Make a splash with our How to Catch a Mermaid activities! A perfect summer activity, these activities seamlessly blend literacy and STEM while stimulating creativity and critical thinking. Children enrich their fine motor skills by coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing with the Shell Crown Craftivity. Through tracing letters and lines, completing sentence starters, and sequencing pictures and sentences, the children will support literacy development. While building a mermaid trap and practicing adding money with digital tools, STEM concepts are brought to life. Making summer reading an engaging and educational experience, these activities encourage writing skills, reading comprehension, social skills, and more!

As a result of the included activities, students will be able to:

• Shell Crown Craftivity
• Trace letters and lines.
• Complete a mermaid maze.
• Draw and write about the setting.
• Complete sentence starters about the story.
• Write sentences with story vocabulary.
• Sequence the story with pictures and sentences.
• Determine the main idea of the story and details.
• Draw and define story vocabulary.
• Use character traits to describe the mermaid.
• Plan a mermaid trap.
• Apply Writing Skills with included writing templates and prompts.
• Practice Reading Comprehension with included discussion questions for the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
• Engage in Social Skills with included whole group prompts and activities.
• Develop Fine Motor Skills with included coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing activities.
• Design a mermaid municipality.
• Use digital tools to practice adding money — under water. 
• Design and build a mermaid trap. 

As well as helping children develop literacy, STEM, and social skills, How to Catch a Mermaid activities make reading more interactive and fun. Providing endless opportunities for creativity and learning, they provide a well-rounded and fun reading experience.

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About the Book

Many claim to have caught a mermaid, but can YOU? Perfect for mermaid lovers and summer reading, this funny mermaid picture book offers an irresistible under-the-sea adventure! Brimming with fun STEAM-based traps, clever rhymes, and plenty of laughs, this magical story is perfect for mermaid lovers of all ages! 

Don’t have the book yet? Catch your copy here and dive into the adventure!