Invent-a-Pet Activities

Many kids love animals and enjoy having pets. It’s even fun for them to explore what kinds of animals they would love to keep at home. Invent-a-Pet takes a closer look at using a machine to create the perfect pet. Here are several activities you can pair with the book, Invent-a-Pet.

Do you love a story that combines a love for animals with colorful illustrations and a little bit of STEM? Then you should read Invent-a-Pet by Vicky Fang. I've put together a few activities you can pair with this cute story.

About the Book

Written by: Vicky Fang
Illustrated by: Tidawan Thaipinnarong

Looking for a new pet book your kids will enjoy? Invent-a-Pet by Vicky Fang combines a love for pets with STEM.

Katie is an ordinary girl who longs for an extraordinary pet — something more spectacular than a simple goldfish. Then one day Katie comes home to find a gift from her mother: a mysterious machine designed to help her create that one-of-a-kind creature. Each time she feeds different items into the machine, out comes a marvelously colorful new animal — like a purple monkey, rainbow-spotted horse, and green bunny! But none of them is just right. Through trial and error, Katie figures out the formula for her absolutely perfect SURPRISE pet.

A peek inside Invent-a-Pet by Vicky Fang
A peek inside Invent-a-Pet by Vicky Fang
A peek inside Invent-a-Pet by Vicky Fang

If you don’t already have a copy of this book in your school or classroom library, you can find it on Amazon.

Looking for a new pet book your kids will enjoy? Invent-a-Pet by Vicky Fang combines a love for pets with STEM.
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Invent-a-Pet Activities

Here are several activities you can use during, or after reading the story.

Looking for activities to pair with Invent-a-Pet by Vicky Fang? I've put together a set of discussion questions, a graphic organizer, and a dice activity where students roll to create a brand new pet!

This mini pack includes:

  • Comprehension Question Cards
  • Chart to Track 3 of Katie’s Pet Creations
  • Invent-a-Pet Dice Activity and Writing Pages
  • The Perfect Pet Questions and Writing Pages

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Happy Reading!

Many kids love animals and enjoy having pets. It's even fun for them to explore what kinds of animals they would love to keep at home. Invent-a-Pet takes a closer look at using a machine to create the perfect pet. Here are several activities you can pair with the book, Invent-a-Pet.

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  1. I have signed up twice already and I STILL haven’t received the Invent-a-Pet worksheets. I want to read it today but I’m starting to think I won’t get what I signed up for.

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