Facts About Sharks

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Summary: This book is jammed packed with fun facts about sharks, including information about shark anatomy, behavior and conservation efforts. Maps, charts, photographs, and challenging vocabulary words are used throughout the book to help the reader learn more. .
Instructional Activity: This lesson plan would best be used in a first of second grade classroom to teach the kids all about sharks. I would use this lesson plan in an ocean unit and speed one day learning about sharks. After reading the book as a class we will come up with a list of facts they learned about sharks from the book. Each student will make their own shark out of blue and white construction paper. Then a piece of paper the students will write their three favorite facts

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