Ocean Thematic Fun
One of my favorite thematic units is Ocean; after all the ocean is amazing! Did you know there are over 1 million different types of species that live in the sea, and the ocean covers more that 70% of our planet earth?
I didn't see the ocean for myself until my 30's, and when I did, I fell in love! Now I visit the ocean as often as my checkbook will allow. But to hold me between visits, I like to learn more about the ocean with my kindergarten students. I begin the unit with an overview about the ocean, using books that have general ocean information such as these with my affiliate links: I have found this books to be quality additions to my unit.
As we are beginning the unit with the ocean overview, I have my students finger paint large pieces of butcher paper to serve as the background for our hallway display. This is very messy, but fun and creates a beautiful background display. After adding a sign, the addition of sea life is added one-by-one.
After the ocean overview, I teach my students about oceanographers and the different ways that humans can study the ocean using submarines, scuba diving, and even robots. We then begin studying different sea creatures providing a variety between fiction and non-fiction books.
We offer two complete thematic units that fill your classroom with cross-curricular oceans of fun!
All of our thematic units have oodles of activities that are academically challenging, yet developmentally appropriate. Click on the product covers to get the full descriptions. You can also find these products at TPT.
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This Ocean Thematic unit is clearly linked to common core standards.
The Ocean Unit, is divided into areas of literature, music, art, literacy, math, worksheets, science, creative writing, word wall, and guided reading. The activities are clearly written, easy to use, and need limited amounts of preparation.
Table of Contents:
Literacy Activities
The Hungry Sharks: Decoding Words
Ocean Sounds: Blending and Segmenting Words
The Fishing Race: Naming Alphabet Letters Fluently
Diving For Digraphs: Matching Beginning Sounds to Digraphs
Fish Bowl: Reading Sight Words
It Sounds Like: Reading Like Words
Color the Ocean: Reading Color Words
Oceans of Letters: Tracing Upper and Lowercase Letters A-Z
Math Activities
The Diver: Counting Forward From a Given Number
Ocean Graphing: Graphing Objects
Sinking Ships: Counting and Matching Quantity
Fish Numbers: Writing Sequential Numbers
Number Trace: Tracing Numbers 1-50
Fishing For Numbers: Identify and Writing Numbers 0-20
Catch & Release: Identifying and Writing Teen Numbers
Songs/Fingerplays
My Bonnie
The Octopus
Five Little Fishes
Art Projects
A School of Fish
Rainbow Fish: Portfolio Sample
Jellyfish
Science
Wave Bottle: Mixing Ingredients
Guided Reading Books
At the Bottom of the Ocean
Writing
Ocean Word Wall
The Deep Blue Sea
If I Met a Shark
Ocean Independent Writing Activities
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Aarh! Pirates anyone? This thematic unit is jam packed with pirate fun.
Confidently teach core academic standards using Science of Reading techniques, and have fun doing it!
This Pirate Unit, is divided into areas of literature, music, art, literacy, math, worksheets,, creative writing, word wall, and guided reading. The activities are clearly written, easy to use, and need limited amounts of preparation.
Table of Contents:
Literacy Activities
Treasure Chest Words: Writing CVC Words
Dangerous Waters: Naming Alphabet Letter Sounds Fluently
Alphabet Explosion: Fluently Recognizing Various Alphabet Fonts
Pirate Plunder: Fluently Naming Alphabet Letters
Pirate Cove: Alphabet Letter Name & Sound Fluency
Master of the Ship: Reading Sight Words
Pirate Words: Writing CVC Words
Spyglass Sights: Writing CVC Words
Math Activities
Treasure Math: Writing Addition Problems
Jewel Grab: Comparing Number Quantity
The Missing Treasure Chest: Ordering Numbers
Treasure Coordinates: Combining Numbers to 10s:
Pirate Ships
Treasure Hunt: Identifying and Writing Numbers
Writing
Pirate Word Wall
Ahoy Matey
If I had a Pet Parrot
Art Projects
Pirate Hat & Spyglass
Shape Pirate
Parrot Pet
Pirate Ship
Pirate Captain
Guided Reading Books
The Pirates
Songs/Fingerplays
The Little Pirates
I Am a Pirate
Twenty Four Pirates
Ocean Independent Writing Activities
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At the Beach thematic unit, is strategically linked to Core Academic Standards.
This Beach Unit is divided into areas of literature, music, art, literacy, math, worksheets, science, creative writing, word wall, and guided reading. The activities are clearly written, easy to use, and need limited amounts of preparation.
Table of Contents:
Literacy Lessons
Beach Blanket Bingo: Naming Alphabet Letters
Sight Word Suds: Writing Sight Words
Seaside Fun: Sound Substitution
Beach Bears: Decoding CVC and CVCe Words
Independent Activities
Sorting Shells: Identifying Digraphs
Math Lessons
Beach Ball Bonanza: Decomposing Teen Numbers
Castles In the Sand: Addition
Up The Boardwalk: Graphing Sums
Flip Flop Fun: Plus One
Independent Activities
Beach Ball Counting: Matching Number and Quantity
The Beach Shop: Counting Pennies
Guided Reading Books
To The Beach
Class Made Books
At The Beach
Science
Make a Beach: Water Erosion
Float The Boat: Buoyancy
Writing
Beach Word Wall
At The Beach
Water Sports
Art Projects
Paint a Shell
Design a Beach Towel
Shapley Sandcastle: Using Geometric Shapes
Songs/Fingerplays
At The Beach
The Castle
Going Over the Sea
Ocean Independent Writing Activities
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Put the Science of Reading into action!
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Spice up your student's learning with these great pirate themed sight word and decodable books! And they are differentiated!
Pirate theme books make learning to read fun and engaging! Offering students a paper book that can be colored and taken home offers students authentic purpose for reading instruction and opportunity to practice techniques at home. Plus your kiddos will love them!
Book Titles and Levels
I Like Pirates-
X Marks The Spot-- Level E
The Pirates --
The Treasure --
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We also love our Ocean Themed supporting materials.
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Ocean theme sight word readers make learning to read fun and engaging! Kids LOVE these paper ocean themed books!
Offering students a paper book that can be colored and taken home offers students authentic purpose for reading instruction and opportunity to practice techniques at home. Plus your kiddos will love them!
Six Books included (Just 50 cents a book)
Table of Contents
1. At The Beach -
2. The Ocean - Level 1
3. The Ocean - Level 2
4. The Sea -
5. Diving in the Sea -
6. Willy The Whale -
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Halloween Themed Guided Readers
Apple Pumpkin Themed Guided Readers
Christmas Themed Guided Readers
Winter Themed Set 1 Guided Readers
Winter Themed Set 2 Guided Readers
February Themed Guided Readers
Dinosaur Themed Guided Readers
End of School Year Themed Guided Readers
Sight Word Readers
Wonders Sight Word Readers
Wonders Sight Word Readers Units 1-5
Wonders Sight Word Readers Units 6-10
Guided Readers For Readers Theater
Readers Theater Little Red Riding Hood
Readers Theater Little Red Hen
Readers Theater Jack and the Beanstalk
Readers Theater The Three Little Pigs
Readers Theater The Billy Goats Gruff
Readers Theater Elves and the Shoemaker
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These great thematically based independent writing activities will have your kids engaged in academic, developmentally appropriate projects.
Easy-to-use as Writing Centers, literacy centers, and more!
Contents Include
Label-It Instruction Chart
Label-It Student Worksheets
Make a List Instruction Chart
Make a List Student Worksheet
Ocean Vocabulary Word Wall
Write a Story Instruction Chart
Write a Story Prompt Worksheet
Write The Room, Sight Words, I Can Chart
Write the Room Cards and Worksheet
Write the Room, Alphabet, Instruction Chart
Write the Room Cards and Worksheet
QR Words Instruction Chart
QR Worksheet
QR Sight Word Cards
QR Alphabet Instruction Chart
QR Worksheet
QR Alphabet Cards
CVC Words Instruction Chart
CVC Words Worksheet
CVC Words Cards
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Here are a few samples of the Writing materials.
