Mouse and His Dog: A Dogtown Book by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko: Comprehension Book Packet with Answer Keys, Assessments & 2 Reader's Theatre Scripts
Mouse is a tiny field mouse who lives in Dogtown, an animal shelter full of dogs who need homes.
When Mouse meets Buster, a huge gray dog who has been adopted and returned, Mouse decides that Buster needs a friend, and that every dog deserves a chance. Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko’s warm, funny, illustrated story (102 very short chapters) is a companion to the Dogtown series, and it is about friendship, courage, and not giving up on anyone.
Sit back and enjoy this high-interest read with your students as you use my No Prep Mouse and His Dog Comprehension Book Packet, which includes chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions, two assessments, bonus activities, AND two Reader’s Theatre scripts retelling key scenes from the book. It will guide your students and promote enjoyment and comprehension of this novel.
Work on student comprehension, inference, character growth, vocabulary, and more, all while encouraging a love of reading through a book that sparks great discussion. Perfect for a focused novel study: the packet is paced for about 3 weeks.
Leave the hard work to me! This novel is sure to become a favorite of yours and your students.
My Mouse and His Dog Comprehension Book Packet works well with whole class instruction, small groups, literature circles, independent work, or Homeschool students!
Content note: Some dogs are sad, lonely, or labeled “dangerous”; two dogs believe they are eating a “last supper”; cats chase Mouse; Buster throws up and there is silly dog humor; characters grieve being left behind or returned (“bouncebacks”) and a robot dog fears being sent to e-waste. No earlier Dogtown book is needed. Please preview.
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Hi, I’m Kim! I’m an educator with a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Elementary Education and more than 30 years of classroom experience.
I started The Literature Lady because I wanted to make reading come alive for students—and make lesson planning a lot easier for teachers. I create resources that were way too time-consuming to create while teaching full-time, so that now you don’t have to! My passion is creating engaging, low-prep resources, such as novel studies, Word Noodle vocabulary games, and reader’s theatre scripts, that help kids fall in love with books while building real skills.
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