The document outlines a literature unit plan focused on dogs. It includes fiction and nonfiction books about dogs, a unit plan exploring dog characteristics and needs, and cross-curricular activities involving math, art, music, science, and physical education. Assessment includes observation, writing assignments, poems, book reports, math graphs and surveys, and presentations on dog family members.

1. Literature Focus Unit on Dogs by: Chris Klemisch

4. Six Language Arts Introduction to lesson Show & tell Story about dogs & dog family member Dog catcher Communicating in group projections Group and independent reading Internet research Free time Poem Report on member of dog family Write and illustrate story about a dog Movie Tag Animal Movements Math surveys & graphs Art projects Video Internet research Surveys & graphs Listening to directions Books on tape Sharing work Video Writing Visually Representing Viewing Reading Listening Talking Dogs

5. Cross-Curricular Ideas Dog word problems Graph weights of members of dog family Create survey of the different pets within the classroom & number of pets Play dog catcher Make variety of animal movements Draw & color picture of a dog Draw & paint picture of dog family & their habitat Teach & sing How much is that doggie in the window Have students in groups write & perform songs about dogs or member of dog family Dog & dog family behaviors/habitats Compare & contrast dogs versus humans using websites Write & illustrate story about dogs in groups Have show & tell with students dogs Write paper on likes & dislikes of dogs Do two book reports using books from literature selection Write & present paper on member of dog family in groups Write poem about dogs using the I remember format Physical Education Math Language Arts Music Art Science Dogs

10. Lesson Plan Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday AM LA-(WG)-introduce dog lesson LA-(SG)-students will create KLW chart & write paper on member of dog family LA-(I)-write paper on likes & dislikes of dogs LA-(SG)-write & illustrate story about dogs LA-(WG)-read My puppy is born to the class Music-(WG)-teach & sing dog song LA-(SG)-peer editing Music-(SG)-write & sing own song about dog or dog family member LA-(SG)-peer editing LA-(WG)-present paper on dog family Science-(I)-list websites & write paper about favorite kind of dog LA-(I)-write a poem about dog in I remember format Science-(I)-compare & contrast humans & dogs LA-(I)-three book reports on dog books Math-(I)-have students complete worksheet using dog word problems PM PE-(WG)-explain & have class demonstrate a variety of any kind of animal movements LA-(WG)-give spelling test on dog related words Art-(I)-have students draw & color pictures of dog LA-(I)-listen to books on tape PE-(WG)-play dog catcher Math-(I)-make bar graphs using dog family members weight LA-(WG)-watch movie on 101 Dalmatians Math-(WG)-make a survey of the different pets within the classroom Art-(I)-draw & paint picture of dog family member & their habitat LA-(WG)-show and tell Free time