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Children will follow an octopus through a day in the ocean.

Vocabulary: disparado, coral

Science Focus: ocean animals

  1. Watch a Video:

    Ocho datos extraordinarios sobre los pulpos

  2. Read the Issue:

    ¡La aventura del pulpo!

     

  3. Review Vocabulary Words:

    disparado, coral

  4. Play a Game:

    Los sonidos del mar

    Skill: cvc words

     

  5. Complete Skill Sheets

    Demuestra los que sabes

    Skill: comprehension

    Diagrama del pulpo

    Skill: labeling

     

    Tinta comienza con t

    Skill: alphabet knowledge

     

  6. Lesson Boosters

  • Paired Text: El pulpo se escapa by Maile Meloy

  • Shared Writing:

    Diario de un pulpo

     

  • Hands-on Activity:

    Pulpos de platos de papel

     

CCSS (and states that have similar standards): RI.K.1 key details, RI.K.4 vocabulary, RF.K.3.A letters and sounds, RF.K.3.B short vowels, RL.K.1 key details (literature)

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

Paired Text: El pulpo se escapa by Maile Meloy

  • An octopus ends up in an aquarium and soon becomes bored in captivity so one day, it starts its journey back to freedom.

Shared Writing: Diario de un pulpo

  • Together, write a journal entry from the point of view of an octopus! Use the mini book for inspiration to describe events in the octopus’s day.
  • Write the story on chart paper as children dictate. Invite kids to come up and write any letters or words they may know.

Hands-on Activity: Pulpos de platos de papel

Skill: art, science

Materials: paper plates, paint, googly eyes, strips of colored construction paper, glue or tape, O-shaped cereal (optional)

  • Give each child a paper plate and let children paint the plates any color they like
  • As the plates dry, have each child cut eight strips of colored construction paper. Children can use the same color they used to paint their octopus.
  • Have kids attach the strips to the back of their paper plate with glue or tape to make the octopus’s arms. They can also add googly eyes to the octopus’s head.
  • As a finishing touch, you might have kids glue O-shaped cereal to the arms to make suckers!