“If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, then let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save it.”
- David Sobel
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Books tend to be our first stop when approaching a topic. This is a selection I just pulled off our shelves, but certainly not an exhaustive list.
Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz
Be Plastic Clever by Amy and Ella Meek
The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks
Grandma Bird by Benjamin Davies
The Singing Mermaid by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks
Currently it’s not easy, or at all possible, to access your local bookshop or library, or to borrow books from friends, but over the last few weeks I have discovered so many options of stories read over the internet. Here’s some on the ocean theme:
- The Rainbow Fish - https://youtu.be/QFORvXhub28
- Save the Ocean - https://youtu.be/i1_37YGzXrc
- Smiley Shark - https://youtu.be/ZaU7r2RDf0M
- A House for Hermit Crab - https://youtu.be/0UlGQUNLwAQ
If you prefer a sing song, maybe you could try Plastic Bag, by Nick Cope (https://youtu.be/UZQ0L3bolFw) or There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea (https://youtu.be/R1Qn2bcZRTo).
(You can also find Nick’s CBeebies programme around this song here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p089gq9j/nick-copes-popcast-series-1-6-bag)
For something more factual, how about these:
- BBC Bitesize KS1 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx882hv/articles/zsfkd2p
- Maddie and Greg, Let’s Go Live, Oceans Week - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmTANLv-GyXVzCjYxW_obudYu-pwwlMsp
- Marine Biologist, David Gruber - https://youtu.be/rThDFJFaRow
- Ocean Animals, from Head to Tail - https://youtu.be/2g9-nvBzEIA
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Hopefully that’s plenty to keep you busy! Have you got any good resources you’d like to share? Let me know in the comments.
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