Sharks!

Theme:
Sharks

Books:
Smiley Shark by Ruth Galloway
The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist
Five Little Sharks Swimming in the Sea by
Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt

Board story:
Sharks in the Bathtub
ONE shark in the bathtub
going for a swim
Knock knock (slap knees twice)
Splash splash (clap hands twice)
Come on in! (beckon with hand)
Repeat until you get to five, adding a shark to the tub each time.

Action Rhyme:
Two Little Sharks
Two little sharks, in the deep blue sea
One named Leonard and one named Lee
Swim away Leonard, swim away Lee
Come back Leonard, come back Lee!

Two hungry sharks swimming on a wave
One named Dorothy, one named Dave
Chomp, chomp, Dorothy. Chomp, chomp, Dave.
Swim away Dorothy. Swim away Dave!

Craft:
Shark puppets – shark on a stick!  We cut out a shark shape using our Cricut and glued it onto a jumbo craft stick.

Resources Consulted:
– https://storytimekatie.com/2014/08/15/flannel-friday-sharks/
– https://storytimekatie.com/2013/11/18/bob-shea/
– https://sunflowerstorytime.com/2015/04/18/shark-week/
– https://thedoor2doorlibrarian.com/2014/06/22/storytime-sharks/
– https://valeriebyrdfort.com/2012/08/09/shark-storytime/

Other books considered / used for display:
Shark Vs. Train by Chris Barton
Shark and Lobster’s Amazing Undersea Adventure by Viviane Schwarz
Shark in the Dark by Nick Sharratt
Shark and Lobster’s Amazing Undersea Adventure by Viviane Schwarz
Smiley Shark and the Great Big Hiccup by Ruth Galloway
Sharkabet by Ray Troll
The Great White Man-Eating Shark by Margaret Mahy
Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck
I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Shark vs. Train by Christ Barton
I’m a Shark by Bob Shea
Don’t Eat the Teacher by Nick Ward
What if the Shark Wears Tennis Shoes by Winifred Morris
Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Feist

Reflection:
This storytime was a wildly popular!  Kids LOVE sharks!  Shark in the Park was the most loved book and got the most laughs but all of them went over quite well.  Be prepared with LOTS of materials for the puppets as everyone wanted to make more than one.  I do three storytimes a week and we made 150 puppets!