American Shad Puppet

The American shad is a species of anadromous clupeid fish. They are social fish that swim in groups, called schools.

An American shad may swim over 12,000 miles during its lifetime. A female American shad can lay up to 600,000 eggs! They are the largest of five species of river herring that swim upstream to spawn in freshwater.

Directions

  1. Color in this shad with silver and blue.
  2. Cut it out carefully, and fold the dotted line. Attach a stick in the middle of the fold with glue or tape.
  3. Give the shad a name and make it swim around!
  4. Gather some of your friends, and you can swim around in a school!
American Shad