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Card
Lower primary – Beginning level
Text type: Narrative
Word count: 240
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Material sourced from: Storylands, Bones the Sea Dog, Blake Education.
Bones the Sea Dog

Bones always wanted to be a pirate. “Here is the spot” said the Captain. “Hand me
As a puppy, Bones dug holes. the shovel.” “Shovel?” asked a pirate. “You
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He wasn’t looking for bones. didn’t tell us to bring a shovel.”

He was looking for treasure.
“Split me gizzards!” said the Captain.
Bones, the dog, tied a scarf on his head. “How can we bury the treasure now?”
He drew a black patch over his eye.
Bones raced out. In a few seconds, he had dug
It made him look like a pirate.
a deep hole. “Flying cannonballs!” cried the
Bones looked for pirate ships out to sea. Captain. “We have found a new pirate for our
One day, Bones spotted a tiny, black dot. crew. Bones the sea dog!”
The dot turned into a ship.
The pirates dropped the chest
The ship was flying a pirate flag.
into the hole. Bones filled
The ragged pirates came ashore. up the hole in seconds.
They were carrying a heavy, sea chest.
“Wow! Pirate treasure,” said Bones.
The Captain looked for a good place to bury
the treasure.
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12 Activity
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Lower primary – Beginning level

Bones the Sea Dog

ZONE IN! WRITE IT!

Before reading the text … After reading the text, write …

Here is a fun story about a dog called Bones. He always
wanted to be a pirate.
What sorts of things do you think a dog could do to help
pirates?
READ IT! Work Sheet 8
After reading the text …
The activities on Work Sheet 8 are about the reading.
Complete the activities on the sheet.
THINK IT! TALK IT!
After reading … Think and share with a partner.
Bones the dog always wanted to be a pirate. What did he do
to be part of the pirate crew?
Is there something you have always wanted to do? It might be
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♦ Poster about Bones
Help Bones the dog find a job. Make a poster showing
how smart he is.
Think of a heading for the poster or use this one:
“Clever Dog Wants Pirate Ship”
Draw a picture of Bones with his scarf and eye patch on.
Write down five things that Bones is good at doing.
♦ Clever dog cartoon
Create a cartoon about the things Bones can do. Draw
four squares on a page. Use a pencil and ruler, or trace
around a square shape. Number the boxes 1 to 4.
Give your cartoon a title like “Bones the Clever Dog”
or make up your own title.
In each box, draw something that Bones
can do. For example:
• Bones can find treasure
• Bones can look for other ships
• Bones gives nice cuddles.

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a hobby or a sport, or maybe a place you want to visit.
What can you do to make it happen?
When do you think you will be able to do it?

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Lower primary – Beginning level

Pirate Dog
Text Card: 12

Name Date

Decide if each sentence is true or false. Then write your answer

beside the sentence.
1 Bones always wanted to be a pirate.
2 When Bones was a puppy, he dug holes looking for treasure.

3 Bones wore an eye patch and a pirate hat.

4 The pirates forgot their shovel.
5 Bones was not happy living on the pirate ship.
6 Bones was a clever dog.
7 The pirates knew Bones would be very helpful on the ship.

8 Bones had very good eyesight.

What do you think?

9 It is important to do jobs you are good at.
10 Working with others makes the job easier to do.
11 Pirates must have a good dog on board.

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