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Invent-a-Pet Activities

May 9, 2022

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.

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

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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

Ready to try these activities? Enter your information below.


If you enjoyed this resource, you might also enjoy these book activities.

You can find more of my favorite pet books for kids here:

Here are some of my favorite pet books for kids. You'll find books about more traditional pets (dogs, cats, and goldfish), along with some lovable and humorous books about some unexpected pets (sharks, elephants, giraffes, and more).

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. Nancy Coston says

    May 24, 2022 at 11:27 am

    Please send me the invent a pet freebees.

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    • Storie Belden says

      May 24, 2022 at 1:34 pm

      Hi Nancy,
      I’d love to send these freebies your way. You’ll need to enter your name and email address into the form found within the blog post. Once that’s all set up, check your email to confirm and the freebie will be sent your way.
      Storie

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      • Nancy Coston says

        October 17, 2022 at 9:39 am

        Hi,

        I have filled out the form but I did not receive the Freebees. I checked my clutter and my my junk mail folders too.

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        • Storie Belden says

          October 17, 2022 at 7:00 pm

          Hi Nancy,
          I just looked into this on my end. It shows that you initially signed up, but that your subscription has not yet been confirmed via email. I tried to resend the email. Are you using a school or district email address? Sometimes these types of messages get blocked from reaching your inbox. If that’s the case, you might try signing up with a personal email address.
          Storie

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