'World Oceans Day', June 8

🌊 World Oceans Day – June 8

World Oceans Day is celebrated every year on 8 June to recognise the importance of our oceans and seas.

The world's oceans cover around 71% of the Earth's surface and produce roughly half of the oxygen we breathe. They help regulate our climate, provide food for billions of people, support wildlife, and give us places to relax, explore and enjoy.

From tiny plankton to the mighty blue whale, the oceans are home to an astonishing variety of life. They have inspired explorers, sailors, fishermen, artists, writers, filmmakers and musicians throughout history.

Today is an opportunity to celebrate the beauty, wonder and importance of our oceans, while also considering how we can help protect them for future generations.

⚓ Today's Activities

🏴‍☠️ Discuss The Idioms And Sayings

How many of the sayings do members know? What are their meanings?

🐋 Name As Many Sea Creatures As You Can

How many creatures that live in the sea can participants name? Discuss the sea creatures, which have members seen etc?

⚓ Famous People Associated With The Sea

Ask members to identify the famous explorers, sailors, naval heroes and maritime adventurers from history and popular culture?

🎬 Sea Movies Quiz

A voyage through classic films featuring oceans, ships, sea monsters, whales, treasure islands, castaways and underwater adventures.

📺 Guess The Sea Adverts

Ask members to identify the famous television adverts linked to the sea, sailors, beaches and maritime life?

📡 Sea TV Programmes Quiz

From cruise ships and submarines to lifeguards and smugglers, how many television series connected with the sea do members remember?

🚩 Name These Flags

A look at some of the best-known flags seen around beaches, harbours and the maritime world. Can members identify what each one means?

🦞 Name As Many Shellfish As You Can

How many shellfish can members think of? Crabs, lobsters, prawns, mussels, oysters and many more.

🐟 Name As Many Fish Dishes As You Can

From fish and chips to seafood platters, chowders and curries, how many fish dishes can members name?

🎵 Sea Songs Singalong

Finish with a selection of songs inspired by the sea, sailors, oceans, beaches and maritime adventures. Ask members to join in and sing along!

💬 Discussion to start the session

Ask members what is their favourite memory involving the sea?

Perhaps a family holiday, a seaside day trip, a cruise, fishing trip, beach picnic, ferry journey, sailing adventure, or simply listening to the sound of the waves. 🌊⚓🐚

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Discuss the sayings and their meanings

Discuss plastics in our oceans and how to tackle it

Memory Challenge - Ask participants to name as many sea creatures as they can & to say which they have seen (encourage story telling)

Song break

Moving towards the movie quiz, this Name the famous people ... activity celebrates some remarkable people who have increased our understanding of our oceans and out world

Discuss movies with participants. Who has watched this movies? How would they rate them?

A song break focusing on the movie 'Titanic'

This activity is a chance for members to sit back and enjoy an ad break ...

Ask members to discuss the TV programmes, which they have seen, which are their favourites and so on

As many of the TV programmes are about the beach, this activity fits well here

This song break leads nicely into the next activity ...

Discuss with members which they have tried, which would they avoid and so on

Our last activity before the singalong focuses on fish dishes. Which are members favourites?

Sea Songs Singalong

A good old fashioned Singalong aims to finish the session in an upbeat way. Ask members to chose which songs they would like to hear ...