Oceans

I was able to teach another fun lesson to my preschoolers at the beginning of December about oceans. Andrew loved it so much that he played with the sensory table for hours after the lesson was done. Jasmine joined in after school and enjoyed playing just as much as the little ones. Here is the outline of the lesson.

Oceans

Arrival to 9:30 Welcome and Gather

Sharing time

Coloring sheet – Games / letter L

9:45 – Story/ Lesson time

All about oceans. What is an ocean? How many oceans are there in the world?

What does ocean water taste like? Who lives in the ocean?

Books : Look who lives in the ocean!

           The Rainbow Fish

10:00-Activities

Science -- Salty Ocean

Discuss with children that sea water is salty. Have two plastic containers filled with water, and discuss how they are same. Show children the salt. Then add large amounts of salt to one of the containers and stir until dissolved. Are they the same? Why or why not? Let the children smell and taste the difference by pouring into small paper cups and use craft sticks to taste.

Egg Float experiment

Fill two containers with water; add generous amounts of salt to one and stir until dissolved. Place a raw egg in each container. The egg in the unsalted water should sink and the one in the salted water should float.

Sensory table(sand, water, ocean animals, etc...)

10: 20 -Snack

10:30 – Craft

Make your own jellyfish

10:55 - Singing time (if there is still time)

Fish Story

One, two three, four, five (hold up fingers while counting)

Once I caught a fish alive,

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten (hold up additional fingers)

Then I let it go again.

Why did I let it go?

Because it bit my finger so.

Which finger did it bite?

The little finger on the right (hold up pinky on the right hand)