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Shark Crafts · Consonant Digraph Sh · and Printable Activities
Materials:
- printer
- paper or cardstock
- coloring & writing tools
- scissors
- glue stick
- craft stick
Let's dive into the fascinating world of sharks, where we can create some fin-tastic crafts and learn some jaw-some facts! It's important to remember that most sharks are harmless to humans, so let's get ready to correct that common misconception and have some toothy fun!
Activity: View and learn about sharks @ Free School Channet in YouTube
Hammerhead shark
puppet or headband hat
Generic shark
puppet or headband hat
Basic facts about sharks for young children:
- Sharks are fish and aquatic animals that live in the ocean and other bodies of waters, such as rivers.
- Sharks can be quite small and some are very big. The largest fish is the whale shark, it can be larger than a large sailing boat.The dwarf shark is tiny, only 5 inches long.
- Most sharks have rows of sharp teeth.
- Sharks are very fast swimmers.
- People believe that most all sharks are dangerous but this is not so, most kinds of sharks do not hurt people. The basking shark has no teeth. It floats on the water and eats tiny sea creatures and small fish.
- The white shark is well-known for attacking humans, but it prefers other prey to feed on.
- Mantas are closely related to sharks.
Activity: Select from two easy art and craft activities below:
Watercolor a Shark:
Select a shark oloring page. Mix gray, green and blue water color paint (or 1/2 teaspoon of tempera paint to 1/2 cup of water) into separate cups. Have the children paint with a brush or their fingers. Encourage the children to paint the shark gray, to add some green wiggly lines to look like seaweed, and the water blue.
Hammerhead shark or Generic shark Puppet or Headband Hat
Print your choice of a hammerhead shark or generic shark onto sturdy paper to make a hand puppet or head band hat.Have children color the image, then encourage to practice scissor cutting along the dashed outline. Glue the image to a craft stick or make a paper headband 3" to 4" inch tall and about 22" long, cut excess after fitting around the head. Glue the shark image in the front center.
Activity: Hammerhead Shark Play Poem
Read and do the play with the children wearing the head band or holding the hand puppet:
Far, far away from the shore,
A hammerhead shark lives,
Swimming near the ocean floor.
(demonstrate to the children to move with the puppet or hat in a crouched position near the floor in a zig zag motion)
When the hammerhead calls his friends,
they all come to swim and play,
(tell the children to gather together, pretending that they are swimming & playing together)
out in the deep ocean,
so far, far way.
Activity: Alphabet Consonant Digraph Sh Shark
This activity is for children that are comfortable with the alphabet
and are ready to learn digraphs and blends. There are related activities for sheep, shoes,
and shepherd to reinforce the initial sound.
Activity: Shark Online Jigsaw Puzzle: Practice problem solving and a matching coloring page, The default puzzle is 6 pieces and can be increased.
