Ocean Art
Grade Level(s):
Preschool, K
By:
Chris, preschool teacher
Children create an ocean picture with showing sea creatures in their habitat.
Objectives: - To create an ocean picture
- To name/recognize ocean animals, shells
Materials:
sturdy paper
blue finger paint
- sand
- pictures of ocean creatures
- small shells
Plan: - Have children finger paint entire piece of white paper.
- While paper is still wet, have children add sand to bottom of picture. Let dry overnight.
- Pass out pictures of various ocean animals. Discuss their habitat in the ocean. Their eating patterns, species, and any other topic you may have covered.
- Allow children to color and cut pictures and glue them to the ocean. Add small seashells and you have a wonderful creation for the children to take home.
Comments:
The children really enjoyed this activity. Many of them could put the ocean animal in the proper depth area. They could also tell what species of animal it was.
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