Our Pet Bundle contains our Pets Theme Printables and Templates and Book Study for Pirate’s Perfect Pet.

Pets Theme Printables and Templates - This pack is all about how we look after our Pets. There are recording options for your information as well as a Word Wall to place words you may need to complete the writing tasks.

This pack includes -

• Word Wall Posters – print in color and display to record words with your students you may use throughout the unit

• KWHL – complete the grid by adding what you know, want to know and new learning. Keep adding to this as you move through the learning

• Templates for making two small books about how to take care of your pets

• PET TALES, includes a book cover, instructions to go home or you could

use it as a class book. (Two spelling options for color/colour). If you do not have a pet, write about your dream pet.

• References to the Australian Curriculum and CCSS (USA)

Print and go templates -

• Boggle for stethoscope and veterinarian

• What would you do for your pet was in the sun – thunder or snow?

• Pros and cons for having a pet – birds, cats, dogs, fish, guinea pigs, hamsters, horses, mice, rabbits, snakes and tortoises and a template for other pets

• What does a vet do?

• Research x-rays: human and animal

• Compare two animals – dog/cat, mouse/hamster, snake/tortoise or use the open template for other pets

• Describe your pet

• Steps to put together a fish tank

• Facts and opinions about birds, cats, dogs, fish, guinea pigs, hamsters, horses, mice, rabbits, snakes and tortoises

• Birds, cats, dogs, fish, guinea pigs, hamsters, horses, mice, rabbits, snakes and tortoises – can, have, need, are

• If I were a vet for a day

• Collect data on who owns pets and what sort they have – graph them

• What animal would you have if you could have any pet?

• Interview your grade to gather fact and opinions about pets

• Pets can-have-are-need

• Collect tally marks and make a graph of your own design

• Write about your dream pet

Pirate's Perfect Pet - Writing a persuasive or opinion piece takes skill and repetition. The book “Pirate’s Perfect Pet” is an excellent introduction to writing this type of text.

Use these printables to argue what would be the perfect pet for a pirate.

•      Use the Alphabet Key to list the animals that could be a great pet for a pirate.

•      Work with a partner to record the pros and cons for each pet mentioned in the text. Use these to help write a plan.

•      The planning templates are differentiated to support students to record their point of view, reasons and supportive arguments.

•      The Pirate Booklet is used to record the sections from the planner. Print the pages you need for each group.

•      The Persuasive Text Rubric is used to show how successful each writer has been. Share the rubric before you start.

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