At the Touch Pools
Activity Worksheet
Read the information about the animal and circle the words that describe how it feels.
Starfish
Urchin
A starfish’s tummy is
underneath
its body.
The urchin eats seaweed
and plants living on
the rocks.
It feels:
It feels:
hard soft bumpy smooth slimy spiky sticky
hard soft bumpy smooth slimy spiky sticky
Hermit Crab
Anemone
The hermit crab lives
inside an old snail’s
shell.
The anemone
catches its food
with its tentacles.
It feels:
It feels:
hard soft bumpy smooth slimy spiky sticky
hard soft bumpy smooth slimy spiky sticky
Periwinkle
Seaweed
This tiny sea snail
eats plants living on
the rocks.
Seaweed grows
on rocks and
sways in the
water.
It feels:
It feels:
hard soft bumpy smooth slimy spiky sticky
hard soft bumpy smooth slimy spiky sticky
More
At the Touch Pools
Activity Worksheet
When I touched the under water creatures I felt:
happy
excited
sad
nervous
shy
sick
surprised
angry
worried
Plants and animals are living things. When I am near living things…
I am:
gentle
rough
I move:
quickly
slowly
I keep sea animals:
in the water
in my pocket
I return the animals:
to my school bag
back where I found them
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