Students identify various sea horses.
Students complete a K-W-L chart.
Time Required
2- 45 minute periods
Vocabulary Words
sea horse: small fish with a head like a horse
plankton: tiny plants and animals that fish eat
vertebrate: having a backbone
Materials
K-W-L chart
Computer with Internet access
Paper and pencil
Sea horses or pictures of sea horses
Literature Book- Sea Horses A True Book by Elaine Landau. Children's
Press. 1999. (or similar children's book may be substituted)
Procedure
Evaluation
Teacher will evaluate students' answers to questions on the K-W-L chart.
Extension
The students can make their own sea horses with construction paper. Check this site for other art activities: Enchanted Learning/Arts and Crafts
Home Learning
The students will write a paragraph
about sea horses and these will be used to compile a class book.