Paper Aquariums

 Along with our science unit, we made our own paper aquariums to act out and show the fish behavior. We learned that goldfish like to swim in the tunnel and behind the plants, while guppies prefer to swim and stay near the top of the water. Guppies are eager to eat the moment food touches the water, while goldfish tend to wait until their food sinks a bit and they don’t notice food right away.

We had fun building our paper aquariums and making sure our pretend fish had everything they needed to survive!

Fishy Friends!

You’ve probably heard from your child by now, but we have new visitors in our classroom! Earlier this week, some new little friends joined us for our new science unit: 3 goldfish and 3 guppies! The students were very excited to be able to observe them and help take care of them. I was very excited that they survived their first week with us! Lol!

They are still unnamed at this point, but we’ve received some fabulous suggestions including, but not limited to: Little Nugget, Fishy, Peanut Butter, Tissue, Nemo, Jolly, Funny Clown, and Tuna! We’ll keep you posted when they decide on the names!

We also had a visit from a bucket of minnows and the bait shop was kind to include a couple of perch as well. We got to observe the similarities and differences between different types of fish. The students observe how the structure of the fish helps them survive and meet their needs. 

Boom Cards

Color by Code

 Build a Word

Feed the Monster

CVC Blending

CVC Sentences