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1. Mister Seahorse Bulletin Board
...o kinderart Newsletter Sign-Up you are here: Home > Bulletin Boards > Lesson/Activity _ Kinder Art KINDERART Enter your search terms Submit search form ( ) ( ) Web KinderArt advertisement Click Here SmileMakers - _ Reward, Educate, Motivate KinderArt® Lesson/Activity _ Click to Enlarge Photo MISTER SEAHORSE Bulletin Board Idea you might be Grade: 5 (adaptable) interested in Age: 10 (adaptable) Subject: bulletin boards Submitted by: Alice Cunningham, a K-5 elementary art teacher for Cassadaga KinderArt Littles - Valley Central School, in Sinclairville, NY. Ideas for Preschoolers Objectives: We Maybe Fis...

2. Silly Sally's Pet Snake
...d and also identify this letter in a group of objects, some with the letter and some without. Materials: A picture of Silly Sally and her pet snake Primary Paper Pencils Dry erase board for the teacher to model Sheet with different objects on it. Some with /s/ and some without. Crayons Book: Secret Seahorse :Blackstone, Stella. Secret Seahorse. Barefoot Books. 2004. Mirror Procedure: 1. Explain Why: I will talk to the children and inform them on why we are doing this lesson. I will tell them that we are learning the letters and the sounds that go with them. "Today we are going to learn about a sound an...

3. Aquaculture in Biology Class
...Aquaculture Fremont High School, Plain City, USA Concepts Taught: many Visit the following URL: http://web2.wsdstaff.net/~hraymond/ to get many lesson plans that are aquatic oriented. Here is an example of a lesson plan on this site: Detailed Instructions Lab Each of you will need to make either a seahorse or a turtle. Click Here for the link to the turtle. Click Here for the link to the seahorse. A lab worksheet will need to be filled out for this lab. You will need to complete all the sections. Name: Date: Class Period: Experiment Title: Writing Detailed Instructions. Procedure and Diagram: (Procedu...

4. Saddle up with Seahorses!
+ + -+ SADDLE UP WITH SEAHORSES! MASTER TEACHER Helen Mebane GRADES 5 - 8 OVERVIEW Students will be introduced to a unique fish found in our marine habitat called seahorses. Seahorses belong to the species Hippocampus which comes from a Greek word meaning bent horse. Students will view a video showing their interesting external b...

5. Seashore Treasures
...se when LeVar says, "...do they have suction cups on the bottom?" Ask students, "What kind of animal did we just see? (Sea star.) What is another name most people use for sea star?" (Star fish.) Ask students to estimate the size of the sea star in inches. Resume video. Christy and LeVar will find a seahorse and discuss it. Pause after Christy says, "...so he's holding on to the sea star instead." Ask students, "What kind of animal did we just see?" (Seahorse.) Write the word "seahorse" on the chalkboard. Ask students, "What kind of word is seahorse? (Compound word.) Do you think this seahorse has a way...

6. Aquatic Safari
...nimal's common name to find the scientific name. Have students work individually or in pairs to complete the work sheet. Extension: Ask students to create a chart or an illustrated book about the marine animals on the work sheet. Assessment Evaluate students on their work sheet answers. ANSWER KEY: SEAHORSE Hippocampus; 2"-14"; plankton, fish larvae. SUNFLOWER CORAL Goniopora; to 3'; plankton. PILOT WHALE Globicephala macrorhynchus; 13.1'-17.7'; squid, fish. BLUE WHALE Balaenoptera musculus; 70'-85'; krill. HARBOR SEAL -- Phoca vitulina; 5.6'-6.6'; squid, crustaceans, mollusks, fish. GRAY WHALE Eschric...

7. Path Animation: A Lesson Plan by Alison King
...nt Input: Have a simple painting of an underwater scene prepared to use in advance, i.e. water, seaweed, ocean floor, starfish, coral, etc. Invite student input in this group demonstration activity. What kinds of things could we have moving on paths in this underwater environment? (fish, submarine, seahorse, diver, crab, jellyfish) Choose an object or creature suggested by the class and paint the object on a solid background Ask three students to draw with their finger on the screen to show the path they think the object should take. Explore multiple solutions, discuss the object's relationshi to the e...

8. Ocean - Under the Sea
...tions. Wash hands after this activity. Field Trip: Visit a local pet store, bait shop, or fish hatchery. Compound Words: Create simple flap books to show the combination of smaller words with in the compound word, for example: clownfish, batfish, angelfish, dogfish, catfish, hammerhead, needlefish, seahorse, swordfish, lionfish, starfish, paddlefish, mudskipper, rockfish, roosterfish, sunfish, triggerfish, seashell, etc. Also have the children draw pictures of the fish. Sink the Boat: Students can practice estimation by constructing foil boats and using pennies to see how many the boat will hold. Salt...

9. COAST - Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Creatures in the Coral
...reefs < < go top Activity 1. Introduce coral reefs as habitats by showing pictures and samples of various reefs and their inhabitants to students. 2. In order to build interest and provide background information on a coral reef that is threatened by poisonous waste, read and discuss The Sign of the Seahorse. Students may want to role-play their favorite scenes. 3. Introduce the characteristics of coral reefs, creatures, and adaptations that ensure survival. Introduce the concept of "symbiosis," in which some living organisms in the coral reef depend on other living organisms in a very close relationshi...

10. Undersea Exploration
...ublishers, Inc., ISBN 0-517-58362-3 Fish, Fish, Fish, Georgie Adams, Silver Burdette Ginn ISBN 0-663-59229-1 Sounds of Humpback Whales, CD, Music and You Series, Macmillan Music (Kindergarten CD 3) The Ocean Alphabet Book, Jerry Pallotta, Charlesbridge Publishing, ISBN 0-88106-458-0 The Sign of the Seahorse, Graeme Base, Harry N. Abrams, Inc, ISBN 0-8109-3825-1 Technology resources CD Player if you use the Sounds of Humpback Whales CD Pre-activities Students study the three levels of the ocean and their respective lifeforms. Discussions focus on lifeforms and the characteristics of each habitat. Studen...