Description
Memorial Day Activities: Tuesday Tucks Me In Literature Unit
Veterans Day Literature Unit: Tuesday Tucks Me In: The Loyal Bond Between a Soldier and His Service Dog by Luis Carlos Montalvan is a narrative nonfiction picture book that is perfect for Veterans Day.
This Tuesday Tucks Me In activities file now includes a digital distance learning option in Google Slides™. Please refer to the final 7 pages of the file for the link and instructions.
This literature unit is Common Core aligned for 1st-3rd grade. It was inspired by the book Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him by Luis Carlos Montalvan.
This Veterans Day packet includes activities in the following areas:
- genre
- character, setting, plot
- sequencing
- opinion writing
- vocabulary
- compare/contrast
- letter writing
- research
- fact/opinion
- comprehension
- summarizing
- loyalty
Answer Keys are included where necessary.
NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!
This product includes a digital option (as well as the no-prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.
This file contains 38 pages + Google Slides™.








Simply Sweet Lessons –
This was perfect for a writing activity for a student I was tutoring!!
Christy C –
My students LOVED this book! We used the sequencing page that went with this purchase. It really supported my classroom instruction.
Stephanie Bagley –
A wonderful resource for the book.
Molly Blair –
This is a great unit to use with Tuesday Tucks Me In
La Mochila Primaria –
Super easy to upload on Seesaw. The students loved doing these activities. Thank you!
Sarah Q –
Great companion activities!
Deirdre J –
After seeing this lesson show up in a Veteran’s Day search, I learned about a new non-fiction book to share with my students. Lesson was very engaging.
Kari N –
Wonderful resource!
Teresa M –
My students enjoyed using this resource.
Debbie H –
The story kept their interest and they enjoyed the activities.
Jennifer C –
My students LOVED this book and the paired activities were perfect! Thank you!
Megan Parker –
We really enjoyed this book. The sequence activities were great!
Mollee B –
We did not use the whole packet, but we picked out a few pages to do after we read the story. My fourth graders enjoyed doing the sequencing event, the comprehension questions and the writing page about service dogs. I plan to use this resource every year from now on! Thank you!
Michelle S –
This worked out great! Exactly what I needed. Thank you for taking the time to make this.
Allison T –
I plan to use this for years to come!
Kayla Lopp –
This resource was a little bit to easy for my 4th graders. However, it was thorough and well put together.
Noemi S –
I enjoyed using this resource with my students. They liked learning about service dogs and how they help many veterans!
kimberly marks –
My class read Tuesday Tucks Me In in honor of Veterans Day. These templates are engaging and align with our curriculum. The students especially loved creating their own word search!
Rebecca B. –
I used this story and activities on Veteranś Day. The activities kept the students engaged and were very thoughtful.
Mosaically Teaching –
This is THE BEST idea for a Memorial Day or Veteran’s Day tribute. Thank you!