Dog Breath is a read aloud that is sure to have your students laughing out loud! We love how engaging this book is and think it is a great way to teach students about problem solving and compassion. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Hally Tosis is a dog who has very smelly breath. Everyone walks on the other side of the street when Hally is outside, and even skunks avoid her. The real trouble starts for Hally when she jumps up on Grandma Tosis, and Grandma passes out from the stink.
Mr. and Mrs. Tosis decide that they need to find a new home for Hally. The children try to get rid of Hally’s bad breath in many different ways, but nothing works.
Things change for Hally when her breath helps capture burglars when they try to break into her house. Hally becomes a hero and her family decides to keep her despite her stink. Students will laugh along with this story about a loveable dog with bad breath.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
If you're planning to read this book to your class, here are skills you can use it to teach.
- Have students prancing their summarizing skills as they retell the story.
- Stop during the reading and analyze various illustrations.
- Ask students to write how-to books about taking care of pets or brushing teeth.
- Get creative and ask students to write their own story about bad breath.
- Review adjectives and past tense verbs.
- Teach students about ellipses.
- Have students discuss problem solving.
- Teach a lesson on what it means to be compassionate.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This resource allows you to make choices about what activities and lessons are best for your students and you'll be able to use it year after year!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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