Playfully build literacy and social-emotional skills with Pig the Pug activities. Students can sequence story events and explore vocabulary while learning about traits like generosity, cooperation, and self-awareness. Activities like comparing characters, matching rhyming pairs, sorting parts of speech, and responding to thoughtful prompts reinforce both academic and SEL goals. Plus, whole group games, role play, and a sharing challenge bring the book’s lessons to life. Whether you’re teaching character development or reading comprehension, these Pig the Pug activities help students grow in heart and mind.

As a result of the included activities, students will be able to:

• Color characters from the story.
• Sequence the story.
• Respond to sentence starters and writing prompts.
• Write character traits.
• Define story vocabulary.
• Compare and contrast the dogs.
• Match rhyming pairs.
• Sort parts of speech.
• Apply Writing Skills with included writing templates and prompts.
• Practice Reading Comprehension with included discussion questions for the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
• Engage in Social Skills with included whole group prompts and activities.
• Develop Fine Motor Skills with included coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing activities.
• Participate in a role play.
• Participate in a sharing challenge.

Get ready for tail-wagging learning and meaningful conversations that stick—just like Pig!

💙 Ready to fetch some fun? These activities mix tail-wagging laughs with learning that sticks!

💙 After downloading the Pig the Pug activities, treat your class to the soundscape in the Novel Effect app—it’s paw-sitively engaging!

About the Book

Pig is a greedy and selfish Pug. Join him as he learns to share - the hard way Young readers will love the irresistibly quirky and funny illustrations that are paired with a relatable lesson of learning to share with others. For dog and pet lovers everywhere.