activities
TEC1478
Ocean
Animals - SCHOOLDAYS Feb/March 1987
The
Mailbox Kindergarten Aug/Sept 2001
Learning
Centers Through the Years TCM059
Whale
Watch! - SCHOOLDAYS Nov/Dec/Jan 1985 - 86
Dolphins -
The Mailbox Kindergarten June/July 1997
Links:
Bryn's
Swim
http://www.teachersbookbag.com/ocean.html
Ocean Zone
printable
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/pdfs/2008s/080328_bp3.pdf
Create a
Creature printable
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/pdfs/2008s/080328_bp4.pdf
Watching
Whales printable
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/pdfs/2005F/051028_bp3.pdf
Who Lives
In the Sea? (printable, incorporates Spanish)
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/pdfs/2004S/040319BP6.pdf
You have
to join this site, but it's free ...
learningpage.com Ocean Gallery
http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/galleries/oceans.html
learningpage.com Ocean Clipart
http://www.learningpage.com/pages/clip_oceans_ff.html
learningpage.com Ocean Fact Files
http://www.learningpage.com/pages/menu_wkshts/fact_oceans.html
learningpage.com Oceans Fun Sheets
http://www.learningpage.com/pages/menu_wkshts/funsheets_oceans.html
learningpage.com Oceans Mural
http://www.learningpage.com/pages/menu_wkshts/murals_oceans.html
learningpage.com Oceans Cut-outs
http://www.learningpage.com/pages/menu_wkshts/cut_oceans.html
learningpage.com Oceans Lesson Plans
http://www.learningpage.com/pages/menu_wkshts/plans_oceans.html
The Year
of the Ocean!
http://www.education-world.com/a_special/oceans.shtml
A to Z
Teacher Stuff printable deskplates
http://atozteacherstuff.com/pdf.htm?oceannameplate.pdf
Shamu Cam
http://www.shamu.com/tx/shamu-cam/index.htm
Killer
Whale Facts
http://www.shamu.com/tx/facts/index.htm
A to Z
Kids Stuff - Ocean
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/ocean.html
Secrets of
the Seahorse
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/new_site/
Kingdom of
the Seahorse
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/seahorse/basics.html
Seahorse/Pipefish Photo Gallery
http://www.pbase.com/angelilok/seahorsepipefish
Starfish
Craft
http://www.first-school.ws/activities/animals/ocean/starfish.htm
Learning
About Starfish
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/unitssubjsci/qt/starfishgames.htm
Natural
Perspective: Starfish
http://www.perspective.com/nature/animalia/starfish.html
Types of
Starfish
http://www.seashells.org/identcatagories/starfish.htm
Starfish
online puzzle
http://www.fell2earth.com/puzzleintro/starfish-intro.html
Corals and
Coral Reefs
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/coral/classroom-activities-gc.htm
Coral Reef
http://www.hawaiireef.noaa.gov/education/kids/welcome.html
Coral Reef
Animal Printouts
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/coralreef/coralreef.shtml
Coral Reef
Conservation Program
http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/outreach/welcome.html
Orca Cam
http://www.earthcam.com/usa/washington/sanjuanisland/main.html
Humpback
Whales
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/humpback/index.html
Dive,
Dolphins, Dive (printable reader)
http://awalley2001.com/TeacherLinks/Book_dolphin_booklet.pdf
Ocean Theme
Dominoes (printables)
http://kidscrafts.suite101.com/article.cfm/ocean_theme_dominoes
Shark coloring
page
http://www.learningtreasures.com/suite101/shark01.jpg
Fishy Lotto game
(printable)
http://kidscrafts.suite101.com/article.cfm/make_a_fishy_lotto_game
Under the Sea
http://www.kinderkorner.com/underthesea.html
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