Dive into the deep blue sea with your little explorers to discover the ocean’s most fascinating residents! Sharks are some amazing creatures and they spark curiosity in kids of all ages.
Our shark do a dot activities are fun learning tools for kids to practice their fine motor skills, boost their letter recognition, and dip their toes into beginner math skills like counting and graphing. It’s a fun and interactive way to help them make waves in their learning journey.
Add these printable sheets to any ocean themed unit for your preschoolers, pre-k students, and kindergarteners. Your little shark enthusiasts will be excited to use their dot markers to complete these fun dotting activities.
Ready to make a splash? Check out more shark activities that will have kids smiling and learning all day long!
Dot Marker Shark Printables
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This free printable set includes the following worksheets:
- Shark Do a Dot Art Page
- Shark Dot the Number Page
- Ss is for Shark Dot the Letter Page
Shark Do a Dot Art Page
For a splash of creativity, grab the dot markers and our shark do a dot art page! This fun activity has kids fill in the shark illustration by dotting within the design.
As they fill in the dots, they’ll have a great time while also developing their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Shark Dot the Number Page
Count on having fun with the dot the number shark page. Kids will recognize the numbers beneath each shark and then practice their counting skills by dotting the correct number of circles above. This engaging activity helps teach beginner math skills like counting and graphing.
As they work through the page with cute shark illustrations, they’ll also enhance their fine motor skills and learn to follow instructions.
Ss is for Shark Dot the Letter Page
Kids can sink their teeth into learning letters with the Ss is for shark dot the letter page. They’ll practice recognizing and dotting both uppercase and lowercase ‘Ss’s. This activity is a fantastic way to reinforce letter recognition in an interactive manner.
By focusing on the letter ‘Ss’, children will strengthen their ability to identify the letter and improve their fine motor skills when they dot each one.
To use these pages again and again, be sure to laminate them and use dry erase markers or manipulatives like bingo chips or pom poms to cover the dots.
Kids’ Ideas For Ocean Theme
Keep your little explorers hooked on learning about the ocean’s coolest creatures! Below you’ll find engaging educational activities that are perfect for any ocean theme.
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Swim through our selection of fantastic projects and discover new books and hands-on activities that will have kids filled with excitement. Keep reading to uncover a sea of fun ideas that will be a hit with your kiddos!
Ocean Books For Kids
The Snail and the Whale– Julia Donaldson, author of the famous book The Gruffalo, brings kids another fun book about an unlikely set of friends. Snail and Whale have lots of fun together in this colorful book!
Shark Lady– This children’s book is based upon the true story of Eugenie Clark, aka, The Shark Lady. Learn about her love of sharks, her discoveries, and the inspiring message of going after what you want in life.
The Rainbow Fish -This is a classic children’s book with a wonderful message for children. In it, a fish learns to share his favorite possession, his glittery scales, with his friends!
Ocean Animal Crafts For Kids
Shark Tissue Paper Craft – This tissue paper shark will make for some fin-tastic fun! Scrunching and pasting the colorful tissue paper onto the shark template is a fantastic way for little ones to sharpen their fine motor skills while making some cool art!
Jellyfish Name Craft – Kids will snip, glue, and customize a jellyfish by spelling out their names on the bubbles. This activity is perfect for preschoolers and up to either learn to spell their names or make it personalized.
Crab Paper Cup Craft – Pinch the boredom away with a crabby cup! Grab a paper cup and our free template so kids can transform ordinary materials into a cheerful crab, complete with pinchers and a big smile.
Fun Octopus Tracing Worksheets
Octopus Toilet Paper Roll Craft – Making an octopus out of a toilet paper tube and our free template will be an ocean of fun for your kiddos. It’s a neat way to upcycle a common household item and it can be customized with kids’ favorite colors.
Ocean Activities For Kids
Wiggle into tracing fun with our octopus tracing worksheets! Kids will trace and color a friendly octopus to enhance hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. Our line tracing printables offer squiggly challenges to boost hand control and focus.
Plus, the ‘Oo’ letter tracing worksheet helps kids practice writing the letter in uppercase and lowercase, improve pencil grip, and letter recognition.
Explore the ocean with our Don’t Worry Little Crab activities! Kids will scuttle into solving pattern puzzles to enhance their critical thinking and cutting skills and master letter recognition with the Ss is for Seahorse do a dot.
The label the crab worksheet introduces them to crab anatomy while boosting fine motor skills with cutting and pasting. They’ll also enjoy tracing various lines to improve hand-eye coordination. Plus, our flashcards featuring cute sea creatures are perfect for fun reading and memory games!
Swim into oceanic fun with our ocean pattern block mats! These colorful mats turn math into an underwater adventure and feature sea creatures from the tiniest seahorse to the biggest whale.
Kids will love using pattern blocks to fill in these mats, which helps develop spatial awareness, fine motor skills, and early math concepts. They’re great for preschoolers to kindergarteners to make learning engaging and educational.
Your preschoolers will have a big time with this ocean animal hide and seek sensory bin! This shallow water bin with frothy sea foam, turns sensory play into a hide and seek game. Toddlers will love scooping and pouring through the soapy suds to uncover hidden sea creatures.
It’s a fantastic way for kids to develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Watch their eyes light up as they discover what’s hiding beneath the foam!
Easy Seahorse Craft
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