There are many 3 rd grade standards that can be taught using an ocean theme. Young students are interested in this environment because most of them do not have access to it. Some of the students may have had the opportunity to visit the ocean, so the mystery helps keep the students engaged in the lessons. LIFE IN THE OCEANS 3 RD GRADE MICHELLE LOWE

Life in the Oceans by Lucy Baker Grades 2-4 Amazon provides information about the book with reviews by people who have bought this book. LucyBaker/dp/ X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=81&keywords=life+in+th e+oceanshttp:// LucyBaker/dp/ X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=81&keywords=life+in+th e+oceans This website contains information about Lucky Baker and titles of other books written by her. The Scholastic website has ideas for using this book while teaching about oceans.

Activity to go with Life in the Oceans Class Book The class can make a list of the animals that live in the sea. (on the board or chart paper) The students can choose one of the animals to draw and write about on their paper. The finished products can be bound together to make a class book. Materials Activity page like the one in the pictures Art supplies Material to bind the pages together (fasteners, string,

What Do Sharks Eat for Dinner? By Melvin and Gilda Berger This book is appropriate for 2-4 grades. The class will start learning about the different animals that live in the ocean. “Hundreds of shark facts and dramatic underwater illustrations allow kids to dive into the deep-sea world of these fascinating predators. Readers will learn that all sharks have a sixth sense, see well in the dark, and lose as many as 20,000 teeth in a lifetime!” These websites contains information about the authors

Visualization I will introduce the book by just showing the cover and reading the title. I will read the first couple of pages and then talk with the students about what I have visualized in my head. I will tell the students to try this by sketching what they visualize after I read the next couple of pages. The class will continue to participate in this activity throughout the book The students can share the images they drew after the book has been read. I will ask the students for facts they heard in the book. I will list the facts they tell me on a piece of chart paper. Activity for What Do Sharks Eat for Dinner? Materials What Do Sharks Eat for Dinner? Paper Pencil Art supplies

Whales: KILLER WHALES, BLUE WHALES, AND MORE By Deborah Hodge, Adrienne Mason and Nancy Gray Ogle Readers can learn about the difference between baleen and toothed whales, the reason whales migrate and how they move, and where whales can be seen in the world by reading this book. Grades 3-5 There is information about he the book and the authors at this website. This website has great information for teachers. There are a number of resources for a teacher to use with the class.

Activity to go with Whales book After reading the book, we will make a list of whale facts The students can choose different whales to research online. The students can look at pictures, listen to recorded sounds of the whale, and find additional information. The students can list at least 3 facts about the whale they chose on this paper.

Sea Turtles by Laura Marsh

Dolphins, Seals, and other Sea Mammals by Mary Jo Rhodes and David Hall ocean.si.edu/Smithsonian

I would use a variety of books on this day. This would provide the students with a choice on which animal to read about in their book.