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
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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