Love that Dog Lesson Plans, Resources, and Activities

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Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

Written as a collection of poems and journal entries, Love That Dog tells the change-of-heart story of Jack, a boy who grows to appreciate writing poetry in school after he encounters the right inspiration. This is an excellent book for supporting different reading levels because early readers will connect to the setting and emotions, and fluent readers will be challenged by the unique text structure.

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Love that Dog Lesson Plans, Resources, and Activities
CCSS Alignment
TEKS Alignment
  • Making Connections: L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RL.5.10 RL.5.3 RL.5.9 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
  • Making Inferences: L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RL.5.1 RL.5.10 RL.5.4 RL.5.6 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
  • Synthesizing: L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RL.5.1 RL.5.10 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.5 RL.5.6 RL.5.7 RL.5.9 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
  • Understanding Text Structure: L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RL.5.10 RL.5.2 RL.5.5 RL.5.6 RL.5.7 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
  • Visualizing: L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RL.5.10 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.7 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
  • Vocabulary: L.5.4a L.5.5c L.5.6
  • Making Connections: 5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6B 5.6E 5.6I 5.7A 5.7B 5.7C 5.7D 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G 5.8B  5.8C
  • Making Inferences: 5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6B 5.6E 5.6F 5.6I 5.7A 5.7B 5.7C 5.7D 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G 5.8B  5.8C
  • Synthesizing: 5.10A 5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6B 5.6H 5.6I 5.7B 5.7C 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G 5.8B  5.8C 5.8D
  • Understanding Text Structure: 5.10B 5.10C 5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6I 5.7B 5.7C 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G
  • Visualizing: 5.10C 5.10D 5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6D 5.6E 5.6G 5.6I 5.7A 5.7B 5.7C 5.7E 5.7F
  • Vocabulary: 5.3A 5.3B 5.7E 5.7F

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    Making Connections with Love That Dog

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    Love That Dog can support readers of all levels who are practicing making connections. Beginner readers can draw upon their experiences and opinions about pet ownership and school assignments to make text-to-self connections. Fluent readers can connect to their experience with poetry, and they’ll be challenged by the unique text structure of this book.
    Common Core Alignment:

    L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RL.5.10 RL.5.3 RL.5.9 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
    TEKS Alignment:

    5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6B 5.6E 5.6I 5.7A 5.7B 5.7C 5.7D 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G 5.8B  5.8C
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    Making Inferences with Love That Dog

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    The classroom setting in Love That Dog allows students to make strong text-to-self connections, which make this book and lesson plan a smart choice for practicing making inferences. Readers will apply their own experiences to make inferences about how the main character is feeling and thinking about his poetry assignments. High-ability readers will also be challenged to infer meaning using poetry-style writing.
    Common Core Alignment:

    L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RL.5.1 RL.5.10 RL.5.4 RL.5.6 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
    TEKS Alignment:

    5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6B 5.6E 5.6F 5.6I 5.7A 5.7B 5.7C 5.7D 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G 5.8B  5.8C
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    Synthesizing with Love That Dog

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    With the author’s use of simple language throughout this book, Love That Dog makes a good anchor text for a lesson on synthesizing. Students can focus on the strategies they’re applying as well as their evolving opinions and understanding of the characters and events in this story.
    Common Core Alignment:

    L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RL.5.1 RL.5.10 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.5 RL.5.6 RL.5.7 RL.5.9 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
    TEKS Alignment:

    5.10A 5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6B 5.6H 5.6I 5.7B 5.7C 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G 5.8B  5.8C 5.8D
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    Understanding Text Structure with Love That Dog

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    This is the perfect book and lesson plan for teaching students how to fully comprehend diverse text structures. Love That Dog incorporates poetry and journaling in the form of notebook entries across a school year to tell the story of Jack and his new-found appreciation for writing poetry. Readers will need to engage with several different types of poetry presented in a narrative journal to uncover this highly relatable story.
    Common Core Alignment:

    L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RL.5.10 RL.5.2 RL.5.5 RL.5.6 RL.5.7 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
    TEKS Alignment:

    5.10B 5.10C 5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6I 5.7B 5.7C 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G
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    Visualizing with Love That Dog

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    This book and lesson plan work well to support readers as they visualize to improve their reading comprehension. The setting is familiar to students, and the text is full of descriptive language that supports imagery of the physical and emotional qualities of each character.
    Common Core Alignment:

    L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RL.5.10 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.7 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
    TEKS Alignment:

    5.10C 5.10D 5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6D 5.6E 5.6G 5.6I 5.7A 5.7B 5.7C 5.7E 5.7F
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    Love That Dog Extension Activity

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    The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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    Love That Dog Running Record

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    Use this "done for you" Running Record to assess oral reading fluency of Love That Dog. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.
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    Love That Dog Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment

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    Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Love That Dog.
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    Student Resources in Spanish

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    This set of Spanish student facing resources includes comprehension strategy practice pages, reader's notebook prompts (complete with Spanish Common Core "I Can" statements), and extension activities for use with Love That Dog by Sharon Creech. These resources are intended to be used with the lesson plans included in the Super Pack for this book.
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    Love That Dog Vocabulary Connections

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    Before your students can fully comprehend and enjoy Love That Dog, it’s helpful to review the new vocabulary used in the story. Either download the Love That Dog Super Pack or this individual Vocabulary Builder for resources and activities that support Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary growth through fun and productive interactions with new words.
    Common Core Alignment:

    L.5.4a L.5.5c L.5.6
    TEKS Alignment:

    5.3A 5.3B 5.7E 5.7F
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    Complete TEKS alignment for all of the mini lessons, resources, and activities in the Love That Dog Resource Set.
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