Shark Tales

The children loved the stories that we read about sharks.  The first was titled The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark.  We made a text-to-text connection when we compared this story to the story The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf.  Instead of huffing and puffing the houses down, like the wolf, the shark munched and crunched the houses down.  In both stories the characters used three different types of materials to construct their houses.  At the end of both stories the characters were safe from the wolf and shark.


For centers the children read the paper book titled Watch Out Fish.  On each page the children tracked the words from left to right with their pointer finger.  They then listened for the number in each sentence.  Lastly, they drew the corresponding number of fish on the page for the illustration.  At closing circle the children reread their story to a friend.  Rereading books helps with memorizing words and fluency.

The children also played an ocean in a bag math game.  I made oceans in a bag that included ocean animals with numbers on them.  The children worked with a partner to find the ocean animals and identify the number on it.  They then recorded the number on a recording sheet.  Here are the directions on how to make an ocean in a bag.

 Squeezed blue hair gel into a Ziploc baggie. You might be able to find a bottle at dollar stores. Next,  added water animal foam stickers, beads, and glitter.  Tape the top of the bag shut and then have fun exploring.