Under the Sea Activities

Check out our bumper list of Under the Sea activities. We have listed activities for 1-3 year olds, activities for 4-7 year old and activities for 8-11 year olds! We have organised them into curriculum areas so that whatever area you are going to focus on you will have lots of inspiration! Throughout the post you will find links to either useful blog posts we have found online or resources on our website. 

Under the Sea Themed Activities

Under the Sea Activities

Here are 10 activities for you to try this May. You’ll find a nice mix of subjects in this list of thematics ideas.

  1. Make an Under the Sea scene
  2. Learn about ocean zones
  3. Learn the oceans of the world
  4. Sea animals in different languages
  5. Research ocean pollution
  6. Find out about coral reefs
  7. Learn about shoreline erosion
  8. Create egg carton sea creatures
  9. Make your own pebble people story
  10. Saltwater density/floating investigation

Writing Activities

Under the Sea Writing Activities

At Petal Resources, we love a good excuse for writing. Here are our favourite writing activities:

  1. Create a pebble character and write a story
  2. Information text about sea levels
  3. Sea animal top trumps
  4. Persuasive text to save the oceans/animals
  5. Describe an ocean with the 5 senses
  6. Write a story set at sea
  7. Create a poster about the coral reef
  8. Write an ocean poem
  9. Instructions on how to animal proof your recyclables
  10. Explanation text on ocean zones

Craft Activities

Under the Sea Crafts Activities

Who doesn’t love a good craft? Check out this list of 10 crafts to do at home. 

  1. Watercolour and salt coral reef
  2. Dangly jellyfish
  3. Egg carton sea creatures (recycled craft)
  4. Salt dough seashell ornaments
  5. Ocean Zone Diorama
  6. Make a fish collage
  7. Salt dough star fish
  8. Turtle weave (recycled craft)
  9. Ocean foil painting
  10. Scuba tank craft

STEM Activities

Under the Sea Stem Activities

Want to try a great STEM activity? Check out this list of 10 activities to do at home. 

  1. Salt water experiment
  2. Make a boat that floats
  3. Salt water density investigation
  4. Water pollution experiment
  5. Oil spill experiment
  6. Make waves!
  7. Ocean food chains
  8. Sink or Float?
  9. Collect, sort, identify and make observations of shells
  10. Ocean zones in a jar

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