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The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog

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Read the story The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog: A Folktale from Great Britain by Margaret Read MacDonald and choose from multiple activities to learn about the tale's theme—kindness. With so many options, your kind kids will benefit from a personalized lesson that meets their needs and instills the importance of positive character traits.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
reading, kindness, dogs, folktales, illustrations, reading comprehension, inferences, caring, making predictions, compassion, alliteration, point of view, anagrams, compare and contrast texts, cinquains, shared reading
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Additional Tags
english language arts
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Instructional Ideas
  • Create a story board depicting readers' answers to the comprehension questions
  • Compare and contrast learners' inferences about the story
  • Choose a single follow-up activity or complete multiple activities over time in learning centers, or stations
Classroom Considerations
  • Materials and preparation required depending on which follow-up activity is chosen
  • Visit your school or local library, or download a copy of the book
  • If considering bringing a live animal to class, be sure to check for student allergies
Pros
  • Lesson offers detailed directions
  • Multiple hands-on activities to choose from and use during or after lesson 
  • Additional word search activity sheet provided for early finishers
Cons
  • None