ocean fun

The summer is going by in a blur. I want time to slow down. The last weeks of school we spend time learning all about the ocean and the animals that live in it. It is one of my most favorite units to teach. It also means the end of another school year is near!

For our poetry journals I used the poems from the book Commotion in the Ocean. My kiddos loved the book and especially enjoyed having their own copy in their poetry journal. 

The patterns for the shark and sea horse are from Deanna Jump. We wrote facts on the back of each animal.

These whales are found in my ocean unit available on TPT.

The jelly fish pattern is also in my ocean unit. We added crepe paper and bingo dotted the body.

Giant paper plate crabs we painted red.

Here is another Ocean poem we added to our poetry journal.

We learned lots of new science words. After we learned a new big word we added this recording sheet to our science journals.

 

Under the sea fun and a freebie

I have a new unit posted to TPT. Under the sea math and literacy unit!!

Here is a freebie for you. Click below to download.

Here is a little preview of some of the activities included.

How to make sand pudding interactive writing

(Yes my kinder kids glued the sentences out of order.)

Three step how to writing

Ocean word scramble

I'm off to San Francisco to run the half marathon and visit friends and family!

ocean

Here is a fun ocean song to the tune of take me out to the ball game. I also included a student copy for poetry journals. Click below to download.

We sequenced and retold the story there was an old lady who swallowed a shell using the retelling pieces.

We compared great white sharks to orca whales from Deanna Jump's ocean unit.The sea horses are also from her unit. I added the sentence fact.

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This week in kindergarten . . .

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Seahorses and how to writing

Only 4 more days left of school!!! Wishing today was our last day. Today we had a pirate party. We all dressed up like pirates, found out why pirates wore eye patches, had a treasure hunt for /ar/ words, and ate the yummiest and cutest pirate cupcakes. Thanks to Deanna Jump and Babbling Abby for all the fabulous ideas. I'll post pictures soon.
until then . . .
seahorse bubble map

They made seahorses using tissue paper and a glue and water mixture as paste. You can find this in Mrs. Jump's ocean unit.

Seahorse writing sample

We also made sand pudding. The kids loved it!
Interactive writing

How to make sand pudding writing sample

You can download this activity here! It makes a great end of year activity.

I know an old Lady . . . flow map

We read There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell and made a flow map to sequence what she swallowed. Love doing this! Idea from Growing Kinders. If you would like a copy click the picture below.

how to writing and write the room

Have you made sand pudding before? It is easy to make, yummy, and looks like the real stuff. Use this activity for interactive writing with your kiddos. Then have your kiddos write their own how to writing. Click the picture below to download.
Use the activity below for write the room. Have your kiddos write a word for each letter. Click the picture below to download.