Oceans Part II

We are covering Boats and Divers, Marine Invertebrates, and Fish this week.

Booklist for the Week:

The Seashore Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Like a Fish in Water: Yoga for Children by Isabelle Koch
A Child's Seasonal Treasury by Betty M. Jones
Row Row Row Your Boat by Iza Trapani
Fly Like a Butterfly: Yoga for Children by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
Why the Tides Ebb and Flow by Joan Chase Bowden
Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle
A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
Kermit the Hermit by Bill Peet
Anansi Goes Fishing by Eric A. Kimmel
Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni



Day One: Read The Seashore Noisy Book, visit Calvert Marine Museum to look at boats on display as well as diving suit, talk about scuba divers we saw at National Aquarium, "The Boat" yoga pose from Like a Fish in Water - page 33, "The Golden Boat" fingerplay from A Child's Seasonal Treasury - page 123

Day Two: Read and sing Row Row Row Your Boat, "Row Your Boat" yoga pose from Fly Like a Butterfly - page 79, read Why the Tides Ebb and Flow, visit beach to observe the tides, visit swimming pool and teach older children the jellyfish float

Day Three: Discuss camouflage, read Mister Seahorse, paint seahorse or other marine animal on regular watercolor paper then create a coordinating tissue paper collage overlay on clear overhead transparency sheets to mimic Eric Carle's work, "Swimming" pose from Fly Like a Butterfly - page 65, read A House for Hermit Crab

Day Four: Read Kermit the Hermit, "Crab Walk" pose from Fly Like a Butterfly - page 32, show sand dollar, starfish, and shells from oysters, mussels, anemone, etc., visit beach and try to catch crabs in a crab net OR visit seafood restaurant for dinner

Day Five: Read Anansi Goes Fishing, "Fisherman" movement verse from A Child's Seasonal Treasury - page 118, go outside to look at a spider web, "Fish Pose" from Fly Like a Butterfly - page 41, visit pet store to look at fish, make fish print, read Fish is Fish