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The Fish Who Found the Sea
Last updated Monday, June 27, 2022
Author: Alan Watts
Illustrator: Khoa Le
Date of Publication: 2020
ISBN: 1683642899
Grade Level: 1st (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Jul. 2022
Synopsis:
In this tale of a tail, we meet a fish with a curiously familiar problem - he’s gotten himself so mixed up that he spends all his time chasing himself in circles! Only the Great Sea knows how to help our poor fish get out of the mess he's created with his own runaway thoughts.
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The story is about a fish who became confused and frightened. He did not understand how he could swim and breathe and the more he thought about the ‘How” the more upset he became. THEME: TRUST (?) For adults, we understand what happens when we ‘overthink’.
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Ask children: Are we all BREATHING right now? Do you worry about HOW your body breathes naturally?
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Sometimes when we worry about everything we do naturally, we might get STUCK in our worry.
Vocabulary:
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FRANTIC: feeling desperate, fear, agitated
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DILEMMA: making a decision in difficult situation or problem
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TRANSPARENT: easy to see through (used in describing the ocean)
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Did you feel bad for the fish who was confused?
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Did the Ocean do the right thing to help the fish understand he was safe?
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