j is for jellyfish - preschool lesson

j is for jellyfish

We read a couple Jellyfish books.

This one.

And this one, too.

They had good photos.

Facts we learned about the Jellyfish - 

• they are mostly made of water.
• they have no brain, heart or bones.
• the smallest jellyfish can be smaller than a penny.
• the biggest can grown as long as a blue whale!
• most jellyfish live in the ocean
• their bodies are called "bells".
• They have a mouth under their bell & tentacles that hang from the bell.
• Jellyfish feel soft & gooey & are covered with mucus.

We read a book called Ooey Gooey ABC's. 

There were a bunch of other mucus covered critters in there.  

Yuck.

Then we made some Ooey Gooey Putty ourselves!

The recipe is simple  

Mix 1/2 cup hot water in 1 bowl with 1/2 Tablespoon of Borax

Mix 1/2 cup water in a bigger bowl with 1/2 cup (4 oz.) Elmer's Glue

Mix borax/water into the glue/water.

Add a little food coloring.

Stir & stir.  Squish & knead.

It will be separate & clumpy for a while & super slimy.  

Keep going & soon you can take it out of the bowl & play with it.

Play with it in the kitchen, though.

You won't want to pick it out of the carpet.

We read a cute story book that still teaches facts about Jellies -
Jenny Jellyfish.

We were in the midst of Jellyfish school when Kendall was born.

Daddy took the big kids to the Monterey Bay Aquarium one morning 

while Kendall & I rested at home.

The Jellies exhibit there is gorgeous!

But, it was hard for daddy to get a good photo 

while guiding 3 littles through the crowds.

*  I came across this Jellyfish photo from 3 years ago & had to add it.  

Check out Gillian's hair!*

We colored this Jellyfish picture with watercolor pencils 

& then painted it with water.

We did letter tracing & bean bag toss with letter j.

Words we came up with - 

• jet
• jungle
• jacket
• jump
• jello
• jam
• jelly
• jaguar
• jingle
• jiggle
• jogging
• just
• jewels
• junk