My Library is Going to the Dogs Patricia Burgstahler Kenmore - Tonawanda UFSD SLMS 2010

Meet Noah

 Kindergarten Unit – Choosing the Right Pet Daddy, Could I Have an Elephant – J. Wolf What Pet to Get – Emma Dodd Oh, the Pets You Can Get – Tish Rabe Emma’s Strange Pet – Jean Little Franklin Wants a Pet – P. Bourgeois Harry’s Dog – Barbara A. Porte The Best Pet of All – D. LaRochelle Pick a Pet – Shelley Rotner Pumpernickel Tickle and Mean Green Cheese Mr. Green Peas – Judith Caseley

Kindergarten Activities/Skills: T-chart of wanted and unwanted traits Venn Diagram comparing two or three pets Venn Diagram comparing pets/wild or zoo animals/farm animals Nature’s Children – looking for attributes Wordle book – listing attributes/publishing

First Grades Activity – Read to the Dog  Henry and Mudge series – Rylant  Slippers – Andrew Clements  Biscuit - Capucilli  Brenda and Edward – D. LaRochelle  Clifford - Bridwell  Carl (wordless) – A. Day  Jack and the Night Visitors (wordless) – P. Schories  Dog and Bear – L. Seeger  Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog – S.S. Miller

Rationale – Read to the Dog  Significantly increases fluency/confidence  Little or no intimidation  Small group participation  Listener is non-judgmental  Sense of self-worth/special activity  Involves the community – therapy dogs etc.  Can be continued at home or with a friend  Stuffed animals can be substituted

Second Grades Communications Unit- There is more than just the written word.  Read The Kitten Who Couldn’t Purr  Discuss body language and sign language  Handmade Alphabet/Talking Hands Series – student sharing  American Sign Language web site/Deaf Ed. Teacher demo  Read about Louis Braille and show Braille cards  Make nameplates using split peas  Am. Foundation for the Blind –  Visiting guide dog, watch Audrey to Merlin video  Learning etiquette - dealing with the disabled/blind  Disability History Museum presentation

Books about service dogs and Special Olympics  Dogs at Work – Capstone series  Working like a Dog  Animals with Jobs – Thomson/Gale series  Bravest Dog Ever – Standiford  Pets to the Rescue (series) – A. Clements  My Dog, My Hero – Byars  The Right Dog for the Job – Dorothy Patent  Do Dogs Make Dessert? – M.Dahl  Helping Paws – Jane Duden  Looking Out for Sarah – Lang  Private and Confidential: a story about Braille – Ripley  Way to Go Alex – Robin Pulver

Third Grades Dog Breed Research  Builds on what they have learned  Requires an essential question- Where would the ideal place be for this breed to live and why?  High interest  End of the year fun – outdoor dog show  Includes community participation

Third Grades Resources  Enchanted Learning.com  Various dog breed book series  Animal Planet – animal.discovery.com  Am. Kennel Club -  Integrates other subjects  Math  Science  Art

Fourth Grades Lewis and Clark Learning Centers  Explore the roles of each person and Seaman  Develop a sense of time and activity on the trail using Dog of Discovery – Laurence Pringle  Seaman’s Journey – Patricia Eubank  Visiting Newfoundland dog completes the experience since students have researched the journey from the dog’s perspective

Fifth Grades  Began as a way to study the states  Continued with National Park Research  Connects with science of animal adaptations  Allows for discussions of animal rights and cultural differences even within the US  Opens channels of communication with others about these topics

Resources  Balto, the Bravest Dog Ever and other versions  Gold Rush Dogs - Murphy  Gary Paulsen – Woodsong and Dogteam  Iditarod Trail Committee web site especially info for educators  Local sled dog clubs  Veterinarians and breeders

The end of a long day…