Literature Focus Unit on Dogs by: Chris Klemisch

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Literature Focus Unit on Dogsby Chris Klemisch
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Literature Selections Fiction/Nonfiction

• My puppy is born by Joanna Cole Margaret Miller
• Any kind of dog by Lynn Reiser
• Clifford the big red dog by Norman Bridwell
• Clifford counts 1,2,3 Board Book by Norman
  Bridwell
• Two dogs swimming by Lynn Reiser
• Tiny the snow dog by Cari Meister Rich Davis
• Caring for your dog by Jill Foran
• Dirty Dog Boogie by Loris Lesynski
• Marley A dog like no other by John Grogan

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Unit Plan

• Dogs and members of the dog family
  characteristics/traits/habitats
• Exposure to dogs
• Research and write about members of dog family
• Key concepts about dogs food, shelter, needs,
  members of family
• Projects involving different types of assessment
  of students understanding

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Six Language Arts
Introduction to lesson Show tell Story about
dogs dog family member Dog catcher Communicati
ng in group projections
Poem Report on member of dog family Write and
illustrate story about a dog
Listening to directions Books on tape Sharing
work Video
Movie Tag Animal Movements Math surveys
graphs
Group and independent reading Internet
research Free time
Art projects Video Internet research Surveys
graphs
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Cross-Curricular Ideas
Dog dog family behaviors/habitats Compare
contrast dogs versus humans using websites
Play dog catcher Make variety of animal
movements
Draw color picture of a dog Draw paint
picture of dog family their habitat
Dog word problems Graph weights of members of
dog family Create survey of the different pets
within the classroom number of pets
Teach sing How much is that doggie in the
window Have students in groups write
perform songs about dogs or member of dog family
Write illustrate story about dogs in
groups Have show tell with students dogs Write
paper on likes dislikes of dogs Do two book
reports using books from literature
selection Write present paper on member of dog
family in groups Write poem about dogs using the
I remember format
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Strategies

• Tapping prior knowledge use what students know
  about dogs as they listen, read, write, and view.
• Organize ideas into their papers and poems
• Making connections students will relate what
  they are listening to, reading, or viewing about
  dogs and books they have read.
• Predicting students will make predictions about
  what will happen as they are reading.
• Summarize their ideas about members of dog
  family.
• Evaluating students will look over their
  projects and discover what they didnt know
  before.

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Skills

• Write
• Study
• Comprehension
• Language
• Reference

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Technology

• Computers with internet access
• http//encarta.msn.com/enclyclopedia_761569837/Dog
  _Family.html
• http//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?titleDogoldi
  d131067548
• www.first-school.ws/activities/animals/pets/tribut
  edog.htm
• Tape player/tapes
• Clifford the big red dog
• Marley A dog like no other
• TV/VCR/Tape
• 101 Dalmatians

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Grouping

• Individual activities
• Have students compare and contrast dogs humans
• Draw and color pictures of dog
• Have students write paper on what dogs like and
  need
• Read a variety of books on dogs and do book
  reports
• Poem
• Small-Group Activities
• Write and illustrate story about dogs
• Write and present paper on member of dog family
• Have students write and perform song about dogs
  in small group
• Books on tape

• Whole group
• Discussion about dogs
• Read aloud My puppy is born
• Play Dog Catcher
• Sing How much is that doggie in the window song
• Make a list of likes and dislikes dogs
• Spelling test using dog related words
• 101 Dalmatians

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Lesson Plan
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
AM LA-(WG)-introduce dog lesson LA-(SG)-students will create KLW chart write paper on member of dog family LA-(I)-write paper on likes dislikes of dogs LA-(SG)-write illustrate story about dogs LA-(WG)-read My puppy is born to the class
Music-(WG)-teach sing dog song LA-(SG)-peer editing Music-(SG)-write sing own song about dog or dog family member LA-(SG)-peer editing LA-(WG)-present paper on dog family
Science-(I)-list websites write paper about favorite kind of dog LA-(I)-write a poem about dog in I remember format Science-(I)-compare contrast humans dogs LA-(I)-three book reports on dog books Math-(I)-have students complete worksheet using dog word problems
PM PE-(WG)-explain have class demonstrate a variety of any kind of animal movements LA-(WG)-give spelling test on dog related words Art-(I)-have students draw color pictures of dog LA-(I)-listen to books on tape PE-(WG)-play dog catcher
Math-(I)-make bar graphs using dog family members weight LA-(WG)-watch movie on 101 Dalmatians Math-(WG)-make a survey of the different pets within the classroom Art-(I)-draw paint picture of dog family member their habitat LA-(WG)-show and tell
Free time
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Assessment

• Observation of interaction communication within
  groups
• 6 1 Writing Traits (Stories and Poems)
• Spelling test with dog related words
• Math graphs/surveys (dog family member
  weight/number of pets)
• Check for understanding by prompting questions to
  the class as a group
• Report on member of dog family (Rubric)
• Poem (checklist)

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Lesson Plan

• Dog Catcher
• Grade Level 2nd-4th
• Subject Area Physical Education
• Materials Needed
• 1 dog catcher hat, 2-4 dog bones, two hula hoops
• Standards
• 4.1.3 Know how to use space to move safely in
  different directions at various speeds
• 4.1.4 Use control in locomotor activities
• Objectives
• Students will play the game safely and use a
  variety of non-locomotor skills such as walking,
  running, and skipping
• Learning Activities
• One student is chosen to be the dog catcher and
  wears his hat. Three other students will carry
  dog bones. They are the rescue dogs.
• When the game starts the dog catcher will attempt
  to tag students by chasing them.
• When the dog catcher catches a student, they will
  go to the pound (inside the hula hoops). To get
  out of the pound the students carrying the bone
  must hand it to one of the students in the pound.
• Once they are free from the pound, that student
  becomes one of the rescue dogs.
• Rescue dogs cannot be tagged by the dog catcher.
  Play for as long as the teacher sees fit before
  choosing a new dog catcher and rescue dogs.
• Variations
• Have multiple dog catchers
• Instead of running, have the children use other
  locomotor skills such as walking or skipping.

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How much is that doggie in the window?

• How much is that doggie in the window? (arf!
  arf!)
• The one with the waggley tail
• How much is that doggie in the window? (arf!
  arf!)
• I do hope that doggie's for sale
• I must take a trip to California
• And leave my poor sweetheart alone
• If he has a dog, he won't be lonesome
• And the doggie will have a good home
• How much is that doggie in the window? (arf!
  arf!)
• The one with the waggley tail
• How much is that doggie in the window? (arf!
  arf!)
• I do hope that doggie's for sale
• I read in the paper there are robbers (roof!
  roof!)
• With flashlights that shine in the dark
• My love needs a doggie to protect him
• And scare them away with one bark