Guest Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 We have a 2 year planning cycle which includes the topic of water before 1/2 term then the seaside on the last 1/2 term before the summer. When we did this topic the last time i was a lickkle NQT who was on supply in the school (where i am now permanent) and was not confident enough to say that i was not a big fan of the activities. Anybody got any ideas of what i can do? to make it more interesting for the kids and me??? Thank U Sarah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Hi Sarah We have done a topic of under the water and on the beach in the past. I will have to find my topic planner for this at work tomorrow and will post tomorrow evening with some ideas. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Have a look at my reply to nursery drama in another thread re Seaside Have you got a sea centre or aquarium you can visit. That would give you a good starting point. Nemo is very popular at the moment so that could be another way into water. Set up an underwater role-play. Another idea is an Island. There is a super book 'Tom and the Island of the Dinosaurs' which has worked well with Reception. We had a boat, a hot air balloon, fishing, flippers and snorkels, messages in bottles, treasure maps and the like. We made telescope pictures using things we could see beginning with a given letter of the alphabet. We read stories about Pirates. this could lead on to the seaside part of your topic. Make boats. Use guttering, tubes abd funnels outside. Sand and water wont be a problem. We designed fish with patterns and sorted them into sets depending on colour shape, size etc. Make jelly and ice-lollies. Add ice cubes to the water tray. Talk about water and healthy living. Get the HV in to talk about keeping clean. anyway i know lots of other people will come up with wonderful ideas. This site is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I now have a super collection of shell I have found at jumble sales and charity shops all though I would not buy them from shops as so many are collected from the wild with an impact on the species. The children love counting, grading and touching them we make rubbings of some of them and do some observational drawings of them. We also have picnic baskets for role play. The Rainbow fish story is good for PESD There is a good Rosie and Jim Safety near the water video. I make books, lotto games, pairs with pictures from clip art. Look at different types of boats - row boats, sail boats, power boats paddle boats sort and classify them. Make a magnetic fishing game with colours or numbers or shapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 The importance of washing for hygiene? - washing the plates etc in the home corner - get the children to clean all the grubby plates etc. My class love washing up after cooking activities _ especially the boys (the new man lives in reception classes ), washing the dolls clothes/dressing up clothes - great maths activities counting how many things on the line, putting things into sets, colour work, if washing socks - pairs, motor skills pegging items on the line to dry. Depending on the age/ability of your children - magnetic fishing for letters - can fish for and say initial letter or fish for 3 letters (better if they are on different colours - consonants on one colour vowels on another - can they make a cvc word with the letters they "catch". Probably obvious ones - but.... JacquieL - where can I find your nursery drama link?? I agree - this site is a life saver Harricroft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Sorry JacquieL - just found it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Anybody any ideas for my writing area along the theme of Water? thinking that i may put in a selection of objects for the children to write about, stories etc. to stimulate thier iterest? any other ideas? Sarah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezabel Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 A favourite story for me is "The LIghthouse Keepers Lunch" children made a superb display. The lighthouse keepers wife was in the house on the cliff and she sent his lunch down a basket hanging on a wire. Of course it didnt reach him as the seagulls ate it. We had a lighthouse with flashing light, seagulls flying here there and everywhere, built the cliff and the house and of course the wire with basket of food on! Don't know if this is of any help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Dont want to hijack the thread but does anyone else dislike the Rainbow fish - or is it one of those universally loved books? Im asking because it is often cited as a perfect PSED story which lends itself to lots of activities - and a lovely display to boot.( One at a school I visit has been up for nearly a year and is being moved -but not taken down - since everyone loves it so) But when I read it to my own children they hated it. When I asked why they said that it was horrible of the other fish to bully the Rainbow fish out of his lovely scales. Why SHOULD he have to part with them to fit in? And at the end he was left with only 1 scale... poor rainbow fish Anyone else see it this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I must admit it is not a favourite story of mine, but I do use it and yes it makes a wonderful display. What are your views about Little Red Hen - mean old chicken who won't share her bread. There is also Goldilocks who is involved in breaking and entering, theft, and criminal damage. WHAT about poor ginger bread boy chased by cannibalistic old people? Should we be reading any of these stories????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblejack Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Yes the characters in some tales and rhymes aren't very good role models. When I am reading these tales I often adapt using my own words good job my children can't read yet. Someone knitted me 3 wooly mice for 3 blind mice. We don't do that rhyme I think its horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I hate 3 blind mice!!! We never sing it! It is just one of those nursery rhymes that makes me cringe! I must say that a lot of nursery rhymes and the old traditional tales are pretty gruesome. I've not really thought about the rainbow fish that way. Its not a favourite of mine anyway-but I can see what you mean! Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 To get back to the sea and water theme-a really lovely book for older children, 4 + is Coral goes swimming. She is in her paddling pool one day and finds herself on an adventure swimming around the world. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Hi we are doing water this term too!!! We are taking children accompanied by parents of course on a 20 minute boat trip down the Thames. Have done this before and it was a great success - usully follow it with a picnic - weather depending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 'Come away from the Water Shirley' by John Burningham is one of my favourites - great for discussing differences between pictures and words, the importance of the pictures to the story etc (& it's a great story!) Dianne xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Have you seen the Water safety video with Rosie and Jim. I think is has been sponsored by British Waterways we got a free copy from a parent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezabel Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 Hi The May issue of EYE magazine has "Water, a special project" Five pages of ideas and a lovely poster (well if you like posters! but I am not a poster fan!!) with suggestions on the back. Just thought it may be of interest to those 'doing' water this term Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Just a quick question Geraldine. Why don't you like posters???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezabel Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Errm!! Just one of my foibles if you like! I know nowadays many of them are lovely and very informative I just think anyone can "stick a poster on the wall" no real thought required just get the blue tac out! It may stem from my training days at a residential college. We had a residential childrens nursery and students (under supervision) were responsible on a one to one basis for children in residence. Each child had its own room with a student bed too. It was the students responsibility to prepare the room for the child. All rooms were painted neutral colours and we had to 'decorate' relevant to the age of the child ( anywhere between 10 days and 7 years) The college principal continually said "that doesnt mean sticking a poster on the wall I want something more imaginative" if I had a pound for every time I heard it I would be very rich!! we tend to make our own I suppose - we have a lovely one up at the moemnt on the lifecycle of frog. Beautiful photographs of frogspawn and the various stages and ending with Mr Frog - these are mounted on card with our written description underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 That's a fair point. I like to have a range of things on display including posters, photographs and childrens work. I always try and change them regularly as well. The hall we meet in is large and unwelcoming with nothing on the wall, so my mission is to fill it up with colour! But don't say it's easy to put a poster on the wall - mine never stay up!! The hall gets so cold and damp at night that when I arrive the next session my posters are all over the floor and I have to go round sticking them all up again. Just discovered that white tack seems to work better though. This is a huge breakthrough!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezabel Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Oooh! I didnt realise white tac was any different other than the colour! Will have to invest in some! I have to confess to chopping posters up though!!! Some have such fantastic pictures, photographs etc. The water one is eye mag, this month is lovely. Lots of circles with different pics such as rain clouds, waterfalls, river etc. The circles are on a background of the sea so I will cut the cirlces out and keep them to use at some point. Not wishing to start a poster debate I perhaps just dont use them in their original form. I now have a vision of you running round the church hall with your white tac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Hi At least your allowed to keep your posters up overnight we have to remove everything (even the last piece of blutac from the walls) before we leave. I know posters are not the best but they are colourful and quick to make the hall more child freindly, and colourful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 The nursery i work at is in a seaside town and the children are doing a topic on the seaside at the end of term. We are making the home corner into a beach and making a ice cream stand out of boxes and using plastic ice creams to sell. We will also visit the beach and the lifeboat station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Hi there, You could turn your role play area into a beach/undersea adventure. Decorate the walls with blue wavy strips to represent the water waves, cut out/make fishes, octopus, star fish, crabs etc for the walls or to hang down from the ceiling in the role play area. It depends on how large the area is. Half of the area could be the beach with a bench and table parasol, barbecue, swimming costumes, sun glasses, etc. You could use a large yellow mat to highlight the sand area. Then make a divide for the sea using a blue mat or even carpet. on the edge of the sea bed place water googles, flippers, anything used for swimming. Use a large tray with lots of sea creatures in it for the children to investigate. Suk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyPR Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 Oh... my pupils love the Rainbow Fish! Why? Because they identify themselves with it. They know they are not perfect and that sometimes they might be selfish not wanting to share a toy or something else, or even wanting to play only with a certain friend and not all of the group. Slowly these are the ones that end up having less friends! I had that experience with a child last year and the story helped her a lot. Rainbow Fish does listen to the recommendation of the starfish of going to visit the wise octopus. It was open to help. It wasn't easy, as it is not easy in real life. At the end, it discovers the joy of loving and being loved by others for whom it was and not for it's external 'beauty', for being the 'best' or 'most beautiful'. The children also learn about life under the sea . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyPR Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 (edited) Under the Sea related sites http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes/ocean.shtml http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/Oc...oryCenter.shtml http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/OceanArt.shtml http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/ocean.html http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/oceanlinks.htm http://www.dltk-kids.com/books/rainbowfish/index.htm http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/men...ets_oceans.html http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems21.html http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems62.html http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems61.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/ocean/ http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/ocean.htm http://www.angelfire.com/ga/prespecial/page78.html http://www.preschoolbystormie.com/maycreativedrama.htm http://www.preschooleducation.com/beach.shtml http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschoo...ing/fishing.htm http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschoo...cean/ocean.html http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschoo...hales/wales.htm http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/ocean.htm http://kindergarten2.homestead.com/Ocean.html http://www.fcsweb.net/teachers/mwilliamson.../ocean_unit.htm http://www.geocities.com/res_kdgn/shells.htm http://www.thelearningleap.com/oceans.html http://www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/ocean.html http://www.gigglepotz.com/sea.htm http://www.kinderart.com/littles/litles.html#oceans http://www.hummingbirded.com/ocean.html Try these ocean theme links for fish ideas. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes/ocean.shtml http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/Oc...oryCenter.shtml http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/OceanArt.shtml http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/ocean.html http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/oceanlinks.htm http://www.dltk-kids.com/books/rainbowfish/index.htm http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems21.html http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems62.html http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems61.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/ocean/ http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/ocean.htm http://www.angelfire.com/ga/prespecial/page78.html http://www.preschoolbystormie.com/maycreativedrama.htm http://www.preschooleducation.com/beach.shtml http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschoo...ing/fishing.htm http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschoo...cean/ocean.html http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschoo...hales/wales.htm http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/ocean.htm http://kindergarten2.homestead.com/Ocean.html http://www.fcsweb.net/teachers/mwilliamson.../ocean_unit.htm http://www.geocities.com/res_kdgn/shells.htm http://www.thelearningleap.com/oceans.html http://www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/ocean.html http://www.gigglepotz.com/sea.htm http://www.kinderart.com/littles/litles.html#oceans http://www.hummingbirded.com/ocean.html http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/BeachWithDad.shtml 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http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/ocean.htm http://kindergarten2.homestead.com/Ocean.html http://www.fcsweb.net/teachers/mwilliamson.../ocean_unit.htm http://www.geocities.com/res_kdgn/shells.htm http://www.thelearningleap.com/oceans.html http://www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/ocean.html http://www.gigglepotz.com/sea.htm http://www.kinderart.com/littles/litles.html#oceans http://www.hummingbirded.com/ocean.html http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes/ocean.shtml http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/Oc...oryCenter.shtml http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/OceanArt.shtml http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/ocean.html http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/oceanlinks.htm http://www.dltk-kids.com/books/rainbowfish/index.htm http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems21.html http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems62.html http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems61.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/ocean/ http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/ocean.htm http://www.angelfire.com/ga/prespecial/page78.html http://www.preschoolbystormie.com/maycreativedrama.htm http://www.preschooleducation.com/beach.shtml http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschoo...ing/fishing.htm http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschoo...cean/ocean.html http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschoo...hales/wales.htm http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/ocean.htm http://kindergarten2.homestead.com/Ocean.html http://www.fcsweb.net/teachers/mwilliamson.../ocean_unit.htm http://www.geocities.com/res_kdgn/shells.htm http://www.thelearningleap.com/oceans.html http://www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/ocean.html http://www.gigglepotz.com/sea.htm http://www.kinderart.com/littles/litles.html#oceans http://www.hummingbirded.com/ocean.html http://www.teachingheart.net/ocean.html The Rainbow Fish Activity Ideas http://www.angelfire.com/fl/preschoolfunzone/sealife.html Education Center Activity: Under the Sea Core Knowledge - Lesson Plans Preschool Education Theme Topics : Ocean Life Best Practices: Art Concepts Page A-3B Lesson Exchange: Ocean/Fish (Elementary, other) TeacherView: Swimmy http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/ocean.htm http://www.angelfire.com/ma/1stGrade/pageocean.html http://www.icomm.ca/daycare/cardsi09.html http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~greentown/ocean/ocean.htm http://members.tripod.com/pippee/sea.html http://www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/ocean.html http://www.angelfire.com/ga/prespecial/page78.html http://www.geocities.com/webeme76/ocean.html http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems21.html http://childfun.com/themes/ocean.shtml http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/main.html http://www.seaworld.org/songs/songs.html http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5924/underthesea.htm http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/D...2936/ocean.html http://craftsforkids.about.com/msubseath.htm?once=true& http://www.angelfire.com/fl/preschoolfunzone/sealife.html http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resr...reK98Oceans.htm http://www.geocities.com/sseagraves/storyb...tmarinelife.htm http://www.seaworld.org/songs/locomotion.html http://www.seaworld.org/songs/found.html http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/D...ascompiled.html http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/Stilloclass/ocean.html http://www.geocities.com/res_kdgn/shells.htm http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/sea.html http://www.theteachersguide.com/Habitats.html http://www.geocities.com/theartkids/artles...ainbowfish.html http://www.123child.com/animals/fish.html http://www.geocities.com/mham52001/ocean.html http://www.geocities.com/melissashomepage/.../ocean_unit.htm http://www.teachingheart.net/beachteach.html http://www.deeprock.k12.ok.us/shawkins/Mvc-243f.jpg A Day On A Whale Watch: http://whale.wheelock.edu/whalenet-stuff/w...watchsmyth.html Nautical Flag Activity: Grid Sheet And Alphabet Flags http://www.janbrett.com/piggybacks/piggyba...Nflagactgri.htm http://birch.palni.edu/~rmcatee/flags.htm http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/flags.htm Nipper's Nook: http://www.palacenet.net/home/gr8fish/kids.htm Ocean Unit: http://www.teacherfeatures.com/units/ocean.html Octopus Tag: http://www.gameskidsplay.net/games/chasing...octopus_tag.htm Sailor's Bracelets: http://www.janbrett.com/piggybacks/making_...elets_comet.htm Sharks And Minnows: http://www.gameskidsplay.net/games/sensing...rks_minnows.htm Adventures of Lilo the Green Sea Turtle: http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6067/ Ocean Animals: http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/animals/index.htm Introduction To Sharks: http://www.oceanofk.org/sharks/sharks.html Secrets@Sea: http://www.secretsatsea.org/ Secrets of the Ocean Realm: http://www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/index.html Under The Sea: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5924/underthesea.htm Boats Afloat: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/zoom/sci/boatsafloat.html Explore The Sea: http://ms.mathscience.k12.va.us/lessons/ocean/explore.HTML Fish Facts: http://www.wh.whoi.edu/faq/index.html Free Ocean Stuff: http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/foryou.htm Ocean Links: http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/kids.htm Save The Manatee: http://www.savethemanatee.org/ Beach In A Bottle Project: http://scout18.cs.wisc.edu/NH/99-01/99-01-07/0026.html Sea Life: http://www.angelfire.com/fl/preschoolfunzone/sealife.html Sea Life Math: http://members.tripod.com/archjrc/activity/sea.html Under The Sea: http://www.angelfire.com/ma/1stGrade/pageocean.html Under The Sea Activity: http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/fishy/under.html What Causes Waves: http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/ocean/Waves.shtml Whales A Thematic Unit: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/Whales/ Celebrate the Year Of The Ocean: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson060.shtml Coral Reef Animals: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/co...coralreef.shtml Shark Friends Post Cards: http://www.sharkfriends.com/postcards.html Ocean And Sealife Crafts: http://www.freekidscrafts.com/ocean_crafts.htm Ocean Projects: http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/NH_Zoo_Magnet/e...tch/oceans.html Ocean Water Theme Birthday: http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/birthday.html#ocean Clean Action Ocean Web Site: http://www.cleanoceanaction.org/ Fish Book: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/books/fishbook/ Fish Poems: http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/songspoems62.html New England Aquarium: http://www.neaq.org/ Ocean Diorama: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Oceandiorama.shtml Others In and Around Water Poems: http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/songspoems21.html Pacific Ocean Cam: http://cil-www.oce.orst.edu:8080/scripps/latest.snap Ocean Art Activities: http://www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/oarts.html Ocean Games And Activities: http://www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/gocean.html Ocean Math Unit: http://www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/oceanmath.html Ocean Science Activities: http://www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/oscience.html Ocean Songs and Fingerplays: http://www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/ofingerplays.html Treasure At Sea: http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/main.html Go With The Flow: http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/goflow.html Let's Go To The Ocean: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6459/ocean.html Ocean Animals Label Me: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/...ls/label/ocean/ Ocean: A Watery World: http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units...97.06.07.x.html Ocean Link: http://oceanlink.island.net/ Splash Into An Aquarium: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/aquarium/index.html Under The Sea Adventure: http://www.angelfire.com/mn/cozycottage/sealife.html Aquarium In A Cup: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Cupofish.shtml Ask Sea Dog: http://www.whaletimes.org/whaques.htm Make an Ocean Diorama: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6459/oceandiorama.html Ocean And Undersea Life: http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Ocean.htm Ocean Animal Calendar: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/calendar/2002wateryworld/ Ocean Theme: http://childfun.com/themes/ocean.shtml Arts & Crafts: Beach & Ocean: http://www.preschooleducation.com/abeach.shtml SeaWorld Songs: http://www.seaworld.org/Songs/songs.html Shark Cam: http://waquarium.mic.hawaii.edu/coralcam/ The Amazing Fish Cam: http://home.netscape.com/fishcam/ Theme Topics: Beach & Ocean: http://www.preschooleducation.com/beach.shtml Whales: http://www.seaworld.org/WhalesK3/whalesk3intro.htm Mirror Mirror: http://www.rom.on.ca/wwatch/teachers-kit/mirror.html Museum In The Classroom Ocean Project: http://www.chias.org/www/edu/mitc/wkshp/ocean/oceans.html Ocean Animal Printouts: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/...Oceanlife.shtml Ocean In A Jar: http://www.inmotion-pcs.com/amass/theboss/ocean.htm Shark Surprise: http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/fishy/shark1.html Well Well Willy Whales: http://www.rom.on.ca/wwatch/teachers-kit/well.html A Sailor Went To Sea Sea Sea: http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/s043.html Five Little Tuna Fish: http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/f054.html Have You Ever Been Fishing: http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/h017.html Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean: http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/pc/crabchasegp1.html Ocean Activities: http://www.kinderart.com/littles/undersea.shtml Pie Plate Fish: http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/piefish.shtml Storybook Art: Swimmy: http://www.kinderart.com/across/swimmy.shtml Submarine Diving Game: http://www2.bluemountain.com/eng/dale/KGMsub.html Theodore Tugboat Screensaver: http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/pc/theotugboatss.html Under The Sea Crafts: http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/under_the_sea.html# Whale Thematic Unit: http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/whales.htm Ocean life http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/.../oceanlife.html Ocean in a Bottle (http://www.activitiesforkids.com/recip http://www.activitiesforkids.com/recipe/ocean.htm Oceanography for Kids - an Internet Treasure Hunt on Oceanography for 3rd Graders http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us/~rhuet...rks/myths.phtml Kids Ask about Oceanography http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/ocd/kids/ Physical Oceanography from Space http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/kids/ Temperate Oceans - Covering three quarters of the Earth's surface, oceans are as diverse as they are large. The open seas is an interesting and little understood world full of bizarre and fascinating creatures. This ecosystem is a self-containing world with a complex food chain and many organisms that have adapted to extreme and unusual conditions. The ocean is home to the smallest plankton and the largest creature on earth, the blue whale. http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/oceans/index.htm Aquatic Network - Information Service for the Aquatic World. Subject areas covered include aquaculture, conservation, fisheries, limnology, marine science and oceanography, maritime heritage, ocean engineering, and seafood http://www.aquanet.com/ WebQuest - Oceans http://www.gailsresourceguide.com/oceans.html Aquatic Safari - The oceans of the world are filled with so many interesting animals! In fact, there are thousands of different kinds or "species." Some are really huge, like the blue whale, which sometimes grows to be the size of the biggest dinosaurs! Others are very tiny, like zooplankton, which can be smaller than your pencil eraser. http://www.seaworld.org/VirtualAquarium/aquaticsafari.html Daily Tides and Current Predictions - Tide and current predictions are available for thousands of locations in North and Central America as available from NOAA and CHS. First, choose a general region from the Region list, and then enter part or all of a port, city, or location name in the location prompt http://www.tides.com/mwpred.htm Ocean Planet - Smithsonian http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html Dolphins, Whales and Manatees - For Marine Mammal enthusiasts of all ages - Photos, Educational links, gift shop, adoption kits, how to preserve our oceans and marine mammals, Chat Room, Pen Pal Club, Bulletin Board and much more! http://www.whaleclub.com/index.html Ocean Link - Interactive Link for Marine Science http://oceanlink.island.net/ Ocean Atlas of Hawaii http://satftp.soest.hawaii.edu/atlas/ The Mighty Oceans - Oceans cover more than 75 per cent of the earth's surface. The different oceans merge into one another, forming the largest habitat on earth. The three major oceans of the world are the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. The Arctic ocean surrounds the North Pole while the Southern Ocean (really the southern portion of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans) surrounds the continent of Antarctica. http://www.panda.org/kids/wildlife/idxocmn.htm Learn about Sea Turtles - has information and activities http://www.cccturtle.org/contents.htm Sea World - SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database http://www.seaworld.org/ Underwater Photography with Scott Freeman - Really outstanding Pictures http://members.home.net/sd.freeman/ Manatees & Dugongs - includes pictures to colour http://www.cep.unep.org/kids/kids.html The Sea and Sky http://www.seasky.org/sea.html Oceans 98 - Includes facts and information; fish, animals and creatures; and more http://www.ocean98.org/ocean98.html Secrets at Sea http://www.secretsatsea.org/ The Living Oceans http://www.cccturtle.org/contents.htm Whales through History http://www.webmedia.com.au/whales/whales2.html WhaleNet - web site which focuses on whales and marine research. WhaleNet is sponsored by Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts with support from the National Science Foundation. http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html Whalewatching http://www.physics.helsinki.fi/whale/ Whale Virtual Zoo http://www.zoobooks.com/newFrontPage/anima...ualZoo/petw.htm Virtual Whales - 3D Animation and sound environment for the visualization of the feeding behaviours of Pacific Humpback Whales http://www.cs.sfu.ca/research/Whales/ Gallery of Sharks http://www.postmodern.com/~fi/sharkpics/ellis/ellis.htm Shark Myths http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us/~rhuet...rks/myths.phtml Lesson Plans for Oceanography Oceanography Lesson Plans http://www.geocities.com/athens/atrium/5924/oceanography.htm EdHelper.com Lesson Plans for Science - Oceanography http://ww.edhelper.com/cat258.htm Lesson Plans for Oceanography from Neptune Web http://pao.cnmoc.navy.mil/educate/neptune/lesson/lesson.htm Creative Arts - Oceanography Lesson Plans http://www.cnmoc.navy.mil/educate/neptune/lesson/art/art.htm Undersea and Oversee http://www.fi.edu/oceans/index.html Oceanography Theme Pages http://www.cln.org/themes/oceanography.html Edited December 2, 2005 by SmileyPR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 Smiley pr, Hi! Wow, some post!! Good input tho', thanks. Beau - nice new avatar!! Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyPR Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 Yes a bit long. Anyway, I forgot to say that Nursery Education (Scholastics) has two editions related to the topic: Under the Sea (April 2003) and The Seaside (May 2001). I think there is another one titled "Water", but I am not sure. They have nice activities and they are linked to the SS/ELG, which is even better. Have a nice week ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Severn Trent water have a water wizard on their website. They also have resources available to do with the water cycle. I have always found ice a good science topic to cover when doing water. I like to freeze objects inside ice cubes and make primary colour oce cubes which change the water tray into wonderful colours as they melt and combine. e.g blue and red ice cubes make purple water! I also planned a whole role play area around the artic which was fascinating fo rthe children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 Sue, Have just been reading with interest all the replies regarding the seaside topic. This is our new topic after half term and really like the pirate ideas. Could I please also have the words to the pirate song? Thanks, Steph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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