Sharks!
by
Anne Schreiber
Informational Text
Activities
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1. Where will you find
information on shark teeth?
Use the
Table of Contents
to answer the
questions.
Write
three
questions
2. Where is the
glossary?
you want to
know about
sharks.
Use the
Table of
Contents
3.
to look
find information
answers.
up the
Where will you
about shark
attacks?
Write the
4.
questions,
tell about
and page
What pages
baby sharks?
answers,
number where
you find
the
information.
Sharks!
by
Anne Schreiber
Use the glossary to match up
the words and definitions. Write
a sentence with each word.
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cartilage
light, strong, rubbery substance
that makes up
shark skeletons
extinct
no longer alive
an animal that eats other
animals
predator
prey
animals that are eaten by
other animals
prehistoric
time before people
wrote things down
serrated
jagged edge
Sharks!
by
Anne Schreiber
Various types of sharks are discussed
in the book. Match the shark with
the correct detail. Be sure to use
the text, pictures, and other information
from the book.
Make a graphic organizer to show
what you learned.
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Lemon Sharks
These pups grow inside their
mothers.
Swell Sharks
The mother shark lays the
eggs in hard cases.
HAmmerhead Shark
Its wide head is great for
hunting.
Mako Shark
This is the fastest shark. It
can swim up to twenty
miles per hour.
Spined Pygmy Shark
This shark has a glow-in-thedark belly.
Wobbegong Shark
This shark hides by looking
like the seafloor
and seaweed.
Second Grade Common Core Standards
CC RI.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
CC RI.2.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to
locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
CC RI.2.2 Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of
specific paragraphs within the text.