➜ Lesson Planner summary, background info and planning space ➜ Focus Sentences use the book & author's craft as a mentor text to improve writing ➜ Grammar Topics selected to align with the text ➜ Vocabulary Activities with kid-friendly definitions ➜ Social Emotional Learning guidance lesson ideas & discussion topics based on the story ➜ Comprehension Questions categorized by reading strategy text-dependent THIS COLLECTION OF ACTIVITIES and LESSON IDEAS INCLUDES: She learned that not only could sharks be trained, but they could also remember what they learned for two months.Įugenie Clark was a brave scientist that changed the way people preserve sharks and women in the field of science. She decided to conduct an experiment where she would train sharks.

She went on to make many discoveries about fish and sharks.Īs she learned more about her favorite animal, Eugenie wanted people to see sharks the way she did: beautiful and smart. Many people didn’t think women were smart or brave enough to go into science, but that didn’t stop Eugenie. When she grew up, Eugenie decided to study zoology in college. She had always thought of sharks as beautiful while others viewed them as ugly and scary.Įugenie spent her childhood learning as much as she could about sharks.

At the beach, she loved diving in the water and watching all the fish. Jess Keating’s book, SHARK LADY, is about the life of Eugenie Clark, the woman who is considered to be the ocean’s most fearless scientist.Īs a young girl, Eugenie loved everything about the ocean but the sharks were her favorite. THIS READING UNIT FOCUSES ON USING THE MENTOR TEXT TO TEACH:

We've even included editable teaching slides themed to match the book! This SHARK LADY Activities and Interactive Read Aloud Resource Book Companion Packet includes lesson plans, reading comprehension questions, vocabulary, grammar, phonics, writing and word study activities with both printable and digital student pages.įollowing an interactive read aloud of the picture book, SHARK LADY by Jess Keating, choose from the included collection of either printable activities or go paperless and use the digital activities to practice standards-based skills.

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