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Hello, friends! I’m so happy you’re here with me today. We’re going to have a super fun time learning about animals and doing a cool craft. Are you ready? Let’s go!
Today, we’re going to read a funny book called “14 Animals That Are Definitely Not an Octopus.” Can you guess what it’s about? Let’s find out!
In the book, we meet lots of animals like a flamingo, a fox, a snail, and even a camel. But guess what? None of them are an octopus! Or are they? At the end, we find out that all the animals were actually an octopus in disguise! How silly is that?
Now, it’s time to make our own octopus using clay or play-doh. Do you have your clay ready? Let’s start!
Yay! You’ve made an octopus. You can even use different colors for the tentacles if you want. Have fun and be creative!
With your octopus, you can pretend it’s turning into other animals, just like in the book. Maybe it can be a monkey, a turtle, or even a rhino. Use your imagination and make as many animals as you like!
Great job! You’ve completed the activity and can now earn your animal badge. To make your badge, you’ll need some coloring tools and scissors. Decorate your badge however you like and cut it out. Show it to your grown-up or teacher!
We’d love to see your badges and animals. If you can, share them with us online with the help of your grown-up. We can’t wait to see your amazing creations!
Thank you for joining me today. I hope you had lots of fun. Next time, we’ll have even more exciting activities. See you soon!
Animal Observation Walk: Go on a short walk around your neighborhood or a nearby park with a grown-up. Look for different animals or signs of animals, like birds, squirrels, or even insects. Try to spot at least three different animals. Talk about how they are different from an octopus. What makes each animal special? Draw a picture of your favorite animal from the walk when you get back.
Octopus Tentacle Experiment: Fill a small bowl with water and gather some string or yarn. Dip the string into the water and watch how it moves. Imagine these are the tentacles of an octopus. How do you think an octopus uses its tentacles in the ocean? Try moving the string around in the water like an octopus would. What happens when you move it slowly or quickly?
Animal Transformation Story: With a grown-up, create a short story about your clay octopus turning into different animals, just like in the book. What animal does it become first? What adventure does it go on? Draw a picture for each part of your story. Share your story with your family or friends and see if they can guess what animal the octopus will turn into next!
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Hello campers! Welcome to the second week of Camp Book. I’m Camp Counselor Janae, and I am thrilled to be here with all of you. Did you see all of those amazing badges and activities? Thank you for sharing them this week! Camp Book was all about animals, and after today’s read-aloud and activity, you’ll be able to receive your animal badge. Remember, we’ll have a new badge to collect every week, so make sure you follow along with Camp Book for the next four weeks.
We hope you enjoyed watching “Animals Who Changed the World,” “Who Said Moo,” “What Do You Do with a Tail Like This,” and “Where Does Kitty Go in the Rain?” Of all the animals you saw in the books this week, which one was your favorite? You can send us a message in the chat and let us know. Also, what new facts did you learn about animals this week? Feel free to share those answers, and you can ask your grown-ups for help.
Today, we have a special book to share with you. It’s called “14 Animals That Are Definitely Not an Octopus.” Does anyone have any ideas about what it will be about? Before we start the book, let’s gather our supplies and talk about the activity that we’ll be doing afterward. We’ll be seeing how many different animals we can make out of clay or play-doh.
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“14 Animals That Are Definitely Not an Octopus”
Here are 14 animals I found. There are many animals here, but I am sure of one thing: none of these animals are an octopus. This flamingo is definitely not an octopus, and this couldn’t be an octopus because it is a fox. Here comes a snail that is certainly not an octopus. Is this an octopus? No, it’s just a little snake. No octopus here, just a camel. And this is for sure an ostrich—nothing else. Here is a rhino; it’s not an octopus either. And this is just a squid—definitely a squid. I am very sure this is a regular squirrel and not an octopus. And here is a frog—definitely just a frog. This isn’t an octopus; it’s a giraffe, and this is totally a monkey, not an octopus. See this praying mantis? I’m positive it’s not an octopus. And this porcupine—actually, this porcupine looks a little funny. I think it might be… it is! It is an octopus! In fact, all of the animals were an octopus in disguise. Go back and look for eight arms and two eyes.
And now it’s time for us to do an activity together and collect your Week 2 animal badge. So let’s jump in! What did you learn about the animals in “14 Animals That Are Definitely Not an Octopus”? Were any of those animals actually an octopus? This is such a silly book, and I love how the octopus could turn itself into many different animals. We are about to have so much fun with this activity!
For this activity, you’ll need a ball of clay or play-doh. We’re going to start by making the body of an octopus. So I’m going to pinch a little bit off and roll it into a ball. You can just make a ball out of the clay or play-doh to start for the body of our octopus. Next, you’ll make the tentacles for the octopus. Can you remember how many tentacles an octopus has? It’s eight! So we are going to make eight tentacles. I will start by taking little pieces about the same size, and I’m going to make eight of those. Then I will roll them out into the tentacles. You can use whatever color of play-doh or clay that you’d like. I just like to use pink; it’s one of my favorite colors.
So now we’ve got our eight tentacles placed out, but we’re going to actually roll them between our hands like this, or you can roll them on the table. However you would like to do it, you can even use different colors if you want for each tentacle. Let’s just have fun with it! I always like to say with creativity, there are no rules, so just have fun and let’s be creative together.
Okay, so we’re rolling out each tentacle. You want to try and get them about the same size, but it’s okay if they’re not exactly the same. Just two more… all right! Now, once you have finished your last tentacle, we’re going to make it into the octopus. I like to start by laying out the tentacles kind of in a circle like this. You can put them close together, and then we’re going to take the body and just kind of squish it right on top. You can even elongate the body to make it more like an octopus head. Remember, there are no rules in creativity, so however you’d like to do it!
Now, using the octopus that we just made, you can shape it into any of the animals from the book. Earlier, I made a monkey, a turtle, and even a rhino. You can spend the rest of the day coming up with your very own animals if you like. Just have fun and be creative! Remember, there are no rules in creativity; you can do it however you’d like.
Way to go! You’ve completed your Week 2 activity and can now earn your animal badge! For your animal badge, you’re going to need coloring utensils and scissors. Now, I already decorated my animal badge and cut it out. I can’t wait to start next week and earn my next badge! It’s going to be so much fun. We would love to see your decorated badges and the animals that you made today. With approval from your grown-up or camp counselor, please share your badge and activities with us by tagging Camp Book on social media.
If you’ve loved these activities, remember we have many more activities at books.com/resources. Check it out! This has been Camp Counselor Janae. Thank you for joining us, and I can’t wait to see you next week when we earn our creativity badges. See you then!
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