The 27-page Kids' Wings unit for A Dog on His Own by Mary Jane Auch is the novel about a homeless dog, told in the first person by the dog.

Activities include:

• a readers' theater script,
• discussion cards,
• anticipation guide,
• crossword puzzles,
• multiple-choice comprehension activities,
• Visualizing Chapter 1,
• cause and effect,
• research,
• group activity "There's More to the Story,"
• letter writing,
• sentences looking good,
• action cards,
• art designing a home,
• math,
• discussion/writing prompts,
• comparing character traits,
• Shelter Pets Logic puzzle, and
• answer keys.