Decoding Shark Words Printables

Whether you are celebrating Shark Week or exploring the ocean with your kids, the shark words will be fun to decode. Children will use the key at the top of the pages to decode shark words. One of the pages focuses on parts of a shark’s body. The second printable focuses on types of sharks. The graphics on the printable are large so children can easily see what they are. Therefore the words only contain a few letters.

After completing one or both of the printable, your children can try to come up with more shark words. Their words can have a lot more letters. They could even make their list on the back on the printable they just completed.

Getting Ready to Use the Decoding Shark Words Printables

Once you have downloaded the set of Decoding Shark Words, you will find that it is a PDF. Therefore you will need a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader to open it. When you have opened the set, you can decide which of the printables you want to use first.

Reading a Book About Sharks

Reading a book about sharks before starting the activity, will help your children activate the information they already know about sharks. Some of your children may not know a lot about sharks. Reading one of the books below will help them to start to build their knowledge about sharks. While most of the books below are non-fiction, you will find one of them is just a fun book about sharks.

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Exploring the Printables

Children can work on decoding the words on their own. It would be fun to work together to brainstorm words to put in the back on the paper. Children can write and spell the words on their own or you can have them copy them for a list you write out.