Meet our Fish!

My classroom has an ocean theme so I start the year off mostly talking about ocean animals and fish.  We read The Rainbow Fish and each made our own fish using a construction paper cut out of a fish and different colored tissue paper.  My class behavior chart has each student starting out on "Ready to Learn Rainbow Fish" then the students either move up or down based on their behavior. So entering our third week of school I decided to bring in the fish...he has been at home all summer. I got him 3 years ago and finally upgraded his "house" thanks to a grant from www.petsintheclassroom.org . I got a coupon for materials from Pet Smart and I bought a new tank, gravel, a few plants and a Cat in the Hat figurine. The kids love it and think he is reading to "Rainbow". We came up with 3 potential names for him and of course Rainbow won! "smurf" was a close second.  We made a graph based on our votes and it is hanging in the room.