Lesson Plan

My Dog is Lost! Lesson Plan

  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

About this book

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Age: Age 3, Age 6, Age 4, Age 7, Age 5
Genre: General Fiction
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Overview

My Dog Is Lost
 
Ezra Jack Keats is a featured author of study in our classroom. In My Dog is Lost! , Students enjoy learning the Spanish words, which are conveniently translated on the last page. They also enjoy guessing what Pepito looks like, and seeing his happy reunion with Juanito.

Objective

Students will "tell or show what a map is..." --Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework

Materials

  • My Dog is Lost! by Ezra Jack Keats
  • graph paper (one sheet per student)
  • writing pencils
  • colored pencils

Directions

Talk about the places Juanito visits in his search for Pepito. Explain that students will be creating maps showing Juanito's apartment, grocery store, playground, movie theater, butcher shop, laundromat, subway entrance, and bank. Students should use the writing pencils to create roads and buildings on their graph paper, labeling the different places. They can then use the colored pencils to color their map.

Supporting All Learners

If you want to modify this activity for kindergarten, print out mailing labels with the names of the places Juanito searched. Have students create their maps, one building at a time, and attach the labels as they go.

Lesson Extensions

Use the maps to create three-dimensional models.Look at a map of New York and locate China Town, Little Italy, Park Avenue, and Harlem.
Related Resources
www.ezra-jack-keats.org

  • Part of Collection:
    Ezra Jack Keats Author Study
  • Subjects:
    Plot, Character, Setting, Cities and States, Early Writing, Maps and Globes
  • Skills:
    Maps, Writing
  • Duration:
    40 Mins
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