Ideas for inspiration
Whatley, Bruce. Little white dogs can't jump / Bruce Whatley, Rosie Smith.
Harper Collins, 2002 (paperback) ISBN: 9780207198830; ISBN10: 0207198837
Smudge and his family have got a problem to solve ? Smudge?s legs are so short that he can?t jump into the car! One of the children in the family devises a series of ingenious ways of getting Smudge into the car‚ but none of them work. Finally‚ it is Mum who solves the problem.
Themes
Dogs, jumping, families, helping, experiments, height, persistence
Story matches:
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy / Lynley Dodd
"Let's Get a Pup!" / Bob Graham
Mr Archimedes bath / Pamela Allen
Mutt dog! / Stephen Michael King
Pinkerton behave! / Steven Kellogg
The pocket dogs / Margaret Wild and Stephen Michael King (illus)
Ten silly dogs: a countdown story / Lisa Flather
The trouble with dogs! / Bob Graham
The ugliest dog in the world / Bruce Whatley
The trouble with dogs! / Bob Graham
Expanding Rhyming Words Book: each length of the dog is a word that rhymes with dog e.g. log, hog, jog, etc. [template]
Finger Rhymes / Songs / Action Songs:
- B-I-N-G-O
- Oh where oh where has my little dog gone?
- 'Henry the dog' http://nancymusic.com/SOM/2009/henry-the-dog.htm
- Jumping, stretches, star jumps
- Gonna Buy Me a Dog - Monkees
- (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window? - Patti Page
- Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas
- Hound Dog - Jerry Lee Lewis
Display ideas:
- Find Smudge in a display board covered in pictures of dogs
- Dog paws and bones around the library
- Dog bowl and house
- Jumping Castle
- Trampolines
- Cannon
- Skateboard
- Basketball hoops
- Balloons in shapes of dogs
- Decorate with stuffed toy dogs
- Dogs signs around the library eg. "No Cats Allowed", "Wipe Your Paws Before Entering"
- Photos of library staff member's pets
Game and activity ideas:
- Jumping competition - highest, funniest, on one leg, star jumps
- Teach a stuffed toy dog to jump through a hoop
- Mark a jumping star (or several) on the floor with masking tape and take turns jumping to five on the star
- Play "mum says" (like Simon says): lie down, beg for a treat, roll over, speak (woof), scratch your ear, wag your tail, show your tongue and pant.
- Talk with children about the proper way to hold, pet, and play with dogs.
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