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Dog Book Report Projects
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Dog Book Report Project
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Dog Book Report Project: Your students will be barking with enthusiasm to start this reading project!
This dog shaped reading response set will provide you with all of the teaching resources that you need for your students to write about the main character, climax, and conclusion of their story.
Traditionally, requiring students to write about the main character, climax, and conclusion is a task that most students find quite boring.
By using these uniquely shaped dog graphic organizers that contain writing components that are worded in dog language, your students will find writing about the climax and conclusion of the story fun, and they will complete these written responses with enthusiasm.
This dog book report project contains four worksheets with templates that assemble into a dog. The finished dog project measures 20 inches in height and 12 inches in width.
These finished book report projects will make a dynamic bulletin board display of your students' work. Everything that you need to complete these projects is included in this set. All that you will need is scissors, glue, tape, and coloring pencils.
There are 12 worksheet and template pages in this set, as well as a 5 page color bulletin board display banner. There are 18 pages of dog related accent pieces for you to use to help you decorate your bulletin board display.
Dog Book Report Reports: What's Included?
This dog book report project includes assembly directions on how to prepare and assemble this project. Below is a sample of the assembly directions page.
This dog book report set includes a grading rubric.
I believe that it is important for students to evaluate their own work, so my grading rubric contains both a student assessment and a teacher assessment component. When the students grade their work, they color in the faces. When the teacher grades the work, the teacher circles the small numbers in each box beside the faces. I often find that my students are harsher on themselves than I am, and that the grade that I give them is higher than they have scored themselves.
Below is an example of my dog book report grading rubric:
I believe that the writing process is important and that teachers should use process writing whenever possible.
For this reason, my students never begin their dog book report projects by writing on their final draft templates, instead they write on first draft worksheets. Then, they edit and revise their work on their own, with a partner, or in individual writing conferences with me.
This dog book report set is divided into three writing sections:
Main Character: (dog ears) Write a description about the main character.
Something Worth Barking About! (Climax) (dog body Part 1): The climax of the story is the point of greatest interest or suspense in the story. It is the turning point in the story where the action reaches its peak. The climax is usually the most exciting part of the story and something worth barking about!
A Tail Wagging Event! (Conclusion) (dog body Part 2): The conclusion of the story is when the main character solves the problem. The story usually ends happily and it is a tail wagging event!
Dog Bowl: Title of Book and Illustration
Dog Paws: Author, Genre, Name, and Date
Due to spelling differences in English (words like color/colour and favorite/favourite), there are two sets of downloads for these dog book report projects. You can select the spelling that is used in the country that you are from.
This set contains two worksheets for students to write their first drafts on. On my first draft worksheets, I have designed the writing line spaces to match the spaces allotted on the final draft dog templates.
Below is an example of the first draft writing worksheets for this dog book report project.
This dog book report project contains 4 worksheets with templates that assemble into the shape of a dog. The finished dog book report measures 20 inches in height and 12 inches in width.
Below is the head template where students write a description about the main character in the dog's ears. On the front paws, students write the author, genre, their name, and date.
Below is the body template where students write about the Climax/Something Worth Barking About and Conclusion/A Tail Wagging Event.
Below are the dog's back legs and tail templates.
Below is the dog's bowl template where students write the title of the book and draw an illustration.
When I am first introducing my students to a new book report project, I believe that it is important for them to have a visual example of what their final draft book report projects should look like. I always assemble the dog book report project myself beforehand and display it at the front of my classroom for my students to see.
My students enjoy seeing my dog book report project first. They also enjoy hearing about the book that I chose to do my book report on, and this gives me a great chance to promote a book that I would like to encourage my students to read.
To save you time in coloring your example that you show your students, I have included color dog templates of this project for you to use.
Finally, I know that it takes teachers a lot of time to assemble their bulletin board displays. Many teachers spend their valuable time cutting out large display letters or making a banner on their own at home on their computer.
This time is valuable and better spent on developing your classroom curriculum and grading papers, so I have designed a matching 5 page display banner for your bulletin board. If you have access to a laminating machine, you can laminate your banner so that it is durable and you can use it year after year for your bulletin board display of these dog book report projects.
EXTRA GOODIES #1: For some of my book report projects, I am able to think of, and create, additional accent pieces to help you in decorating your bulletin board displays.
This Dog Book Report Project includes 4 title dog templates that you can assemble together to use as an accent piece on your dog bulletin board display.
EXTRA GOODIES #2: I have designed six (one page) reading bone posters that you can cut out that contain slogans to promote reading.
The 4 bone reading posters say:
Reading Books is a Real Treat!
Make No Bones About: We Love Reading Books!
Bite Into a Good Book Today!
Our Dog Book Reports
Climax of the Story: Something Worth Barking About!
Conclusion of the Story: A Tail Wagging Event
EXTRA GOODIES #3: I have designed three (one page) reading ball posters that you can cut out that contain slogans to promote reading.
The 3 ball reading posters say:
It's a BALL Reading Books!
Have a BALL Reading Today!
It's a BALL Doing Book Reports!
EXTRA GOODIES #4: I have designed reading dog toys and paws to include as smaller accent pieces in this set.
I hope that these four EXTRA GOODIES that are included in this book report set help save you time in decorating your dog reading bulletin board display.
You will be able to design a colorful and dynamic bulletin board display using your students' finished dog book report projects.
These dog graphic organizers are a unique and fun way to get your students excited about completing a writing assignment about the books that they have read.
The writing responses that are required of your students will make them think and write about the climax and conclusion of the story in a challenging and engaging way. In addition, this book report project includes dog themed accent pieces to help you in decorating your bulletin board display.
I hope that your students will bark with enthusiasm as they complete these dog book report projects!
Color Templates, an Award Certificate, and a Bulletin Board Display Banner
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$3.50
The above 5 page bulletin board banner is included in this Puppy Sticker Chart set.
Puppy Reading Sticker Charts: Do you want to give your students an extra incentive to read 15 books? These cute reading sticker charts will make your students dog-gone enthusiastic about achieving this reading goal!
These Puppy Sticker Charts provide you with everything that you need to encourage your students to read 15 books and reward them as they are making progress towards achieving this reading goal.
By using these puppy reading sticker charts and templates, you will be providing motivation and positive reinforcement for your students to read 15 books in the time period that you select.
Students will enjoy taking their completed puppy reading sticker charts home with them when they have reached their reading goals and sharing this achievement with their parents. The parents of your students will appreciate the extra effort that you have put into promoting reading in your classroom.
These puppy reading sticker charts include 6 colored templates and two black and white templates to choose from. These puppy reading sticker charts measure 6 inches in width and 10 inches in height.
I have designed the boxes inside the sticker chart to fit the standard small stickers that many teachers use. If you do not have these small stickers, you can draw a smiley face or place a check mark inside each box.
I personally like to print out the color templates, and I make a class set using a variety of the 6 different colors. I give each student a puppy bowl and have them write their names on that line. Then, I cut out each colored template, glue a bowl over the puppy's paw, and then I laminate the puppy sticker charts. By doing this, later when I take the puppy reading sticker charts off of my bulletin board, the chart does not accidentally rip. I also think that it looks impressive to parents to send home these colored laminated sticker chart templates when they are completed so that my students can post them in their bedroom, or on the refrigerator, as a sign of their reading achievement.
I realize that not all teachers are able to print out color templates for each of their students, so I have provided black and white templates in this Back to School classroom displays set. You can have your students color their puppy reading sticker charts themselves using the black and white templates.
Below are examples of these templates:
These Puppy Reading Sticker Charts are a wonderful way to positively reinforce your students for reading. If you want to take this a step further and recognize your students' reading accomplishments of achieving their goals, I have designed a matching student award certificate.
You can present this reading award to your students when they have reached their goal of reading 15 books. I have designed color and black and white copies of this award for you to choose from.
Your students will be excited to take their completed puppy reading sticker charts home with them, along with their reading award. Their parents will be impressed with the extra effort that you have put forth in positively reinforcing your students to read more books.
Below is an example of the matching student award certificate that comes with this Back to School classroom displays sticker chart set.
Matching Teaching Resource Set: Punctuation Puppies Bulletin Board Display Set
Period, Comma, Exclamation Point, Comma, Apostrophe, Quotation Marks, Colon, Semicolon, Parenthesis, Ellipsis, Hyphen, and Dash
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12 Punctuation Puppies Bulletin Board Display Set
$7.50
The above 5 page bulletin board banner is included in this punctuation classroom display set.
This is a picture of me at the door of my classroom. You can see 5 of the 12 punctuation puppies in this photograph.
This Punctuation classroom display set is in the unique shape of puppy templates. There are twelve different puppy displays in this set, and each puppy contains the rules for one punctuation mark and example sentences using that punctuation mark.
Each puppy contains 4 worksheets that are assembled together to form a punctuation puppy that measures 19 inches in length and 11 inches in width. There are 12 different punctuation marks covered in this display set, so there are 48 pages of printable resources in this punctuation display set.
In addition, this punctuation classroom display set includes a 5 page bulletin board banner (shown above) and 16 pages of puppy related accent pieces, (shown below) for a total of 69 pages of printable display resources in this set.
There are 12 punctuation marks covered in this bulletin board set: period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, apostrophe, quotation marks, colon, semicolon, parenthesis, ellipsis, hyphen, and dash.
For teachers in the UK who use the term full stop instead of period, there is a separate puppy with this wording and terminology. For teachers who use the term speech marks instead of quotation marks, there is a separate puppy with this wording and terminology.
Below is a display of these 12 Punctuation Puppies. In this display, you can also see how I used the bone and ball accent pieces to help decorate this display area.
Each punctuation puppy contains 4 worksheet templates that are assembled together to create a puppy that measures 19 inches in length and 11 inches in width.
Below is the head template:
The rules for using each punctuation mark are written inside the body template. There are example sentences using the punctuation mark inside the body templates as well.
Below is the body template:
The punctuation mark is written inside the puppy's tail and the title of the punctuation mark is written inside the puppy's bowl, as well as more example sentences.
Below are the feet, bowl, and tail templates:
Each of the 12 Punctuation Mark Puppies contain different markings and they are different colors. Below are smaller examples of the 12 punctuation puppy bulletin board displays.
#1: Period Punctuation Puppy Bulletin Board Display
#2: Question Mark Punctuation Puppy Bulletin Board Display
#3: Exclamation Point Punctuation Puppy Bulletin Board Display
This punctuation mark classroom display set provides fun visual cues and reminders for your students on the rules for using punctuation marks.
From far away these punctuation puppies make an eye catching display.
I posted my set of Punctuation Puppies on the doors to my classroom. Every time that my students lined up to go to another class or outside for recess, this punctuation display was there as a visual cue and reminder about the rules for using punctuation marks.
Below is a list of the book report projects that are available on Unique Teaching Resources:
If you are interested in viewing the other book report projects that are on my website, please click on one the links below:
If you are interested in reading short descriptions and seeing an example picture of each of my book report projects, please click on the underlined link in this paragraph to go to my Book Report Templates and Projects Page. This page will provide you with a short introduction to each of the book report projects that are posted on Unique Teaching Resources.
If you are looking for some ideas on how to engage your students in reading, please be sure to visit my Book Reports page.
On this page, I describe how I have used book report projects and sticker charts to motivate my students to read books on their own. You can read about how to engage your students in reading so that they will be excited to read books independently and enthusiastic to complete their fun book report projects! To go to this reading page, click on the underlined link in the paragraph above.
If you have any ideas for book report projects that you would like to see on Unique Teaching Resources, please use my contact me page to share your ideas and suggestions with me.
Thank you for visiting this Dog Book Report Project page. Please be sure to check out the other pages on Unique Teaching Resources for a large variety of fun lesson plan activities that will engage your students in learning and save you valuable time.
Sincerely, Heidi McDonald
Creator and Site Manager Unique Teaching Resources
Dog Book Report Project: Your students will be barking with enthusiasm to start this reading project! 
