One way to feel less afraid of some-thing is to learn more about it. Help your children learn more about something they fear. She might investigate what octopuses eat, where they live, and what they do when they're afraid. Ask kids to draw pictures of something they fear. Help them find out one or two facts about their subject.
Children can then dictate informational captions for their pictures.
If you'd like, combine the pictures into a class book. In the Learning Center Water Center Provide shells, starfish, plastic ocean animals, and rafts made of Popsicle sticks or Styrofoam.