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Reading Adventure Pack: Oceans ActivityReading Adventure Pack: Oceans Activity
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PBS
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Reading Adventure Pack: Oceans

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Flotsam by David Wiesner and The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor by Joanna Cole, illustrated by Bruce Degen, begin a reading adventure pack focusing on oceans. With story listening and thoughtful discussion, scholars complete several activities. They make a flip-the-flap picture featuring an underwater scene, explore a local body of water to observe animals or items that surround it, look to identify what sinks and floats, create flotsam with a message in a bottle, and dance to ocean-themed music.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

oceans, ocean exploration, ocean habitats, the deep sea, saltwater, the water cycle, reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, fiction, nonfiction, nonfiction texts, responding to reading, answering questions

Instructional Ideas

  • Conduct lessons in the classroom during a water-themed unit
  • Gather materials for packs and have them readily available 

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires two books—Flotsam by David Wiesner and The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor by Joanna Cole, illustrated by Bruce Degen
  • The pack is designed to be completed at home with support from an adult

Pros

  • It incorporates plenty of discussion opportunities
  • Plans are easy to follow
  • Includes bookmarks that list book titles

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RI.1.1 RI.1.10

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