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Shark Week Fast Facts {Ocean Animals Unit Study}

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Do you watch Shark Week on Discovery Channel?  We do!  It kicks off this year (2016) on June 26th… just around the corner.  To help you use it in your homeschooling adventures, I have created a set of Facts Fact Sheets perfect for this annual event.  When used in conjunction with my other ocean animals unit study items, you can study about the Ocean for quite some time.

Stack of illustrated educational sheets about various shark species, featuring playful ocean-themed graphics like a red crab and waves. Prominent title at the bottom reads Ocean Animals Themed Unit Study, perfect for Shark Week Fast Facts.

Facts About Sharks – Ocean Animals Unit Study:

This set includes the following types of shark printables

  1. Tiger Shark
  2. Great White Shark
  3. Bull Shark
  4. Hammerhead
  5. Goblin Shark
  6. Mako
  7. Blue Shark
  8. Whale Shark

Each fact sheet includes the following about each of the above Sharks:

  1. Conservation Status
  2. Length
  3. Weight
  4. Human Uses
  5. Food/Diet
  6. Habitat
  7. Number of Young
  8. Fun Factoid

The Shark Week Fast Fact sheets also have some more information and suggested use ideas!  Be sure to check in later this week as I give you a set of books perfect for supplementing your Shark education!

As you learn all about each animal, you can fill out the All About Animals template and add it to your growing Marine Life binder!

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Shark Week, Ocean Animals Unit Study Learning Toys:

Handy for These Worksheets

Colorful reusable dry-erase pocket sleeves

Dry-Erase Pocket Sleeves

Slide a worksheet in and reuse it again and again.

Do A Dot Art washable paint markers

Do A Dot Washable Paint Markers

Perfect for the dot and letter find pages.

Preschool safety scissors

Preschool Safety Scissors

Blunt tips for cutting practice pages.

Shark Educational Activities:

The following educational activities are going to be fun for your kiddos and will help you round out your Shark Week Unit Study with ease. 🙂

  1. This Shark Letter Recognition Activity is absolutely adorable! Your preschooler is going to love playing this fun game and you are going to love the educational element.
  2. These Shark Color By Number pages will help your children work on number recognition, colors, and fine motor – plus they are coloring pages. FUN!
  3. If you need a few more educational resources for shark week, check out this set of Shark Worksheets.
  4. Love this Clark the Shark book companion printable worksheet set!

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    1. Yes, the link to download the Shark Facts is still active. I apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced. I have checked the link and it appears to be working fine. Please try again, ensuring that you have a stable internet connection. If you continue to encounter issues, please let me know, and I will be happy to assist you further. Thank you for your interest in the Shark Facts!

  1. {linking up through milk and cuddles} My boys love Shark week! My little ones tend to freak out a little, but I love that they can take part without having to watch scary shows. Can’t wait to try these out! oxox

  2. {linking up through milk and cuddles} My boys love Shark week! My little ones tend to freak out a little, but I love that they can take part without having to watch scary shows. Can’t wait to try these out! oxox

  3. We love Shark Week! In fact, we are going to a local aquarium to do a blog travel review, and they want me to focus on the shark tank in honor of shark week! My SIL is a teacher, and I know she will absolutely love this post!

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