Shark Movement Adapted Book | Brain Breaks Gross Motor | SPED Autism OT PreK

Ready to get the whole class moving? Sharkey is here to help! In this shark movement adapted book — "Sharkey Can, Can You?" — students copy Sharkey's poses to practice imitation, gross motor movement, and body awareness. It's the perfect movement break, brain break, or calming transition, and it doubles as an interactive adapted book with a matching piece for every pose — an ocean favorite your students will want to repeat again and again.

📦 What's Included

• 1 shark movement adapted book ("Sharkey Can, Can You?")
• A matching piece for each pose to use it as an interactive adapted book
• Gentle movement / yoga-style poses (not called out by name)
• Print, laminate, and assemble with Velcro for years of reuse

📖 Sample Text

Sharkey can....reach up high.

He can look toward the sky.

Sharkey can...reach up high.

Can you????

Sharkey can...reach down low.

He can do it really slow.

Sharkey can...reach down low.

Can you???

📚 How to Use

• The teacher or therapist reads the book while students follow along and copy Sharkey's poses
• Use it as a brain break or movement break during the day
• Use it as a calming transition to settle students after an active time (recess, cafeteria) into a quieter activity
• Use the matching pieces to run it as an interactive adapted book in a center or workstation
• Great for whole group, small group, 1:1, circle time, or therapy sessions

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Imitation skills (motor imitation)
• Gross motor movement and motor planning
• Body parts and body awareness
• Self-regulation and calming
• Following directions
• Balance, coordination, and body control
• Listening and attending

💛 Perfect For

• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs (imitation & motor skills)
• Occupational therapy (gross motor, motor planning, regulation)
• Physical therapy and adaptive PE
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Brain breaks, movement breaks, and calming corners
• Circle time and morning meeting
• Ocean and summer units, early childhood, ECSE, and homeschool

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Builds imitation and gross motor skills in a fun, low-pressure way
• A ready-to-go brain break, movement break, or calming transition
• The friendly Sharkey theme keeps students moving and smiling
• Works as both a movement activity and an interactive adapted book
• Supports self-regulation — perfect for those tricky between-activity moments
• Reusable year after year once laminated

🌊 More hands-on ocean and adapted book activities:

• Hands-On Ocean Activities
• More Adapted Books