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A is for Aquarium
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Here are printable materials and some
suggestions to present letter A. Review the themes column for
related activities and topics.
This is Activity Day #3 of Letter
A Impact Poster Lesson Plan
Animals > Ocean | Aquatic Animals > Pets > Aquarium
can be defined two ways.
1. A tank or other container (fish bowl) filled with
water in which water animals and plants are kept. This
container is also called a fish tank.
2. A building where water (aquatic) animals are kept,
displayed and studied. An aquarium can be within a public
aquarium, a marine
park or zoo.
Alphabet Activities > Letter
A is for Aquarium
Children Age 3 and under:
a letter A coloring page in standard
block or D'Nealian
and an aquarium coloring image 1
behind it or on a separate page if using paints
to decorate later. Discuss other letter A words found on the worksheet.
* Finger Tracing:
Trace letter A's in upper and lower case with your finger as you
also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the
same on their coloring page.
* Children can trace and color the letter A's. After completing
coloring the letter, encourage children to color and decorate the
aquarium. Write the word aquarium on the finished coloring
Ages 3+ to 6:
Alphabet - beginning letter A sound (short sound)
Letter A Activity Worksheet and Mini Book program.
Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet
* Letter A words: This page and matching mini-book can be used as part of Letter
A program of activities
to reinforce letter practice and to identify related A words.
* Finger and Pencil Tracing:
Trace letter A's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the
letter. Invite the children to do the same on their worksheet. Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter
with your choice of sharpened crayon, fine tip marker, coloring or regular pencil
and demonstrate the direction of the arrows and numbers that help them trace the
letter correctly. During the demonstration, you may want to
count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the number
order aids them in the writing process.
* Find the letter A's: Have the children find all the
letter A's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle
or trace/shade them first. Visit each child to make sure they
have identified the letter A's and then discuss the locations with the poster.
* Discuss other letter A words and images: First 'brainstorm' and
ask the children about other words that have that beginning sound and
write them on a board (dry erase board) as the children come up with
example. You can print letter A in a different bright color to
make it stand out. If you have illustrated alphabet books you
can also use images in them. You can also display other A posters and
coloring pages or even make a letter A classroom book using coloring
images or color posters. Visit Letter
Printable Materials to make your choice.
A Word Search Game & Handwriting Practice
The four and eight word search game features an aquarium (fish tank) and
letter A words with pictures and handwriting practice.
Advanced Handwriting Practice:
1. Print your choice of printable
lined-paper. Have children draw an an aquarium scene behind the lined
paper or print an an aquarium coloring page
to color and decorate after writing practice.
2. Drawing and writing paper:
The upper drawing box represents the aquarium.
a. Method 1:
Step 1 > Print the page to light blue paper.
Step 2 > Encourage children to draw
and color aquatic animals and plants over the blue background or
provide stickers. Practice writing letter A a.
b. Method 2:
Step 1 > Have children
color inside of the frame blue to represent the water.
Follow step 2 above.
Aquarium Theme Activities and Crafts >
Visit these two aquarium theme lesson plans.
Activity #1: Aquarium
Craft: The Bottom of the Sea
Activity #2: Five
Fish in a Bowl (aquarium or fish bowl)