Pre-writing activities with ocean theme

Even when you are hanging out on the beach, there are tons of ways to learn through play. I used a milk carton and cut off the top so I was left with a rectangular box with an open end.

Ocean Theme and activities Learn about marine life, sun safety, fishing, and so much more as you discover the ocean with our many crafts and activities Open thematic letter - The ocean Print the letter. Slide it in a bottle and drop it in a large bin filled with water which represents the ocean.

Leave the bin out for children to notice.

Preschool Ocean Theme Activities

Invite a different child to retrieve the message in a bottle each day and read a portion of the letter for the group.

Use a very large piece of cardboard appliance box to cut out the outline of a pirate ship. Hang it on a wall. Encourage children to decorate the boat throughout the theme. Use fabric for the sails, empty paper towel rolls for the masts, etc.

We have prepared crew members. Open craft - crew pirate ship Print and have children color them. They will love adding them to their ship. Use them to decorate your daycare or a thematic corner. Open picture game - The ocean Print, laminate, and store in a "Ziploc" bag or in your thematic bin.

Print and follow instructions. Have fun with these wonderful workshop ideas provided by Caroline Allard. Leave only blue, brown, and green blocks in your area. They can represent the water, the beach, and seaweed. Characters or animals related to the ocean.

Cover the floor with a large piece of blue plastic to represent water.

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Have children wear mittens while they are playing with the blocks Add salt to your poster paint and admire the result once dry.

You may use fine salt, sea salt, or coarse salt to experiment with different textures. Add fine sand or white glue to your poster paint.

Use chalk to draw on sandpaper. Add paper tentacles to a paper plate to create an octopus. Blue, green, and brown tissue paper, construction paper, and cellophane paper. Use Popsicle sticks to make ocean creature puppets. Paint with seagull feathers.

Materials to make your own fishing rods. Coloring pages related to the theme. Stencils of marine animals.

Creative coloring activity related to the theme.Pre-K & Preschool theme ideas for learning about ocean animals.

Find more Ocean Activities for Pre-K. Books. Click here for a complete list of books about Ocean Animals. Crab Walk {Large Motor} Children crawl like a crab from one point to another.

One way to work on pencil grip with preschoolers is to encourage them with fun fine motor activities. This printable ocean themed prewriting activities sheet will help them strengthen their pencil grip .

ocean pictures Provide your children with white construction paper and crayons. Invite them to draw pictures of undersea life, such as fish, shells, an octopus or a shark, and seaweed.

Ocean activities for kids including ocean sensory play, ocean crafts, ocean fine motor practice, ocean printables, and ocean books. This activity provides practice using fine motor skills to . One way to work on pencil grip with preschoolers is to encourage them with fun fine motor activities.

This printable ocean themed prewriting activities sheet will help them strengthen their pencil grip in . Oh, how I love a good preschool ocean theme! Of course, the following ideas would be wonderful for a kindergarten ocean theme, too! Or adapt them for older children, as well!

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