Once students are finished, clothes pin their story scene, in order, to the clothes line string in the classroom. Have the clothes line on display on the classroom wall, library, or other display area in school for everyone to see. While the teacher is reading one of the ocean stories, stop half way through the book or immediately after the climax of the story has occurred. Have students draw or write what they think will happen next in the story. When students are done, they can swap with a partner and try to guess what animal the description is for.
Teachers can group students to allow for individual differences.
Students may have to do research on their index card animal or plant to successfully complete their assignment. This will allow the teacher to offer challenging ocean creatures to more advanced students and common ocean creatures to below average students to provide for individual differences within the classroom.