COLORFUL FISHIES IN POCKETS
MATERIALS
Parachute Fish Float
- parachute or blanket
- scarves or bandanas (optional)
Ocean Floor Mat
- foam ocean floor mat (optional)
- ocean animal cut outs (optional)
- contact paper (optional)
Lighthouse Building
- DUPLO® blocks
Colorful Fishies in Pockets
- folders, varied colors
- cardstock, varied colors
- tape or glue
Island Hop
- spot markers for floor
- hula hoops
Coral Reef Craft
- clay or Play-Doh
- dry noodles or pony beads
- chenille stems/pipe cleaners
- colorful tray (optional)
Here are a variety of early literacy activities for kids that involve fish.
- Parachute Fish Float has babies crawling under a parachute. Add music or ambien sounds for a fun alternative
Video Timestamp: (00:24-1:27) - Ocean Floor Mat has babies and toddlers crawl around the mat and locate (if old enough) specific creatures.
Video Timestamp: (1:30-2:25) - Lighthouse Building has toddlers and preschoolers build a lighthouse with DUPLO® blocks.
Video Timestamp: (2:27-2:55) - Colorful Fishies in Pockets practices matching by having kids put fish in a matching-colored pocket.
Video Timestamp: (3:00-5:25) - Island Hop is like musical chairs, except the kids are using hula hoops or poly spots on the floor.
Video Timestamp: (5:30-6:40) - Coral Reef Craft has preschoolers making coral reefs out of play doh or clay, pipe cleaners, and pony beads and/or dry noodles.
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BOOK LIST
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- Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae
- Berenstain Bears Under the Sea by Mike Berenstain
- What is a River? by Chris Arvetis
- What is an Ocean? by Chris Arvetis
- Why does it Rain? by Chris Arvetis
- The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School by Deborah Diesen
- The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark by Deborah Diesen
- Let's Swim and Dive by Anna Nilsen
- Rainbow Fish Finds his Way by Marcus Pfister
- Rainbow Fish to the Rescue by Marcus Pfister
- The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
- A Whale of a Tale! by Bonnie Worth
- Water Animals by World Book (Hello, Beautiful! Series) by Joseph Stadtmiller (adult)
RESOURCES
- CSLP manual: Early Literacy, page 296-298