Pigeon Wants a Puppy | Book Activities

THE PIGEON WANTS A PUPPY BOOK ACTIVITIES

In The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems, Pigeon sets out to convince us that he really, really wants a puppy! In fact, Pigeon has wanted one forever...well, at least since last Tuesday :)

Pigeon is obsessed with getting a puppy. Pigeon promises to water it once a month and give it plenty of sunshine.

Pigeon will take a piggyback ride on the puppy, and play tennis with it. Pigeon LOVES puppies, and he wants one RIGHT NOW!!!!

That is, until a puppy comes along and frightens Pigeon to death. It's HUGE! And it has teeth, and is hairy, and has a wet nose, and slobber, and claws. Pigeon has changed his mind on the whole puppy thing. Now Pigeon wants a walrus!

This book study literacy unit for The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems is packed with Common Core aligned activities for Kindergarten and First Grade. 

This book study unit can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!

Students will LOVE this story about Pigeon wanting a puppy...or does he?!

The craftivity makes a wonderful bulletin board display to showcase learning. The class book will be a classroom library favorite, as students write about themselves and can see what their fellow classmates have written!