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Beach Crafts:

PAPER PLATE FISH A simple-to-make fish made from a paper plate.	GLUE STARFISH CRAFT/NECKLACE Make a pebbly-textured starfish from white glue sprinkled with sand or glitter. It is fun to wear, display, or hang in a window.	OCEAN DIORAMA Make an ocean scene in a box. Print out the sharks and whales, then color, cut, and hang them in a decorated box.	WHALE MOBILE Print out whale templates to make a mobile.
ORIGAMI WHALE A simple folded-paper whale.	SIMPLE SAILBOAT A very easy sailboat made from a plastic lid, a straw, paper, and modeling clay.	Papier-Mâché Octopus Craft A cute octopus made from a balloon, newspaper, flour glue, and crepe paper streamers.	SCARY POP-UP CARD Make a pop-up card that a friend will always remember!
Aquarium Paper Plate Diorama Craft This simple aquarium diorama is made from two paper plates, construction paper and a bit of clear plastic. The child cuts out fish, starfish, kelp, coral, and other sea creatures to decorate the seascape.	COLUMBUS' VOYAGE: MAP AND SHIPS Make a map of Columbus' voyage and tiny replicas of his three ships.	CUP O' FISH Make an edible aquarium.	HANGING JAPANESE FISH A beautiful Japanese hanging fish.
WATERY WORLD CALENDAR Print out an ocean animals calendar and color the pages.	FISH BOOK Print out a book about fish and learn about them while coloring.	SHARK COLORING BOOK A shark book you can print out and color in.	WHALE AND DOLPHIN COLORING BOOK Pick the whales and dolphins you want, then print them out and color them.
WHALE AND DOLPHIN CONNECT-THE-DOTS BOOK Pick the whales and dolphins you want, then print them out, connect the dots, and color the pictures.	In The Sea An Easy Reader Book A short, printable book about sea animals for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, color and copy a short phrase. The pages are about a fish, whale, seal, starfish, shell, shark, crab, octopus, jellyfish, shrimp, and clam.	At the Beach... Book A writing and drawing book. Finish the sentences and illustrate your answers. Includes: I bring..., I wear..., I play with..., I build..., I eat..., I drink..., My favorite thing is...

Ocean Information and a Printable Calendar:

Beach-Related Words: Little Explorers Picture Dictionary A page of beach-related words from the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary in English.

The Oceans Learn why oceans are salty and blue, and what causes waves and tides. Also, do ocean crafts or print out pages on ocean animals.

Ocean Life Calendar A calendar to print and color.

Octopus Shape Book A short book about the octopus to print, with pages on octopus anatomy, a connect-the-dot activity, a page on the most poisonous octopus, octopus facts, and octopus questions.

Drawing Worksheets:

Trace or Cut Out the Fish Use a pencil to trace the fish or cut it out with a scissors. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet (subscribers only).	Lighthouse Coloring Page Print out a lighthouse to color.	Draw a Lighthouse, Day and Night Draw a lighthouse during the day and during the night. On the left half of the page, draw the scene during the day; on the right side of the page, draw the scene during the night. Write a short caption for each side. Or go to a pdf of the page.	Draw a Sailboat, Day and Night Draw a sailboat during the day and during the night. On the left half of the page, draw the scene during the day; on the right side of the page, draw the scene during the night. Write a short caption for each side. Or go to a pdf of the page.
I Can Color Beach Words Color beach-related words, including ball, popsicle, sandcastle, shell, sun, hat, sunglasses, towel, umbrella, sandals.	I Can Draw Beach Words Draw and color beach-related words, including ball, popsicle, sandcastle, shell, sun, hat, sunglasses, towel, umbrella, sandals.	Draw and Compare Boats Draw two boats and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which boat would be faster?"	Symmetrical Beach Pictures: Finish the Drawing Worksheet Finish each of the four drawings around the line of symmetry. The beach pictures are a starfish, beachball, pail, and shovel. Or go to the answers.
Beach: Draw and Write Draw a picture of a beach scene and describe it. What would you do at the beach? For young writers.	Sandcastle: Draw and Write Draw a picture of a sandcastle and write about it. Describe what it looks like, explain how you would make it -- for young writers.	Sea Creature: Draw and Write Draw a picture of a creature that lives in the sea, then write about it -- for young writers.

Spelling Worksheets and Quizzes:

Write Eight Beach Words Find and write eight beach words. Sample answers: sand, waves, shell, sandcastle, bathing suit, swimming, tides, towel.	Beach Words Matching Printout Draw lines between each beach word and its picture. The words are: hat, sun, sand castle, sun glasses, umbrella, popsicle, towel, beach ball, shell, sandals. Or go to the answers.	Missing Letters in Beach Words Find the missing letters in beach words, and then color the picture of the word. The words are sun, hat, ball, towel, umbrella, sunglasses, sandcastle, popsicle, sandals, shell.	Unscramble Beach Words Unscramble the beach words, and then color the pictures of the words. The words are sun, hat, shell, ball, towel, sunglasses, popsicle, sandcastle, umbrella, sandals.
Label Beach Words in English Label the beach words in English, including sun, sand castle, beach umbrella, beach towel, sunglasses, popsicle, sun block, beach ball, shell, sun hat. Answers	Beach Vacation: Word Hunt Worksheet How many words can you make using the letters from "Beach Vacation"? Sample answers: cabana, conch, cone, ...Go to worksheet with 30 blanks or a worksheet with 50 blanks.	Circle the Correctly-Spelled Beach Words Circle the correct spelling of beach words, and then color the picture of the words. The words are sun, hat, beach ball, sandcastle, shell, popsicle, towel, sunglasses, umbrella, sandals.	Beach Spelling Word Questions Use the list of beach spelling words to answer simple questions. Words: sandcastle, sunscreen, bathing suit, palm tree, crab, towel, shells, waves, umbrella, sunglasses, ice cream, sandals. Or go to the answers.
Put 10 Beach-related Words in Alphabetical Order - Worksheet Put 10 beach-related words in alphabetical order. The words are: beach, lifeguard, ocean, pail, sand, shell, shovel, swim, tide, wave. Go to the answers.	Beach Word Pieces Puzzle In this puzzle, combine pairs of word segments to make beach-related spelling words. Words: beachball, crab, popsicle, sandcastle, shell, starfish, sunscreen, swimsuit, towel, umbrella, waves. Or go to the answers.	Write Five Adjectives Describing Words About the Beach Write five adjectives describing the following beach-related words: waves, sand, shells, towel.	Ocean Animal Word Pieces Puzzle In this puzzle, combine pairs of word segments to make ocean animal spelling words. Words: dolphin, hammerhead, jellyfish, lobster, narwhal, octopus, oyster, salmon, shark, shrimp, stingray, whale. Or go to the answers.
Cloze Printout on Whales and Dolphins A fill-in-the-blanks printout on these intelligent marine mammals. Or go to the answers.	Summer Word Pieces Puzzle In this puzzle, combine pairs of word segments to make summer-related spelling words. Words: beach, heatwave, picnic, popsicle, sandals, shorts, sunflower, sunshine, trip, vacation, watermelon. Or go to the answers.	Find a Beach-Related Word for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down a beach-related word for each letter of the alphabet. Or go to a sample answer page.	Fish Quiz: Grades K-1 A scavenger hunt for students in Grades K-1, using the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary.
Fish Quiz: Grades 2-3 Print out this fish quiz and use the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary to answer the questions. An Internet research activity.	Word of the Day Worksheets These worksheets on elementary vocabulary have the student do an in-depth examination of a word that the teacher supplies. The student defines the word, uses the word in a sentence, identifies which part of speech it is, draws a picture that exemplifies the word, determines how many syllables it has, finds rhyming words, supplies synonyms and antonyms, etc. Pick a beach-related word for a fun spelling activity.	Which Senses Do You Use? Beach Printable Worksheet A printable worksheet on which senses we use to examine objects, with a chart to fill in. Describe how you sense each object. If you don't use a sense for an object, put an "X" in that box. Objects: shell, starfish, gull, towel, and pick another beach object.	Ocean Map: Label the Oceans Label the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Idea Matrix Puzzle: Beach Words In this sorting and classifying activity, the student fills in the blanks (and some categories) in an idea matrix using a word bank. Classify and sort the words by category and word structure. Word bank: animals, barnacle, beachball, bikini, clothing, food, ice cream, lagoon, lunch, sand, scuba, Starts with S, swimsuit, tide pool, Two Words, wharf. Or go to the answers. Or go to a pdf of the puzzle and the answers.	List of Beach-Related Words Go to a word bank of beach-related words.

Writing Activities:

Draw and Compare Boats Draw two boats and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which boat would be faster?"	Beach: Draw and Write Draw a picture of a beach scene and describe it. What would you do at the beach? For young writers.	Sandcastle: Draw and Write Draw a picture of a sandcastle and write about it. Describe what it looks like, explain how you would make it -- for young writers.
Sea Creature: Draw and Write Draw a picture of a creature that lives in the sea, then write about it -- for young writers.	Beach: Write a Question for Each Answer In this worksheet, the student is given a series of short answers using beach-related words. For each answer, the student writes a short question.	Ocean: Unscramble the Sentences Worksheet Unscramble the words of each simple sentence, then use the first word of each sentence to form the secret message, "The Earth has five oceans." Or go to the answer page.

Printable Name Tags:

Fish Nametag Printable (Black-and-White) Eight fish nametags in black-and-white on one printable page.	Fish Nametag Printable (Color) Eight fish nametags in color on one printable page.	Seahorse Nametag Printable (Black-and-White) Eight seahorse nametags in black-and-white on one printable page.	Seahorse Nametag Printable (Color) Eight seahorse nametags in color on one printable page.
Starfish Nametag Printable (Black-and-White) Eight starfish nametags in black-and-white on one printable page.	Starfish Nametag Printable (Color) Eight starfish nametags in color on one printable page.

Beach Words in Many Languages:

Beach Words in French Label the beach words in French, including sun, sand castle, beach umbrella, beach towel, sunglasses, popsicle, sun block, beach ball, shell, sun hat. Answers	Match French Beach Words and Pictures Match 10 French beach words to their pictures. The words are: soleil/sun, château de sable/sandcastle, parasol/beach umbrella, serviette de plage/beach towel, lunettes de soleil/sunglasses, glace/popsicle, écran total/sun block, ballon de plage/beachball, coquille/seashell chapeau de plage/sun hat. Or go to the answers.	Beach Words in German Label the beach words in German, including sun, sand castle, beach umbrella, beach towel, sunglasses, popsicle, sun block, beach ball, shell, sun hat. Answers
Beach Words in Italian Label the beach words in Italian, including sun, sand castle, beach umbrella, beach towel, sunglasses, popsicle, sun block, beach ball, shell, sun hat. Answers	Beach Words in Spanish Label the beach words in Spanish, including sun, sand castle, beach umbrella, beach towel, sunglasses, popsicle, sun block, beach ball, shell, sun hat. Answers	Match Spanish Beach Words and Pictures Match 10 Spanish beach words to their pictures. The words are: sol/sun, castillo de playa/sandcastle, sombrilla/beach umbrella, toalla de playa/beach towel, lentes obscuros/sunglasses, paleta/popsicle, crema protectora/sun block, pelota de playa/beachball, concha marina/seashell sombrero para el sol/sun hat. Or go to the answers.

Ocean First Letter Printouts:

The Letter A A printout on the letter A, picturing an angelfish, airplane, ant, and an apple tree.

The Letter E A printout on the letter E, picturing an eel, eagle, elephant, and the Earth.

The Letter J A printout on the letter J, picturing a jellyfish, jar, jacks, and jack-o'lantern.

The Letter O A printout on the letter O, picturing an octopus, orca, ostrich, and orange.

The Letter W A printout on the letter W, picturing a whale, worm, wolf, and wrench.

Beach Animal (Intertidal Zone) Printouts to Color:

The intertidal area (also called the littoral zone) is where the land and sea meet, between the high and low tide zones. This complex marine ecosystem is found along coastlines worldwide. It is rich in nutrients and oxygen and is home to a variety of organisms.