FOR HOMESCHOOLERS AND ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR CANINE COMPANIONS

DOGS Unit Study


Consider using a 3-ring notebook with dividers to make a “Dog Scrapbook” for this unit study.

Label dividers: “Dog Breeds”, “My Dog Art”, “Dog Stories”, “Dogs Around the World”, “The Science of Dogs”, and “How I Helped a Dog”.

Use the unit study ideas below to begin filling in your Scrapbook. But after you’ve finished here, keep your notebook for collecting photos, art, stickers, and any information you learn about dogs.

Happy Learning!

 

ART

LANGUAGE ARTS

Language Arts

•Write a book report about a dog book.


For suggested books and report ideas see:

http://www.loveyourdog.com/bkreports2.html

Put this report in your “Dog Stories” section of your notebook.


•Play “dog breed hangman”


After making your dog breed scrapbook, play this game to test your knowledge:

http://www.loveyourdog.com/hangman.html


•Handwriting practice


Go to www.handwritingworksheets.com and make your own handwriting worksheets using words or sentences about dogs.

Try using these dog jokes to make your sentences:

http://www.loveyourdog.com/riddles.html

Put your handwriting pages in your “Dog Stories” section of your notebook.


•Early Reading Practice


Go to www.starfall.com and click on the “Learn to Read” section. Read “Sky Ride” for an easy reader about a dog. Then try the “It’s Fun to Read!” section and go to “All About Me”, where you’ll find “What is My Pet?”, another fun story.


•Write a creative story!


After reading First Dog, by Jan Brett (see “History/Geography“ above), write your own creative story about living in prehistoric times. For writing ideas and vocabulary see:

http://www.janbrett.com/piggybacks/write.htm

Put this story in your “Dog Stories” section of your notebook.


•Write a story or essay about taking care of a dog.


Write what is like to take care of a dog. You might include your dog’s daily feeding and playtime schedule, what you and your dog like to do together, and what you like most about being a dog owner. Maybe include ways you would like to become a better dog owner. If you don’t own a dog, considering fostering one for a week (see below under “Life Lessons”), then write about your experience.

Put this story in your “How I helped a dog” section of your notebook.


•Write an essay about why your dog is the “Best Dog in the World”.


If you’d like, enter your story in the American Beach Dogs Kids’ Contest: “Why My Dog is the Best Dog in the World” contest. Be sure to include a photo of your dog. You could win an American Beach Dog t-shirt, a brand new book, and have your story published on our website! Good luck!

(link to kids’ contest page)

Put this story in your “Dog Stories” section of your notebook.