Man's Best Friend
Grade Levels: 3 - 5
Overview
Students learn all about man's best friend at a fun website, created for and by elementary age children.
Objectives
- Students will use vocabulary related to dogs and other pets.
- Students will identify an author's viewpoint about dogs.
- Students will express a personal opinion about dogs as pets.
Materials
- Man's Best Friend Worksheet
- Website: Man's Best Friend http://library.thinkquest.org/J001753/
- Paper or poster board
Procedures
- Introduce key vocabulary: biography, breeder, exercise, favorite, interview, information, respect
- Have students work with partners to complete the first question on the Man's Best Friend Worksheet Can a dog be a friend? after exploring the website: Man's Best Friend.
- Have students work individually on the second question. Provide paper or poster board for students to create their own colorful pages.
- Set up a time for students to gather in groups and share their discoveries, opinions, and web pages.
Assessment
Use a rubric to assess students' ability to recognize an author's viewpoint and to formulate their own.
Extension
- Encourage students to visit Pet Arena http://www.kidscom.com/chat/petarena/petarena.htmll
to learn what kids around the world have to say about various pets. After
exploring the site, let students poll their classmates and make a graph entitled
"Favorite Pets in Our Class."
- Have students go to Pet Stories http://www.shirleymaclaine.com/stories/pets/archive to read about some unusual and inspiring pets. Then encourage them to write stories about their own pets and create a class book of Pet Stories.
