Octopus Lesson Plans

This lesson has 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.

Students read about the octopus and create an octopus out of ink and a deflated balloon. In this octopus lesson plan, students discuss the different defense mechanisms of the octopus and use the ink to demonstrate what happens if the octopus is bit by a predator.

Students explore websites and discuss the characteristics of the octopus. In this octopus lesson plan, students compose questions they would like to know about the octopus and research them on the internet.

Learners study the octopus and see how it blends with its environment.  In this cephalopods lesson learners divide into groups, design an imaginary animal and create a PowerPoint presentation that describes their animal.

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.

Learners explore the concept of short vowel sounds. In this phonics lesson, learners discover the attributes of short vowel sounds and keep a record of short vowel words they encounter on an octopus bulletin board.

Students research animals on the Internet to distinguish between legitimate websites and those that are fake. In this evaluating websites lesson, students interact with  Smartboards/projectors. Students review how to cite the resources they utilized on the Internet.

This lesson has learners identify the unique characteristics of the octopus. Then they fashion a model of this unique sea creature. This lesson has learners 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.

Students create a tako lure. In this Hawaiian culture lesson, students research how Hawaiians use natural resources to survive. Students are introduced to new vocabulary and create an octopus lure.

In this lesson 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." In this lesson 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.