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Ocean Mini-Books for Emergent Readers  pop Includes 4 Reproducible Mini-Books » Who Lives in the Ocean? » On A Beach » In the Water » I See a Fish Plus teaching suggestions & bonus pages! (From the A to Z Teacher Stuff Store - Download Now!)

At the Beach (KINDERREADERS Individual Title) Features 4 different reading levels, plus a wordless version. This book takes you hour by hour as everyone tries to get the groundhog out of bed. (From the A to Z Teacher Stuff Store - Download Now!)

Oceans  pop

Lesson Plan

Lots of ideas to pick and choose from: Classroom decor, literature activities, poetry and songs, social studies activities, math activities, health/science activities, lists of video resources, lists of workbook/activity resources, long book list--both fiction and nonfiction, a list of 27 internet resources (links), and "Sea-Faring Recipes." http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/ocean.htm Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5 • Rating: 6  Votes: 38   Rate It

Sea Life  pop	Lesson Plan
Have fun with the ocean with this sea life theme - songs, fingerplays, art projects, and center activities http://www.angelfire.com/fl/preschoolfunzone/sealife.html Grade Level(s): Preschool • Rating: 9  Votes: 57   Rate It

Let's Make Waves

Lesson Plan

Studying humpback whales provides an opportunity to learn about many areas of science. Students can explore whale adaptations, behavior, migration, habitat, communication, and interactions with humans. Have teams of students select a topic to research and a medium with which to present their findings. http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/ocean/wave.html Grade Level(s): 6-8 • Rating: 5  Votes: 6   Rate It

Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor	Lesson Plan
This supplemental unit for The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor by Joanna Cole provides activities and web resources for students. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score//Magic/magictg.htm Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It

Oil Pollution	Lesson Plan
The lesson is part of a unit that deals with the topic of oil pollution. Through a hands-on activity, students learn how oil pollution can be harmful to animals. http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science... Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5   Rate It

Sandy Beach Activities	Lesson Plan
During these activities the children will observe a sandy beach scene and identify sea creatures. http://www.first-school.ws/activities/numbers/sandbeach.htm Grade Level(s): Preschool   Rate It

Shark Surprise	Lesson Plan
Children will practice their observational skills and reinforce their familiarity with different types of fish while creating their own card game. http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/fishy/shark1.html Grade Level(s): K, 1-2 • Rating: 6  Votes: 8   Rate It

There Are Algae in Your House!

Lesson Plan

Designed to go along with Smithsonian's Ocean Planet - Objectives: 1) Demonstrate that, although we sometimes can neither smell nor taste them, many ingredients in our foods and household products come from the sea. 2) Investigate the foods you eat to determine what algae derivatives they contain. http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/education_lesson1.html Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8   Rate It

Under the Sea	Lesson Plan
Children will create an undersea environment in their classroom while researching interesting facts about their favorite sea creatures. http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/fishy/under.html Grade Level(s): K, 1-2 • Rating: 8  Votes: 12   Rate It

Under the Sea a Unit on Marine Biology	Lesson Plan
Facts, lesson plans about animals that live in the ocean. http://www.geocities.com/sseagraves/underthesea.htm Grade Level(s): 3-5 • Rating: 9  Votes: 11   Rate It

Whales Unit Plan	Lesson Plan
Through the study of cetaceans, students will develop and use the skills of comparing, grouping and identifying. Students will write about whales, expressing their ideas in poetic and transactional writing. http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/units/whales/home.html Grade Level(s): 1-2   Rate It

Whales: A Thematic Unit	Lesson Plan
Very extensive unit-- has a bibliography, book reviews, field trips, glossary, homework suggestions, lesson plans, student activities, project ideas and project gallery, and internet resources. http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/Whales/ Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5 • Rating: 4  Votes: 6   Rate It

Words from the Ocean

Lesson Plan

Designed to go along with the Smithsonian's Ocean Planet. Objectives: 1)Identify how the modern meaning of several words has changed from the sense they originally had in maritime cultures. 2) Recognize how the ocean's prominence in our culture has shaped our language. 3) Construct hypotheses as to the original, ocean-related meanings of several everyday words. http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/education_lesson2.html Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8 • Rating: 6  Votes: 8   Rate It

Sea Life Math Worksheet	Printable
Count the number of ocean items and circle the matching numeral. http://members.tripod.com/archjrc/activity/sea.html Grade Level(s): K, 1-2 • Rating: 8  Votes: 12   Rate It

Seashore Collage & Related Activities	Art or Craft
Today is going to be a day the children can imagine they are by the seashore collecting shells. After they imagine this, they can make a collage of their "findings." http://www.first-school.ws/activities/artapp/collage.htm Grade Level(s): Preschool   Rate It

Others in and Around the Water	Song or Poem
Songs & poems about fish, frogs, turtles, seals, the ocean http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems21.html Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5 • Rating: 6  Votes: 9   Rate It

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