Charis and I have started Theme Weeks. Our first week's topic: the beach! I dug out all my beach and water books and we learned about a different animal each day. We started with starfish. We read a book on starfish, made our own starfish by cutting out a star on blue and red paper (yes, some starfish are really blue), and gluing oatmeal to the outside to make it bumpy in texture. Tuesday we made a crab, Wednesday a jellyfish, Thursday we painted fish, and Friday we made an Ocean in a Bottle. ( crafts.kaboose.com/ocean-in-a-bottle.html) We had a sea shell hunt in pink sand (woo-hoo for Crayola sand!), hid seashells in the house to find, and examined real starfish, sand dollars, conch shells, and coral. We made sand pictures and played in her sandbox outside and dug for hidden treasures in the sandbox (our own mini beach). Some fun stories we read were The Rainbow Fish, The Fidgety Fish, and The Clumsy Crab. 
Digging for seashells!
After we found the shells, she decided to get in the bowl.
And some sand in the hair... which, incidentally, I am still finding.
Digging for seashells!
After we found the shells, she decided to get in the bowl.
And some sand in the hair... which, incidentally, I am still finding.She had a great time! (And so did I!) Next theme....bugs!
your an inspiration with all your ideas. Teacher Raegan! Montanna is constantly begging for "crafts" to do. great ideas! :), thanks for sharing!
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