Fish Theme and Rainbow Fish Theme

Fish
Books
Fish Books at Amazon.com

Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni  This is about a fish and a tadpole that turns into a frog.
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale by Marcus Pfister
These books mentions friends.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss or in Spanish
One Fish Two Fish Concentration (Matching Game)

Rainbow Fish to the Rescue by Marcus Pfister
Rainbow Fish to the Rescue Physical Education Lesson @ PEC

Physical Education
Make a Fish Bean Bag and then toss it to each other. New 6/7/05

My Pages
Fish & Turtles Do the ones that deal with "fish".  There are songs, fingerplays, picture resources, coloring pages, and information about fish on this page.

Fish Crafts (and Puppets) & Music

For crafts #1-4, you can play "The Aquarium" from Carnival of the Animals by Saints-Saens you while swimming in the sea (ocean).

1.  Fish Craft:
Draw some (or only one) fish on a piece of paper.  Decorate them (it) how you want (use water colors, markers, crayons, kids paint, tissue paper, etc.)  Cut them (it) out.  If desired, glue onto another piece of paper.

Optional: Tape a long piece of yarn (about an adults arm length) on the back of the front of the fish or tape (or glue) a craft stick on the back of the fish.

2.  Flying Fish Craft:
Fold a piece of paper in half lengthwise. Cut a tail to be about 3 inches. From there, make a fish body. Cut a piece off to make a mouth. Decorate it how you want (use water colors, markers, crayons, kids paint, tissue paper, etc.)  Tape a long piece of yarn (about an adults arm length) on the back of the front of the fish.  

3. Have the children color a fish located at one of the below links:
Ivy's Coloring Book (Fish) This is a two sided fish.
Aquademics - Art
You can make a fish puppet using the previous links.  Have the children color the fish with crayons, markers, kids paint, glitter & glue, etc. (Supervise the use of glitter and glue.)  Make this a fish puppet by taping a craft stick (or yarn-about an adults arm length) on the back of the fish.

4.  Use the patterns at: Preschool Express: Fish Patterns or Template shape 8 @ Activity Village.
Decorate, (laminate), and tape the fish on a craft stick.  Pretend to be a fish as you sing these songs.

Under the Sea Craft
Draw different fish, sharks, (and other sea animals (octopus, whales, etc).  Decorate using water colors, markers, crayons, kids paint, etc.  Tape or hang them in a box.  You can glue blue paper in the box or paint it blue. 

Other Fish Crafts:
Draw your own fish in the fish bowl @ First-school.

Music & Pretend Play
Lay on the floor or stand up.  Play "The Aquarium" from Carnival of the Animals by Saints-Saens while you pretend to be any kind of fish swimming in the sea (ocean).

Preschool Education: Music & Songs - Sea Animals

Home Economics (Cooking) / Snacks
Eat fish sticks, tuna sandwiches, or other types of fish.
Make fish shaped sugar cookies or biscuits.  (See The Pratt Family Cookbook.)

The Rainbow Fish Ideas/Story Bag
1.  Rainbow Fish Books at Amazon.com
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister or (Spanish: El Pez Arco Iris) Play the Cassette or CD while reading the book.
Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale

Other Rainbow Fish books.
2. Cassette or CD of "The Aquarium" from Carnival of the Animals by Saints-Saens.
3. Fish Crafts
4. Rainbow Fish Home Economics / Snacks
Rainbow Fish Sugar Cookies / Biscuits / Pretzels
Use a fish cookie cutter.  (If you don't have a fish cookie cutter follow the following instructions: To make fish, use a circle cookie cutter and stretch it a little bit. cut a triangle for the tail.  Put some water on the bottom of the triangle so it will stay together after it is cooked.)  (Use one of the following recipes: Sugar Cookies / Dairy-free Sugar Cookies, Biscuits / Dairy-free Biscuits, or Pretzels.)  Bake the sugar cookies, biscuits, or pretzels according to the directions in the recipe.  After baking, spread some water on your fish.  Sprinkle colored sugar on them (for scales).  Make sure to share your scales (colored sugar shaker) with your friends.

Rainbow Toast
Use a fish cookie cutter.  (If you don't have a fish cookie cutter follow the following instructions: To make fish, use a circle cookie cutter and stretch it a little bit. cut a triangle for the tail.  Put some water on the bottom of the triangle so it will stay together after it is cooked.)  For each color, take 1 tablespoon milk (rice/soy/cow's) and 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon sugar and mix it.  Place some of the milk mixture in small jars, glasses, small margarine containers, or other containers.  Repeat for the amount of colors you want.  It takes 1 drop to make each color. Take sugar cookie dough, biscuit, or a piece of white bread.  Paint with some of the milk using a pastry brush or small paint brush. Mix the colored milk to make different colors.  Bake the sugar cookies, biscuits, or pretzels according to the directions in this recipe handout.  For the bread, put the bread in the oven or a toaster oven and take it out when it is lightly brown.

5.  Rainbow Song Online or cassette/CD.
6.  Related Links:
The Rainbow Fish @ DLTK
Crafts, links, books (in different languages), and videos

Math
Go Fish Game @ Crayola
Sea Creatures: Make a Fishing Game

Misc. Rainbow Fish Links
Reading Rainbow Fish Mobile

Fish Links
Birch Aquarium Virtual Tour
The Tropical Fish Page
Yahooligans: Download Pictures of Fish
Yahooligans: Fish
Fish Theme - @ Child's Play Family Daycare Crafts & Activities , Songs, Finger Plays & Nursery Rhymes, and Recipes
Shedd Aquariam Lesson plans, interactive online activities, explorer's guide, and more

Fish Printables
A Child's Place: Fish Activities, games, fish printables
A to Z Teacher Stuff: Ocean Mini-Books
Download a "Free Sample" called "I See A Fish" (colors).
AFUNK: Fish Coloring Book
CyberSleuth Kids: Fish Coloring Pages
eduplace- Fish Shape Book with and without lines (pdf)
Doliphinman Free Worksheets
Environmental Coloring Sheets - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Fish coloring pages
Family Works! Coloring Book Page: Fish
Familyeducation.com: Schools of Fish
Fish Printouts - EnchantedLearning Including facts
The Fish Counting Rhyme and Five Fish in a Fishbowl Craft @ First-School Trace the 1-5 fish
Four Fishies @ Christy's Clipart
Ivy Coloring Book: Fish
Kids Online Playground at Nature's Hideway Coloring pages, fish dot-to-dot, fish color by number, etc.
KidZone: Fish Dot-to-Dot (1-9)
PBS: Reading Rainbow: Sea Ya!: Fish Mobile
TCM: Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On (pdf) Fishbowl with 10 fish in it (a coloring & counting activty) and Poetry (Ten Little Fishies) and fish.  You can use the "Fishbowl" with the poem

Crafts
DLTK's Crafts: Triangle Fish
Danielle's Place: Fish Puppet
Danielle's Place: Goldfish
The Chalkboard: Art Activities - Rainbow Fish
About.com Fish Craft Project
 

Online Fish Activities Birch Aquarium Virtual Tour Build-a-Fish @ Shedd Aquarium (Grades 3-6) Find the Funny Fish Hiding in the Sea @ NIEHS LHS: Build-A-Fish Match Fish Colors One Fish Two Fish Concentration (Matching Game) Protect the Fish in Our Seas Online Coloring @ NIEHS Somethin' Fishy! @ Scholastic I Caught a Fish @ Sunshine Online (Colors) Online Connect the Dots Sea Horse (1-13) @ Enchanted Learning Squish The Fish @ Shedd Aquarium (K-2) Swim with the Goldfish! @ NIEHS Wrasse Jigsaw Puzzle Middle School and High School Fish Online Activities Mysteries of Apo Island @ Shedd Aquarium Grades 6-9 This island is in the Philippines Conservation Investigation: Seahorses Grades 9-12 @ Shedd Aquarium

Online Fish Songs 3 Little Fishies Dance & Song (animated) 3 Little Fishies @ A Magical Musical Place for Children Did You Ever Go A Fishin' @ NIEHS (Part of song Turkey in the Straw Three Little Fishies (animated) Fishy in the Brook with music Five Little Tunafish with music Five Little Fishies (action song)

Eel
Letter E Coloring Pages @ DLTK-Kids

John Dory
John Dory Fish Printout (and facts) @ Enchanted Learning

Leopard Darter
US EPA - Endangered Species Picture Book: Leopard darter (fish)