Shark Themed Morning Basket

This month marks the first month that Emily has taken over planning and prepping our morning baskets. As soon as she saw that Shark Week was coming up in August she started planning for a “jaw-some” shark themed basket.

The four main catergories of things that we include in our morning basket each month are read alouds, madlibs and/or trivia, hands-on activities, and games. The main reason we include these are because they are Emily’s favorite things and I find I like to start our day by connecting and filling her love tank.

Each morning (or whatever time we start our homeschool day) she enjoys the hands-on activities while I read aloud, then we do either a mad lib or some trivia, and we finish our morning basket time by playing a game together. What’s in this basket might look like a lot but chipping away at it every day for a month normally ensures we will get to enjoy it all.

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August’s Morning Basket Choices…

Read Alouds:
Shadow of the Shark with Passport to More Adventures Unit
I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916
Animal Planet Chapter Books Sharks!
She Dared Bethany Hamilton
Science Comics Sharks
The Ultimate Book of Sharks
Ultimate Guide Sharks
Swimming with Sharks
Shark Lady (Grab a Free Unit Study)
Eyewitness Sharks
Uncover A Shark

Mad Libs and/or Trivia:
Shark Attack! Mad Libs

Hands-On Quiet Activities:
Shark Sticker Activity Book
Sharks of the World Coloring Book
Build the Sharkย 
3 in 1 Creator Deep Sea Lego

Games:
Top Trumps Sharks
Sharks are Wild
Chomp

Extras:
Writing from the Wild – Hammerhead Letter
My Zoo Box – Shark Box (Use the code WW25 for 25% Off!)
Chalk Pastel Your Are An Artist – Sharks


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With Shark Week in August this year it seemed like a no brainer that we would have a shark themed morning basket to celebrate!