O is for Ocean & Octopus

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Read to Me

We read multiple books this week without focusing on one single book (see book basket at the end of this post for ideas). Simon's favorite books were the books about octopuses. 

Alphabet Art- Ocean Scene O

Supplies
O Pattern
sand
glue
blue finger paint
paint brush
salt or spice shaker (optional)
ocean themed stickers
paint tray (I just recycle old meat trays)

Simon painted the bottom part with glue. I drew some lines on the O to help guide him. Next, he added some sand. I put it in a shaker to make his job a little easier. Here comes the blue fingerpaint! Hello, Ocean! We let the paint dry and then Simon added some stickers (that we had left over from the "Let's Make a Memory" game).

Lessons & Lapbook
Simon mastered his letters and sounds a few months ago, so we are no longer making the letter lapbooks. We will simply stick the letter art pages in his ABC binder to fill in the gaps. 

However, if we were making a lapbook, we would use the lesons and lapbook made for Hello Ocean as well as some of the O mini-books from the Alphabet Notebook.

Let's Make a Memory ~ Shells Memory Game

I found this idea in Family Fun magazine. You need lots of shells, two matching pages of ocean themed stickers, and two kids who love to play memory! You simply stick the stickers under the shells. Play the same way as you would play the traditional memory game.

My boys have played this game together over and over and over again. 

Book Basket
Mr. Seahorse by Eric Carle
A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
Over in the Ocean in a Coral Reef by Marianne Berkes
How to Hide an Octopus by Ruth Heller
The Octopus's Garden by Mark Norman
Gentle Giant Octopus by Karen Wallace

Shopping and Supply List

• glue
• blue finger paint
• sand
• salt shaker or spice shaker (just recycle an old one!)
• paint brush
• shells
• ocean themed stickers (2 pages)