ScienceTrek

Sciencetrek.org is part of Idaho PBS station which includes animals and other science topics.

Fish

Fish | Sciencetrek

Seahorses

Seahorse

Watch a Seahorse Swim | Ranger Rick

Pygmy Seahorses: Masters of Camouflage | Deep Look on PBS

Orphan Orca, Saving Springer Documentary

 

Vancouver Aquarium (aquatic and terrestrial life)

Vancouver Aquarium

Sea Turtles

World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated on June 16.

June 16th is World Sea Turtle Day!

Turtles and Tortoises Located on this blog.

This was posted on the Turtles, Sea Turtles, and Tortoise page (now Turtles and Tortoises) on May 25, 2020. I have created a separate page because there is so much information out there about sea turtles.

Sea Turtles Fact Videos
Happy World Sea Turtle Day | Nature | PBS
Sea Turtles 101 | National Geographic
Turtle Time! | What Sam Sees | National Geographic Kids
Videos | National Geographic

Sea Turtles
The Leatherback is the largest sea turtle.

Find a Species: Sea Turtles | NOAA.gov
What is the largest sea turtle? | NOAA.gov
800-pound endangered sea turtle nests on Melbourne Beach - Leatherback Sea Turtle
Leatherback Turtle

Information About Turtles
Sea Turtle Conservancy
Turtles of South Africa | Oceans Africa

Interactive
Sea Turtle Lifecyle | SWOT

Educational Resources
Educational Initiatives: Educator’s Guide & Lessons | Sea Turtle Conservancy

Online Games
Education: Kids Corner: Games | Sea Turtle Conservancy
WaterLife: Sea Turtles and the Quest to Nest | NOAA.gov

Books
I'll Follow the Moon by Stephanie Lisa Tara
The Life Cycles of a Sea Turtle by Bobbie Kalman
One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies
Sea Turtle Journey by Lorraine A. Jay
Sea Turtles by Gail Gibbons

Read Aloud Books
One Tiny Turtle | Ms. Shelly's Read Aloud
Sea Turtles by Gail Gibbons 

Oceans

June is National Ocean Month.

Virtual Field Trips
Oceans of Fun Virtual Field Trips - Find various videos about different animals. There are some that includes crafts.

Ocean Books
Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae

Ocean Craft
Under the Sea Craft
Make lots of fish, and other sea animals (octopus, whales, sharks, etc). Tape or hang them in a box. You can glue blue paper in the box or paint it blue.

Information
Birch Aquarium - Including facts, teacher resources, coloring pages, and more.

Celebrate the Ocean | NOAA.gov

Gateway to online Natural History Notebooks by the Canadian Museum of Nature

National Aquarium

National Aquarium Virtual Tours

Oceans of Fun

SeaWorld - Including Teacher Resources (Classroom Activities, Teacher Guides, and Saving a Species (which includes videos)

Shedd Aquarium

Interactive Links
Deep Sea | Neal.fun

Story Maps and other GIS-related projects Marine, Ocean, and other resources

Whales in the Sea: Aquarium of the Pacific

Games
Interactive Games | SEA (Sea.Earth.Atmosphere) | NOAA.gov

Lessons
Lessons | NOAA.gov

Coloring Pages and Teacher Resources
Birch Aquarium - Including facts, teacher resources, coloring pages, and more.

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration: Education Links - Wetland Curriculum, Activity Books, Extra Resources (Teacher Resources), and more

Endangered Species: Save Our Species Coloring Book | EPA.gov

Kidzone: Ocean Themed Math Pages

Ocean Animals Coloring Pages

Oceans of Fun

The Keiki Page Presents The Color Box - This is the official site of Tammy Yee. She is an author and illustrator of children's books.

South Florida Water Management District: Education Center

Crafts and Activities
DLTK's Ocean Crafts and Activities for Children

Preschool Themes
Some of the activities can be used with older children.
 
Ocean | Perpetual Preschool

Ocean Life | Preschool Education - Arts & crafts, games & outdoors, music & songs, and snacks.

Sea Animals Theme | Everything Preschool

Story Corner: Eric Carle Reads - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

This is a clip from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood where Eric Carle reads From Head to Toe.

The full episode is located at the below link. It shows more detail how Eric Carle creates his artwork for "From Head to Toe".

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Talks About Giving and Receiving 1721

NOAA: Fisheries

Find different resources at NOAA: Fisheries. This also includes educational resources, find a species and more.

Mudskippers

Have you ever heard of the Mudskipper? It is a fish. Learn more about them in the below video.

Weird Creatures: Mudskippers

Dance like Animals for International Dance Day

April 29 is International Dance Day. Find a dance and dance to it. Here are some dances that animals have performed.

Physical Education/Dance Activity: Dance to the music as they are played. You can pretend you are that animal and try to copy the moves the animals make. If you like, have someone video tape your dance moves.

Dancing Blue Footed Boobies - Ranger Rick
Dance with the Blue Footed Boobies. If you have blue socks, put those on, if not, pretend you are wearing blue socks.

The Stunning Dance of the Peacock Spider! - Ranger Rick

A Spanish Dancer Nudibranch Gives a Graceful Performance Every Time It Swims - Ranger Rick
This has beautiful music played as the background music.
Dance with the music as you watch the nudibranch swims (dances) in the waters.

Flight of the Bumblebee
This a link found on my blog.

Reid Park Zoo Activity Pages

https://reidparkzoo.org/category/bringing-the-zoo-to-you/activity-pages/

Letter A

I first put this on my website in 2001 (before I had this blog). I have added more resources since then.

ABC's of Snacking: Letter Aa

LANGUAGE ARTS

"A" Book

Letter Book
If you want, you can make a letter book (especially for preschoolers). You can have your child or student make their own book.  Have them draw pictures or glue in pictures that begin with the letter.

Version One:
Place each of the pages on construction paper.  Fold it in half before having the child do his/her activities.  Glue each page to each other.  Take a piece of construction paper and glue that to the front and back pages.  Write on the front the child's name, below that, use yarn for the upper and lower case of that letter, and then, write "Letter Aa Book", "My Letter Aa Book", or anything you think up.

Cheaper Version:
Another way to do letter books is to cut the amount of construction paper you need for the book in half (this saves on paper and glue).  Reduce the activity sheets to fit on one side (this saves computer ink).  Staple the pages together when you have finished that letter of the week.  Write on the front the child's name, below that, use yarn for the upper and lower case of that letter, and then, write "Letter Aa Book", "My Letter Aa Book", or anything you think up.

You can use any of these ideas or use your imagination for the words you would like to use for your "A Book".

Page 1:  Use an "Apple dot-to-dot".
Apple Dot-to-Dot: Google
 
On the top left hand side, glue half of a tooth pick and then two tooth picks to make "A".  Make an "a" using glue.  Sprinkle rice (arroz in Spanish) on it.

Animals: Cut out pictures of animals from pet store ads and/or magazines and glue them on the page.

Ants: Follow the same instructions as "Ant Art".

Apple: Apple seed, picture of apple/apples from grocery store ads and/or magazines, and make apple prints using paint.

Label the objects.

Page 2:  Collage of "A" words.
Page 3: Use your "Ant Art".

CRAFTS

Puppets: Letter A
Alligator (first-school)

Alligator Paper Bag Puppet Craft
Use a small paper bag.  Cut a green piece of construction paper to be about 9 x 5" (or the size of the bag).  Glue it on the bottom part of the paper bag.  Cut a piece to be 6 x 5" Round off the bottom (use this as a pattern).  Cut another piece but make it 4 1/2 x 5".  Glue the top part of the alligator's snout to the top of the paper bag. Make two eyes about 1 1/4".  Color black pupils on them.  Color two nostrils on the alligators snout on the bottom.  Glue onto the bottom part of the flap but only where the flap ends.  Cut two pieces of white paper together and fold over.  Cut teeth using the pattern (making triangles).  Cut them out to make a set of teeth.  Glue on the top and the bottom of the alligator's snout.  Make a large red tongue to be about 4 1/4" long.  Glue on the bottom of the flap.  Make two eyes and make pupils on them.  Glue on the top of the head.  Make green or brown marks on the alligator. 

MATH
abacus
acute
add
addition
adjacent
algorithm
altitude
a.m. (ante meridiem)
amount
analog clock
annual
area
array
ascending order
associative property
asymmetry
average

Higher Math
absolute value
algebra
angle
apex
axis

MUSIC
Musical Instruments - Located on this blog

Accordion
Alphorn (Alpenhorn)
Anklung

Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes by Country and Culture

SCIENCE

Activity: Learn about an animal that starts with the letter "a". Write about the animal. Illustrate the animal.

A Animals
Aardvark
Acorn woodpecker
African buffalo
Albatross (Gooney Bird - in the North Pacific)
Alligator
Allosaurus (dinosaur)
Amphibians
Ant
Anteater
Ape
Arachnids
Armadillo
Arctic Fox
Arctic Hare
Arctic Wolf

Activity: Visit an aquarium or a pet store with aquarium inside it.

Aquatic
Arachnids
Asteroid
Acorn
Astronomy
Air
Airplane / Airport/ Aviation

SNACKS
ABC's of Snacking: Letter A

Eat: amaranth (wikipedia link), apple sauce, apple sauce muffins, apples, apricots, etc.

SPORTS
Archer

SOCIAL STUDIES

People
Apache

Countries

Activity: Learn about an country that starts with the letter "a". Write facts about the country.

Africa
Asia

You can find many more countries that start with the letter A.

Link
Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes by Country and Culture

Mountains
Alps / Alpine Region
Andes
Appalachian

United States


Activity: Learn about an state that starts with the letter "a". Write facts about the state.

Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas 
Arizona

United States Resources  - Located on this blog