Sharks Storytime Lesson and Scavenger Hunts

This Shark Storytime is perfect for Shark Week or World Oceans Day! It’s designed as an elementary library lesson. Many students are OBSESSED with sharks, so this Science Storytime is chock-full of fun facts, trivia, and more.

This lesson has 76 total pages and slides, and it includes:

• 52-slide Lesson Presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint + Google Slides
  • All body text is editable; you choose which slides you want to use.
  • 21 slides are for the read-aloud and/or guided lesson that walks you through the storytime lesson.
  • 23 slides are “scrolling presentation” slides that are great for extending lessons or scrolling in the library during checkout and downtimes.
  • 8 slides are review slides at the end of the lesson to keep students engaged as they line up.
  • Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! Due to copyright laws, read-aloud videos of the books are NOT included.
• Two (2) editable, differentiated scavenger hunts (3 pages, PowerPoint and PDF)
  • Students “hunt” for images and information in the Part 2 scrolling slides part of the presentation. This gives students something to focus on during library checkout and downtime.
  • “Easier” version – Students color the objects as they find them.
  • “Harder” version – Students answer questions about the information in the slides, plus find smaller images.
  • Answer key is included.
• List of 32 recommended books to accompany this lesson (1 page, PowerPoint and PDF)
  • The list is editable and great to hand out to parents, teachers, and students looking for related books.
• Take-Home Extension Activities (2 pages, PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF)
  • Text is editable, and includes several ways for students to share what they learned during the lesson.
• Detailed, pre-filled Library Lesson Plan in editable PDF and PowerPoint formats (4 pages), aligned to:
  • AASL National School Library Standards for Learners,
  • National Common Core ELA Standards, and
  • Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
• Lesson tips and tricks for librarians on a “specials rotation” (7 pages, PDF)
• Google Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
• Instructions on how to set up PowerPoint slide timings for scrolling slides (2 pages, PDF)

21 Storytime Slides:

Part 1 is a guided whole-class discussion and read-aloud. The slides walk you through the entire class discussion, from start to finish.

• Original shark poem
• ASL sign language for “shark” — includes video links and step-by-step directions for making the signs
• What is a dorsal fin?
• Fact or fiction whole-group game – Students determine if a statement about sharks is fact or fiction (5 questions with answers)
• Slide for your read-aloud (paste the book cover on the slide).
• Checkout reminders slide — Add your own reminders!
• “What Should We Do Now?” slide — This is very clear instructions on what students should be doing after the lesson.

23 Scrolling Slides:

Part 2 is the scrolling slides. Set them on a timer to scroll on a screen during library checkout. Students can use the scrolling slides to complete one of the two Scavenger Hunts.

• Vocabulary Word of the Week: “salinity”
• American Sign Language (ASL) fingerspelling F-I-S-H
• trivia questions + answers
• mystery shark with photo and clues
• shark idiom – “card shark”
• 2 would you rather question slides
• “shark” career – marine biologist
• what to do if you see a shark while swimming at the beach
• world’s largest shark – whale shark
• world’s smallest shark – pygmy lanternshark
• other sharks include: basking shark, hammerhead, great white shark, tiger shark, bull shark, lemon shark, leopard shark, Greenland shark
• remora fish (often attached to sharks)
• importance of sharks to ocean biodiversity

8 Wrap Up Slides:

This is a section of review questions. They are open-ended questions that make great time-fillers or help control potential chaos that sometimes happens at line-up or while waiting for teachers to pick up students from Specials.

This part includes 6 editable review questions. All the questions are answered in the presentation, but students can also make up additional answers for some questions.

Take Home Extension Activities

Students love sharing their knowledge, so with the editable 2-page take-home activities, they can:

• quiz siblings, friends, and family members about some of the shark facts in the storytime lesson;
• enjoy making and drinking their own “shark soda” – easy recipe included!
• read some recommended shark-themed picture books;
• learn four shark vocabulary words;
• learn to draw a shark using simple, step-by-step directions;
• remember how to sign “shark” in American Sign Language;
• learn three tips to become a better reader.

Standards Addressed:

AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text. 

• Inquire – C.1. – D.3.
• Explore – A.1. – C.1.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
© Copyright 2010 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.10 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.10 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI..310. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.5.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4.

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