Alexis Panepinto

Lesson Ideas on Fluency

Text: “Sea Creatures” by Meish Goldish and Reader’s Theater on Sea Life
Objective: Learn about sea creatures and build fluency

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Pre-teach Read aloud Paired Reading Reader’s Theater Performance
vocabulary

Teacher will read Teacher will Teacher will Each student Students will
the poem aloud read the poem rank students will be assigned perform the
first. Then the aloud to from the a sea life reader’s theater
teacher will allow students. Each strongest to creature in the from the day
students to read student will be weakest readers reader’s theater before. Students
the poem given a copy and pair a strong piece. Students will act like the
independently and of the text so reader with a will then look animal that they
find words that that they can weak reader to over their part to were assigned to
they do not know. follow along help improve see if they need and read their
Students will while the fluency. any clarification parts. If there is
circle/highlight teacher is Students will on vocabulary or time throughout
these words and reading. then take turns how words are the week, the
then the class will reading the pronounced. The teacher can allow
come together to poem. whole class will students to make
discuss these then sit in a props for their
words. The circle on the performance.
teacher can have floor and Teacher can
the students use a complete invite family
dictionary and reader’s theater. members or other
then students can faculty members
write these words if they choose to.
in their vocabulary
journals.
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Sea Creatures

Come along, come with me,

Take a dive in the deep blue sea.
Put on your gear, let's explore
All the way to the ocean floor!

See that snail wrapped in curls?

Look! An oyster wearing pearls!
Watch the octopus oh so dark,
But don't you dare to pet the shark!

Dive on down, seaward bound,

Motion in the ocean is all around!
Dive on down, seaward bound.
Motion in the ocean is all around.

Now we're very far below,

The lantern fish are all aglow.
Is that a tiny shock you feel?
You just met an electric eel!

Giant blue whales start to stir,

Bigger than dinosaurs ever were!
Wave good-bye to the squid and sponge,
This is the end of our deep-sea plunge!

Dive on down, seaward bound,

Motion in the ocean is all around!
Dive on down, seaward bound.
Motion in the ocean is all around.

Meish Goldish
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Reader’s Theater
Ocean Life

Characters:
Orca
Shark
Jelly
Spider crab
Lobster
Seahorse
Octopus
Moray Eel
Stingray
Horseshoe Crab
Sea Turtle
Dolphin
Sea star

Name: _______________________
I am the _________________________
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Everyone: We are marine animals. We live in the

sea which is also called the ocean. The ocean’s water is
very salty.

Orca: I am an Orca. I am also called a killer

whale. I eat sea lions, walruses, and even
other whales. Did you know that I am really
a very large dolphin?

Shark: I am a shark. I am a fierce, ferocious fish. I

have been around since before the dinosaurs.
When I lose a tooth, another grows in its
place! Isn’t that cool?

Jelly: I used to be called a jellyfish. My name was

changed to jelly. I can sting you with my
tentacles.
Don’t ever step on me!
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Everyone: We are marine animals. We live in the

sea which is also called the ocean. The
ocean’s water is very salty.

Spider Crab: I am a Spider Crab. I look scary. My

body is hard and round. I like to eat
dead flesh. Dead Sea stars and
mollusks are my favorite. Some people
like to eat my legs. But, you have to
catch me first!

Lobster: I am a lobster. My blood is not red, it is

clear. If I lose a leg, claw, or antennae it’s
no big deal. I just grow another one. Bet
you can’t do that!

Everyone: We are marine animals. We live in the sea

which is also called the ocean. The ocean’s water is very
salty.
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Seahorse: I am a seahorse. I have a pouch like a

kangaroo and a tail like a monkey. My
head is shaped similar to a horse’s head.
I can camouflage myself for protection.
Pretty neat, don’t you think?

Octopus: I am an octopus. I have eight long legs. I

have suckers underneath my legs. I
have absolutely no bones. I can squirt
black ink into the water to ward off
enemies.

Everyone: We are marine animals. We live in the

sea which is also called the ocean. The
ocean’s water is very salty.

Moray Eel: I am a moray eel. I like to live among

the rocks because I am sneaky. I cannot
see very well but I have a good sniffer.
There is green slime usually covering
my skin. Gross!
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Stingray: I am a stingray. My mouth and nose are

on my belly! I like to swim near the
bottom of the ocean.

Everyone: We are marine animals. We live in the

sea which is also called the ocean. The
ocean’s water is very salty.

Horseshoe crab: I am a horseshoe crab. I am not

dangerous. I have two eyes on top
of my shell. I can swim upside
down? Can you?

Sea Turtle: I am a female sea turtle. I am an air-

breathing reptile. I don’t have teeth, I
have a beak instead. I come up to the
shore to lay eggs in the sand. The boys
don’t usually leave the water.
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Everyone: We are marine animals. We live in the

sea which is also called the ocean. The
ocean’s water is very salty.

Dolphin: I am a dolphin. I am not a fish, I am a

mammal. I am very intelligent. I
communicate by making all kinds of
whistling noises.

Sea Star: I am a sea star. I am not called a starfish

anymore, because I am not a fish. If I lose a
leg I will grow another one. I can live far
down into the depths of the sea.

Everyone: We are marine animals. We live in the

sea which is also called the ocean. The
ocean’s water is very salty. THE END!