Balloon Fish
Submitted
by Mike
Fill balloons with water. Draw on fins, mouths, etc. Let your children play
with these in the water table. For an added effect add fishnets and let your
children try to catch the fish.Feed the Shark
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by Val
Draw a large shark face on a piece of poster board or the side of a box. Cut
a hole out where the shark's mouth would be and add paper teeth (make it at
least twice the size of the beanbag). Tape the board to a chair and let each
of your children take three tries to feed the shark (by throwing a beanbag into
the shark's mouth).Fish, Fish, Shark!
Submitted
by Connie
Play just like duck, duck, goose!Fishy Pokey
Submitted
by Kelsey
Play just like the Hokey Pokey)Put your left fin in, take your left fin out
You do the fishy pokey and you turn yourself around that's what its all about
Put your right gill in, take your right gill out (etc.)
Planting Flowers
Submitted
by Lisa
Cut several (ten or more) flower shapes form construction paper or wallpaper
scraps and glue the cut outs to craft sticks. Print the numbers one through
ten on index cards. Put sand in a flower pot. Have your children draw the number
cards and then plant the number of flowers that the card indicates into the
sand.Crawl Low Under The Fire
Submitted
by Ginger
Put up a sheet high enough so that your children can crawl under it. Next have
your children pretend to be fire fighters and crawl underneath the fire.Fish in a Boat
Submitted
by Nina
Cut the styrofoam containers used to hold hotdogs (like you get at a carnival,
or baseball game or fast food place with a hot dog to go) and cut the top and
bottom apart. This created two "boats". Next I cut out simple fish
from all different colors of construction paper and gave one fish of each color
to each child along with a boat. We spread the fish on the floor and sang this
chant: "Fishy fishy, in the sea, jump in to my boat for me! Fishy, fishy
in the sea, what color fish will you be?" Next I called a color and they
had to find that fish and put it in their boat. We had a lot of fun with this
and reviewed our colors at the same time!Catch A Fish
Submitted
by Callie
Get minnows or other small fish from either a pet store or a bait shop. Put
them in shallow water in an aquarium, bowl, or in a water play area. Let you
children try to catch them. Caution them that if they do catch them to put them
back in the water quickly. At the end of the day let the minnows go in the closest
body of water.Go Fish
Submitted
by Annete
Create a fishing pole using a stick and a piece of yarn with a magnet tied to
the end. Write different prizes on paper and tape them to magnets. Have your
children try to catch the prizes.Pass the Fish
Submitted
by Tina
Have the children sit in a circle and pass around a toy fish while the whole
class chants
"Who caught a fish in the big blue sea?"
(Student Holding Fish's Name) caught a fish in the big blue sea!
Student Holding Fish's Name says, "Who me?"
The Class says, "Yes, you!" Student says, "Couldn't be!"
Class replies, "Then who?" Then start passing the fish again.
Freeze Dance
Submitted
by Julie
Have your children dance to music. When you yell "FREEZE" they have
to stop and hold the position they are in.Fish in the ocean
Submitted
by Barbra
Have one (or several children) be the shark. The rest of your children must
try to cross the ocean (a set space that you specify) and not get eaten (tagged)
by the shark. If they get caught then they join the shark to try to catch more
fish. Keep playing until everyone is sharks.These Alphabet Ideas Are Located At:
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