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- Kindergarten
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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 ketchup. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students examine the different types of marine life and participate in an activity to show the many arms of an octopus. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Children explore the life of an octopus. They listen to a story, answer prediction questions and share their prior knowledge of animals. Students observe the defense mechanism of the octopus. They create an imaginary defense mechanism for an octopus. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /o/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in words and pictures they draw. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /o/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the phoneme and letter in words and sentences. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students participate in an experiment of comparing the squid and octopus. The lesson integrates technology for students to find information about the anatomy of their dead specimens. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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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 to student using their chopsticks. They are given hidden picture and asked to locate images relating to the lesson. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students practice listening and responding to a question with confidence. After studying the names of various fruit, students play a New Zealand game called Octopus. The game can be used for any key words or phrases. It is fast paced and will keep the attention of the class. It should be played in a gym or outside. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the way animals avoid predators through camouflage. They view a video that demonstrates how an octopus can change color to blend into its surroundings. In small groups, they create imaginary animals that can blend into an environment provided. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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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 unique features such as its sharp beak and prickly tongue, changing head and funnel, and tentacles and suckers. Full Review »