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The Greedy Dog

For Teachers K
Teach young mathematicians the concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to with kinesthetic, visual, verbal, and numeric approaches. In a playful session that addresses multiple intelligences, your class will: dramatize a greedy...
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Finger Puppet Dogs

For Students K - 2nd
Cut, color, and paste. Sounds like a trip to the hairdresser. Nope, it's a mini project that requires little ones to color each dog-themed finger puppet, cut them out, and paste the backs to make fun finger-sized friends. Note: The...
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Bar Graph

For Students 2nd
In this bar graph activity, 2nd graders answer short answer questions about how many animals are in each section of the bar graph. Students answer 6 questions.
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Answering Questions

For Students 1st - 3rd
Three questions are listed on this resource with blank spaces for learners to practice writing. Encourage writers to use complete sentences instead of just saying "yes" or "no." Extend the activity by allowing children to draw pictures...
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Dogs: Reading Comprehension

For Students 5th - 8th
This reading comprehension instructional activity includes a 2-page selection about dogs, as well as ten short answer questions.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-How Dogs Really Work!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners read How Dogs Really Work! by Alan Snow. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of dogs as pets. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library connections.
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From Wolf to Dog

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explain how dogs evolved from wolves based on the video. In this biology activity, students research about breeding animals for specific traits. They interview dog owners and create a presentation about the dog.
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Evaluating Nonfiction Texts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students evaluate nonfiction text. In this evaluating nonfiction lesson students read two pieces of nonfiction text and respond with a short free-writing piece. Students discuss the content and focus on the accuracy.
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Dogs- Canine Familiaris

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research dog species and breeds. In this dog lesson plan, students discuss breed of dogs, their personal experiences, and complete a Venn Diagram comparing breeds. Students use the research to analyze television shows or movies...
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History o the Husky

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discuss the types of dogs used in dog sledding. For this social science lesson, students define mushing and begin to understand what the Iditarod race is. Students also explore how to take care of the dogs.
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Dogs: Comprehension Strategies

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension strategies instructional activity, students read the story Dogs and then complete comprehension strategies for the story. Students complete activities on cause and effect, main idea and details, inferences, details,...
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Reporting from Multiple Sources-The Role of Dogs in Three Societies

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars synthesize information from various resources. In this expository essay writing instructional activity, students view three video segments and take notes.  Young scholars analyze notes in peer groups and write an...
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Prior Knowledge: What Do You Know About Dogs?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students consciously activate prior knowledge in order to comprehend new information about a given subject.  In this comprehension and prior knowledge lesson, students use a graphic organizer to activate prior knowledge and use...
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Dogs

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this dogs worksheet, students read a 2 page informational text about different breeds of dogs and how they can be of service to the police, blind, and deaf people. Students then answer 13 essay questions.
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Dogs Acrostic Poem

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this dog themed worksheet students write an acrostic poem using the letters DOGS . Students write 4 lines of poetry using these letters to begin each line. There is an appealing dog graphic.
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Dog

For Students K - 1st
For this dog language arts worksheet, the student will look at 4 different pictures of dogs, with 4 corresponding action words under them. Students complete 4 sentences using this word bank of dog verbs.
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A Dog's Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students get a look into the life of dogs-from their origins and basic biology, through selective breeding, and into how dogs have become intricate parts of everyday life for many people worldwide.
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It's A Dog-Eat-Dog World

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the dangers of owning and breeding aggressive dogs. They debate whether aggressive dogs should be kept as pets. They write an essay from their point of view about aggressive dogs as pets.
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Man's Best Friend

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners compare human and dog senses. In this biology lesson, students describe different ways that dogs help humans. They research and create a presentation about a modern dog hero.
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Before Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this before worksheet, students answer short answer questions about what animals come before other animals. Students complete 2 questions.
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Protecting Man's Best Friend

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read about how dogs help people. In this language arts lesson, students select a topic and create a presentation about dogs. Students choose the type of presentation to create.
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Pet Mania

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this English learning exercise, students focus on pets. Students survey their classmates, role play, read short articles, and have a discussion centered around the topic of pets.
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Dogs: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Dogs and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.  
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Classifying Dog Breeds

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils research different dog breeds. In this classifying lesson, students gather information about dogs and classify them into different groups. Pupils will classify the dogs into small, medium and large breed groups. Students...