Bones the Sea Dog
Level 13
Before you read
And afterwards
Questions to ask
Look at the cover. What do you see?
What words do you recognise?
Read the title.
How many words are in the title?
Have you met Bones the Sea Dog in any other books?
What adventures might Bones get up to?
How do you think Bones got his name?
Questions to ask
Discuss the illustration on page 3.
On page 5, what has Bones done to make his kennel like a
pirate kennel?
What two words describe the dot on page 6?
What word describes the pirates/ the sea chest on page 8?
What pirate saying does the Captain use on page 14?
How would Bones be feeling on page 21?
Find a compound word on page 20.
Besides sight and smell, what other sense would a dog be able
to use when looking out for pirate ships?
Things to do
Dog diary
As a class, students write a jointly constructed diary from
the point of view of a pirate’s sea dog. They think of exciting
adventures that a pirate dog might get up to.
Dogs on board?
Pose the question: How could a dog be a good thing on a pirate
ship? Students make a list of all the responses they can think of.
While you’re reading
Prompts to remember
Does that word make sense?
Can you find a clue in the picture?
Have you seen the word before/ on another page/ in our
classroom?
Does it look like another word you know?
What sounds do the letters make?
Can you chunk some of the sounds together?
Try reading the sentence / page again.
Things to do
What happened next?
Students take work sheet 1. They read the sentence starters
and fill in the gaps. They focus on the sequence of events in the
story and make sure that the correct order is maintained.
Wanted!
Students pretend they are the captain of another pirate ship
who has noticed how valuable Bones is. On work sheet 2, they
design a poster to advertise for a pirate dog of their own.
Old dog
Students pretend it is ten years into the future and that Bones
has retired from his job on board the pirate ship. They work
in pairs and take on the role of interviewer and Bones. The
interviewer asks questions about Bones’ life as a pirate dog.
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Bones the Sea Dog
Name
Work sheet 1
Date
What happened next?
Fill in the gaps.
When Bones was a pup …
w
w
One day …
w
The Captain looked for a good place to bury the treasure.
w
w
Then …
w
w
In the end …
w
w
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Bones the Sea Dog
Name
Work sheet 2
Date
Wanted!
Pretend you are the captain of another pirate ship.
You have noticed how good Bones is and you want
your own pirate dog.
Design a wanted poster.
Wanted
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Reading Record Sheet
Name
Age
Text Bones the Sea Dog
Results
Level 13 • Extract 138 Words
Date
Page
Errors
Self Correction
Meaning/structure/visual clues
2
Bones always wanted to be a pirate.
As a pup, Bones dug holes.
He wasn’t looking for bones.
He was looking for treasure.
4 Bones, the dog, tied a scarf on his head.
He drew a black patch over his eye.
It made him look like a pirate.
6
Bones looked for pirate ships out to sea.
One day, Bones spotted a tiny, black dot.
The dot turned into a ship.
The ship was flying a pirate flag.
8
Bones watched and waited.
The ragged pirates came ashore.
They were carrying a heavy, sea chest.
“Wow! Pirate treasure,” said Bones.
10 The Captain looked for a good place to bury the treasure.
12 “Here is the spot,” said the Captain.
“Hand me the shovel.”
“Shovel?” asked a pirate. “You didn’t tell us to bring a shovel.”
Comprehension QuestionsResponse
Head – factual
How did Bones practise being a pirate?
Heart – personal interpretation
Why do you think he wanted to be a pirate?
Hidden – inferential
How else could Bones be useful as a crew member?
Analysis Reading behaviours
Reads with understanding easy / instructional / difficult
Self corrects
always / mostly / sometimes
Self corrects using mostly meaning / structural / visual cues
Reads fluently
easy / instructional / difficult
Recommendations
Date assessment completed:
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