Cooper is a curious little miniature schnauzer with very handsome eyebrows. He takes his very important jobs very seriously: sniffing, watching, supervising and investigating anything suspicious. This bundle turns six funny, gentle Cooper stories into ready-to-teach lessons for PreK through grade 1.
The six stories:
Cooper and the Great Toy Pile (counting to 16 with ten-frames)
Cooper and Ms. June's Garden (what plants need)
Cooper's Very Important Car Ride (everybody has a job)
Cooper and the Sneezing Bush (clues and surprises)
Cooper and the Dog in the Window (reflections)
Cooper and the Very Suspicious Balloon (from worried to calm)
What's inside (34-page printable PDF):
One 20–30 minute lesson per story, each with a teacher page, three story words and timed pause points
Three student pages per story: Story in Order (cut-and-glue scene cards from the video), a story activity and Draw and Tell
Cooper's Investigation Routine: Notice, Investigate, Figure It Out, Feel Calm
An Our Favorite Cooper Story class graph, a Junior Investigator certificate and a family page with all six video links
Standards: Common Core RL.K.1, RL.K.2, RL.K.3, RL.K.7, SL.K.2, SL.K.5 and K.CC.B.5; NGSS K-LS1-1 and 1-PS4-3 (stretch); CASEL Self-awareness and Self-management
An answer key and source links
Works with the six free story videos on Teach Between the Lines TV (2½–4 minutes each).
License: one teacher, for use with their own students. Please do not share, post publicly or resell.