{"id":22579,"date":"2013-05-16T23:07:21","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T03:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/?p=22579"},"modified":"2013-05-16T23:07:34","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T03:07:34","slug":"graphing-sea-creatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/graphing-sea-creatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphing Sea Creatures and Tasting Salt Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">On Wednesday, we talked about the ocean, animals in the ocean, and the saltiness of the water.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">During our whole group time, we graphed our favorite sea animals. This activity focused on the children&#8217;s math skills development&#8230;as well as our theme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5076\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22571\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22571\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5076-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5076-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5076-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5079\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22572\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22572\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5079-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5079-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5079-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5082\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22573\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22573\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5082-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5082-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5082-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5087\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22574\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22574\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5087-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5087-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5087-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5089-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22575\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22575\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5089-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5089-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5089-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The children also got to experience the taste of the ocean. I explained to the children that the ocean may look beautiful and appear to taste good, but it is SUPER salty. I prepared cups with salty water for the children to try a sip of. We had a few brave volunteers try the salt water and let us know what they thought of it. They will most likely not ever forget that taste based on their reactions. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5067\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22569\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22569\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5067-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5067-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5067-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5068\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22570\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22570\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5068-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5068-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5068-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5058\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22566\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22566\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5058-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5058-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5058-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5060\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22567\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22567\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5060-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5060-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5060-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5055-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22563\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22563\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5055-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5055-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5055-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5056\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22564\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22564\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5056-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5056-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5056-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5049\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22559\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22559\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5049-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5049-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5049-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5052\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22561\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22561\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5052-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5052-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5052-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/waterocean-theme\/_mg_5054-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22562\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22562\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5054-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5054-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MG_5054-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, we talked about the ocean, animals in the ocean, and the saltiness of the water. During our whole group time, we graphed our favorite sea animals. This activity focused on the children&#8217;s math skills development&#8230;as well as our theme. The children also got to experience the taste of the ocean. I explained to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-preschool-prep"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22579"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22583,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22579\/revisions\/22583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}