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Eight Arms & Counting
Students identify the unique characteristics of the octopus. Then they fashion a model of this unique sea creature. Students also imaginatively decorate their model octopus. Finally, they research the different functions of the octopus's...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Multinational Corporations
The octopus is a commonly used symbol in political cartoons. Help your scholars examine why it has been used in this way throughout history. Three cartoons depict different uses of the octopus. Background information helps gives context...
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Where the Octopus Lives
In this letter O worksheet, students color a large picture of an octopus. Students analyze two pictures of habitats and circle the one that shows where an octopus would live. Students trace and practice upper and lower case letter Oo.
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Octopus Alphabet Activity
In this octopus activity worksheet, students examine 10 octopus-related terms and then put those terms into alphabetical order.
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Octopus Crossword
In this octopus crossword puzzle learning exercise, students use the 10 clues and the terms in the word bank to help them correctly complete the word puzzle.
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Octopus Vocabulary
In this octopus worksheet, students read 10 definitions pertaining to the octopus and match them with the corresponding words.
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Octopus Project: Ceramics
Kids make an octopus out of clay. They practice their sculpting and modeling skills such as pinch pot and slurry technique while sculpting an octopus.
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Octopus Lesson Plan
Children explore the life of an octopus. They listen to a story, answer prediction questions and share their prior knowledge of animals. Learners observe the defense mechanism of the octopus. They create an imaginary defense mechanism...
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O is for Octopus
In this handwriting practice activity, students trace and practice writing the letter 'O' both in upper and lower case letters. They also identify the object illustrated and trace and write the term octopus as shown.
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Oo is for Octopus
Oodles of fun and opportunities for learning are overwhelming in this Letter O activity series, which features printing practice for letters and numbers, connect the docts, and lots of cute octopi for your learners to color.
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Octopus Lesson Plan
Students read about the octopus and create an octopus out of ink and a deflated balloon. For this octopus lesson plan, students discuss the different defense mechanisms of the octopus and use the ink to demonstrate what happens if the...
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Make an Octopus
In this making an octopus worksheet, learners follow 5 steps to make an octopus. Extra materials are needed to complete the product. Students may use the finished product for various classroom activities.
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Preschool Coloring Pages - Octopus
In this preschool coloring page worksheet, students use crayons or markers to color a blackline master sheet of an octopus.
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Fish, Fish: Teaching K Students About Things That Live in the Sea
Students participate in activities designed to help them connect the words to the animals they are studying. Octopus is reinforced through playing a game, "Octopus Tag." Students play a cooperation game of passing bean bags from student...
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Octopus Legs
Students have oceans of fun transforming a wienie into an octopus they can eat! After counting, cutting halves and fourths, observing steam and the effects of heat, they mix colors as they create a yummy dipping sauce from mustard and...