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A Family Fish Unit

September 12, 2020 By Bekki Leave a Comment This content may contain affiliate links.

INSTANT Activity day! Theme: FISH

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Materials needed:

  • Fishing pole
  • weight/clay
  • Paint
  • Paint brush
  • Small snack like golf fish crackers
  • Tie a weight to the line.
  • Set up targets in the yard
  • Have kids try to land the weight in the target.
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FOOD:

  • Got goldfish crackers?
  • They can win a few for each great cast.

SCIENCE: Grab a free fish life cycle activity

MOVIE: Finding Nemo Yes! Pop some popcorn!

ART: Paint a fish! https://youtu.be/XgoXqxXlf5E

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MATH: Group goldfish, or legos, into groups of 2, 3, 5, 6, or any number. Practice skip counting

Story: Listen to RAINBOW Fish! https://www.storylineonline.net/books/the-rainbow-fish/

Put on a Puppet show!

  • Make talking fish: https://youtu.be/LCsMvSEoadI
  • Make colorful fish on sticks https://youtu.be/aTcWPtoXcac
  • Make fish Sock Puppet

Map your own themes!

Yes Please!

The best units stem from History, science, literature, or the Bible.

Some starting ideas:

Ancient Civilizations– Evan Moor make this EASY!

Honey Bees

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Dinosaurs! Actually Amy with Planning playtime has a bazillion themes to get you started!

Looking for a Unit Study Organizer? This one if free!

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