Trip to Siracusa, Sicily

Today, we took a day trip to Siracusa. We saw the Roman Theater, which was under some sort of construction, the Ear of Dionysius, and visited an aquarium!

Unit 2: Ocean Unit

September – Ocean Unit
Fish:
Songs:
Fish Chant Count down 5 to 0 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK7O3G8Oys8
When I was a Little fish Song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53qEC8Tz6LU
Slippery Fish Song with Words Sketch Book - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTQZhPL3qtI
Slippery Fish Song with Movements - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpgsDab11ws
Fish Songs: http://www.preschooleducation.com/socean.shtml

Activities Brainstorming –
Make Fish picture out of cut out shapes.
Match fish by size or color.
Sort pictures of various types of fish.
Count fish – need to work to 15.
Fish pretzels from commissary – counting? Gluing? Just snacks?
Read Rainbow fish, and make a rainbow fish. Glue scales onto fish.
Count Octopus legs.
Practice Writing/Recognizing F and f.
Paint an ocean scene.
Sing songs.
Talk about Fish and other sea creature’s body parts. (scales, fins, gills, pinchers, tails, etc.)
Observe a fish tank or aquarium.
Read various fish books.
Do patterns with various sea pictures, have Carlee finish pattern. (fish, fish, octopus, fish, fish, ??)
Watch and discuss fish movies, Nemo, Planet Earth, etc.

Fish Coloring Pages - http://first-school.ws/theme/animals/cp_ocean/cp_fish.htm
· Fish Group (big, medium, small) - http://first-school.ws/t/cpfishgroup.htm
· Generic Fish - http://first-school.ws/t/cp_animals/fish_generic.htm
Videos:
· Salmon - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/fish-animals/bony-fish/salmon_sockeye.html
· Lion Fish - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/fish-animals/other-fish/lionfish.html
Paper Plate Fish Craft - http://education.preschoolrock.com/index.php/arts_and_crafts/preschool-art---paper-plate-fish

F Writing Sheet - http://first-school.ws/t/alpha_tracers_zb1/f2.htm

Crustaceans – Crabs & Lobsters
· Crab - http://first-school.ws/t/cpcrab.htm
o Activites - http://first-school.ws/activities/alpha/c/crab.htm
o Youtube Videos:
§ Crab Walk - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61jDUwELvFo&feature=related
§ Physical Exercise Crab Walk - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7n_qKGtPZ4&feature=related
· Lobster - http://first-school.ws/t/cplobster.htm
§ Lobster - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/invertebrates-animals/crabs-lobsters-shrimp/lobster_locomotion.html
Ocean Coloring Sheets - http://www.preschoolcoloringbook.com/color/cpfish.shtml


Other Ocean Animals –
Coloring Pages –
· Octopus - http://first-school.ws/t/cp_animals/octopus-3.htm
o Octopus Facts - http://first-school.ws/t/fsoctopus.htm
o Activities - http://first-school.ws/theme/animals/ocean/octopus.htm
o Video - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/invertebrates-animals/octopus-and-squid/octopus_cyanea_feeding.html
o 2 Octopus Crafts - http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/search/label/Octopus
· Sea Turtle - http://first-school.ws/t/cpturtlesea.htm
o Video – Baby Turtles - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/reptiles-animals/turtles-and-tortoises/turtle_loggerhead_baby.html
· Sea Horse - http://first-school.ws/t/cpseahorse.htm
o Video: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/fish-animals/other-fish/seahorse_knysna.html
· Walrus - http://first-school.ws/t/cpwalrus.htm
o Walrus Facts and Craft Activities - http://first-school.ws/activities/crafts/animals/wild/walrus.htm
o W Writing Sheet - http://first-school.ws/t/alpha_tracers_zb1/w3.htm
o Walrus on BBC Site - http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/164.shtml
o Video – Mommy & Baby Walrus - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/mammals-animals/seals-and-manatees/walrus_cuddle.html
o Video - tusk wrestling - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/mammals-animals/seals-and-manatees/walrus_tuskwrestling.html
· Eel - http://first-school.ws/activities/alpha/e/eel.htm
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Sea Life on BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/blueplanet/

Book List:
What’s It Like to Be a Fish? By Wendy Pfeffer - http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Like-Lets-Read-Find-Out-Science/dp/0064451518/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220463033&sr=8-1
Swimmy by ?? - http://www.amazon.com/Swimmy-Knopf-Childrens-Paperbacks-Lionni/dp/0394826205/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220470624&sr=8-1
George Learns the Alphabet by H.A. Rey to work on recognizing big and small letters.
Pooh Bear’s Encyclopedia about fish.

Science Activities:
Making Waves - http://www.everythingpreschool.com/lessonplans/seaanimals/science/science3.htm
Observe an Aquarium?
Do water activities out of Science Book.