Camping and Fishing

Raise Awareness:
Go camping or fishing. Look at photos taken of family camping trips. Eat fish for dinner. Sleep in a sleeping bag on the floor of your bedroom. Go on a walk or hike. Use a trail map.
Books:
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson, Just Camping Out or Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Mayer, Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert and Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats.
Art Connection:
Draw a trail map to use on a pretend hike in your home or backyard. Include rivers, mountains, trails, camping areas, etc. Draw and decorate paper fish for display or for fishing in a stream (blue cloth).
Literacy Connection:
Children can write a different letter on each fish, such as the letters in their name. Luke dictated to me a story about a fish he named Egore. Then he illustrated it. He also wrote the words "map" and "fish" on his trail map and fish art.
Math Connection:
Measure the length of different size fish. Practice subtraction by counting how many fish you catch and throwing some back into the stream. How many fish do you have left?
Science Connection:
Introduce the compass. Use it to label the walls of your play room with the directions north, south, east, west. In which direction does the sun rise and set? Watch the night sky. Look for constellations and draw the moon each night to see how it appears to change shape.