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May 7, 2018 · A simple blubber experiment helps kids understand how many ocean animals stay warm in the cold water! These activities for kids about the ocean ecosystem help children really understand about the different layers of the ocean, about some of the animals that live in the ocean, and a bit about the science of what occurs in the ocean ecosystem.
- Read an ocean book. Whether you’re looking for picture books or chapter books, fiction or nonfiction, our list of terrific ocean books has got you covered.
- Make an ocean in a bottle. Turn an old water bottle into a mini-aquarium. Sand, shells, and plastic sea creatures bring the ocean to you anytime. Learn more: A Little Pinch of Perfect/Ocean in a Bottle.
- Dive into an ocean-themed sensory bin. ADVERTISEMENT. Round up shells, toy sea animals, and maybe even a boat or two, then drop them into a bin of water.
- Take a virtual aquarium field trip. Can’t get to the aquarium? No problem! Take a virtual field trip instead with live webcams and video tours. See our list of virtual aquarium trips here.
- Ocean Themed Sensory Bin. In this fun activity preschoolers get to be hands on and you have the simplicity of using items your preschooler probably already has!
- Sea Creature Rescue. This activity would be so much fun to do on a hot summer day. All you have to do is freeze plastic sea creatures in a muffin tin and then let your preschooler dissolve the ice with salt and a little bit of water.
- Jellyfish in a bottle. How cool is this jellyfish in a bottle? Your preschooler will have such a fun time making this jellyfish. This activity would be a great way to show how a jellyfish moves, discuss the different parts of the jellyfish and if your kids are anything like mine they will be blown away that jellyfish don’t have eyes!
- Ocean Themed Sensory Bath. A noodle bath is what preschooler dreams are made of! In this activity you use noodles that are dyed different shades of blue and green to make ‘seaweed’.
Apr 16, 2022 · Ocean Animals for Kids Full List of Unit Activities. This Ocean animals unit bundle has a nature pack, math pack, literacy pack, and handwriting pack. Along with special add-ins like simple sea-food recipes, and coloring pages. (You can get these packs separately or get the Ocean Animals Unit BUNDLE.) Ocean Animals Nature Pack: Unit Planning pages
Jun 6, 2022 · Preschoolers and younger kids will learn about the various layers of the ocean (since the ocean has 5 distinct zones) along with where marine animals live. Older kids (including teens) can dive into some of the science of how far light travels in the ocean and a more in-depth look at how that impacts life in each ocean zone.
Visiting the ocean is a great way to teach kids about the ocean. And visiting an aquarium is a delightful way for them to learn about the animals that live in our oceans. But you can also teach your kids about the ocean without ever leaving home simply by trying out some of the awesome ocean sensory play ideas below!
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Your children with enjoy learning about the ocean, ocean animals, and the beach with our ocean-and-beach-inspired crafts, activities, emergent reader booklets, folder games, rhymes, songs and printables. Samples of our more than 100 ocean preschool and kindergarten crafts, activities, and games available in our KidsSoup Resource Library:
