Written by Bruce Hale

Craftivity & Writing

Clark the Shark

By Michelle Ward

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Craftivity Directions

Directions:

1. Print out the shapes on the following pages and pass out to students. Each student should have one shark head, one shark body, two shark fins, two shark eyes, and one shark mouth. Students will use scissors to cut out each shape and will then color them the appropriate colors.

2. Next, pass out sheets of blue construction paper. Students will glue the shark head onto the top of the paper. Then they will gluethe shark eyeballs on either side of the top of the head and gluethe mouth in the middle. Then they will draw two lines in betweenthe eyes and the mouth to be the shark’s nose.

3. Then, students will glue the shark body below the shark head and color in red and white stripes on the shark’s body to make a shirt. Next, they will glue on the shark’s fins on either side of the body.

4. Finally, students will write about how they “stay cool” at school. Display students’ sharks and writing for a cute bulletin board.

Clark the SharkObjective: Students will create their own Clark the Shark and write about how they ”Stay Cool” at school.

Materials:White paper, large sheets of blue construction paper, black and gray construction paper (optional), crayons or markers, scissors, and glue

Shark Eyeballs - Print this page on white paper. Each student should have two eyeballs for their shark craft.

Shark Mouth - Print this page on white paper. Each student should have one shark mouth.Or have students cut out a mouth using black construction paperand cut out teeth using white construction paper and then glue the teeth onto the mouth.

Shark Fins - Print this page on white paper and have students color the fins gray or print on gray paper. Each student should have two shark fins.

Shark Head - Print this page on white paper and have students color the head gray. Or print on gray construction paper. Each student should have one shark head.

Shark Body - Print this page on white paper and have students color the stripes red and white like Clark the Shark’s shirt. Each student should have one shark body.

Name: _________________

I Stay Cool in SchoolThis is how

I Stay Cool in SchoolThis is how Name: _________________

I Stay Cool in SchoolThis is how Name: _________________

Acknowledgements:

This activity is inspired by the book Clark the Sharkwritten by Bruce Hale.

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