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Doggie Theme Ideas
By Krissy

DOGS
Some ideas...

BULLETIN BOARD: Make a big doghouse and put a bunch of little puppies with the students names on them. "A DOGGONE GOOD CLASS"

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT: Instead of using a stoplight, use puppies.
Move them out of the doghouse for a warning, and further, and further for each infraction.
STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Make a big banner that says "A STUDENT TO BARK ABOUT..." and put their information below.
CLASS REWARD: Add spots to a big doggie to work toward a class reward.

PAW PRINTS: Print out large prints and put them on the floor of your room, or even up a wall.
READING

CORNER: Create a cozy reading corner called "THE POUND" and add some fun pillows and stuffed dogs. Encourage students to bring in photgraphs of their own dogs and post them on the wall in the corner. Use a wooden fence to make a divider to give it a "pen" feeling. Use stamps with fabric paint to put paw prints all over the rug.

CALENDAR/MESSAGE BOARD: Create a large calendar board and title it "THE DOG DAYS OF SCHOOL" Put clip-art puppies all around to make it look playful.

CLASSROOM JOBS: Make a chart that looks like a large grassy area. Make a different "object" like a ball, tree, etc for each job and put a clothspin by it. Put the students names on doggies and rotate them. OR make little dogs with the jobs by them and put the students names on bones. Rotate the bones each week!
BACK TO SCHOOL TREAT: Make doggie bone shaped cookies for a
back to school treat at open house or the first week.

A fun game for the kids to play...
DOGGIE DOGGIE WHERE's YOUR BONE
Students remain at their desks and a chair is placed at the front of the room. Choose one student to sit in the chair. Take a small paper dogbone and place it under the chair. The student closes his/her eyes and waits. The teacher secretly points to one of the students in the class and they sneak up and steal the bone. After he or she returns to sit down, the teacher signals and the entire class says "DOGGIE DOGGIE WHERE's YOUR BONE?" This means the student in the chair opens his or her eyes. Now they get 3 chances to guess who stole their bone.