We fried fish with the children on this day. First the kids cracked open an egg and used a wisk to beat it. Next they dipped a fish filet in the egg. They put the fish inside a ziploc bag filled with bread crumbs, and then shook it up. Next we fried the fish in an electric skillet and then ate it. It was YUMMY!
For this activity, we asked the children to transfer water from one container to the next. We gave them sponges and funnels to use. The children figured out that if they used the sponge to soak up the water from the first container they could squeeze the water into the next container. The kids learned about the concept of absorption with this activity.
We gave the children clay and sea shells for this activity. First the children used a rolling pin to flatten their clay. Next they used water to smooth out the rough edges of the clay. After the clay was smooth, they pushed sea shells into the clay to make a collage. After these dry, they can be used for paper weights, or room decor at home.
For this art activity the teachers used different patterned paper to cut out the parts of a fish (heads, tails, fins). The children glued the various parts onto their paper to create a fish. We got some very diverse looking fish for this activity.
For this activity we placed several ocean related items in a bag. The items included a sea horse, sea shells, sea sponge, toy fish and octopus. The children had to reach into the bag to grab one of the items. The children had to describe what the item felt like before they pulled it out. Did it feel hard, bumpy, soft, etc.... After describing the object, the children tried to name the object.
For this activity we gave the children various colors of play dough, along with pipe cleaners, wiggle eyes, toothpicks, and spangles. The children used the materials to create animals and objects that they might see under the sea.
This fish printing activity is a traditional Japanese form of art called Gyotaku. The children used real fish for this art activity. First the children painted the fish, and then with the help of the teacher a piece of paper is pressed down on top of the fish. When the paper is lifted off of the fish a print is revealed.
For this activity the teachers brought in a real fish for the children to explore. The teacher pointed out the various parts of the fish including gills, fins, mouth, and tail. The children were able to touch and explore the fish from up close.
For this activity we gave the children 5 whale toys in various sizes. The children arranged the whales from largest to smallest.
For this art activity the teachers first cut long strips of paper to use for the octopus' legs and a round-ish shaped piece of paper to use for the octopus' head. The children painted all of the octopus' parts. After the paint was dry, the teachers assembled the octopus in the hallway for display.
We used the jelly fish that the children made for an art activity earlier in the week for this music activity. We played some soft classical music and asked the children to move their jelly fish as if they were swimming in the ocean.
There were a few steps to this art activity. First we gave the children a piece of laminating film cut into the shape of a fish bowl. Next the children glued various ocean related cut outs to the laminating film. Next the children painted over the cut outs with a mixture of blue paint and school glue. Sprinkle a little glitter over the paint to get the desired effect above.
For this art activity we placed rubbing plates on the table. The children placed their fish papers on top of the rubbing plates and then rubbed crayons across the paper. The rubbing plates gave the fish papers the appearance of textures to represent fish scales.
For this activity we gave the children plastic sea horse counters and silver buckets with numbers on them. The buckets were numbered 1-10, and 15, 20, 25, 30. The children placed 5 sea horses in the #5 bucket, 8 sea horses in the #8 bucket, etc....
For this art activity we used fish stickers and water color paints. First the children applied their fish stickers to their paper. Next they used the water colors to paint the ocean around the fish, including coral, sea plants and of course the water.
For this art activity, we gave the children paper, strips of tissue paper, glue and glitter. The children spread glue all over their paper, sprinkled glitter over the glue, and then added the tissue paper strips to make tentacles for their jellyfish. We will be using the jelly fish later in the week to do a Jelly Fish Dance music activity.
These are the classroom bulletin boards that are displayed for the "Under the Sea" theme. The first two pictures show the children's art work bulletin board.
For this art activity we gave the children fish shaped paper in various colors, sponges, and various colors of paint. The children used the sponges to paint their fish.