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• Jay Jay The Jet Plane - "Snuffy Discovers the Ocean"
  Snuffy is fascinated by Gilbert, Brenda Blue's new fish. He falls asleep and dreams that Gilbert talks to him about the ocean. Snuff learns that the ocean is a wonderful place, it just isn't made for planes. After awakening, Tracy and Jay Jay offer to take Snuffy on a REAL trip to the ocean. Snuffy agrees and thanks Gilbert for sparking his interest in the ocean.
• Reading Rainbow - "Seashore Surprises"
  This helpful book explains how waves, sand and pebbles form at the seashore and describes animals, plants and shells which can be seen when the tide goes out. LeVar uses this feature book when he goes beachcombing in southwestern Florida. There he meets two local naturalists who help him explore plant and animal life (shells, mangroves, oysters, spiny burn fish, scallops, sea stars, etc.) at the shoreline and in the shallows of the Gulf.

Do in Class

• Barney: Fish Stick Puppet - Make a fish puppet and sing a song about catching a fish.
• Boohbah: What is Underwater? - Identify what animals and plants live under the water.
• Dragonfly TV: Living Things: Kelp Forest - Investigate what kind of animals live in a kelp forest off the coast of California. (Advanced Activity)
• Reading Rainbow: Louis the Fish - Explore marine life with this feature book and try a fishing activity.
• Reading Rainbow: Fish Mobile - Build a fish mobile with fun fish templates.
• ZOOM: Solar Still - Learn how to turn salt water into fresh water.

Play Online

• Dragonfly TV: ROV - Control a virtual ROV to explore marine life in a tropical reef.
• George Shrinks: Race - Race a fish to find underwater treasure.
• Reading Rainbow: Build a Habitat - Create a virtual underwater environment. Explore camouflage and creature habitats.
• Reading Rainbow: Seashore Concentration - Test your memory skills with a fun game of concentration. Can you find the hidden picture?

Read

• Into the A, B, Sea: An Ocean Alphabet
  By Deborah Lee Rose and Steve Jenkins
  Published September 2000 by Scholastic, Inc.
  This alphabet picture book features sea creatures, from anemones to zooplankton. Children 4-8 year will find a lot to look at in Jenkins's paper collages. Told in rhyming couplets, this book would make a good introduction to a unit on the sea.
• Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea
  By Chris Butterworth and John Lawrence
  Published April 2006 by Candlewick Press
  Follow the life cycle of a Barbour's sea horse in this beautifully illustrated natural history. The author has included an index and encourages his young readers to use it to find specific information. Lawrence's vinyl engravings are striking.

*As most PBS children's programs offer one year extended taping rights for teachers, please feel free to tape them now and save them for use in your classroom during the school year.