Thursday, August 18, 2011

APOLOGIA SWIMMING CREATURES 5TH DAY CRAFTS

We are really enjoying Apologia Swimming Creatures curriculum. Here are a few crafts we have made to tie into the curriculum!
Using our glue paint the kids drew their own sea creatures and used the glue paint to accent their drawings then I had my son write a story about this drawing.

Shark with sea snail and sea anemone

Fish bowls, I found on Enchanted Learning
(above - my 1st graders, below my preschooler's)
materials needed:
2 paper plates, cut the center out for the front one
paint the background blue
we glued beads for the sand
clear wrap for the front to mimic the glass
make fish or sea creatures
use yarn or thread to hand fish to make them look like they are swimming
staple both plates together - viola!

Rainbow Fish craft - we used aluminum foil for the shiny scales



8 comments:

  1. I love that first one. I think that's going to become our whale craft.

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  2. Great week. Looks like kids had lots of fun!
    Coming from WUH Friday Hop!

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  3. Cute! I love your craft ideas to go with Zoo II! How fun!

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  4. I love these! :-) We are going to be starting Zoology 3: Land Animals soon. You are inspiring me to find some good land animal crafts. I better start looking! :-)

    Many blessings,
    Lisa
    http://our4kiddos.blogspot.com

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  5. I love the fish bowls. So cute!!

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  6. Love the fish bowl idea...my son got to make one of those at a beach themed VBS this year and thought it was totally cool. I'm going to be home-preschooling him this year so I'm always looking for good ideas; thanks for sharing yours!
    Amy
    oneartmama.blogspot.com

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