Octopus Teaching Unit

1. FACTS

CARPET TIME: Introduce the topic, the Octopus.

What do they know about them? What colour are them? Where do they
live?

It has eight legs, called tentacles /'tentikels/.

They live in the ocean.
He squirts ink when he gets into a fight.

2. VOCABULARY FOR THE SONG

MOVING TIME: Rehearse the movements and the vocabulary for the
song. For this, use the presentation.

Sing the song.

(GESTURE: hands together swimming to one side to the other)

Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,

Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by an …

(GESTURE: arms spread, moving them up and down)

Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water

Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

(GESTURE: hands together, arms up, jumping up and down)

Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,

Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …
(GESTURE: hands together on the head, like a sharp fin)

Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,

Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

(GESTURE: arms spread, because the whale is huge)

Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,

Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp! … Gulp! … Gulp! … BURP!
Pardon me!

3. ARTS & CRAFTS

TABLE TIME: Make the octopus. While they are working, play the song
in the repeat function. This will help it to be stuck in their minds.