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The octopus costumes for Halloween re-sparked interest in everything sea creature - specifically, octopus and squid. A had me put several octopus books on hold through the library and we picked up the first batch last night.
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This morning we found some octopus printables for him to color. He also wanted a notebook set up with the words octopus and squid so he could practice writing them, and then he asked to do a painting. At A's request, I drew a base sketch of an octopus on watercolor paper, and then the boys painted away. A selected blues to look like a Caribbean reef octopus photo he liked, and G liked a photo of a giant Pacific octopus, so chose reds.
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Here are our three favorite octopus books of the day (and there are more--see the list to the right):
Octopuses and Squids by Mary Jo Rhodes
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Octopuses, Squids, and Cuttlefish by Trudi Strain Trueit
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The Amazing Octopus by Bobbie Kalman
Lots of fun for a cold windy day inside!
3 comments:
Oh you gotta love the octopus...what fun to be in the sea in November...love the watercolors...your pictures are so vibrant...and your children look happy!
Octopuses are super smart-they can open jar lids! They have been known to escape aquarium tanks and roam around. And totally bizarre, almost alien like! I love them too.
Nice work kiddos!
They are cool, aren't they? A's favorite YouTube videos are of the octopus - an octopus opening jars/doors, videos of camouflage in action, and of course, a video of a 600 pound octopus making it through a hole the size of a quarter or so. Wow.
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