ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Awnie's House ???? Kids Read Aloud: CLARK THE SHARK Learning to Calm Your Enthusiasm by Bruce Hale and Guy Francis
Hello, reading friends! Today, we’re going to read a fun story about a shark named Clark. Clark is a very happy shark who loves everything about school. But sometimes, he gets a little too excited and has trouble staying calm. Let’s find out how Clark learns to control his enthusiasm with the help of his teacher, Mrs. Inky Dink.
Clark goes to a school called Theodore Rooster Fish Elementary. It’s the best school in the ocean! Clark loves playing games like Upsy Downsy and Spin-a-Jig with his friends. He thinks school is awesome and shouts it out loud! But Mrs. Inky Dink reminds him to read quietly.
Clark also loves lunchtime and recess. He shouts, “Lunchtime is sweet!” and “Recess rocks!” But sometimes, he plays too rough, and his friends get upset. They tell him to “cool his jets,” which means to calm down a bit.
Clark feels sad when his friends don’t want to play with him. He asks Mrs. Inky Dink why everyone is upset. She explains that sometimes Clark is too loud and plays too hard. She tells him, “There’s a time and a place for everything, and sometimes the rule is to stay cool.”
Clark tries to remember to stay cool, but it’s hard! He pushes the swing too hard and eats too much lunch. He even gets too excited in class. But then, Clark has a great idea! He decides to make up rhymes to help him remember to stay calm.
Clark’s rhymes work like magic! In class, he tells himself, “When teacher’s talking, don’t go walking.” At lunch, he remembers, “Only munch your own lunch.” And during playtime, he says, “Easy does it, that’s the way, then my friends will let me play.” These rhymes help Clark have fun without being too wild.
One day, a new kid comes to school. He’s a big squid named Sid, and he looks a little scary. But Clark knows just what to do. He swims over to Sid and invites him to play. They have so much fun together, and Sid learns to stay cool too!
Mrs. Inky Dink thanks Clark for being a great friend to Sid. Everyone cheers, “Hooray for Clark the Shark!”
That night, Clark’s mom asks him what he learned at school. Clark smiles and says, “There’s a time and a place for everything. Sometimes you stay cool, but sometimes a shark’s got to do what a shark’s got to do.”
Clark the Shark learned that making up rhymes can help him remember to stay calm and have fun with his friends. Wasn’t that a great solution? Thanks for reading with me today. See you next time!
Make Your Own Rhymes: Just like Clark, you can create your own rhymes to help remember important rules or things to do. Think about something you need to remember, like “Clean up your toys” or “Brush your teeth.” Try to make a fun rhyme about it. For example, “When it’s time to play, put your toys away!” Share your rhyme with a friend or family member.
Calm Down Jar: Create a “Calm Down Jar” to help you relax when you feel too excited. You’ll need a clear jar or bottle, water, glitter, and glue. Fill the jar with water, add some glitter, and a little glue to make the glitter move slowly. When you feel too excited, shake the jar and watch the glitter settle. This can help you calm down, just like Clark learned to do.
Role-Playing Game: With a friend or family member, act out different situations where you might need to stay calm, like waiting in line or playing a game. Take turns being Clark and Mrs. Inky Dink. Practice using Clark’s rhymes or make up new ones to help remember to stay cool. Discuss how staying calm can make these situations more fun for everyone.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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This book is being read with permission from Harper Collins Publishers. Hello, reading friends! It’s Annie. Do you ever get so excited by something that it makes you act a little bit impulsively? Impulsive means that you have a hard time controlling yourself. Well, today we’re going to meet a shark who loves life, and sometimes he can get a little too enthusiastic for his friends. Let’s see if his teacher can help him figure out a way to tone down his excitement as we read “Clark the Shark.” If you have a copy, go get it so you can read along with me!
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Like and subscribe to Annie’s house. “Clark the Shark,” written by Bruce Hale, illustrated by Guy Francis.
In all the wide blue seas and all the wide blue world, the top school for fish was Theodore Rooster Fish Elementary. And of all the fish at Theodore Rooster Fish, the biggest and strongest was Clark the Shark. Clark loved school, and he loved his teacher, Mrs. Inky Dink. He loved to play Upsy Downsy and Spin-a-Jig with his friends.
“School is awesome!” shouted Clark the Shark.
“Less shouting, more reading,” said Mrs. Inky Dink.
“Lunchtime is sweet!” yelled Clark the Shark.
“Lunch!” said his best friend, Joey Mackerel.
“Recess rocks!” bellowed Clark the Shark.
“You are playing rough,” cried the other kids.
Yes, Clark loved his life with all of his sharky heart, but he loved everything way too much. He was too loud, too wild, and just too much shark for the other fish to handle. After a while, no one would play with Clark. No one ate lunch with him, and no one sat with him at circle time. Even his best friend, Joey Mackerel, said, “Cool your jets, Clark. You’re making me crazy.”
One day, Clark asked Mrs. Inky Dink, “What’s wrong with everyone?” Mrs. Inky Dink patted his fin. “Clark, sometimes you play too hard, you munch too hard, and gosh, you even hug too hard. But life is so exciting!” said Clark.
“There’s a time and a place for everything,” said Mrs. Inky Dink, “and sometimes the rule is to stay cool.”
Clark tried to stay cool, but he pushed the swing with too much zing. “Sorry,” said Clark. “I forgot.”
“Yikes!” cried Joey Mackerel.
At lunch, Clark tried to stay cool, but everything smelled so good that he munched a bunch of lunches. “Sorry,” said Clark. “I forgot.”
“We’re starving,” said his friends.
In class, Clark tried to stay cool, but a good book got him all shook up. “Now, Clark,” said Mrs. Inky Dink, “this isn’t the time or the place.”
“Tell me, what’s the rule?”
“Stay cool,” said Clark.
“Hey, that’s it!” he cried. Then Clark got a big idea in his sharky head. Maybe if I make a rhyme, I’ll remember every time!
The next day, he put his plan to work. In class, when lessons got exciting, Clark wanted to bounce up out of his seat. Instead, he told himself, “When teacher’s talking, don’t go walking.” And what do you know? It worked!
“Attaboy, Clark!” said Mrs. Inky Dink.
Clark smiled. Lessons are fun!
At lunch, everything smelled so yummy. When Clark wanted to eat and eat and never stop, he told himself, “Only munch your own lunch.” And it worked again!
“Way to go, Clark!” said his friends.
Clark grinned. Lunch is fun!
At playtime, Clark told himself, “Easy does it, that’s the way, then my friends will let me play.” And playtime was fun once more.
Clark loved his life, but then a shadow fell across the playground—a ginormous shadow with tentacles galore.
“It’s a new kid, and he looks scary!” cried Joey Mackerel. “Swim for your lives!”
The squid squashed the slide and snapped off the swings.
“Oops, my bad,” said the new kid.
“Wait!” said Clark. “He just wants to play. Let’s find a way.” And he swam to the new kid with all his might.
Clark played harder than he ever had before—Upsy Downsy and Spin-a-Jig. Why, he even made up a new game, Tail Wuma Lumpus.
“Wow, that was fun!” said the new kid breathlessly, and he settled down.
“If you want to come to school, you’ve got to stay cool,” said Clark.
“That’s right,” said Mrs. Inky Dink. “And thanks for taking care of our new classmate, Sid the Squid.”
“Hooray for Clark the Shark!” everyone cheered.
That night, Clark’s mother asked, “What did you learn at school, dear?”
“There’s a time and a place for everything,” Clark said. “Sometimes you stay cool, but sometimes a shark’s got to do what a shark’s got to do.”
Clark the Shark discovered that if he made up helpful rhymes, he could remember to control himself. Wasn’t that a great solution? I hope you enjoyed our story today. Thank you for reading with me. See you next time!
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