Lesson video

Hello everybody, my name's Miss Hughes.

What's your name? Lovely to meet you.

Can you guess where I am in this lesson? I'm under the sea, surrounded by beautiful creatures.

I can see fish of every colour, and I think I can even see an octopus somewhere over there.

And in today's lesson, we're going to think about all of the different creatures that live under the sea and learn to identify some of them.

There will be three lessons on under the sea.

The first with me, the second with Miss Sidenius and the third with Mrs. Garrard.

Give them a wave, they're excited to see you.

In this lesson, we will listen to a story, learn what lives under the sea and then capture the ocean in a bottle by making a sensory bottle.

You're going to need a transparent bottle, some oil, water, blue colouring or if you don't have any blue food colouring, you could use blue paint and glitter if you have some.

You will need help from your grownup getting those things.

So remember to ask them first, pause the video here, If there's anything you need to get and restart when you're ready.

Got everything, make sure you're in a quiet space and we'll begin.

And we'll start by listening to story.

This story is called Fidgety Fish by the author, Ruth Galloway and published by Little Tiger Press.

I wonder what creatures we'll find in this story.

What do you think, tell your screens.

I think they'll definitely be some fish, but I think we might meet some other creatures too.

Let's begin.

Tiddler was always fidgeting.

He wrinkled and squiggled.

He darted and giggled until his mom got fed up with him.

Go out into the sea and swim till you're tired, but watch out for the big fish she says.

So Tiddler swam out of his cave.

He dived and he flipped, he lept and he dipped.

He sped faster than a rocket and glided gently like a swan letting the sea current fan his fins, but he still didn't feel tired.

There were limpets that clung and jellyfish that stung.

Tiddler swam on towards the big, red starfish.

Can be spot the big, red starfish, point to it.

Well done.

And butted it gently with his nose.

The starfish just smiled.

So Tiddler asked the clickety clackety crab to play, but it scuttled off into the seaweed.

Tiddler came to a big, dark cave.

They look much more exciting than his cave back home and Tiddler swam in.

Can you tell what the cave is? Snap, Tiddler was trapped inside the big fish.

He trembled and shivered.

He shook and he quivered until the big fish's tummy began to feel very funny indeed.

It rumbled and grumbled.

It turned and it tumbled, it fluttered and groaned and mumbled and moaned.

Suddenly, the big fish did an enormous burp.

And whoosh, out shot Tiddler.

Past the jellyfish as a clickety clackety crab, hiding in the weeds.

Past the starfish and straight through his own front door.

I hope you've used up all that energy, said his mom.

But she would have to wait till the morning to hear about his adventures because Tiddler was already fast asleep, the end.

Your turn, the end.

Well I'm glad that Tiddler's energy came in really handy and let him escape from the big fish.

There were lots of creatures in that story.

How many did you count? I counted the fish, big fish, clickety clackety crabs, the limpets, the jellyfish, the starfish.

Wow, there are so many creatures in the ocean.

So let's take a look at some of the creatures that live under the sea.

The sea is a large area of water connected to the big ocean, and partially connected to land.

The sea is made of salt water.

And if you've ever been in the sea and accidentally swallowed some water, you will know it tastes really salty and disgusting.

The sea is a habitat, a home to lots of different animals.

That includes all of the fish you see here.

As well as coral, what looks like plants, which is actually a type of animal too.

The sea is teaming with life.

There are different animals everywhere.

Here is a picture of just some of them.

What can you think of that leaks under the sea? Tell your screen.

That's right, there are some animals like fish, whales, jellyfish, starfish, sting rays and loads more.

And these animals come in all shapes and sizes.

So let's start by looking at fish.

There are so many different types of fish that live in sea.

Fish are very clever animals because they've learnt to survive, to live underwater.

Fish have gills, which help them to breathe under the water.

As humans, we can't breathe into the water for very long because we need oxygen for our lungs, but fish have gills, instead they have gills.

Fish also are able to swim really well because they have fins on top of them and at the side of them, which help them to swim.

Look at this orange fish, can you point to their fins? That's right, there's some fins here and here.

The fish that live in the sea are saltwater fish.

My turn, saltwater, your turn, saltwater.

They can survive in salty sea water.

So, fish have gills to help them breathe.

Fins to help them swim.

And they're designed to live in saltwater.

As well as fish, there are much bigger animals that live in the sea.

This is dolphin, and this is that whale.

And dolphins and whales are mammals, my turn, mammals, your turn.

Mammals are animals that have a thin layer of fur or hair all over them.

Even though you can't see it, dolphins and whales are covered in a really thin layer of hair.

Mammals also give birth to babies rather than laying eggs.

They have live young.

Of course, a dolphin baby looks like a baby dolphin and not a baby human.

And mammals have warm blood.

If you feel their skin, it is warm, just like ours.

So dolphins and whales are mammals that have adapted to survive under the water.

And then there is coral, coral looks a little bit like a plant, but it is actually an animal because it does not make its own food like plants do.

There are so many other animals that live under the sea too.

Let's have a look at some of them.

There's the starfish with five points.

There's the flat stingray, and there's the jellyfish that moves to the ocean and stings people if it comes close.

The sea is teaming with lots of different animals.

So let's have a quiz to see what we've learnt about some of them.

On the screen you'll see two pictures.

Point to picture one and picture two.

Tell your screen, which animal is a fish? That's right, this orange and white animal is a fish.

Number two, is the sea made of salt-water or freshwater? Tell your screen, the sea is made of.

Well done, the sea is made of salt water.

It tastes salty if you taste it by accident.

And number three, is coral a plant or an animal? Tell your screen, coral is a.

Well done, coral is a creature, it is an animal.

Now, it's time for us to capture our own ocean in a bottle.

So let's recap what we're going to need.

You will need a transparent bottle.

That means a bottle you can see through.

Why do you think it's important for our bottle to be transparent? Tell your screen.

That's right, so we can see what's inside.

You're going to meet some oil.

Remember to ask your grownup to help you with the sensory bottle.

You're going to need some water to fill your sensory bottle with.

Some blue food colouring or you can use some blue paint.

And if you have it, some glitter to go inside.

Let's take a look at the steps.

Number one, mix the water and blue together.

So here, I'm going to open my bottle by taking the top off.

And then I'm going to very carefully fill my bottle so that it is about three quarters of the way full with water.

Water can get very messy, so remember to ask your grownup to help you pour it carefully.

It's about three quarters full of water.

Next, I'm going to put some blue food colouring inside.

The colouring is quite strong.

So I only need a few drops and in it goes.

Then, and this bit's really important.

I put the top back on and I shake it so that the blue mixes with the water.

Fun fact, the sea is not actually blue, but a reflection of the sky on the water, but it looks blue to us, so we're going to use blue water.

Let's look at the next instruction, add oil.

Okay, so now I take the top back off and carefully pour in the oil until the bottle is almost full.

Can you see what is happening? All of the oil goes to the top and the water goes to the bottom.

That makes it look a little bit like sand that is at the bottom of the sea and water.

I wonder how it splits? Finally, I need to add some glitter.

And I'm using glitter so it looks like there are little creatures of coral and fish swimming in my ocean.

So I carefully take my glitter and pour some in carefully.

I'm also going to add some little gems like this to go inside, to make them look like little creatures.

Now all that's left is to put the lid very tightly on the bottle.

Make sure you've checked with the grownup that it's on tight enough.

And then we can tip it upside down, and watch the little fish swim around.

Isn't it pretty, you can try and spot the little fish moving around.

I'd love to see your sensory bottles.

So if you'd like to, please ask your parent or carer to share your work on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, tagging Oak National and #LearnWithOak.

I've loved learning about what lives under the sea with you today.

I hope you've enjoyed it too.

And enjoy the rest of your day, bye.