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Ocean Theme Preschool Lesson Plan with Free Ocean Printables!

Check out this Ocean Theme Preschool Lesson Plan with Free Ocean Printables! These ocean worksheets are great for building fine motor skills and boosting creativity! Next, have fun making your very own paper plate octopus with Dot Dot markers and streamers! Finally, check out some great picture book recommendations for wonderful ocean vocabulary and exciting under water adventures!

Ocean Theme Preschool Lesson Plan
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FREE Ocean Theme Printables

Have fun coloring with markers or crayons in the ocean theme coloring page. Next, have fun with the Seahorse Eye Spy! Use a marker to circle each seahorse, or for additional pincher strength building, have your little ones peel and stick one sticker onto each seahorse. Trace the letter O and color in the waves, then practice cutting and pasting skills in the sea urchin color sorting sheet!

Ocean Coloring Page
Ocean Coloring Page
Seahorse Eye Spy Worksheet
Seahorse Eye Spy Page

Do you love the ocean? Be sure to print your Octopus Theme Worksheets to learn all about this 8-legged friend! A great way to see the ocean is to go to the beach! Print you Beach Theme Worksheets for fun with the sun and sand!

Letter O Tracing Sheet
Letter O Tracing Sheet
Sea Urchin Color Sorting Worksheet
Ocean Theme Color Sorting Worksheet

Ocean Preschool Worksheets

Match your letters in the ocean letter matching worksheet. Then, cut and paste your ocean pictures and match them to their shadows. These two worksheets are great for practicing scissor skills! The seahorse puzzle will have your little ones matching numbers 1-4, then trace numbers 1-10 in the starfish theme number tracing worksheet.

Ocean Letter Matching Worksheet
Ocean Letter Matching Worksheet
Ocean Shadows Worksheet
Ocean Shadow Matching Worksheet
Seahorse Puzzle
Seahorse Puzzle
Starfish Number Tracing Worksheet
Starfish Counting Worksheet

Use a Dot Dot marker to identify the letter F in the fish theme letter recognition worksheet. Next, identify circles and rectangles in the crab shape identification worksheet. Finally, your Dot Dot markers to fill in the crab! This pack is great for building fine motor skills!

Letter F Recognition Worksheet
Crab Shape Sorting Worksheet
Shape Identification Worksheet

Discover ocean animals, sort colors and shapes, trace letters, and count numbers! This ocean pack is tons of fun!

Crab Dot Dot Page
Crab Dot Dot Page

Ocean Craft for Preschool!

Materials Needed: paper plate, streamers, Dot Dot markers, googly eyes, glue, scissors, sharpie

Step 1: First, gather your supplies! On the back of the paper plate write numbers 1-8 with a sharpie. When the time comes, your little ones will glue one streamer onto each number. Flip the plate over and have your little ones decorate the plate with Dot Dot markers! Use any colors you like!

Octopus Craft Supplies
Octopus Craft Numbered
Ocean Theme Preschool Lesson Plan

Step 2: Next, while your little ones are filling in the plate, cut 8 streamers. You can make each piece as long or as short as you like, mine ended up being 12 inches long. Once the front of the paper plate is all filled up, flip the plate over and have your little ones glue one streamer onto each number.

Dot Dots on the Octopus Paper Plate
Ocean Theme Preschool Lesson Plan
Streamers on the Paper Plate

Step 3: Finally, flip the plate back over and add two big googly eyes! Take your octopus outside to see how its legs move in the wind! Hang your awesome creation somewhere that needs a little bit of octopus cheer!

Ocean Theme Preschool Lesson Plan
Ocean Theme Preschool Lesson Plan, Finished Octopus Craft

Ocean Books for Preschool

Check out three amazing ocean books for preschool! Reading with your little ones is a great way to build vocabulary skills, build a social bond, and discover potential interests! Read “I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean”, “Ocean Life”, and “Swimmy”.

"I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean"
"Ocean Life"
"Swimmy"

Click below to print your Free Ocean Theme Worksheets for Preschool!

We hope you enjoyed this Ocean Theme Preschool Lesson Plan! Be sure to check out the Frog Theme Lesson Plan for even more animal fun!

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