Gone Fishing

Age 9, Group

45 minutes, indoors or outdoors

• Summarize the health benefits of eating seafood.

• catch cards
• navigation cards
• magnetized tape or small magnets
• fishing line or string
• unsharpened pencils or twigs
• metal paper clips
• fish tank or shoe box.

• Duplicate and cut out catch cards and navigation cards.
• Cut 12" of fishing line or string for each person.
• Distribute magnets or small pieces of magnetized tape, pencils or twigs, line, paper clips and catch cards. (Note: Individuals can take turns sharing fishing gear if there aren't enough materials for everyone.)
• Tie the clip to one end of the line and the pencil to the other end.
• Glue the magnet or place the magnetized tape onto the back of the catch card.
• Place the catch cards in the fish tank or shoe box, magnet side up.

• Take turns "fishing" for the catch cards.
• Read the word on the catch card pulled from the tank or shoe box.
• Find and read the matching navigation card.
• Continue playing until all of the cards are gone.
• Review the importance of nutrients in our diet.

• Take navigation cards and catch cards home to put on the refrigerator.
• Play Gone Fishing with family and friends.