Swim with The Dolphins

This is a cute little game to go along with an ocean unit, or to use anytime of the year. It works like a cake walk. As the children listen to music (preferably the sound of whales from YouTube), they walk around the room and stop on a number when the music stops. It's a great way to work on listening skills and have fun at the same time. It is also good for the little ones to practice recognizing numbers to 24. There are no cakes to win, but as each person gets out, we give them a package of goldfish crackers, or gummy sharks, so it makes losing a lot less painful. The winner, or last one standing, gets a snack and a sticker. You could also make them the winner if their number is called and they WIN a yummy snack. Your choice. Have FUN! 

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Whale Walk

This is a another version of our musical chairs game with a twist. It's a fun game to go along with an ocean unit, or to use anytime of the year, especially on a rainy spring day.  It works like a cake walk. As the children listen to music (preferably the sound of whales from YouTube or music from Finding Nemo), they walk around the room, swimming like a whale might move, and stop on a number when the music stops. It's a great way to work on listening skills! 

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Crab Walk

This is a cute little game to go along with an ocean unit, or to use anytime of the year. It works like a cake walk. As the children listen to music (preferably a little reggae music, Bob Marley, Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy"), they walk around the room like a crab might walk, and stop on a number when the music stops. It's a great way to work on listening skills and have fun at the same time. It is also good for the little ones to practice recognizing numbers to 24. There are no cakes to win, but as each person gets out, we give them a package of goldfish crackers, or gummy sharks, so it makes losing a lot less painful. The winner, or last one standing, gets a snack and a sticker. You could also make them the winner if their number is called and they WIN a yummy snack. Your choice. Have FUN!

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Ocean Creatures Bingo

As we get to May each year, we start thinking VACATION, and we here in Alabama start planning trips to the Gulf Coast, as do many of our students. To get us in the spirit of beaching, we always do a unit on ocean animals. This year we updated our ocean packets on TPT, and created some fun stuff too to get us through these crazy last weeks, like this cute little game.  It works like Bingo with a twist, and with much cuter graphics than the old version. This would make a great center activity for the end of the year, or during a unit on ocean animals. 
Your kids will love it.

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I Have Who Has

I Have Who Has is a GREAT way to practice the High Frequency Words that your first graders are learning with the Wonder Reading Series! In this pack you are getting all the HFW for the entire year. You students will love playing this while practicing valuable vocabulary and listening skills!  The kids love it!!  And they are actually getting pretty good at it!!

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