The Pout-pout Fish (Pout-Pout Fish Adventure) (Pout-Pout Fish Adventures): 1

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The activity that I would have 1st graders do would write a piece about their very first day of school and what they remember. We did an activity with this on the first day of school and how it is different or similiar than their first day of Kindergarten. This easy, low-prep activity challenges your preschooler to place the correct number of fish in the bowl. It can be converted into a matching game and is a wonderful way to reinforce number recognition and counting skills. It is a wonderful story about a beautiful, shiny fish who doesn’t like to share. He does however want friends. One day he shares just a single rainbow fin and with another fish and discovers the wonderful joy that comes from giving to others. Flowing, watery illustrations and developmentally appropriate concepts, it isn’t hard to see why this book has become a classic.

I chose The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School for the “First Week of Kindergarten” text set because Pout-Pout fish expresses many of the same worries students will have about school. A positive theme is reiterated throughout the book: You are smart, you can get it, you belong, so don’t forget it! This is a message I want my class to embrace as we begin to build classroom community in the first week of school. In case your tiny tyke is not already anxious about starting school, create unfounded fears by sharing this book! Kids can't get enough of fingerprinting! This educational craft teaches counting skills, number identification, and one-to-one correspondence by giving them a chance to create neat fingerprint bubbles. This fun song will have kids laughing all throughout. It's a musical way to learn about all sorts of under the sea creatures while developing oral language skills and boosting speaking confidence. This is a simple and easy fish puzzle designed to improve color recognition, sorting, and matching skills.

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I was expecting this to be a glamorization of whining and I was pleasantly surprised by the turn. He tells himself “I can’t do this / learn” a bit too many times but then the nice teacher directs him to the right part of fish school and the frown turns upside down. This book is about a fish that goes to school for the first time and he ends up in the wrong class and he thinks he is not smart, he will never get it, he doesn’t belong, and he should just forget it. He continues to move on to find the class that he thinks he belongs in and continues to think he doesn’t belong. Mr.Fish begins to leave school and right before he gives up completely a nice teacher named Miss Hewitt tells him,” yes you do belong, you belong in my class for the brand new fish. Mr. Fish realizes that he is smart, he will get it, he does belong, and he won’t forget it. Available formats: Hardcover (ISBN 978-0374360962); Board Book (978-0374360979); and Book/CD (978-1427231765). Also available in Chinese, Korean, and Braille This clever craft repurposes cupcake liners for artistic fun. Just add some bubbles and you've got a beautiful piece of ocean art! Original questions and guidelines for philosophical discussion by Tristan Leigh and Sally Donovan. Edited June 2020 by The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics.

This colorful fish craft puts a creative twist on styrofoam trays and magnets to create some adorable fish magnets kids can display with pride. This book also asks the important question of what role purpose plays in having a meaningful life and whether a purpose needs to be meaningful or not. Some may believe that the Pout-Pout fish’s life seems to go from having no meaning to being meaningful after finding his purpose. Others may disagree and claim that his purpose is meaningless. This debate asks the important question of whether it is up to you or someone else to decide if your purpose is meaningful or worthwhile. Many activities can seem like a waste of time if one focuses on it, but perhaps it is a matter of perspective and how it affects people’s lives differently. For example, a man who spends his life counting all the blades of grass on his lawn may seem like he has a pointless purpose, but it may be completely meaningful to him or maybe even some others who know him to count all the blades of grass on his lawn. Considering this, we can begin to think about what makes a purpose worthwhile and meaningful. Does his purpose even need to have meaning? Hopefully, through this book, we can produce a productive conversation about purpose and meaningfulness. Questions for Philosophical Discussion HappinessLibrary of Michigan Hopes to Hook Young Readers with Deborah Diesen's 'The Pout-Pout Fish' ". August 3, 2009. Archived from the original on December 24, 2011 . Retrieved February 23, 2015. Want exclusive content, like free chapters, news, and sweepstakes? Register for the newsletter here! The foil material for these glittering fish looks beautiful when painted n bright colors. Why not create a whole ocean full of them?

Playful rhymes. Repetitive text. A comically drawn main character. And a book that talks about turning that frown upside down. Really what more could you want in a read aloud? I can’t even look at the cover without smiling. Build important literacy skills such as letter identification and phonetic awareness with this hands-on "seek and find" fishing game.

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DuMouchel, Leah (May 5, 2010). "Deborah Diesen and 'The Pout-Pout Fish' spread cheery-cheeries to the Ann Arbor District Library". AnnArbor.com . Retrieved February 24, 2015.