Learning Snacks: Fin-tastic Fun Awaits: It’s Shark Week! 🦈

It’s Shark Week, and there’s no better time to dive into the fascinating world of one of the ocean’s most incredible creatures! Whether you are a shark fan or prefer to keep in shallow waters, there’s something for everyone to discover in this week’s Learning Snacks!

FOR KIDS: CREATURE POWER: SHARKS!
Jump into an ocean of discovery with these exciting shark videos from Wild Kratts and Dinosaur Train as you explore modern sharks and their prehistoric relatives. Learn how sharks survive, how they hunt and why they are so important to the ocean ecosystem! You will become a shark expert in no time!

FOR PARENTS: OCEAN CRAFTS AND STORIES
Keep the Shark Week excitement going at home with ocean-themed crafts and books! Create an ocean mobile, make a colorful bottle fish or shark and enjoy these stories about the ocean as a family. Engaging young children with the natural world can help spark curiosity and a love for learning!

FOR EDUCATORS: SHARK SCIENCE
Inspire your little school of fish with engaging lessons about the ocean and sharks from PBS LearningMedia! Explore shark biology, ocean ecosystems and conservation and learn about relationships between marine species along the way. Younger students will enjoy this shark mini-unit from Wild Kratts about shark anatomy and endangered shark species.

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