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The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog Lesson PlanThe Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog Lesson Plan
Publisher
August House
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1st - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
1 hr
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2007
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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

Additional Tags

english language arts

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

Common Core

RL.1.1 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.4 RL.1.7 RL.2.1 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 RL.2.7 RL.3.1 RL.3.2 RL.3.3 RL.3.7

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