Swimmy
by Leo Lionni
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Overview: After losing all of his brothers and sisters, Swimmy travels through the sea and teaches a group of small fish how to scare the big fish.
Vocabulary Words:
Anemones
Creatures
Darting
Escaped
Fierce
Gulp
Invisible
Medusa
Swaying
Wonderful
Activities: Preview, predict, introduce vocabulary words. Read and discuss.
Writing: on a fish write ways that they can cooperate.
Illustrating: create an ocean scene filled with all of the creatures from Swimmy.
Author study- read other books by Leo Lionni
Computer: website on ocean creatures
Science: Egg Float – fill two containers with water; add a generous amounts of salt to one and stir until dissolved. Place a raw egg in each container. The egg in unsalted water should sink and the one in the salt water should float. Discuss why they float or sink.
Ocean/fish songs (see sheet)
Comprehension questions (see sheet)
Comparison Activity – students compare themselves to Swimmy using a venn diagram
