March Around the Alphabet. This is a lot of fun. The children gain added exposure to the letters while including the excitement of a stop-and-go game! 1  Write each letter of the alphabet on large index cards. 2  Be sure to put the capital letter on one side and lowercase on the other.
Typical lifespan of small dogs. Smaller dogs typically live to 14 or 15 years old. Smaller dogs generally live longer than large dogs because they don't suffer as many serious skeletal and cardiovascular diseases as larger dogs do.
The phenomenon is well known to dog lovers: Dogs from bigger breeds donât live as long as smaller ones. The small breeds have an average life expectancy of 12 to 14 years; for larger breeds, it's 8 to 10; and for the so-called âgiant breeds,â lifespan is 5 to 8 years.