Grade Level:

     Kindergarten

Learner Outcomes:

• Students will listen to a story and discuss it.
• Students will grow their own coral (directions are located at about the middle of the page).
• Students will make an "Ocean in a Cup." (Salty Ocean)
• Students will do a finger play and a song, which they will record on video to show parents.

60 minutes total - Divide class into 2 groups (30 minutes per group)

Materials:

Suggested Literature: Rainbow Fish (or other book about the ocean)
Broken pieces of brick or soft coal (charcoal)
Non iodized Salt
Liquid Bluing
Water
Household Ammonia
Small Dish
Blue Jello
Gummy Fish
Clear Plastic Cups
Plastic Bowl and Spoon
Measuring Cup

Technology Tools:

Video Camera
VCR
Internet Accessible Computer

Teacher Notes:

Have internet access permission slips on file.
Try the coral recipe yourself to make sure it works for you.
Have all cooking utensils ready to go.

Procedures:

1. Read Rainbow Fish or other chosen literature to the class.
2. Discuss the story with the students.  Have them re-tell including the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
3. Following directions, students will make coral.
4. Students will make a snack called ocean in a cup.
5. While waiting for the snack, students will review the finger play Fish Are Swimming.
6. They will learn the song "Take Me Out To The Ocean."
7. After practicing the finger play and songs, the students will be videotaped to show their parents on the final day of our unit.
8. Students will eat their snack.
9. Students will observe the coral over a period of time to note changes in it.

Modifications as specified by child's IEP.
Peer tutoring for special needs students.

Enrichment Activities:

Sink and float activities at a water table.
Play "The Magic Schoolbus," or "Under The Sea" game on CD-ROM.

Evaluation/Assessment:

Students reasoning while discussing the  story has increased since 1st day of the unit.
Do students follow directions to create coral and ocean in a cup?
Students are able to learn, recite, and perform a song and finger play.

West Virginia IGO's:

Language Arts - K.1, K.2, K.5, K.13, K.18, K.24
Math - K.8, K.20
Science - K.20, K.24, K.26, K.69, K.73

National Standards:

Language Arts
               6.  Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literacy texts.
               8.  Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes.
               9.  Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media.
Math
                1.  Uses a variety of strategies in the problem-solving process.
                9.  Understands the general nature and uses of mathematics.
Science
                6.  Understands relationships among organisms and their physical environment.
                8.  Understands the structure and properties of matter.
Technology
                1.  Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems.
                3.  Understands the relationship among science, technology, society, and the individual.
                6.  Understands the nature and uses of different forms of technology.

References:

atozkidstuff.com
http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/Stilloclass/ocean.html
Amazon.com
Magic Schoolbus and Under the Sea CD-ROM

Authors:
Gretchen Hibbs
Karen Morgan
Michelle Talerico
 
 

Overview

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

 

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