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Lesson Plan
Nemours KidsHealth

Water Safety: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Two lessons remind scholars of the importance of water safety.  In the first lesson, pupils create posters highlighting three safety rules for a pool, beach, pond, or lake. The second lesson challenges partners to roleplay water safety...
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Printables
Curriculum Corner

Beach Write it, Read it, Draw it!

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Challenge scholars to unscramble eight words in order to create a sentence that reveals a fun activity at the beach. After the unveiling, class members write the sentence and draw a picture that reflects the activity.
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PPT
Mr. E. Science

Erosion and Deposition

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Get an in-depth look into erosion and deposition with a 23-slide presentation that details how gravity, water, waves, wind, and glaciers cause changes to the Earth's surface. Each slide consists of detailed images equipped with labels,...
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Handout
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US Lifeguard Association

Beach and Water Safety

For Teachers K - 12th
Nothing is more relaxing than a nice, sunny day at the beach. Make sure your visit to the beach remains relaxing with a list of summer safety tips for the beach, including using sunscreen with a high SPF, handling jellyfish and stingray...
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PPT
Positively Autism

Travis the Train Goes on a Summer Picnic

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, watermelon, corn on the cob, lemonade. Travis the Train introduces foods and drinks that may be taken on a summer picnic.
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PPT
Positively Autism

Travis the Train Visits the Beach

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Part of a unit on the seasons, in this resource Travis the Train introduces autistic learners to the ocean, beach balls, sand castles, pails, shovels, and sea shells. The final pages review the names of the images included in the lesson.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sands of Time

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scientists take a close looks a samples of sand that come from three different beaches. They use microscopes to view the three slides, and make observations on a worksheet. At the end of the lesson, learners share their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ocean Scenes and Coral Reefs

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore plants and animals that live at various ocean levels, including beaches and coral reefs. They demonstrate their comprehension of ocean layers and life with chalk drawings. Students draw details of plant and animal life,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Beaches Trivia

For Students 4th - 8th
In this beaches instructional activity, students complete sentences about the beach and land around it. Students complete 2 pages of sentences.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Beaches-Clean or Dirty

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 7 paragraph selection regarding the cleanliness of beaches and respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ocean Shoreline

For Students 5th - 8th
In this ocean shoreline learning exercise, students will unscramble vocabulary words relating to tides, currents, beaches, and barrier islands.
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Writing
Starfall

Dream Beach

For Students K - 2nd
In this language arts worksheet, students write a story about a dream beach. Students use the illustrated word banks provided for each story.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Respect the Beach

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students work together to compare and contrast sand particles. They identify what sand grains are composed of as well. They complete writing activities to complete the lesson.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ocean/Beach Center

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine different types of ocean life. They classify sea shells and role play in the ocean center. They color and write about their experience in the ocean center and share their experiences with their classmates.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Beach Sands of the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine a variety of sand samples from throughout the world. On an index card, they write the characteristics of the sand and draw what the grains look like to use during the activity. Using a map, they practice plotting...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trash on Texas Beaches

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars take a field trip to a local Texas beach. Using the trash and debris they find, they classify them based on specific criteria. In groups, they calculate the total for each category and determine the percentage of each...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Beaches of the Delaware Estuary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine estuaries in Delaware. They, in groups, gather samples of water to find organisms and identify them.