Dog Lesson Plans

This is a terrific resource! Have your class learn about Inuit sled dogs using this lesson. They discuss how the Inuit travel and the needs of their sled dogs. This lesson includes a math activity, discussion questions and a cooperative learning game.

Students explore radiant and thermal energy. For this energy lesson, students define and identify examples of radiant and thermal energy. Students participate in an experiment in which hot dogs are cooked in Pringles cans by converting solar energy to thermal energy. Temperature change data is collected and results are discussed.

Students explain how dogs evolved from wolves based on the video. In this biology lesson, students research about breeding animals for specific traits. They interview dog owners and create a presentation about the dog.

Discover the arguments against animal cruelty around the globe with this persuasive writing activity. Middle schoolers investigate the treatment of sled dogs by using the Internet.  They then write persuasive essays based on the fair treatment of animals.

Have your class study British folktales. They will discover the importance of story illustrations along with facts about dogs. They will read folktales and make predictions about the story. Then they study the illustrations and notice the detail. Learners will also retell the story in sequence practice phonics and patterns. 

Students get a stuffed animal (chicken, dog or rabbit). When the "Bunny Hop" music is playing, all students perform the dance. When "Who Let the Dogs Out" plays, the "dogs" chase (via walking) the chickens and rabbits. If tag

Students write a persuasive letter. In this writing activity, students research a dog they would like for a pet and fill out a graphic organizer of reasons why this would be a good pet. Students use the graphic organizer to write a persuasive letter to their family.

Students assess how to properly greet a dog and cover the safety tips when and if they should encounter a loose dog. They follow a five step-by-step process to greet a dog as well as see a demonstration of the process first hand. In addition, they define what a stray dog means and why not to approach one and draw a picture of a child greeting or taking precautions around a stray.

Second graders examine the themes in a British folktale. In this folktale lesson, 2nd graders read the book The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog and discuss the theme of the folktale. Students also examine the detailed illustrations and make predictions of what will happen in the tale. As an extension, students complete an included worksheet.

Students get a look into the life of dogs-from their origins and basic biology, through selective breeding, and into how dogs have become intricate parts of everyday life for many people worldwide.