Shark Shenanigans

MONDAY

On Monday the boys learned about the Blue Shark.

We did shark face paint, came up with our own shark species, and did some watercolors.

After lunch, the boys found bugs for the chicks to eat and walked to the Sandy Point Beach where they made a sandcastle.

TUESDAY

On Tuesday we learned about the Tiger Shark, the Lemon shark, and the Mako shark. The boys made their own shark models out of miscellaneous objects based on the species we made up the day before.

Afterwards, we sculpted sharks out of clay. After lunch, the boys played with the chickens and went swimming and paddleboarding

WEDNESDAY

On Wednesday we learned about the Bull shark, the Greenland shark, the Goblin shark, and the Great White Shark. They painted our clay sculptures and played a shark charade game, as well as a shark behavior game. Later the boys paddle boarded and went swam.

THURSDAY

On Thursday we learned about the Angel shark, the Silky Shark, the Basking Shark and the Hammerhead Shark. The boys came up with their own shark songs and shark plays. We played our shark behavior game, and made shark slime! Afterwards, we collected seas glass and skipped rocks on the beach and played in the mud. The boys ended the day with some biking.

FRIDAY

On our last day, we learned about the Megamouth Shark, the Whale Shark, the Thresher Shark, and the Megaladon. The boys made up shark plays, played the shark behavior game which was a big favorite throughout the week, and we did some shark crafts. After lunch, we went down to the beach and the boys went swimming and played on the paddleboard collecting their golf balls and singing to snails. After we came back up from the beach The boys had ice cream sundaes and watched Shark Tale the movie.

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