It will soon be summer, and for many of us, that means a trip to the beach! One of our favorite things to do at the beach is look for dolphins swimming in the water. We love to catch glimpses of them! It just looks like they’re having so much fun out there! It’s also fun to study about all the different kinds of creatures that live in the sea, and we’ve made it easy (and inexpensive!) for you and your children to do just that.
Below you’ll find books and resources for doing a sea life study with your students. We’ve got a set of Sea Life Notebook Pages in our store, and we think you’ll love them! You can use them for multiple age/grade levels. They can be used to study 38 animals and 1 plant, and a blank page is included if you’d like to add other sea-related animals to your study. You can use them for reports, unit studies, research projects, or in whatever other ways you choose. (There are suggested uses/ideas in the product information in the store, so be sure to take a look!)
We’re also sharing in this article a big book list, and you should be able to find many of these books at your local library. And if you choose to make it a more in-depth or lengthy study, using Apologia’s Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day is an excellent way to do that! In fact, this textbook is perfect for a year-long study of sea life for the whole family (grades K-6) to use together!
Here is a peek at the Sea Life Notebook Pages. But be sure to check them out in our shop too! (At the time of publication of this article, these pages are on sale for $1.99!)
But if you are looking for some wonderful living books for a Sea Life unit, look no further! I’ve created a wonderful list for you below! It was really hard for me to categorize them into age and grade levels (mainly because I like to use books of many levels in my homeschool, and I see the value in offering books at different levels for my child). But to make it easier for you to choose books, I have done my best to assign them to a level.
Stephanie was a military spouse for 20 years and is a veteran homeschooler. She developed numerous homeschool curriculum freebies and notebooking pages as well as art unit studies for local homeschool co-ops. She is currently a master gardener and is pursuing a degree in horticulture. She is also starting a non-profit organization in memory of her daughter which empowers artists with mental illnesses and supports their families.
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looked pretty good also, but I have never used it.
