Students use a drawing program such as KidPix or Paint to draw and label pictures of any ocean animal. Teacher put students' pictures into a slide show using Kid Pix or Power Point. After the slideshow has been viewed over and over, the students learn to read all the labels. Students tell one important fact about their slide. Students are learning to write and recognize words, relate letters with sounds, read and write from the top to the bottom, left to right and how to use the computer.
Children practice rhyming words that are related to the ocean.
I wish I had a fish on a dish. I will not sell the shell shaped like a bell. Black line graphics I have used to make reading readiness and math activities. After students understand the concept, allow them to decide on categories. The students could them try to figure out each others categories.