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What’s Included?…………………………………………………………………………………....3-4Week at a Glance………………………………………………………………………………………….5Learning Goals…………………………………………………………………………………………………6Suggested Materials…………………………………………………………………………………..7Read Aloud Plans……………………………………………………………………………………………8

Ocean Vocabulary………………………………………………………………………9Ocean Vocabulary Cards………………………………………………..10-11Ocean Vocabulary Book…………………………………………………12-16Pout Pout Fish Problem & Solution………………………………17Fish Problem & Solution Response Page………………18The 3 Little Fish Retelling……………………………………………………….19Retelling Page…………………………………………………………………………………20Commotion in the Ocean Inferring……………………………21Inferring Response Page……………………………………………….22“O” Emergent Readers………………………………………………………….23Printable Oo Readers…………………………………………………….24-33

Literacy Activities……………………………………………………………………………………….34Ocean Letter Writing Tray……………………………………………….35Seashell Letter/Number Cards………………………………36-41Ocean Sound Stamping……………………………………………………….42Letter O Dot Marker Page…………………………………………………43Fishing for Sounds………………………………………………………………….44Ocean Word Cards………………………………………………………….45-48Ocean Name Craftivity……………………………………………………….49Ocean Craftivity Templates……………………………………50-53Ocean Journal Writing…………………………………………………………54Ocean Writing Prompts………………………………………………………55

Math Activities………………………………………………………………………………………………56Color by Code Shark Addition……………………………………….57Color by Code Shark………………………………………………………………58Ocean Measuring Book……………………………………………………….59Ocean Measuring Book………………………………………………60-63Weighing with Seashells……………………………………………………64Seashells Response Page………………………………………………65Ocean Capacity…………………………………………………………………………66Measuring Seashells……………………………………………………………..67Measuring Seashells Recording Sheet………………..68

Sensory, Science, SS & Art Activities…………………………………….69Ocean Water Bead Bin………………………………………………………..70Jellyfish Craft………………………………………………………………………………..71Ocean Ice Melt……………………………………………………………………………72Fish Watercolor Painting…………………………………………………….73Fish Outline……………………………………………………………………………………..74Ocean Animal Sand Play…………………………………………………….75

Activities in Action……………………………………………………………………………………..76

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Each week includes a letter/sound focus, read aloud comprehension, literacy, math, science/social studies, fine motor, and gross motor skills. The skills practiced each week are located on one convenient page for your reference as well as listed on the week at a glance, activity summary, and activity overview pages.

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See all 20 books/activities for the week on one convenient page. Every week includes 5 read aloud books with activities, 5 literacy activities, 5 math activities, and 5 sensory bins, science/social studies, and/or art activities. All activities are focused on specific learning goals that spiral throughout the year.

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Prepping for the week is super easy with this checklist. Round up everything you need for the week without having to search through each page of activities!n

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Each activity also has an activity overview page. This page includes the skills, materials, items to prep, directions for the activity, and a large photo of the activity in action. This page is perfect to keep with each set of materials for easy reference while learning.

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Learning activity pages include everything you need to know to complete the activities for the week. Each learning category has a page with pictures, directions, materials, and goals so you know exactly what to do for each activity.

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Printable activities and materials to make weekly prep a breeze! Lots of printable options to save you from purchasing additional hands on materials that you may not have available.

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Read Aloud Literacy Math Science/SS/Art

Day

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Skill: Vocabulary

Ocean Vocabulary

Skills: Identify Letters

Ocean Letter Writing Tray

Skills: Count/Identify Numbers

Color by Code Shark Addition

Sensory Bin:

Ocean Water Bead Bin

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Skill: Problem/Solution

Pout Pout Fish Problem & Solution

Skills: Identify Letters, Identify Letter Sounds

Ocean Sound Stamping

Skills: Measure Length

Ocean Measuring Book

Art:

Jellyfish Craft

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Skill: Retell

The 3 Little Fish Retelling

Skills: Middle Sounds

Fishing for Sounds

Skills: Measure Weight

Weighing with Seashells

Science:

Ocean Ice Melt

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Skill: Make Inferences

Commotion in the Ocean Inferring

Skills: Name Writing

Ocean Name Craftivity

Skills: Measure Capacity

Ocean Capacity

Art:

Fish Watercolor Painting

Day

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Skill: Tracking Print

“O” Emergent Readers

Skills: Expressing Ideas in Writing

Ocean Journal Writing

Skills: Measure Length

Measuring Seashells

Sensory Bin:

Ocean Animal Sand Play

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❑O is for Ocean

❑Learn New Vocabulary❑Retell a Story❑Identify the Problem/Solution in a Story❑Make Inferences❑Track Print

❑Identify Letters/Sounds❑Identify Middle Sounds❑Identify Name❑Express Ideas in Writing

❑Add Numbers to 5❑Count Sets of Objects❑Identify Numbers❑Measure Length❑Measure Weight❑Measure Capacity

❑Experiment with States of Matter

❑Write Letters/Numbers❑Draw Detailed Pictures❑Color with Crayons❑Make Stamps❑Glue with a Glue Stick❑Cut with Scissors❑Paint with a Brush❑Use a Stapler❑Squeeze a Glue Bottle

❑Run❑Swat with a Fly Swatter

Learning Goals


❑Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea By Jan Peck

❑ Pout Pout Fish By Deborah Diesen

❑ The Three Little Fish And The Big Bad Shark By Will Grace

❑ Commotion in the Ocean By Giles Andrae

❑ Oo By Bruce Larkin

❑ Dot Stampers❑ Colored Cardstock❑ Scissors❑ Glue❑ Crayons❑ Pencils❑ Paper Bowl❑ Tempera Paint❑ Ribbon❑ Googly Eyes❑ Liquid Watercolors

❑ Ocean Vocabulary Cards ❑ Ocean Vocabulary Book ❑ Fish Problem & Solution

Response Page❑ Retelling Page❑ Inferring Response Page❑ Printable Oo Readers ❑ Seashell Letter/Number Cards❑ Letter O Dot Marker Page ❑ Ocean Word Cards ❑ Ocean Craftivity Templates ❑ Ocean Writing Prompts ❑ Color by Code Shark❑ Ocean Measuring Book ❑ Seashells Response Page ❑ Measuring Seashells Recording

Sheet ❑ Fish Outline

❑ Blue Food Coloring❑ Goldfish Crackers

*Visit the Preschool: Ocean blog post to find pictures and clickable links to materials*

❑ Shallow Wooden Tray❑ Blue Sand❑ Lakeshore Alphabet Fishing

Game❑ Balance Scale❑ Plastic Ocean Animals❑ Seashells❑ Containers❑Measuring Cups/Spoons❑ Flexible Measuring Tape❑ Ocean Water Beads❑ Fine Motor Tools❑ Cups❑ Plastic Tools❑ Blue Kinetic Sand❑Mini Ocean Animal Sand Molds

Suggested Materials


Ocean Vocabulary Read Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck. Use picture cards to reinforce new words. Print and assemble the ocean vocabulary book. Draw pictures to show the meaning of each word. Use the picture cards and book as a reference.

• Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea By Jan Peck

• Ocean Vocabulary Cards (pg 10-11)

• Ocean Vocabulary Book (pg 12-16)

• Learn New Vocabulary

• Draw Detailed Pictures

Pout Pout Fish Problem & Solution

Discuss and define the problem in a story. Read Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen. After reading, talk about the problem (something that went wrong). Draw and label the problem in the story then talk about how the problem was solved.

• Pout Pout Fish By Deborah Diesen

• Fish Problem & Solution Response Page (pg 18)

• Identify the Problem/Solution in a Story

• Draw Detailed Pictures

The 3 Little Fish Retelling

Read The Three Little Fish And The Big Bad Shark by Will Grace. After reading, talk about what happened in the story. Look back through the book as needed. Then draw/write about what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

• The Three Little Fish And The Big Bad Shark By Will Grace

• Retelling Page (pg 20)

• Retell a Story• Draw Detailed

Pictures

Commotion in the Ocean Inferring

Look at the cover of Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andrae. Discuss the animals that live in the ocean. Read the poems 1 at a time without showing the illustrations. Use the clues in the text along with what you know to infer the type of animal and draw it on the response page. Check the picture to check to find out.

• Commotion in the Ocean By Giles Andrae

• Inferring Response Page (pg 22)

• Make Inferences• Draw Detailed

Pictures

“O” Emergent Readers

Read the letter O book from Abby's Alphabet Book Series or use one of the printable readers. Identify the picture, point to each word and read.

• Oo By Bruce Larkin or

• Printable Oo Readers (pg 24-33)

• Track Print

Read Aloud Plans


Skills:• Learn New Vocabulary• Draw Detailed Pictures

Materials:• Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea By Jan Peck • Ocean Vocabulary Cards (pg 10-11)• Ocean Vocabulary Book (pg 12-16)

Items to Prep:• Print the ocean vocabulary cards.• Laminate for durability and cut out. • Print the ocean vocabulary book.• Cut each page in half, stack them up, then staple along the

left side.

Directions: • Read Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea By Jan Peck. • Use picture cards to reinforce new words while reading.• In the vocabulary book, draw a picture on each page to

show the meaning of the word. • Use the picture cards and book as a reference.• Optional activities:

• Practice writing each vocabulary word on the blank left page opposite each word.

• Print an additional set of the vocabulary cards and play a memory matching game with them.


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Skills:• Identify the Problem/Solution in a Story• Draw Detailed Pictures

Materials:• Pout Pout Fish By Deborah Diesen• Fish Problem & Solution Response Page (pg 18)

Items to Prep:• Print the problem and solution page.

Directions: • Discuss and define the problem in a story. Read Pout Pout

Fish by Deborah Diesen. • After reading, talk about the problem (something that

went wrong). • Draw and label the problem in the story then talk about

how the problem was solved.• Draw the solution in the second box.• Optional activities:

• Try to write words to label the problem and solution.

• Discuss whether the solution was a good one or if there would have been a better way to solve the problem.

Problem & SolutionDirections: First, draw the problem in the story. Then, draw the solution.


Skills:• Retell a Story• Draw Detailed Pictures

Materials:• The Three Little Fish And The Big Bad Shark By Will Grace• Retelling Page (pg 20)

Items to Prep:• Print the retelling page.

Directions: • Read The Three Little Fish And The Big Bad Shark by Will

Grace. • After reading, talk about what happened in the story. • Look back through the book as needed. • Draw pictures to show what happened in the beginning,

middle, and end of the story.• Optional activities:

• Write letters and words to label each part of the story.

• Draw a picture of what you think the shark will do next.


Beginning Middle EndDirections: Draw what happened in in each part of the story.

Retelling



Skills:• Make Inferences• Draw Detailed Pictures

Materials:• Commotion in the Ocean By Giles Andrae• Inferring Response Page (pg 22)

Items to Prep:• Print the inferring response page.

Directions: • Look at the cover of Commotion in the Ocean by Giles

Andrae. • Discuss the animals that live in the ocean. • Read the following poems 1 at a time without showing the

illustrations: frog, octopus, penguin, zebra.• Use the clues in the text along with what you know to

infer the type of animal and draw it on the response page. Check the picture to check to find out.

• Optional activities: • Talk about inferences after reading.• Discuss whether inferences were confirmed or not

and the clues that helped them make those inferences.

InferringDirections: Listen to each animal poem. Use clues to infer

and draw the animal you think each poem is about.


Animal #1 Animal #2

Animal #3 Animal #4


Skills:• Track Print

Materials:• Oo By Bruce Larkin or• Printable Oo Readers (pg 24-33)

Items to Prep:• None if using Oo By Bruce Larkin • Print and prep one of the printable reader options:

• Print pages 24-28 or 29-33 depending on desired difficulty level.

• Fold the cover page in half.• Separate and fold all pages in half with printed side

out and stack with the fold on the right.• Place the stacked pages inside the cover page with

the unfolded side to the left.• Staple along the left side 2-3 times to create book.

Directions: • Read the letter O book from Abby's Alphabet Book Series

or use one of the printable readers. • On each page, identify the picture, point to the word (s)

and read. • Optional activities:

• Point to or use highlighter tape to find the letter o on each page.

• Color the book.

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Ocean Letter Writing Tray

Fill shallow wooden tray with blue sand. Place seashell letter cards in tray to use as a model. Use finger to write letters in the tray. Shake tray back and forth to erase and write a new letter.

• Blue Sand• Seashell Letter/

Number Cards(pg 36-41)

• Identify Letters• Write Letters

Ocean Sound Stamping

Stamp inside the letter O with dot stampers. Find the upper and lowercase o's in the ocean, stamp them and make the “O" sound each time. Stamp the other letters with a different color and try to make their sound.

• Letter O Dot Marker Page (pg 43)

• Dot Stampers

• Identify Letters• Identify Letter

Sounds• Make Stamps

Fishing for Sounds Print the ocean word cards. Fill a bin with water and foam letters. Choose the set of cards with or without. Use a fishing pole to catch letters and build each word.

• Ocean Word Cards (pg 45-48)

• Lakeshore Alphabet Fishing Game

• Identify Sounds in Words

Ocean Name Craftivity

Cut the fish and ocean pieces out. Trace or write the letters in child’s name on each fish. Glue the ocean pieces together. Add the fish to the ocean in order to spell child’s name.

• Ocean Craftivity Templates (pg 50-53)

• Colored Cardstock• Scissors• Glue

• Identify Name• Write Letters in

Name

Ocean Journal Writing

Choose one of the writing prompt options. Cut and paste the prompt onto a journal page. Respond to the prompt by drawing a detailed picture. Label the picture with letters for each word.

• Ocean Writing Prompts (pg 55)

• Paper• Crayons• Pencils

• Express Ideas in Writing

• Draw Pictures• Write Letters

Literacy Activities


Skills:• Identify Letters• Write Letters

Materials:• Blue Sand• Seashell Letter/Number Cards (pg 36-41)

Items to Prep:• Fill shallow wooden tray with blue sand.• Print the seashell letter/number cards.• Laminate for durability and cut out.

Directions: • Place seashell letter cards near tray to use as a model. • Choose one letter to practice.• Use finger to write letters in the sand. • Shake tray back and forth to erase and repeat with a

new letter.• Optional activities:

• Match upper and lowercase letters then make each one in the tray.

• Use the number cards to write numbers in the tray.


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Skills:• Identify Letters• Identify Letter Sounds• Make Stamps

Materials:• Letter O Dot Marker Page (pg 43)• Dot Stampers

Items to Prep:• Print the letter O dot marker page.

Directions: • Stamp inside the letter O with dot stampers. • Find the upper and lowercase o's in the ocean, stamp

them and make the “O" sound each time. • Optional activities:

• Stamp the remaining letters with a different color and try to make each letter’s sound.

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Skills:• Identify Sounds in Words

Materials:• Ocean Word Cards (pg 45-48)• Lakeshore Alphabet Fishing Game

Items to Prep:• Print the ocean word cards. • Fill a bin with water and foam letters.

Directions: • Choose the set of cards with or without beginning and

ending sounds shown. • Use the fishing pole to catch letters and build each word.• Optional activities:

• Catch letters and put them in ABC order.

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Skills:• Identify Name• Write Letters in Name

Materials:• Ocean Craftivity Templates (pg 50-53)• Colored Cardstock• Scissors• Glue

Items to Prep:• Print the template on colored cardstock or

construction paper (pg 50).• Type child’s name in the boxes to the right.• To practice putting name in order print page 51.• To practice tracing name print page 52.• To practice writing name print page 53.

Directions: • Cut the fish and ocean pieces out. • Trace or write the letters in child’s name on each fish. • Glue the ocean pieces together. • Add the fish to the ocean in order to spell child’s name.

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Skills:• Express Ideas in Writing• Draw Pictures• Write Letters

Materials:• Ocean Writing Prompts (pg 55)• Paper• Crayons• Pencils

Items to Prep:• Print and cut out the journal prompts.

Directions: • Choose one of the writing prompt options. • Cut and paste the prompt onto a journal page. • Respond to the prompt by drawing a detailed picture. • Label the picture with letters for each word.• Optional activities:

• Complete additional journal pages.• Write a sentence about the picture.

Directions: Choose one of the writing prompt options below. Cut and paste the prompt onto a journal page.

What is your favorite ocean animal?

Design and label your own ocean habitat.

If I were a scuba diver…

Draw an label an ocean animal.

If I could have any ocean animal for a pet, I would choose a…



Color by Code Shark Addition

Add the numbers in each section of the picture. Follow the key to color each spot the correct color.

• Color by Code Shark (pg 58)

• Crayons

• Add Numbers to 5• Color with Crayons

Ocean Measuring Book

Print and assemble the ocean measuring book. Use goldfish crackers to measure the animal on each page. Count and write the number of fish on the line.

• Ocean Measuring Book (pg 60-63)

• Goldfish Crackers

• Measure Length• Count and Write

Numbers

Weighing with Seashells

Choose an ocean animal. Place that animal on one side of the scale. Fill the other side of the balance scale with the seashells one at a time until the scale balances out. Record the weight on the response sheet.

• Seashells Response Page (pg 65)

• Balance Scale• Ocean Animals• Seashells

• Measure Weight

Ocean Capacity Experiment with the capacity of various containers using blue “ocean” water and measuring cups/spoons. Add sea creatures to discover how they affect capacity.

• Ocean Animals• Blue Food Coloring• Containers• Measuring

Cups/Spoons

• Measure Capacity

Measuring Seashells

Use a flexible measuring tape to measure the length of each type of shell. Write the measurements on the recording sheet.

• Flexible Measuring Tape

• Large Seashells• Measuring Seashells

Recording Sheet (pg 68)

• Measure Length• Write Numbers

Math Activities


Skills:• Add Numbers to 5• Color with Crayons

Materials:• Color by Code Shark (pg 58)• Crayons

Items to Prep:• Print the color by code shark page.• Color the crayons on the left of the page.

Directions: • Add the numbers in each section of the picture. • Follow the key to color each spot the correct color.

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Skills:• Measure Length• Count and Write Numbers

Materials:• Ocean Measuring Book (pg 60-63)• Goldfish Crackers

Items to Prep:• Print the ocean measuring book.• Cut each page in half, stack them up, then staple along the

left side.

Directions: • Use goldfish crackers to measure the animal on each

page. • Count and write the number of fish on the line.• Optional activities:

• Reread the sentence on each page. • Color the pictures in the book.

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Materials:• Seashells Response Page (pg 65)• Balance Scale• Ocean Animals• Seashells

Items to Prep:• Print the seashell response page..

Directions: • Choose an ocean animal. • Place that animal on one side of the scale. • Fill the other side of the balance scale with the seashells one at

a time until the scale balances out. • Record the weight on the response sheet.• Optional activities:

• Make predictions before weighing items.

Seashells


Directions: Weigh each sea creature and record the number of shells.


Skills:• Measure Capacity

Materials:• Ocean Animals• Blue Food Coloring• Containers• Measuring Cups/Spoons

Items to Prep:• Place large sensory bin with various sized containers, blue

water and measuring cups/spoons.

Directions: • Experiment with the capacity of various containers using

blue “ocean” water and measuring cups/spoons. • Add sea creatures to discover how they affect capacity.


Skills:• Measure Length• Write Numbers

Materials:• Flexible Measuring Tape• Large Seashells• Measuring Seashells Recording Sheet (pg 68)

Items to Prep:• Print the measuring seashells recording sheet.

Directions: • Use a flexible measuring tape to measure the length of

each type of shell. • Write the measurements on the recording sheet.

Seashells


Directions: Using a measuring tape to measure each type of shell.


Ocean Water Bead Bin

Fill sensory bin with ocean colored water beads. Add small plastic ocean animals. Use fine motor tools and cups to scoop, dump, play and explore. Provide lots of language modeling by commenting on how things look, feel, move, etc.

• Ocean Water Beads• Plastic Ocean Animals• Fine Motor Tools• Cups

• Fine Motor Practice• Language

Development• Open Ended Play

Jellyfish Craft Paint small paper bowl various colors with tempera paint. Allow to dry. Glue or staple ribbons underneath the upside down bowl. Glue googly eyes to the top to finish the jellyfish.

• Paper Bowl• Tempera Paint• Ribbon• Googly Eyes

• Paint with a Brush• Use a Stapler• Squeeze a Glue Bottle

Ocean Ice Melt Freeze ocean creatures in blue ice. Place ice blocks in large bin with tools, eye droppers and cups of warm water. Use tools to excavate the ocean creatures. Sort, name, and count the animals.

• Ice• Food Coloring• Ocean Animals TOOB• Plastic Tools• Eye Droppers• Cups

• Experiment with States of Matter

• Use Tools

Fish Watercolor Painting

Print the fish outline on white cardstock. Use liquid watercolors to paint a brightly colored tropical fish. Cut the fish out and add a googly eye to the face.

• Fish Outline (pg 74)• Cardstock• Liquid Watercolors• Googly Eye• Scissors• Glue

• Paint with a Brush• Cut with Scissors• Squeeze a Glue Bottle

Ocean Animal Sand Play

Fill sensory bin with blue kinetic sand. Add mini ocean animal sand molds. Press sand into molds to pretend and play. Provide lots of language modeling by commenting on how things look, feel, move, etc.

• Blue Kinetic Sand• Mini Ocean Animal

Sand Molds

• Fine Motor Practice• Language

Development• Open Ended Play

Sensory, Science, SS, & Art


Skills:• Fine Motor Practice• Language Development• Open Ended Play

Materials:• Ocean Water Beads• Plastic Ocean Animals• Fine Motor Tools• Cups

Items to Prep:• Fill sensory bin with ocean colored water beads. • Add small plastic ocean animals.

Directions: • Use fine motor tools and cups to scoop, dump, play and

explore. • Provide lots of language modeling by commenting on how

things look, feel, move, etc.


Skills:• Paint with a Brush• Use a Stapler• Squeeze a Glue Bottle

Materials:• Paper Bowl• Tempera Paint• Ribbon• Googly Eyes

Items to Prep:• Cut various colors of ribbon into long strips.

Directions: • Paint small paper bowl various colors with tempera

paint. Allow to dry. • Glue or staple ribbons underneath the upside down bowl. • Glue googly eyes to the top to finish the jellyfish.


Skills:• Experiment with States of Matter • Use Tools

Materials:• Ice• Food Coloring• Ocean Animals TOOB• Plastic Tools• Eye Droppers• Cups

Items to Prep:• Freeze ocean creatures in blue ice. • Place ice blocks in large bin with tools, eye droppers and

cups of warm water.

Directions: • Use tools to excavate the ocean creatures. • Sort, name, and count the animals.


Skills:• Paint with a Brush• Cut with Scissors• Squeeze a Glue Bottle

Materials:• Fish Outline (pg 74)• Cardstock• Liquid Watercolors• Googly Eye• Scissors• Glue

Items to Prep:• Print the fish outline on white cardstock.

Directions: • Use liquid watercolors to paint a brightly colored tropical

fish. • Cut the fish out and add a googly eye to the face.


Skills:• Fine Motor Practice• Language Development• Open Ended Play

Materials:• Blue Kinetic Sand• Mini Ocean Animal Sand Molds

Items to Prep:• Fill sensory bin with blue kinetic sand. • Add mini ocean animal sand molds.

Directions: • Press sand into molds to pretend and play. • Provide lots of language modeling by commenting on

how things look, feel, move, etc.


Activities in Action

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