Project Title: Creatures of the Sea : Whales and Jellyfish
Description: focuses on the widely different types of living creatures you can find in the ocean.
Author: Candice
Grade Level or Target Age Range : preschool
Vocabulary: shape, size, color, krill, stingers, waterspout
Materials: paper plates with a section cut off, strip of paper, coffee filters, glue, yarn, watercolors, brushes, black crayons
Blue Whale Information
Whale Size Chart
Jellyfish Information
Demo/ Directions:
Project One: Whale
1. First have students paint their paper plate pieces blue (5 – 10 minutes)
* To keep students active, have them put aside their paper plates while they dry. They can begin the second project while they wait.*
2. Then have students glue the “tail” to the “body” of the whale. Make sure the flat side is down. ( 5 minutes)
3. Now have students draw the whales eye, mouth, and waterspout. ( 5 minutes)
Project Two: Jellyfish
*place coffee filter bottom down on top of a paper plate or watercolor friendly surface.*
1. Have students place color dots on the bottom of the coffee filters with their brush. Try to keep the sides dry for the next step. ( 5 – 10 minutes)
2. Now glue the “stingers” on to the inner sides of the filter (5 – 10 minutes)