Lesson Plan, Resources, and Extension Activities for

TUESDAY TUCKS ME IN

By Luis Carlos Montalván, Bret Witter & Dan Dion

	FRA Lesson Plan for “Tuesday Tucks Me In” Quick print & use lesson plan includes Florida State Standards, Reading Content Focus, Vocabulary, Essential Questions, Activating Prior Knowledge, Guiding Questions, Guided Practice, Independent Work, Extension Activities, Assessment, and MORE!
	Official Book Website: http://www.tuesdaytucks.com Includes a video of Luis and Tuesday, upcoming events (a few coming up in Florida!), an educator’s page, and more!
	Who’s That Dog? Meet Noah Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwlPrFLk5kg This short 90-second video introduces Noah, Zoe’s service dog. Watch as Noah helps the young Zoe with everyday household activities.
	4 Paws for Ability: Service Dogs for Children: http://4pawsforability.org Dedicated to providing service dogs to children world wide, this website includes videos of kids with service dogs, examples of different types of service dogs, and much more!
	Guide and Service Dog Facts for Kids: http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-guide-and-service-dogs/ Quick fun facts about service dogs. Includes a service dog glossary, questions and answers, and a video of a surfing service dog!
	Guide and Service Dog Fun Quiz: http://easyscienceforkids.com/fun-guide-and-service-dogs-quiz-easy-science-free-general-knowledge-quiz/ After learning about service dogs from the site above, take this quiz to test student knowledge.
	NatGeo’s Top 5 Service Dogs Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUbwnzNY54w This 5-minute video looks at five different service dogs. Service dogs can help humans in so many ways! (Note: the first portion of the video includes a police service dog and has an image of drugs in a bag).
	Service Dog Training Centers in Florida: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=service+dog+training+centers+in+florida Is there a service dog training center near you?
	8 Unusual Service Animals: http://www.takepart.com/photos/8-unusual-service-animals/sadie-parrot You’ve heard about service dogs, but how about a service parrot, or a service iguana? Check out these 8 unique service animals.
	Extension Activity: Have students create a poster as part of a “Service Dog Awareness” campaign helping others understand how important service dogs are to our disabled veterans.
	Extension Activity: Creative Writing Activity – What if your students could have an animal to help them? What kind of animal would they have? What would it help them with? How would this service animal compare to Tuesday in the book?
	Extension Activity: Class Discussion – Tuesday helps Luis with day-to-day tasks and helps make Luis a happier person. What are things students can do to help others in their class/school/world. Brainstorm how students can help others.
	Extension Activity: Writing Activity – Using the book as a model, have students write about a day in the life of an animal with that animal as the narrator. Students can write as if they are a family pet, a wild animal, or an animal you are studying in another subject.