Just keep swimming with this colorful illustration of fish. This cut-and-paste activity can be used in multiple ways in an elementary classroom.

Youngsters practice using blends and digraphs. In this early reading lesson, young scholars play a game of "Go Fish" using words that contain a blend or digraph. This allows them to practice recognizing the word and using it in a sentence.

Go fishing for initial sounds with this engaging phoneme game! Similar to the card game Go Fish, pairs use picture cards and try to match initial sounds. They set aside any pictures that are a match and ask their partner for specific...

Rainbow Fish is on the move again and kids will enjoy these activities designed to accompany a reading of Marcus Pfister's Rainbow Fish Discovers the Deep Sea. A great packet to add to your curriculum library.

To practice reading high-frequency words fluently, learners play a fishing game at a learning center. They take turns fishing; each fish contains a single high-frequency word. To keep the fish they caught, they must be able to read the...

Students make fish models.  In this fish behavior instructional activity, students create lanternfish fishsticks, learn how a school of fish live, eat and swim together, examine the predator-prey relationship, and read the book...

The Rainbow Fish, Marcus Pfister's award-winning story about the joys of sharing, is the inspiration for this resource loaded with fun. Suggestions for language and language arts, math, science, and social studies activities are...

Given a very realistic challenge, your young geometers design residential fish tanks in rectangular and triangular prism shapes. They compute the volume of water each will hold. They also determine the size of plastic covers for each...

Here is a cute problem that requires visualizing two-dimensional shapes within a three-dimensional object, and using properties of triangles and the Pythagorean theorem to solve a real-world problem. There is a small mistake in this...

John caught a trout, but will he release it or eat it? After reading the passage, young readers respond to four comprehension questions about the story.

Kindergartners play the classic game Go Fish as they practice identifying numbers in the teens. A fun and engaging activity that develops number recognition skills in young learners. As added support, provide cards that include both the...

After teaching vowel digraphs, reinforce the concept with an activity! Young scholars fish from a pile of 60 cards to match words with the same sound. Featured vowel digraphs include ea, au, aw, ow, oa, ai, ay, and ee.

Students review what a pattern is and they create a pattern on a fish. They are reminded that patterns do not change halfway through and they paint over it with watercolor paints. They display their fish on the walls.

Practice adding whole numbers by combining the amount of fish Alice and Bob catch. As young mathematicians work through each problem, they are asked to find one more plus the amount of fish already caught. They can manipulate the...

Students identify the various parts of a fish. They describe the concept of fish morphology and relate shape, form and structure of a fish's parts to function.

Students listen to The Rainbow Fish and select the correct meaning of the story from three examples presented by the teacher. They use a paper sclae to write three descriptive words about themselves.

Students explore the concept of rhyming words. In this rhyme lesson, students match pairs of fish card words that rhyme with one another.

Strict habitat requirements are needed for the survival of fish populations and fish variety in the Great Lakes. Young scientists become experts in the basic needs of fish and understand how survival necessities can vary with different...

Young mathematicians demonstrate their understanding of cardinality with this simple math activity. Given a series of ten empty fishbowls, learners are asked to draw in the number of fish indicated on each bowl.

Students complete a unit on the hobby of fishing. They assemble the line with the necessary equipment (hook, swivel, bobbers, weights, and lures.) They practice casting and discover what to do when they catch a fish. They follow with...

Students create a fishing pole for magnets. In this magnet lesson, students create a fishing pole with a magnet on the end. Students then "fish" and try to find things that are magnetic.

First graders demonstrate subtraction process using an object (fish scales), set up a subtraction problem using fish scales, and apply the subtraction sign when separating sets of objects.

Students explore animal characteristics by participating in a fish attraction activity. In this fishing lesson, students identify the types of gear to use when capturing a fish from water and what it is that lures a fish to your pole....

Students perform a two-foot takeoff and landing using a jump rope. In this jumping instructional activity, students use a self-turned jump rope to develop the skill of a two-foot takeoff and landing. The students use the metaphor of...