Ocean Theme Unit

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Research and Report: Oceans	Multi-age activity pages including report planner, writing paper for report, kwl, survey of favorite marine animals and graph to plot the results.
Writing Prompts: Oceans	Variety of writing activities including acrostics, alliteration, poems, border paper, and more.
Animal Diagrams: Dolphin (labeled parts)
Animal Diagrams: Dolphin (unlabeled parts)
Animal Diagrams: Shark (labeled parts)
Animal Diagrams: Shark (unlabeled parts)
Animal Diagrams: Snail (labeled parts)
Animal Diagrams: Snail (unlabeled parts)
Animal Diagrams: Whale (unlabeled parts)
Animal Diagrams: Dolphins (labeled and unlabeled)	Two dolphin pictures, one with parts labeled and one unlabeled.
Animal Diagrams: Fish (labeled and unlabeled)
Animal Diagrams: Hermit Crab (labeled and unlabeled)
Animal Diagrams: Octopus (labeled and unlabeled)
Animal Diagrams: Snow Crab (labeled and unlabeled)
Assignment Forms: Dolphins (all ages)	Fun dolphin-themed assignment forms, overdue work notices, notes from the teacher, and assignment tracking.
Bingo Cards: Ocean Animals (elem)	Set of twenty bingo cards for ocean animals, from ANGELFISH to TIGER SHARK.
Bingo Cards: Ocean Animals (elem) - check sheet	Use this sheet to check which ocean animals (ANGELFISH to TIGER SHARK) have been called.
Bingo Cards: Ocean Animals (elem) - check sheet (color)	Use this colorful sheet to check which ocean animals (ANGELFISH to TIGER SHARK) have been called.
Bingo Cards: Ocean Animals (elem) - color	Set of twenty colorful bingo cards for ocean animals, from ANGELFISH to TIGER SHARK.
Book Report Form: Ocean	Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and non-fiction books about the ocean.
Book Report Form: Oceans	Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and non-fiction books about the ocean.
Brainstorming: Oceans - A Closer Look at an Oceanographer	Use this magnifying glass graphic as a report cover or as a brainstorming exercise to encourage students to explore what oceanographers do.
Calendar: Marine Animal Theme ( 1-18)	Pictures of an animal (whale, octopus, seal...) on each number. Featuring cards for special days (birthday, half day, etc.)
Calendar: Marine Animal Theme (header)	Pictures of animals form the background for this calendar header. Twelve colorful month tags.
Comprehension: Dolphins (primary/elementary)	Reading comprehension and word skills.
Comprehension: Dolphins (upper elementary/middle)	Reading comprehension and word search.
Comprehension: Oceans (upper elementary)	So many facts about oceans, you may even imagine that you feel a cool sea breeze. The review questions (one page each of "Bloom's Taxonomy") are helpful for critical thinking development.
Comprehension: Whale Evolution (upper elementary)	Learn about the origins of the largest living mammal with this informational reading comprehension.
Comprehension: Whales (primary/elem)	A simple reading comprehension about whales.
Comprehension: What Is a Whale? (elem/upper elem)	Learn about the largest mammals in the world with this informative reading comprehension.
Flashcards: Ocean Animals (elem)	Four ocean animals to a page (from ANGELFISH to TIGER SHARK). These flashcards match our ocean animal bingo cards.
Flashcards: Ocean Animals (elem) - color	Four ocean animals to a page (from ANGELFISH to TIGER SHARK). These colorful flashcards match our ocean animal bingo cards.
KWL and Venn Diagrams: Dolphins	Use the KWL form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about dolphins, and the Venn diagram to compare dolphins to whales and other animals.
KWL: Oceans (booklet, b/w)	Foldable booklet for students to organize their knowledge about oceans. Pictures in black and white.
KWL: Oceans (booklet, color)	Foldable booklet for students to organize their knowledge about oceans. Pictures in color.
Poetry Prompt: Oceans (upper elem)	An introduction to some basic poetic structures, including alliteration, similes, and acrostics, using ocean themes. Includes border paper for final drafts.
Poetry Prompts: Dolphins (upper elem)	An introduction to some basic poetic structures, including alliteration, similes, and acrostics, using fun dolphin themes. Includes border paper for final drafts.
Report Form: Oceans (color)	Booklet format for students to write a short report on oceans. Pictures in color.
Report Form: The Ocean (b/w)	A booklet that students can fold and use to create a short report on the ocean.
Research and Report: Dolphins	Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about dolphins. Includes a tally and graph for students to find out about people's favorite marine animal.
Research and Report: Oceans	Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about oceans. Includes a survey and graph to find out about people's favorite sea creature.
Shapebook: Seashore Animals (primary)	[member-created with abctools] Fish-shaped book with prompts for writing about a seashore animal of the student's choice. Based on the book "Seashore Babies".
Sign: Ocean	Use for center sign or booklet cover.
Sign: Ocean (coloring book version)	Use for center sign or booklet cover.
Unit: Ocean (primary)	Students use their five senses (and their imaginations) and pretend to explore the ocean- what would they see? hear? taste? What does an oceanologist do? This super unit includes a word search, short report forms, and much more. Sixteen pages of great activities!
Word Wall: Ocean (pictures)	From "fish" to "whale". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Activity: Water Cycle	Center activity: instructions for making a poster about the water cycle.
Animal Diagrams: Horseshoe Crab (labeled and unlabeled)
Assignment Forms: Oceans (all ages)	Fun ocean-themed late assignment tracker, homework notices, assignment notices, and grading sheet.
Book Report Form: Dolphins	Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and non-fiction books about dolphins.
Book Report Form: Fish	Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and non-fiction books about fish.
Book Report Form: Sea Turtles	Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and non-fiction books about sea turtles.
Border Paper: Sea	Border paper with matching writing paper, great for reports.
Brainstorm: Oceans	"Words that come to mind when I think about..." This page features a thought bubble waiting to be filled with on-topic words. Great for kicking off a new unit.
Color and Write: Killer Whale (primary)	A picture of a killer whale and wide lines for writing.
Coloring Page: Killer Whale	Cute picture of a killer whale to color.
Coloring Page: Sea Animals	Four pages to color: sea lion, seal, snail, starfish. Trace and cut out the animal patterns to make great shapebooks.
Coloring Page: Seals (elephant seal habitat)	Color the background habitat for the elephant seal.
Comprehension: What Is a Dolphin?	Learn about dolphins with this informative reading comprehension.
Did You Know? Elephant Seal	Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about elephant seals.
Did You Know? Marine Animals	Did you know cards with lines for writing and information cards about marine animals.
Did You Know? Sea Otter	Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about sea otters.
Early Reader: Fish (b/w)	"Fish are part of the Animal Kingdom. All fish are alike in some ways." This six-page Easy Reader Booklet provides a good introduction to fish.
Early Reader: Fish (color)	"Fish are part of the Animal Kingdom. All fish are alike in some ways." This six-page Easy Reader Booklet provides a good introduction to fish.
French: Mots crois�s des vacances � la mer	Vacation crossword puzzle. Includes two versions, graphic clues and word clues. Mots crois�s, vocabulaire des vacances. Deux versions, indices graphiques ou d�finitions des mots.
French: Vacances � la mer	Small flash cards to practice vacation at the sea vocabulary. Petites cartes de m�moire pour renforcer le vocabulaire des vacances � la mer.
Game Board: Under the Sea (20 spaces; b/w version)	Folder game board.
Game Board: Under the Sea (20 spaces; color version)	Folder game board.
Game Board: Under the Sea (30 spaces; b/w version)	Folder game board.
Game Board: Under the Sea (30 spaces; color version)	Folder game board.
Game: Seashell Matching (primary) -b/w	Match the seashells to their silhouettes.
Game: Seashell Matching (primary) -color	Match the seashells to their silhouettes.
KWL: Sea Turtles	A KWHL (Know, Want to know, How to learn, Learned) form.
KWL: Sharks (booklet, b/w)	Use this foldable booklet form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about sharks. Black and white illustration.
KWL: Whales (booklet, color)	Foldable booklet for students to organize their knowledge about whales. Pictures in color.
Map Skills: World Map Habitats	Practice map skills by identifying habitats on this world map.
Matching: Marine Fauna (elementary)	Match pictures of marine animals with their names.
Maze: Endangered Animals 3 (hard)	Help find the sea turtle.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Eel	Make paper bag puppets with this simple eel pattern.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Fish	Make paper bag puppets with this simple fish pattern.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Jellyfish	Make paper bag puppets with this simple jellyfish pattern.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Sea Turtle	Make paper bag puppets with this simple sea turtle pattern.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Seahorse	Make paper bag puppets with this simple seahorse pattern.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Squid	Make paper bag puppets with this simple squid pattern.
Picture Identification: Marine Animals	Identify the pictures of marine animals, or use them to illustrate reports or bulletin boards.
Picture Identification: Marine Animals 2	pictures with labels
Poetry Prompts: Sea Turtles (upper elem)	An introduction to some basic poetic structures, including alliteration, similes, and acrostics, using sea turtle themes. Includes border paper for final drafts.
Poetry Prompts: Seals (upper elem)	An introduction to some basic poetic structures, including alliteration, similes, and acrostics, using seal themes. Includes border paper for final drafts.
Report Form: Dolphins	Booklet format for students to write a short report on dolphins.
Report Form: Dolphins (color)	Booklet format for students to write a short report on dolphins.
Report Form: Sharks (b/w)	Booklet format for students to write a short report on sharks. Blackline graphic.
Report Form: Sharks (color)	Booklet form for students to write a short report on sharks.
Report Form: Whales	Booklet format for students to write a short report on whales.
Report Form: Whales (color)	Booklet format for students to write a short report on whales.
Research and Report: Elephant Seals (primary)	KWL, vocabulary building, word search, short report form, Venn diagram and more.
Research and Report: Otters	Report planner, KWL, space to write report, survey and graph for "favorite otter".
Research and Report: Sea Turtles	Report planner, KWL, space to write report, graph for "favorite ocean animals".
Research and Report: Seals	Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about seals. Includes a survey and graph to find out about people's favorite seals.
Research and Report: Sharks	Report planner, KWL, space to write report, survey and graph for "favorite sharks".
Shapebook: Crabs (Elementary)	[member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This sea-themed shapebook includes writing prompts for students learning about crabs.
Shapebook: Dolphins (elementary)	Trace and cut out. From "beak" to "swim", each page of this dolphin-shaped shapebook has a word relating to dolphins. Makes a great bulletin board decoration.
Shapebook: Ocean and Coral Reef	Trace and cut out. From "fish" to "gulf", each page of this fish-shaped shapebook has a word relating to marine life. Makes a great bulletin board decoration.
Shapebook: Whales	[member-created with abctools] Pre-K and early elementary shape book on whales.
Sign: Kelp Forest	Use for a center sign or booklet cover.
Sign: Kelp Forest (coloring book version)	Use for center sign or booklet cover.
Sign: Oceano (Ocean)	Colorful habitat sign
Venn Diagram: Elephant Seals	Use this Venn diagram to compare an elephant seal with another sea mammal.
Word Problems: How Many Fish?	"Joan caught 35 fish on Monday and 56 fish on Tuesday. On Wednesday she sold 27 fish. How many fish did she still have?" Word problems and instructions to make a journal entry explaining how the answer was achieved and illustrating it with a drawing.
Word Wall: Under the Sea	[member-created with abctools] From "algae" to "whale". These vocabulary building word strips are great for word walls. Over seventy sea-related words.
Writing Activity: A Trip to the Ocean (elem/upper elem)	Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to the ocean. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including animals, people, and sights, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.
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