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Pets
Theme Unit

Plays:  Reader's Theater Scripts
     Puppies for Adoptions (Grades 2-3)
     How the Dog Came to Live With Man (Grades 3-4)

Ponder the Picture Comprehension Puzzle
            Ponder the Picture: Pets

Reading Comprehensions - Special Education High Interest Reading
     Taking Care of a Pet (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Gentle Giants (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     The Litter Box (Hi/Lo Grades 2-4)
     Grooming Cats (Hi/Lo Grades 3-4)
     Is My Cat Sick? (Hi/Lo Grades 3-4)
     Taking a Dog to the Vet (Hi/Lo Grades 3-4)
     What Should I Feed My Dog? (Hi/Lo Grades 3-4)
     Dog Training Tips (Hi/Lo Grades 3-4)
     Lost Pet (Hi/Lo Grades 3-4)
     Cold Weather Care (Hi/Lo Grades 3-4)
     Pet Care in the Summer (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Moving With a Pet (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Pet Care in a Disaster (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Death of a Pet (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Exotic Pets (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Dangerous Products for Dogs (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Picking the Right Pet (Hi/Lo Grades 4-5)
     Cats and Dogs (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)

Spanish
     Cómo cuidar a una mascota (grades 2-3)
     Cuidados para el frío (grades 3-4)
     Cómo cuidar a tu mascota en verano (grades 3-5)
     Productos peligrosos para los perros (grades 3-5)

Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     Meeting and Greeting a Four-Legged Friend (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)

Short Readers
     Every Pet Needs a Vet (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Life with a Wallaby (Short Reader; Grade 7 Readability)

Spanish
     La vida con un Ualabís (grades 5-7)

Reading Comprehensions
Fiction
     Wet Pet (Grades K-1)
     The Pet Shop (Grade 1)
     Tommy Gets a Pet (Grades 1-2)
     If I Had... (Grades 1-2)
     The Calli Cat (Grades 1-2)
     My Red Hen (Grades 1-2)
     A New Kitten (Grades 1-2)
     Princess Pancake (Grade 2)
     Pet Day (Grade 2)
     Grooming Leo (Grades 2-3)
     Garon's Gecko (Grades 2-3)
     Tammy's Sunshine (Grades 2-3)
     Puppy in the Road (Grades 2-3)
     Tommy Tortoise Goes on a Trip (Grades 2-3)
     Birds in the House (Grades 2-3)
     Marika's New Puppy (Grades 2-3)
     A Cat Named Yoda (Grades 2-3)
     A Plethora of Pets (Grades 3-4)
     A Horse Named Lady (Grades 3-4)
     Cookie the Diabetic Cat (Grades 3-5)
     A Hound From The Pound (Grades 3-5)
     The Best Dog (Grades 4-6)
     A Taste for Gold, Part 1 (Grades 4-6)
     A Taste for Gold, Part 2 (Grades 4-6)
     A Taste for Gold, Part 3 (Grades 4-6)
     Meet My Pet Tarantula (Grades 4-6)
     The Best Dog (Grades 4-6)
     Max the Golden Retriever Stays at Paws Palace (Grades 4-6)
     Life with a Skunk (Grades 4-6)
     Golden Nemesis, Part 1 (Grades 5-6)
     Golden Nemesis, Part 2 (Grades 5-6)

Non-fiction
     Scully the Guide Dog Helps Scott (Grades 1-3)
     Pick a Perfect Pet (Grades 2-3)
     Too Many Puppies and Kittens! (Grades 2-3)
     The Girl Who Loved Animals (Grades 3-4)
     A Pony in the Elevator and Other Stories of White House Kids (Grades 3-5)
     Many Ways to Help Animals (Grades 4-6)
     Picking a Right Pet (Grades 4-6)
     Pets that Help - Service Animals (Grades 4-6)
     Your Pet's Friend - Your Veterinarian (Grades 4-6)
     Your Pet's Shrink - Animal Behaviorists (Grades 4-6)
     Life with an African Grey Parrot (Grades 4-6)
     Life with a Cat (Grades 4-6)
     Life with a Chameleon (Grades 4-6)
     Life with a Dog (Grades 4-6)
     Life with a Ferret (Grades 4-6)
     Life with Frogs and Toads (Grades 4-6)
     Life with a Hamster (Grades 4-6)
     Life with a Hedgehog (Grades 4-6)
     Hermit Crabs (Grades 4-6)
     Life with a Pot-bellied Pig (Grades 4-6)
     Life with a Salamander (Grades 4-6)
     Life with a Snake (Grades 4-6)
     Life with a Turtle (Grades 4-6)
     Life with Creepy, Crawly Pets (Grades 4-6)
     Setting Up an Aquarium (Grades 4-6)
     Your Health and Your Pets (Grades 4-6)
     Traveling with Your Pet (Grades 4-6)
     Saying Goodbye to a Pet (Grades 4-6)
     Four-Legged Help: Guide Dogs for the Blind (Grades 4-6)
     Don't Litter: Fix Your Pets! (Grades 4-6)
     Llama Love (Grades 4-6)
     Animals in the White House - First Dogs (Grades 5-6)
     Cat Myths (Grades 5-6)
     Animals of Ancient Egypt (Grades 5-6)
     Best Friends Animal Society (Grades 5-6)
     It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Sugar Glider! (Grades 6-8)
     Fuzzy, Fascinating Tarantulas! (Grades 6-8)

Spanish
     Una mascota para Tommy (grades 1-2)
     La princesa Panqueque (grade 2)
     La princesa Panqueque (grade 2)
     ¡Limpiemos a Leo! (grades 2-3)
     Tommy la tortuga sale de viaje (grades 2-3)
     Pájaros en casa (grades 2-3)
     La mejor perra (grades 4-6)
     La mejor perra (grades 4-6)
     Scully, el perro guía, ayuda a Scott (grades 1-3)
     Animales del antiguo Egipto (grades 5-6)

French
     Le nouveau chiot de Marika (grades 2-3)
     Un chat qui s'appelle Yoda (grades 2-3)

German
     Marikas neues Hundebaby (grades 2-3)
     Eine Katze namens Yoda (grades 2-3)

Read and Color
            Our New Brown Dog
             Puppy Wants to Play - Read and Color (PDF file)
             Tom and His Pet (PDF file)
             The Book of Pets (PDF file)
            Patty at the Pet Store (mini book)
            At the Pet Store (mini book)
            I Like Pets
            A Puppy for Upton
            Sounds of the Pet Store
            A Fish Tale
            My Three Pets
             Dad's Dog (PDF file)
             Kit Kat (PDF file)
             The Little Kitten (PDF file)

Analogies
             Pets Analogies

Funda-blanks
     I Have a New Pet (grades 1-2)
     Night Noises (grades 2-3)

Conversations - Foreign Languages
     Salt and Pepper - French and English
     A new pet for Stacey - French and English

Finish the Story
     Lost Dog! (Grades 1-3)
     Finding Pete (Grades 2-4)
     Bring Your Pet to School Day (Grades 2-4)
     Fido Tells His Tale (Grades 2-4)
     A Fat Cat (Grades 2-4)
     Good Newts about Pets (Grades 3-4)
     Harvey (Grades 3-4)
     Hello from Mike (Grades 3-5)
     Here, Kitty, Kitty (Grades 3-5)
     The Great Escape of Harry the Hermit Crab (Grades 3-6)
     The Disappearance of Fuzzy Frank (Grades 4-6)
     Experienced Pet Sitter, Reasonable Rates (Grades 6-8)

Book Units
    Just Me and My Puppy (Grades K-2)
    Curious George (Grades 1-2)
    Henry and Mudge - Puddle Trouble (Grades 1-3)
    Henry and Mudge - The First Book (Grades 1-3)
    Pet Show! (Grades 1-3)
    The Josefina Story Quilt (Grades 1-3)
    Henry Huggins (Grades 2-5)
    Ribsy (Grades 2-5)
    Socks (Grades 2-6)
    Silver (Grades 3-4)
    Pick of the Litter (Grades 3-5)
    The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog (Grades 3-5)
    Wanted...Mud Blossom (Grades 3-5)
    Rascal (Grades 3-6)
    Babe: The Gallant Pig (Grades 3-7)
    The Good Dog (Grades 3-8)
    Because of Winn-Dixie (Grades 4-6)
    Shiloh (Grades 4-6)
    Stone Fox (Grades 4-6)
    The Witches (Grades 4-8)
    Where the Red Fern Grows (Grades 5-7)
    Whittington (Grades 5-8)
    White Fang (Grades 6-9)
    Straydog (Grades 6-12)

Activities
            Pet Puzzles
             Pets Activity Pages
            Lost and Found

Critical Thinking
Pets SUDOKU Puzzle
   4 by 4 Pets Sudoku
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

4 by 4 Pets Sudoku: Includes Hints (blank boxes have smaller pictures to pick from)
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)

6 by 6 Pets Sudoku
     Easy 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Medium 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

Pets Thinking Puzzle
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (more difficult)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (more difficult)

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