This week, we especially enjoyed the story of Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt.  This classic book tells the tale of Timothy Pope’s adventures in the park with his telescope.  You can revisit the story here:

Mrs Morris then set up this super park in the classroom!  What a busy park it is! Can you spot a dinosaur and a pirate?  Where is the brontosaurus? Can you spot the shark in this park? Can you find some other animals that live in the ocean?  You will need to use your looking eyes very carefully…perhaps you could try using some words like ‘next to’, ‘under’, ‘above’, ‘behind’ and ‘in front of’ when you talk about what you can see…

This shark was much easier to find!  He was swimming in our water tray, would you believe, along with lots of other fascinating sea creatures.

There are actually about 400 different types of sharks in our oceans!  If you would like to find out more about them – this video is a good one to watch.  Please remember to watch these videos with your child – especially if you have autoplay enabled.

We also read Nick Sharratt’s sequel to Shark in the Park – a story called Shark in the Dark.  You can read it together at home using this clip – remember, you might prefer to turn the sound off and read it yourself.

If you are heading out to the park this weekend, why not take along your very own telescope and see what you can spot?  Hopefully, you won’t see any sharks!