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Teaching with Heart and Creativity

Read to Puppy!

Today I needed to get a LOT of testing done one on one with my class.  Even though I have a red stop sign on the end of a ruler that I flash in front of my students if they attempt to approach me during testing it still never fails that I get interrupted during the sacred reading/testing time.  My team leader has a skull and crossbones that she flashes if her students try to approach.  L.O.V.E.I.T.  

But today was my BEST testing day! The giant red stop sign did not even come out!
Did I throw busy work at them to keep them quiet? NO!
Did I threaten them within an inch of their recess? No!
I forgot to even mention not to disturb me while I was testing.
I was too excited with the brilliant plan!

Here’s what we did!
I bought Swersty’s Puppy Palooza.  
Remember this book? I read it to my class at the beginning of the year when we were getting ready to launch the daily five during our ready to read week.

Today I told them we had come full circle and it was their turn to teach a puppy to read now that they have become such amazing readers!  
Then I brought in an array of small stuffed dogs. 

Each child came up and chose their puppy and then reached in to a container and pulled out a collar with their puppy’s name on it. They decorated their puppy’s collar and placed in around their neck.

Blogger won’t accept that I have rotated and saved these pictures three times.  I am sorry for the sideways shots!!!   Next, they picked out sight words for their puppy and got busy teaching them 6 words.

Finally it was time to start teaching their puppy to READ!
Check out these amazing students teachers.  I was the one that needed to be refocused!  I couldn’t stand how cute they were!  I just kept watching them!

 
 
They said things like, “Yes Scrappy, good job that is the word WHERE.”


 It was SUCH fun!  I sneaked away from testing to get these pictures!  I didn’t get a stop sign flashed in my face, but this little pup above did look at me like…seriously?  It’s my reading lesson!  Don’t interrupt!

When we came together we got in groups and put our puppies in ABC order by their collars. The collars, sight words, and other ideas are all in the unit.

If you want to try out Swersty’s Puppy Palooza click {HERE} 

 Tomorrow I will be back with Mother’s Day Ideas! Have a great night!

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    Comments

    1. Run Teacher Run! says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:37 pm

      Love this! One of our countdown activities is to bring a fluffy friend, so this might have to come in play on this day! Thanks for sharing!

      Mary Beth
      Run Teacher, Run

      Reply
    2. Stephanie says

      May 8, 2012 at 12:06 am

      This may be the cutest idea ever!! My kids would LOVE this! Thanks so much for sharing. I think I may have to work a puppy reading party into our last week of school plans 🙂

      <3- Stephanie

      FallingIntoFirst

      Reply
    3. Andi says

      May 8, 2012 at 12:22 am

      That is too cute! My kids would love to read to puppies. What a great idea!
      ~Andi

      Reply
    4. Across the Hall says

      May 8, 2012 at 12:24 am

      How cute! And your cuties are so..cute! Sorry, I'm lacking for synonyms at this point in the evening!

      I love how they were so patient with their pups…I feel a whole classroom community lesson coming on!

      Thanks for sharing 🙂

      Halle
      Across the Hall in 2nd

      Reply
    5. Jodi says

      May 8, 2012 at 12:26 am

      How much fun is that!!!

      Jodi
      fun-in-first.blogspot.com

      Reply
    6. Elizabeth says

      May 8, 2012 at 12:33 am

      This is so adorable! I love it!

      Elizabeth

      Fun in Room 4B

      Reply
    7. Ashley says

      May 8, 2012 at 12:37 am

      This may be the cutest lesson I have seen in quite some time! What fun for your kiddos and the puppies of course!

      Ashley
      Live2Learn

      Reply
    8. Tracy says

      May 8, 2012 at 12:52 am

      What a terrific, outstanding, superb lesson. Can you tell what we are working on…lol This is truly an outstanding and unique lesson. I am borrowing this for sure!!! THANKS for sarahing your creativity!!!!

      Reply
    9. Meridith says

      May 8, 2012 at 1:03 am

      I love these activities! Where did you get all the puppies from? I am planning a puppy themed birthday party for my son this weekend where kids will "adopt" a puppy.

      Reply
    10. Reagan Tunstall says

      May 8, 2012 at 1:08 am

      thrift shops are the easiest and cheapest way to build a litter! 🙂

      Reply
    11. Miss Kindergarten says

      May 8, 2012 at 1:09 am

      Aww read to puppyyyyy!!!!

      Reply
    12. Barbara says

      May 8, 2012 at 1:22 am

      You AmAzE me . . . and now I have a new title for our Rocket Reader Celebration!!! YAY!!! And congrats on that little nomination . . . fascinating!

      Barbara

      Reply
    13. Sprinkle Teaching Magic (Sheila) says

      May 8, 2012 at 1:35 am

      Brilliant! My kids would LOVE this! I like how built in to your lesson the kids get to be the teacher to their cute little puppy friends. Students are able to explore teaching using their own vocabulary and imagination AND scaffolding is built right in. This time of year my students tune me out. Hello!?!?! I don't blame them I have been talking the entire year long. This lets them take the lead and have a chance to shine. What a great end of the year activity. Precious every picture.

      Sheila

      P.S. None of the pictures I saw were sideways they looked great!

      Sprinkle Teaching Magic

      Reply
    14. Miss Squirrels says

      May 8, 2012 at 1:52 am

      Oh,Reagan! I love it! I am going to ask for stuffed donations next year and we are gonna teach some puppies to read!
      Congratulations on your nomination:)
      How'd ya like that email from Jen 56 times? Makes my 5am text not look so bad:)
      Staci

      Going Nutty!

      [email protected]

      Reply
    15. Annie Moffatt says

      May 8, 2012 at 2:04 am

      Reagan…I totally LOVE you! So cute! My 2 year old "reads" to our dog…I just love it:)

      Reply
    16. Kristy says

      May 8, 2012 at 2:31 am

      Oh my word – that is so freaking cute! Don't you just love days like that?

      Reply
    17. Amanda says

      May 8, 2012 at 3:02 am

      That is way too cute! I know my kiddos love reading with stuffed animals… they would just eat this up!

      Amanda
      First Grade Garden

      Reply
    18. Kristin says

      May 8, 2012 at 3:27 am

      That is the cutest thing ever. EVER. I'm dying over here.
      Will your kids get to keep their pups???
      A Teeny Tiny Teacher

      Reply
    19. Traci says

      May 8, 2012 at 4:50 am

      THIS is adorable.
      ❤Traci❤
      Dragonflies in First

      Reply
    20. Jen R. @ The Teachers' Cauldron says

      May 8, 2012 at 9:45 am

      HOW STINKIN' CUTE!!!
      Hey – did you see my apology to you in my post last night? hehe

      Reply
    21. Barbara says

      May 8, 2012 at 1:52 pm

      I love this idea!!!
      Barbara
      Grade ONEderful
      Ruby Slippers

      Reply
    22. Miss Foote says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:00 pm

      This is so cute! We read this book at the beginning of the year and going back to see how far we came would be great. Also, DIBELS (a reading test I despise) is coming at the end of the month….I am thinking we could bring a puppy and teach it to be fluent. How fun!

      Congrats on the nomination to a well deserving blog!

      Laurie
      Chickadee Jubilee

      Reply
    23. Staci says

      May 8, 2012 at 8:14 pm

      Such a stinkin' cute idea!!! I love that they were teaching the pups to read! so adorable.

      -STaci
      Let's Teach Something

      Reply
    24. Jennifer says

      May 8, 2012 at 11:21 pm

      What a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing!

      Delighted in Second

      Reply
    25. Jen Steinacher says

      May 9, 2012 at 12:43 am

      That is just a great idea for this time of year! Thanks for sharing and posting pictures too!

      Reply
    26. Amber P. says

      May 9, 2012 at 10:42 pm

      OMG. I may need to move to first grade so I can do this activity! So stinkinnnnng cute!

      Adventures of a Third Grade Teacher

      Reply
    27. Jessica Watermelon :) says

      May 18, 2012 at 1:42 am

      As long as you don't mind, I'm totally stealing this to use for next year. Reading with a stuffed animal will create a lot less arguing and shouting, "It's my turn!" as well as, "It's the word _________!" Thanks for another great idea!!!

      -Jessica
      http://wonderfulwatermelon.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    28. Sarah Powell says

      November 9, 2012 at 12:25 am

      This is such a wonderfully cute idea!! Always find something great on this blog!

      Reply

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        • Parent Gift Factory...
        • Visual Plans For a Busy Week
        • Silence for Sandy Hook
        • Just 24 Hours Ago...
        • Making Reindeer Food Meet the Standards!
        • I met Kim Adsit!!!
        • Plans, Crafts, Parent Gifts, and Let's Meet!
        • Tech the Halls!
        • Monday Made It Freebies!
        • Visual Lesson Plans For Gingerbread Week
        • It's Gingerbread Week!
      • ►November
        • Techy Santa!
        • Visual Plans and Estimate to Win Today!
        • Top Ten Reasons You Know It Is Thanksgiving Break
        • Thanksgiving Costumes and Turkey Run Template
        • Longest.Post.Ever!
        • Run Turkey Run!
        • Party Pilgrim Style -Visual Plans
        • Attack Attack! Calling for Reinforcements!
        • Let's Get Real Personal Post.
        • Products and My Daily Schedule
        • Visual Plans...and life!
        • Veterans Day Unit UPDATE!
        • We've all Gone MAD!
      • ►October
        • Spooky Fact Families Freebie
        • Visual Plans-Free Unit-and The Struggle
        • November Freebie
        • Pumpkins and Common Core... What More?
        • Pumpkin Week & Visual Plans
        • Wrapping Up the Week
        • Our Bat Book Study
        • Top Ten Blogging Side Effects...
        • Bats, Stellaluna, and Visual Plans!
        • Spider Art and Writing
        • Don't Call the Exterminator!
        • Keeping Writer's Workshop Alive!
        • Spider Week and Visual Plans
        • Freebies and Pumpkin Estimation Winner
      • ►September
        • Week 6 Plans and Writing Lesson
        • What's Working?
        • How I Run my Math Block
        • October Math Centers
        • Teaching Writing Ideas and Plans
        • Fall Sale and a Funny!
        • Word Work, Apples, and Caterpillars...
        • Visual Lesson Plans with Links!
        • Skip Counting Freebie and My Week in Pictures
        • Whatever Gets You Out of Bed in the Morning...
        • Pests or Pals?
        • Top Ten, Freebies, and Plans
      • ►August
        • First Week's Fun
        • Surviving the First Day!
        • Reading Lesson Anchor Charts
        • Where I Teach Wednesday
        • Are You Ready to Expo?
        • My Visual Lesson Plans!!
        • Mouse Pad Makeover
        • Sneak a Peek at My Purchases
        • Odds and Ends
        • Anchor Charts For You
        • On Your Mark,Get Set,GO!
        • Special Delivery!
        • New Awards For Students
        • Classroom Tour 2012-2013
        • Titles, Questions, and Tutorials
        • Classroom Progress 2012
      • ►July
        • Heading in to School Today!
        • Feelin' Texan
        • Fall Art and Writing Projects
        • Tell Me More!
        • Pixy Stick Birthday Makeover
        • 10 Lessons for Teaching Reading
        • Pinterest Inspired Crafts
        • Back To School Prep!
        • Teach Like A Theme Park?
        • Surprise Vacation!
        • Old School New School
        • Back To School 10 Math Centers {&Freebie}
        • Nerd Alert!
        • Currently Burn Ban!
        • Motivating Students with Props from the Dollar Store!
      • ►June
        • WHAT DID SHE SAY?!
        • Check Check...Is This Thing On?
        • Dancing and Math
        • I Messed Up!
        • Summer Laziness????
        • A Year Of Daily Math!
        • Best Summer Ever!
        • Flipping Out for Freebies!
        • Daily Math Requests
        • Texas Sized FUN at the blog meet!
        • Currently Redecorating!
      • ►May
        • Our Last Day in Pictures
        • End of Year Freebies
        • Surviving One More Week-IDEAS!
        • Crafts, Chefs, and Spaghetti!
        • Oh Momma--It's Coming!
        • Read to Puppy!
        • Currently Moooo-ing!
        • Don't Judge and Freebie!
      • ►April
        • Academic Awards for Elementary Students
        • Farm Fun and Freebie
        • Candy Awards
        • Oh Momma!
        • Are My Kids Still Chasing Me?
        • Bulletin Boards & BFFs
        • Dear Teacher Diary...
        • Four Friday Freebies!
        • Skyping Good Time!
        • We Ate a Frog Today!
        • Snack Sized Learning and a Letter Writing Freebie!
        • Today Rocked!!!
        • Spring Daily Language Review and A Couple Pictures
        • The Bunny
        • Math Math Math!
        • Shhhh Don't Tell My Diet.
        • Spring Daily Math
      • ►March
        • This Week's Pictures
        • Lunch Linky and The Daily Five Update
        • Science Freebies
        • Dumpsville- Population Zero!
        • Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
        • First Grade Fashions and Academics Too!
        • The Real Rocks of Limestone County
        • Gone Buggy Unit for Free
        • Planning With Ryan
        • Bloggers GONE WILD--Spring Break Meet Up!
        • Morning Work Freebie and a Linky Party!
        • Elmer and A Sale!
        • Teaching Writing and Life Lessons
        • I Think I Can! I Think I Can!
        • Reference Wall Freebies
        • No More Word Verification!
        • Lenny the Leprechaun
        • We Looked for A Leprechaun!
      • ►February
        • Write on the Money?
        • Feels Like a Monday!---and a freebie!
        • Giant TPT LINKY PARTY!
        • Looking For A Leprechaun
        • Today I Celebrate Being in Remission!!!
        • Feeling Super Presidential!
        • I think I am global.
        • Do You Feel Lucky?
        • Rowing my Boat. Keeping Afloat.
        • Happy Valentine's Day! Freebie
        • March Math Centers!
        • Shock and Awe
        • Penguins and Polka Dots
        • Giraffes in Antarctica!
        • Currently Contemplating...
        • My February Lesson Plans and Winners!
        • I hope this is Freeze Tag.
        • Build A Graph Freebie and Celebrating The Non-Fiction Superbowl!
      • ►January
        • Grab a snack it's a long post!
        • Daily Language Work
        • Goats, Trolls, and a FREEBIE!
        • Do You Speak Blog?
        • Mid-Week Pick Me Up
        • Dream Squashing In Full Effect!
        • This Little Piggy
        • San Antonio Texas Blogger Meet Up!
        • Daily Warm Ups for Math and Language!
        • Math Centers!
        • I'm Baaaaack...{from the salon}
        • Catching Up!
        • Currently, MLK, and Other Assorted Topics (HAIR)
        • Writing and Centers
        • Sunday Night Browns...
        • My Friday Fix!!
        • What to Do with Ten Extra Minutes...and more
        • Geometric Quilting Update
        • Highlights of the Last 2 Days!
        • 2012 Morning Work Freebie and Another Top Ten!
    • ►2011
      • ►December
        • New Year's Sale!
        • Build a Pizza Math Center!
        • Monster Game Freebies!
        • Coziness, Confessions, and Lesson Plans!
        • 11 in 11 Linky FUN
        • I promise I know how to count...really...Free Reading Logs Updated
        • Bulletin Boards for Winter!
        • Merry Christmas!
        • Holiday Identity Crisis.
        • How Do Penguins Drink Their Soda?
        • The Emperor's Egg
        • My Pastor Ate Baby Jesus
        • Currently... Laughing
        • Top Ten Reasons I know Christmas is Near...
        • Sock Snowman Gift and Merry Christmas Splat the Cat!
        • All Aboard The Polar Express
        • Arrrrg!
        • Freebie, Giveaway, and a Recipe!
        • Cookies and Pepcid for Dinner
        • No More Reindeer Games!
      • ►November
        • Dream Squasher
        • In Charge of Chocolate and Cuteness
        • Black Friday through Cyber Monday Sale!
        • Rudolph the Chip-Nosed Reindeer & a Freebie
        • Christmas Art Projects!
        • Turkey Trottin'
        • Thankfully Giving!
        • Writer's Workshop Pet Edition
        • Not a DULL moment!
        • Daily Calendar Freebie and a mess of other ideas
        • Veteran's Day is Next Week!
      • ►October
        • November Unit Update!
        • 7 Things you'll wish you could forget
        • Bats, Phonics, and My Friday Fix!
        • Pumpkin Glyph Bulletin Board Freebie
        • Math Quilts
        • Halloween Dress Up Linky!!
        • Harry the Dirty Dog
        • Stellaluna Book Study!
        • Jack O Faces FREEBIE
        • Framed!!
        • Read on Little Dudes....Read on...
      • ►September
        • Oh Good Graph!
        • I Have Officially Spread Myself Too Thin
        • Fun with Fiction
        • Indoor Recess? Problem SOLVED!!
        • Totally Bugged.
        • You are the Wind Beneath My Wings...
        • Math Tubs
        • Writer's Workshop
      • ►August
        • Number Bracelets!
        • Breakfast in my Classroom {horrors}
        • Meet The Teacher Night
        • Things I have been working on...
        • Gone Buggy!
        • Top Ten Reasons You Know it is BACK TO SCHOOL time!
        • Classroom Pictures Part 2. D-O-N-E!!!
        • Classroom Tour 2011-2012 Part One
      • ►July
        • Book Barn!
        • Shape Up!
        • Teacher Feature
        • Writer's Workshop
        • Classroom Labels
        • I am a R-O-B-O-T
        • Vowels Visual
        • Monster Math Tubs
        • Can O' Worms
        • Earbud Storage
        • Discovery Bottles
        • WORD DOCTOR
      • ►June
        • Teacher Tipster...My NEW BFF!
        • Back to School....and writing...
        • Lovely Labels!
        • Classroom Organization
        • Minute to Win It
        • Teacher Song!
        • June Joy!
    • ►2010
      • ►August
        • Classroom Details
        • Back To School 2010-2011
        • Classroom 2010- 2011
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