This week our story is Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson. It is an underwater story of friendship and fun. When Crab finds a new shell, he doesn’t want to share it with anyone – especially not a blobby purple anemone and a tickly bristle worm. But life in the rock pool proves tougher than Crab thinks and he soon finds he needs his new housemates.
Below are some suggested topic activities:
Science |
The story takes place in a rockpool. Watch this video on rockpools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWCQoCurPOY Draw and label what you might find in a rockpool
Last week you found out what could float and what didn’t. This week find out why things float and sink. Watch this video https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/messy-goes-to-okido-why-do-things-sink-and-float Play this game and predict what will float and what will sink |
Art |
Create your own shells. There is a lot of glitter in the story - Ask an adult if you can decorate your shell with glitter (sorry parents!)
Design a new shell for the three friends to share
Design a new book cover for the story. – see example below
Colouring sheets – see below |
It’s World Ocean Day on Monday 8th June. Watch this video on how we can help keep our oceans and seas clean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7VJ1pFKad40 Here are some activities you can do. There are some resources are below:
Look in your recycling bag and sort into paper/plastic/cardboard/cans
Make a poster full of ocean animals or asking people to stop throwing plastic in the sea
Find, count and colour
Read and colour ocean animals activity
Ocean craft ideas https://artsycraftsymom.com/easy-and-engaging-ocean-crafts-for-kids/ |