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Crab Theme Lesson Plan Printable Activities

Crab Theme Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities

Materials:

  • printer
  • paper
  • coloring & writing tools
  • scissors
  • glue stick
  • Additional supplies may be required for the crafts

Get ready to pinch some knowledge and have a crab-tastic time with these fun facts and printable activities! We'll scuttle sideways into the fascinating world of crustaceans, learning all about their unique features and behaviors.

Activity: Learn about Crabs @ YouTube

Activity > Science > Ocean > Learn about the Crab

Present some crab fun facts and images. Here are some basic facts and links to choose from. Adapt the information and materials to your teaching needs.

  • Crabs are crusteceans. A crustacean is a group of animals that usually live in water and have a hard outer shell, like crabs, lobsters, and shrimp. They are like the "insects of the sea" and have jointed legs and antennae.
  • Crabs live along coastlines in cracks and under plants in tide pools, or in burrows in sand.
  • Like a suit of armor, a crab's shell protect it from attackers. A crab has two claws for holding and tearing food and for fighting. If a crab's claw breaks off, a new one grows back!
  • A crab's shell matches the color of the rocks, plants or sand where it lives.
  • A crab moves quickly, moving sideways on its eight back legs.
  • Resource: Crab at Wikipedia.org.

Activity > Online Jigsaw Puzzle > Crab > Skill: Problem solving, bilingual English and Spanish

Activity > Alphabet > Letter C printable activities
Introduce or practice letter C with these printable activities and mini-book or focus on Cr blend words: crab, crocodile, cricket, etc.

Activity > Printable Crab Craft (Ages 2.5+)
Select a crab craft. Tell the children they are going to have fun with a craft activities related to the crab. The crab crafts will incorporate various learning skills during assembly.

Activity > Literacy · Character education:

Activity > Nutrition > Food group > Protein Food Group > Crab is a shellfish and included in the Protein Food Group (coloring page).

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