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August 26 is National Dog Day. If you have a dog, or your child wishes you did, commemorate the day with these fun dog-themed literacy activities.
- Play dog show. (See my pet show game for ideas!)
- Sing BINGO.
- Design a dog collar, and write your dog’s name on it.
- Sing Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?
- Read a dog story. (Great suggestions are available from our own Vicki Arnold as well as A Mom With a Lesson Plan and Boy Mama Teacher Mama.)
- Play Doggie Doggie Where’s Your Bone?
- Sing Bingo’s Doghouse.
- Draw a dog, then write a story about it.
- Write a note on dog-themed stationery.
- Make a card for a dog you know.
- Sing How Much is That Doggie in the Window? Repeat the song and put the dog in other locations, such as a basket, wagon, or stroller.
- Learn the names of dog breeds using illustrator Jim Harris’s flashcards set.
- Make a list of other words that end with -og.
- Read to a dog. (Some libraries sponsor regular sessions with therapy dogs. Check with your local librarian for opportunities in your area.)
- Download a free Dogs Preschool Pack from Homeschool Creations.
- Play dog literacy games at PBS Kids.
- Make a word cloud of things that start with D.
- Create a dog in a “Magic Envelope.”
- Read Aesop’s fable “The Dog and His Reflection.”
- Make a dog from the letter D.
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