![]() ![]() ![]() The backmatter and careful inclusion of facts in the text offer plenty of information about tides and tide pools for young readers. The action packed, verb filled text and pleasant repeated phrases lend themselves well to reading aloud. It is full of dynamic words, repetition, and fun creatures. THE TIDE POOL WAITS is a delightful read aloud picture book about a tide pool. THE TIDE POOL WAITS is one of my favorites.Ĭandace Fleming does a great job of describing tide pools with her beautiful words in this book. Prep for your field trip by learning a little about tide pools. ![]() Although it doesn’t relate directly to giraffes or monkeys – tide pools are one example of an ecosystem, have various food webs contained in their pools, and can therefore be tied to other animal learning. Tide pooling is perfect for extending this learning with hands on experience. My son is deep in a Marine Biology independent study. That being said, if you have the opportunity to go tide pooling – GO! It’s super fun and often beautiful setting for an outdoor adventure. Tide pooling is a fun adventure for anyone, but being all about learning through experience and now a homeschooling mom, I like to tie our tide pooling adventures to curriculum and other learning to deepen our experience. Creatures and their habitats are exposed during these low tide times that you wouldn’t ever even know existed the rest of the time. These extra low tides are ideal for tide pooling. Here in Southern California, December through early Spring is when we see the lowest low tides. Tide pooling is one of our favorite winter adventures. ![]()
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