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Explore the Deep!

$9.75

Get ready to make a splash and have some fun! We’ll learn about ocean animals, craft crab claws out of paper plates, and conduct experiments to determine how salt water is different than regular water. Ocean Plunge is an interactive preschool lesson plan that encourages children to construct knowledge through meaningful play, thoughtfully planned activities, and active exploration of the environment. While the lesson plan incorporates many different Pennsylvania Learning Standards, it focuses on the key learning areas of “Language and Literacy Development” and “Social and Emotional Development.” Specifically, children will engage in learning activities that meet the PA Standard Areas of Writing and Establishing and Maintaining Relationships.

About our lesson plans:

  • Developed and tested by a team of experienced, certified educators

  • Immediate PDF download upon purchase with unlimited use

  • Activity pages, extension activities, and additional resources included at no cost

  • Developmentally appropriate

  • Printable format that is also digital friendly with links and QR codes embedded in the lesson plans

Camp Outline:

  • Arrival Activity – Rescue the Ocean
  • Circle Time
  • Save the Ocean
  • Outside Play – Crabs and Jellyfish
  • Oil Spills
  • Center Play
  • Reflection
  • Arrival Activity – What Floats?
  • Circle Time
  • Layers of the Ocean
  • Outside Play – Ocean Hula Run
  • Saltwater vs. Regular Water
  • Center Play
  • Reflection
  • Arrival Activity – Ocean Measuring
  • Circle Time
  • Crab Claws
  • Outside Play – Octopus Races
  • Sea Turtles
  • Center Play
  • Reflection
  • Arrival Activity – Make-a-Machine
  • Circle Time
  • Inside My Submarine
  • Outside Play – Underwater Tag
  • Egg Submarines
  • Center Play
  • Reflection
  • Arrival Activity – Ocean Mural
  • Circle Time
  • Snorklers
  • Outside Play – Flying Fish
  • Seaweed Painting
  • Center Play
  • Reflection