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This is the perfect unit for students to learn All about Sharks! I always do this unit right after spring break, it would be a great unit during SHARK WEEK too. This unit focuses around 5 anchor texts: All about Sharks paper book included, Fly Guy Presents Sharks, National Geographic Sharks, Sharks by Gibbons, and Compare & Contrast Sharks & Dolphins paper book included. It also includes Bonus Activities for All about Sharks by Arnosky. Using theese books, students will work nonfiction text features, writing, math, word work, graphing, shark crafts and more.
Book:
- Fly Guy Presents Sharks by Arnold
Posters:
- Book Poster
Reading Comprehension:
- Fact or Opinion
- Diagram & Label
- Caption
- Fact & Details
- Digging for Details
- 2 Facts
- Fiction or Nonfiction
- Fact & Opinion
- Text Connections
- Questions
- Fill in the Blank
Writing
- Shark Survey, Tally & Graph
- Narrative Prewriting 2 options
- Narrative Writing
Extras:
- Shark Name Word Search
- Add 2 Bingo
- Shark Hunt Gameboard
- Spin and Tally Game
Craft:
- Open Mouth Shark Craft
Letters: “Our Class is Jawsome” 4 per page
Anchor Text:
- Sharks Gail Gibbons
Posters:
- New Learning, Misconceptions, Schema, Penguins
Craft:
Hammerhead Craft
Letters: “Hammerhead Shark” 4 per page
Reading Comprehension:
- Headings
- Fact or Opinion
- Anticipation Guide
- Questions
- Table of Contents
- Fact and Details
- Caption
- Diagram & Label
- Check for Understanding
- New Learning Facts 3 Options
- Fiction or Nonfiction
Writing:
- Shark Survey
- Opinion Prewriting 2 options
- Opinion Writing
Types of Sharks:
- Picture Cards with real photos for 11 sharks
- Fact Sheets to match the cards
Math Shark Graphing: Measuring how many students long a tiger, hammerhead, bull and whale shark are.
- Recording Sheet
- Graphing Sheet
- Posters
Book:
- National Geographic Kids Sharks!
Posters:
- Book Title
- Can, Have, Are
- Table of Contents Posters
Reading Comprehension:
- Diagram and Label
- Caption 2 options
- Questions
- Shark Description and Word Matching
- Table of Contents
- Headings
- Fact & Details 2
- Digging for Details
- 2 Facts
- Fiction or Nonfiction
- Diagram & Label
- Facts & Opinion
- Text Connection
Writing
- Shark Survey, Tally & Graph
- Opinion Prewriting 2 options
- Opinion Writing
- Shark Can, Have, Are Posters
- Sharks Can, Have, Are Writing
- Fill in the Blank
Vocabulary:
- Matching the definition to the Word cut and paste
Shark headband craft
Book:
- Sharks by Megan Mitchell Included
Comprehension Activities:
- My Schema
- 11-page mini reader copy 2 per page with table of contents, glossary, headings, and bold-faced words.
- Schema Before & After
- Learned/Questions I still have
- Nonfiction text features hunt
- Digging for Details
- Fact and Details 2 pages
- Clarify Meaning
- Headings
- Table of Contents
- Glossary
- Caption
- Diagram & Label
- Text Connections
- 2 Facts I learned 2 pages
- Wondered/Learned
- Adaptations
Word Work:
- Similes
- Making Words
- Word Search
- ABC Order
- Syllables
- Asking vs. Telling
- Survey
- Fact vs. Opinion
Colorful Posters:
- 11 vocabulary cards with real photos-4 per page
- Schema, New Learning, Questions
- Can, Have, Are
- KWL
Writing:
- Fill in the blank 2 pages
- Can, have, are
- Opinion prewriting and writing
- Informative prewriting and writing
- 3 Facts I learned
Shark Report:
- Table of Contents
- Animal Group
- Habitat
- Babies
- Food
- Label 2 options
- Fun Facts
- Photo Album
- About the Author
Shark coming out of water craft
- Letters “Shark Facts” 2 per page
Colorful Informative book in Google or download as PPTT to share with class. It matches the mini book but includes real photos.
Book:
- Compare & Contrast Sharks & Dolphins by Megan Mitchell Included
Comprehension Activities:
- Book Title Page-color
- 11-page mini reader 3 options
- full page black and white
- full page color clipart
- 2 per page black and white
- Digging for Details
- New Learning 2 options
- Nonfiction Text Features Hunt
- Text Evidence
- Questions
- Venn Diagram
- Fact and Details 2 options
- Clarify Meaning
- Headings
- Table of Contents
- Glossary
- Caption
- Diagram & Label
- Text Connections
Word Work:
- ABC Order
- Word Search
- Making Words
- Syllables
Craft:
- Dolphin paper topper
- Shark paper topper
- Letters that spell “shark and dolphins” 4 per page.
Graphing:
- Pick an animal worksheet.
- Survey, tally, and graph.
- Make a Class Graph
- Graph Title page
- Colorful animal cards
- Colorful cards or black and white for pocket chart
- Picture graph worksheet
- Bar graph worksheet
Writing:
- Opinion prewriting and writing
- Fill in the blank
- Informative Similarities or Differences prewriting and writing
Group Work Poster Activity:
- Black and white or colorful blank cards 4 pages for each
- Colorful cards for pocket chart to review or teach to compare/contrast 11 pages
This is also part of a weekly series and included in my MEGA Reading Comprehension Years Long bundle filled with activities for 40 weeks of fun!
Guided Reading with a Purpose Series.
JOIN MY GROUP CONNECT & COLLABORATE ON FACEBOOK.
Some other fun ways to connect....
© Megan Mitchell
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Description
This is the perfect unit for students to learn All about Sharks! I always do this unit right after spring break, it would be a great unit during SHARK WEEK too. This unit focuses around 5 anchor texts: All about Sharks paper book included, Fly Guy Presents Sharks, National Geographic Sharks, Sharks by Gibbons, and Compare & Contrast Sharks & Dolphins paper book included. It also includes Bonus Activities for All about Sharks by Arnosky. Using theese books, students will work nonfiction text features, writing, math, word work, graphing, shark crafts and more.
Book:
- Fly Guy Presents Sharks by Arnold
Posters:
- Book Poster
Reading Comprehension:
- Fact or Opinion
- Diagram & Label
- Caption
- Fact & Details
- Digging for Details
- 2 Facts
- Fiction or Nonfiction
- Fact & Opinion
- Text Connections
- Questions
- Fill in the Blank
Writing
- Shark Survey, Tally & Graph
- Narrative Prewriting 2 options
- Narrative Writing
Extras:
- Shark Name Word Search
- Add 2 Bingo
- Shark Hunt Gameboard
- Spin and Tally Game
Craft:
- Open Mouth Shark Craft
Letters: “Our Class is Jawsome” 4 per page
Anchor Text:
- Sharks Gail Gibbons
Posters:
- New Learning, Misconceptions, Schema, Penguins
Craft:
Hammerhead Craft
Letters: “Hammerhead Shark” 4 per page
Reading Comprehension:
- Headings
- Fact or Opinion
- Anticipation Guide
- Questions
- Table of Contents
- Fact and Details
- Caption
- Diagram & Label
- Check for Understanding
- New Learning Facts 3 Options
- Fiction or Nonfiction
Writing:
- Shark Survey
- Opinion Prewriting 2 options
- Opinion Writing
Types of Sharks:
- Picture Cards with real photos for 11 sharks
- Fact Sheets to match the cards
Math Shark Graphing: Measuring how many students long a tiger, hammerhead, bull and whale shark are.
- Recording Sheet
- Graphing Sheet
- Posters
Book:
- National Geographic Kids Sharks!
Posters:
- Book Title
- Can, Have, Are
- Table of Contents Posters
Reading Comprehension:
- Diagram and Label
- Caption 2 options
- Questions
- Shark Description and Word Matching
- Table of Contents
- Headings
- Fact & Details 2
- Digging for Details
- 2 Facts
- Fiction or Nonfiction
- Diagram & Label
- Facts & Opinion
- Text Connection
Writing
- Shark Survey, Tally & Graph
- Opinion Prewriting 2 options
- Opinion Writing
- Shark Can, Have, Are Posters
- Sharks Can, Have, Are Writing
- Fill in the Blank
Vocabulary:
- Matching the definition to the Word cut and paste
Shark headband craft
Book:
- Sharks by Megan Mitchell Included
Comprehension Activities:
- My Schema
- 11-page mini reader copy 2 per page with table of contents, glossary, headings, and bold-faced words.
- Schema Before & After
- Learned/Questions I still have
- Nonfiction text features hunt
- Digging for Details
- Fact and Details 2 pages
- Clarify Meaning
- Headings
- Table of Contents
- Glossary
- Caption
- Diagram & Label
- Text Connections
- 2 Facts I learned 2 pages
- Wondered/Learned
- Adaptations
Word Work:
- Similes
- Making Words
- Word Search
- ABC Order
- Syllables
- Asking vs. Telling
- Survey
- Fact vs. Opinion
Colorful Posters:
- 11 vocabulary cards with real photos-4 per page
- Schema, New Learning, Questions
- Can, Have, Are
- KWL
Writing:
- Fill in the blank 2 pages
- Can, have, are
- Opinion prewriting and writing
- Informative prewriting and writing
- 3 Facts I learned
Shark Report:
- Table of Contents
- Animal Group
- Habitat
- Babies
- Food
- Label 2 options
- Fun Facts
- Photo Album
- About the Author
Shark coming out of water craft
- Letters “Shark Facts” 2 per page
Colorful Informative book in Google or download as PPTT to share with class. It matches the mini book but includes real photos.
Book:
- Compare & Contrast Sharks & Dolphins by Megan Mitchell Included
Comprehension Activities:
- Book Title Page-color
- 11-page mini reader 3 options
- full page black and white
- full page color clipart
- 2 per page black and white
- Digging for Details
- New Learning 2 options
- Nonfiction Text Features Hunt
- Text Evidence
- Questions
- Venn Diagram
- Fact and Details 2 options
- Clarify Meaning
- Headings
- Table of Contents
- Glossary
- Caption
- Diagram & Label
- Text Connections
Word Work:
- ABC Order
- Word Search
- Making Words
- Syllables
Craft:
- Dolphin paper topper
- Shark paper topper
- Letters that spell “shark and dolphins” 4 per page.
Graphing:
- Pick an animal worksheet.
- Survey, tally, and graph.
- Make a Class Graph
- Graph Title page
- Colorful animal cards
- Colorful cards or black and white for pocket chart
- Picture graph worksheet
- Bar graph worksheet
Writing:
- Opinion prewriting and writing
- Fill in the blank
- Informative Similarities or Differences prewriting and writing
Group Work Poster Activity:
- Black and white or colorful blank cards 4 pages for each
- Colorful cards for pocket chart to review or teach to compare/contrast 11 pages
This is also part of a weekly series and included in my MEGA Reading Comprehension Years Long bundle filled with activities for 40 weeks of fun!
Guided Reading with a Purpose Series.
JOIN MY GROUP CONNECT & COLLABORATE ON FACEBOOK.
Some other fun ways to connect....
© Megan Mitchell
