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Seaside Poems
Playing on the sand, looking at starfish, going to the funfair, imagining mermaids, or listening to the wind and waves-this book is full of poems about what children love to do at the seaside.
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Seaside Scientist
This information and activity book explores everything about the seaside - the beach, the dunes, the surf, the cliffs, the animals that live there and how people have made use of the seaside.
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Summer Things to Make and Do
Contains lots of art and craft activities to try with your children in the summer months. A popular resource with some lovely ideas.
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Below, you will find a wide range of ideas and resources to help you
when you are teaching children about the summer and / or the seaside. If you have any relevant
resources to share, please email
them and I will add them to
this page. Thank you!
- How to be SunSmart - A number of animations which you can use teach children how to stay safe in the sun.
- Visiting the Beach - A selection of activities to try as part of a visit to the beach.
- Summer Fun - A fun game to play in the sunshine, with children following commands as quickly as they can.
- Ice Cream Investigation - A Maths investigation which involves working out different combinations of ice cream flavours.
- Going to the Seaside Plans
 - A medium term plan, based around the seaside. Also covers a range of History concepts. Contributed by Helen Crompton.
- Summer Money Travel Problems - A set of problems based on a fictional travel company! Contributed by Neil Hedworth.
- Seaside Postcard - Can your children write a postcard home to describe their trip to the seaside?
- Beach Hut Postcard - Ask your pupils to complete the back of this postcard and then stick it together.
- Surfing Postcard - Make a postcard to describe your surfing adventures by the sea!
- Ocean Postcard - Use this postcard to write about the creatures that you have discovered in the water.
- Sunshine Postcard - Can your pupils write a postcard home, describing their holiday in the sun?
- Spot the Difference - Will your class be able to spot the ten differences on these seaside images?
- This isn't nice, it's... - Ask your pupils to describe an ice cream using their most descriptive vocabulary.
- Shells on the Beach
 - Practise multiplication with this seaside Powerpoint presentation. Contributed by Carol Vincent.
- Summer Poem - A poem about summer, contributed by Angie.
All
of the images in these resources, unless otherwise indicated, were drawn by Helen Warner.
They
are for classroom use only and may not be reproduced or redistributed for other reasons.
- Seaside Brochure
 - Design a brochure for a seaside holiday.
- Seaside Changes - How have seaside holidays changed over time?
- Seaside Senses - Use your senses to describe the seaside.
- Sun Safety - Create a poster explaining how to stay safe in the sun.
- Weather - Use this app to create a weather map using the symbols.
- Summer Clothes - Colour and label these summer clothes.
- Lighthouse Keeper - Write about the life of a lighthouse keeper.
- Angry Sea - Describe the motion of the crashing waves.
- Oil News - Write a newspaper article about an oil slick.
- Bournemouth Attractions - Choose and describe three attractions for this report about Bournemouth.
- Bournemouth Magazine - Create the front page of a magazine for tourists in Bournemouth.
- Southport Attractions - Choose and describe three attractions for this report about Southport.
- Southport Magazine - Create the front page of a magazine for tourists in Southport.
- Llandudno Attractions - Choose and describe three attractions for this report about Llandudno.
- Llandudno Magazine - Create the front page of a magazine for tourists in Llandudno.
- Deal Attractions - Create the front page of a magazine for tourists in Llandudno.
- Save the Whale - Practise your number bonds to 10 with the seaside game.
- Octopus Game - Choose numbers 10 more than the number shown.
- Fishy 2s - Count in 2s with these fish!
- Lifeguards - Help the lifeguards by using the number line accurately.
- Date Chart - Use this interactive date chart to reinforce understanding of the date and weather. Also available in French, Dutch and Spanish.
- Sun Safety Game - Help the boy protect himself from the sun with this interactive game.
- Sandcastle Builder - Design your own sandcastle using this clever tool. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Sandcastle Builder - Another online sandcastle creation tool. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Postcard Creator - Make and send your own postcards with this online tool. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Jigsaws of Coastal Features - Will your pupils be able to put these jigsaw pieces together to show different coastal features? Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Rock Pooling - How many seaside creatures can you collect in one minute? Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Cornwall Kynance Beach - A panoramic photograph of a beautiful beach scene.
- Copacabana Rio de Janeiro - A stunning view of this amazing beach.
- Bali Scuba Diving - Dive underwater with this interactive panoramic photo.
- Cadgwith Holiday Village - Explore this pretty holiday village by the sea.
- Summer / Winter transition - Identify the differences between the summer and winter images of the same location.
- Southbourne - An enormous image of this beach in Bournemouth which allows you to zoom in and pan around.
- Southsea, Hants - Take a stroll along the coast at Southsea. Suggested by Louise Jones.
- Tobermory, Argyll - Look around this beautiful part of the Isle of Mull. Suggested by Lynne Horn.
- Poppit Sands - Explore the coastline around West Wales. Suggested by Dawn Hallybone.
- Blackpool - Wander along Blackpool promenade and see what you can find! Suggested by Dawn Hallybone.
- Southend - What exciting things can you find on Southend seafront? Suggested by Dawn Hallybone.
- Brighton - Take a look at Brighton pier. How many other seaside piers can you think of? Suggested by Dawn Hallybone.
- Margate - How would you promote Margate as a seaside attraction for tourists?
- Broadstairs - How is Broadstairs similar or different to other seaside locations?
- Tynemouth - What would you like to see and do if you visited Tynemouth? Suggested by Roger Neilson.
- Druridge Bay - How does the coastline here compare to other seaside locations? Suggested by Roger Neilson.
- Robin Hoods Bay - Why not go exploring around this interesting seaside area? Suggested by Simon Widdowson.
- Kerrycroy - How would you describe this scene? Suggested by Simon Widdowson.
- Gran Canaria - Look around the coastlines of Gran Canaria and see how they are similar / different to seaside locations in other parts of the world. Suggested by Kevin McLaughlin.
- Llandudno - A beautiful part of Wales with lots to investigate. Suggested by Andrew Ross.
- Jurassic Coast, Dorset - Which geographical features can you find in this area? Suggested by DrJoolz.
- Giraffes at the Seaside - Here is a world map with placemarks showing lots of seaside places. Created by Bill Lord.
- Where do fish get their money? At the river bank!
- What did the sea say to the sand? Nothing - it just waved (from Ms Bee).
- Where do fish wash? In a river basin.
- Why did the whale cross the sea? To get to the other tide!
- Where do small fish go every morning? To plaice school!
- Why is it easy to weigh a fish? Because they have their own scales!
- What fish goes up the river at 100mph? A motor pike!
- What fish can perform operations? A sturgeon!
- Why couldn't the sailer play cards on his boat? Because someone was always sitting on the deck!
- Sun Protection Resources - Teachers' resources for the 'Wrap, Splat, Hat' sun protection programme. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Sandcastle Piclits - Select relevant vocabulary to make a Piclit based on this sandcastle image. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Seaside Holidays - An entry in the fantastic infant encyclopedia giving information about seaside holidays. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Seashore Life - Find out about different creatures who live by the seashore. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Seaside Halves - Will your children be able to join together the different halves of the seaside objects? Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Seaside Books - A selection of books and resources linked to the seaside. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Seaside Holidays in the Past - Information, photos and resources to help your children find out about seaside holidays in the past. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Photos of Blackpool - A collection of images of Blackpool from the past. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Seaside History - Lots of information about British seaside holiday resorts. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- British Holidays - A page on the fantastic Woodlands Junior site giving information about the types of holidays that British people enjoy. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Seaside Holiday songs - A number of MP3 files which are famous seaside holiday tunes. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Shorething - A large collection of resources and tools linked to the RNLI and the seaside. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- BBC Beach Clips - Lots of useful video clips showing beach and seaside scenes.
- Un Pulpito - Learn the names of some sea creatures in Spanish. Suggested by Clare Seccombe.
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