No Time For Flash Cards » Octopus http://www.notimeforflashcards.com Educational Activities For Kids Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:03:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Letter Of The Week ! Oo ! http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2008/06/letter-of-the-week-oo.html http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2008/06/letter-of-the-week-oo.html#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:25:00 +0000 admin http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/?p=143

 

  1. Gather your materials. You will need some construction paper, some paint , crayons or markers, scissors, glue and some tissue paper, or ribbon for the tentacles.
  2. Draw a big FAT O, it needs to be fat so when you cut it out it is strong enough .
  3. Have your child paint / color the O. Ask them about the letter while they do this or if they are younger you can name it a few times and see if they will mimic you. We are using paint dobbers, they dry fast and are not very messy!
  4. While your child is painting cut our 8-10 ( some may rip) tentacles, we are using tissue paper but ribbon or regular construction paper would do in a pinch.
  5. Cut out the O.
  6. Put 8 dots of glue on the back side of the O.
  7. Glue on the tentacles.
  8. Throughout the day oh and ah their beautiful O!!


 

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Paper Bag Octopus!
  1. Gather your materials. You will need a paper bag, a magazine or newspaper, some paint, a brush and some tape.
  2. Start by painting your bag, open it up to paint all the sides. I like to use a few different colors to make a fun multicolored octopus!
  3. Paint the bottom of the bag last and let dry.
  4. Rip some pages out of a magazine and crumple them into balls.
  5. Stuff your bag and put a piece of tape tightly around the gathered bag.
  6. Cut the remaining bag into 8 tentacles. Add eyes by using a marker with younger children or googly eyes with older ones who are less likely to try and eat the googly eyes!
Song!

Oscar the Octopus

Oscar the Octopus has 8 legs
Oscar the Octopus has 8 legs
Oscar the Octopus has 8 legs
so swim Oscar swim!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
*Continue to 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 legs
and end it with ” Oscar is a fish!” after zero legs.
Books!

” Commotion in the Ocean” by Giles Andreae is a fun look at the different creatures in the ocean. The short rhymes for each creatures are all in all cute and somewhat informative as well! The illustrations by David Wojtowycz are bright , endearing and I think they steal the show!

“Super Submarines” by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker rhymes along as it explains to the reader how a sub works, and all the ways we use submarines to explore deep down in the ocean!

” What it’s like to be a Fish?” by Wendy Pfeffer is a fantastic non fiction look at fish and how they move, eat and breath underwater! The text is too lengthy for toddlers and young preschoolers but older preschoolers will love it!

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