We continued our unit on "our world" with a discussion about water. We spoke about the water that is in the sky (and clouds), and the water that fills the oceans and seas. Ocean water is not for drinking (because it is salty) but water that comes from the sky (rain water) is good for us to drink.Water is very important. We need water to exist as do animals and plants. Fish need water to survive. We saw pictures of all different types of fish including sharks, whales, sea horse, goldfish, etc
Under the seas and oceans as well as near them we find sand and sea shells. Sea shells are shells or outer skins of an animal that lives in the sea. The shell is part of the body of the animal. Empty seashells are often found washed up on beaches . The shells are empty because the animal has died and the soft parts have been eaten by other animals.
We held up blue paper for the water in the sky and threw it down as we sang our rain songs.
We saw and touched seashells at circle time.
We made our own water collages with blue materials, sand, and fish.
We had so much fun playing with sand in the sensory table.
