Skill 5 - Children will create, continue and repeat patterns in drama relating to the ocean. Act out the Swimmy story. Dramatize as many of the songs from the music section as possible. Children take turns acting out the movements of any ocean animal, the other children guess which animal it is. Starfish, eel, lobster, crab, penguin.
Children create a story relating to the ocean.
It must have a conflict and a resolution. Act it out. Children should observe the movements of water by looking at pictures of ocean waves and listening to ocean sounds. If available, have them view a video of the ocean in various stages of calm and storm. Have students create actions to illustrate these words.