Number of players:  2 - 4
Print off 1 copy of the Ocean Centerpiece per 4 players. (Link below)
Print off 1 copy of the Sea Animal Picture page per 4 players. (Link below)
Print off 1 copy of the number cards per game.  If in a classroom you can set up several stations of up to 4 players at each station and use the same Number Cards for all. (Link below)
Print off 1 copy of the 4 Game Boards per 4 players. There are 4 pages of the game board. (Link below)
Print off 1 copy of the Game Pieces page per up to 12 players.
*Card stock paper works best.

Create Ocean Centerpiece: Cut Ocean page in half on the dotted line.  Tape sides together to make a large tube with the pictures of the waves on the outside.  Place tube in the center of the players.  See diagram below.

Create Game Pieces: Cut out around each rectangle game piece.  Fold in the center and it will sit up like a tent.  See diagram below.  Give each child a game piece with a different sea animal on it.  Have each child color the game piece.

Teachers: Choose 4 children per group.  Do the following for each group of 4.  Cut out around the sea animals on the Sea Animal Picture page. (9 animal pictures per group) Give each child in the group a few animals to color.  Give each child a game board to color.  Place the 4 different game boards around the Ocean Centerpiece.  Place colored sea animal pictures inside the Ocean Centerpiece. Give each child a game piece and have them color it. Cut out the Number Cards.  

Parents: Give each player 1 game piece and have them color it.  Put together the Ocean Centerpiece and place it in the center of the players.  Give each player a game board to color.  Place the 4 game boards around the Ocean Centerpiece.  Cut out the Sea Animal Pictures and divide them between the players to color.  Place the Sea Animal Pictures inside the Ocean Centerpiece. Cut out the Number Cards.  Now you're ready to play.     

Play Instructions: Have each player place their game piece on a START fish on their personal game board.  Choose one person, either the parent or teacher, to hold the number cards.  Turn over the top number card.  Read the number out loud.  Have all players move their game piece that many spaces around the board following the direction of the arrows.  If a player lands on a space that has a hook and says "GO FISH" then he should reach into the Ocean Centerpiece and pull out a sea animal.  Continue playing until someone has gotten 3 sea animals out of the ocean.

How to win: The first player to collect 3 sea animals from the Ocean Centerpiece is the winner.  

Discussion Suggestion: After the game is over you could hold up each sea animal and talk about it.  Name, color, size, what they eat, etc...  This is a fun way to expose children to information about sea animals.

Ocean Centerpiece     Game Board     Sea Animal Pictures     Game Pieces     Number Cards