Clifford and other dogs too!

Clifford

and other dogs too!

Books:

Bulletin Board Ideas

"Teachers' Pets!"

Have individual doghouses labeled with bone-shaped nametags. In the door of the doghouse, place a student's photo. Have students decorate their houses any way they wish. Label the board with "Teacher's Pets" and border the display with pawprint border.

Songs & Poems:

C-L-I-F-F-O-R-D

[tune: "Adam's Family"] Words by Sarah Froehlich

Big red dog (snap, snap)

Big red dog, big red dog, big red dog (snap, snap)

He's big and he's red

Long ears hanging from his head,

His adventures give him his fame

And Clifford is his name.

Big red dog (snap, snap)

Big red dog, big red dog, big red dog (snap, snap)

Clifford Song

[tune: "On Top of Old Smokey"]

On top of a doghouse

Just cut from a log

Lies big, red and lovable...

Clifford the dog.

He's playful and friendly

With all of the kids

Though he can make us ornery,

We forgive the things he did.

So, if you like puppies

Brown, big, spotted, small

We know you'll love Clifford

The best of them all!

Clifford

[tune: "Bingo"]
I know a dog who's big and red;

I wish he lived at my house.

I would feed him doggy chow.

He would say, "Bow wow wow!"

He'd protect me with a growl.

If Clifford lived at my house.

Emily Elizabeth Had a Dog

[tune: "Bingo"]

Emily Elizabeth had a dog

And Clifford was his name-o

Clifford was his name

And Clifford was his name-o.

Emily Elizabeth had a dog

And Clifford was his name-o

He was R-E-D

Clifford was a big RED dog-o.

Language Arts:

Make dog bone rhyming mobiles. Give each child a large dog bone shape. Have simple words written on each of the large dog bones. Give children 4-5 smaller dog bone cutouts. Children will write a word that rhymes with the original word onto each smaller dog bone. Attach (glue) them all to a piece of yarn hanging from the large bone.

Story Starter: If Clifford were my pet _____________________.

Match letters (on dog dishes) with clipart beginning sound pictures (on dog houses).

Make sight words using dog bones with letters written on them. Write the sight word on dog pattern cutouts. Students spell the words using the appropriate dog bones.

After reading Clifford's Birthday Party by Norman Bridwell, have students complete this story frame. I would get Clifford a __________ for his birthday. Illustrate the sentence. You could have children bring in a gift for Clifford wrapped up and have a real party for Clifford!

Using a large Clifford cutout, students will write something fun they would like to do with Clifford. The story is written onto Clifford's ear and the ear folds down. Cute!

Presents for Clifford worksheet. Recall and color all of the presents that were given to Clifford on his birthday.

Make list of all the good things about having Clifford for a pet and all the bad things about having Clifford for a pet.

In the Reading Center, play "No Bones About It - I Know Vowel Sounds."

Purchase 2 dog dishes. Program one dog dish with "Long Vowel Sound" and the other dog dish with "Short Vowel Sound." Program a set of cards with pictures that contain long and short vowel sounds. Students will read and determine if the picture belongs in the long vowel dish or the short vowel dish.

Use a Venn Diagram to compare Clifford with Harry from Harry, The Dirty Dog by Gene Zion.

Taking the dog for a walk - 4-scene sequencing sheet.Make a sequencing sheet for the children to order.

1. dog comes up to his owner

2. dog goes and gets his leash

3. owner puts leash on

4. owner walks out door with dog

Wear Clifford Headbands (from Arts & Crafts) while answering these Yes/N questions about the story, Clifford the Big Red Dog. If the answer is yes, students will answer "Woof, Woof!"

Cliffords owner is Amy Elizabeth. (F)

Clifford is a big, red dog.(T)

Clifford is the biggest dog on the street. (T)

Clifford can ride on Emily. (F)

Clifford brings a policeman back when playing fetch. (F)

We can always find Clifford in hide-and-seek.

When camping, Clifford roasts the hot dogs. (F)

Clifford makes a good tent. (T)

Clifford can sit up and beg. (T)

Clifford is perfectly behaved. (F)

Clifford chases and catches cars. (T)

Zoo lions scare Clifford. (F)

Clifford chews shoes.(T)

Clifford is a terrible watchdog. (F)

Clifford gets a bath in a swimming pool. (T)

Clifford wins first prize in the dog show. (F)

Clifford's Kindergarten Birthday - adapted from Clifford's Birthday Party by Norman Bridwell. You can purchase this cute booklet reproducible from KinderLit.com. Each book allows children to become authors and illustrators. This book allows for teacher-directed phonics lessons so that children learn to associate letters with their corresponding sounds.

Math:

Cut out pictures of dogs from magazines. Count how many you have. Then, sort the dogs pictures by color, size, and other attributes.

Draw circle on each tree to equal the numeral shown on each dog. (a Carson-Dellosa worksheet)

Match the correct bone with it's dog by matching the numeral and the number word on each bone.

Math Center: Program a set of dog dishes xeroxed on construction paper with the numerals 0-20. Students will put the dog dishes in numerical order.

Sort real dog bones. (milkbone dog biscuits)

Acout out simple addition problems using dog bones as counters.

Doggie Storyboards.

Make storyboards using a dog and doghouse scene. Use dog bones as counters to tell the simple addition and subtraction problems.

Worksheet - Match the dog bone with the number and the dog bone with an equal set.

Worksheet - Examine two sets of boxes with dog bones inside. Put your dog cutout under the set of bones that has less in it.

Color Clifford with the children's favorite colors, then make a Clifford Graph. (If Clifford Changed Colors For a Day ...)

Science:

Pet care - grooming, veterinary trips, etc.

After reading Clifford's Puppy Days, have students brainstorm a list of pet care needs for Clifford as a grown dog.

Compare humans (Emily Elizabeth) and dogs (Clifford).

Social Studies:

Community Helper - The Veterinarian.

After reading Clifford's Family, ask students to brainstorm the many roles dogs play in our world - such as seeing eye dogs, police dogs, hunting dogs, ranch dogs, and entertainment dogs.

Working Dogs

Read Clifford's Good Deeds. Make a list of things you can do to help out your community and neighborhood.

Arts & Crafts:

Give the children a large sheet of paper and red tempera paint. Have them paint Clifford. When it is dry, the children add wiggle eyes and use a marker to add a mouth and nose. (bkramer@mediaone.net) sent in this idea to KinderKorner. She says, the more it looks like a big red blob, the cuter they turn out!

Clifford Sock Puppet. Gather a supply of red socks. Decorate the socks with wiggle eyes, pom-poms, felt ears, and other craft items.

Make a dog paper bag puppet.

Make Clifford Headbands with long floppy red dog ears

Make dog bone prints

Make Large Cliffords. Use large red paper to cute out on oval body. Use 9x12 paper for Clifford's head. Ovals out of 4 1/2 x 6 for the long ears, and smaller pieces for the tail and feet.

Make a red circle for a face and use the children's red handprints to make his ears (hands upside down.)

Move-able Clifford. Run the Clifford pattern onto red construction paper. Cut out the pieces. Put the pieces together using metal fasteners. (Pattern found in ISF8536 - Literature-Based Reading, 1990)

Origami Stick Puppets. Materials needed: one 9" square of red construction paper, one 1" black pom-pom, one black crayon, one craft stick, scissors, glue, oval siggle eyes (optional).

1. Fold the red construction ppaer diagonally.

2. Use scissors to round the top two corders for the ears and the bottom corner for the nose.

3. Fold the ears forward so they hand down.

4. Glue on a pom-pom for the nose.

5. Use a crayon to draw eyes and eyebrows (or use oval wiggle eyes from craft store) 6. Glue the craft stick to the back of the puppet.

Toilet-Paper Tube Clifford. (Reading To Your Class, ISF8530, 1990)

Snacks:

Dog Bones. Ingredients: 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup dry milk, 1 tablespoon honey, 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs, finely crushed.

1. Mix in a bowl 1/2 cup peanut butter and 1/2 cup dry milk.

2. Add 1 Tablespoon honey. Mix very well.

3. Divide the dough into 6 pieces.

4. Mold each piece into the shape of a dog bone.

5. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs on both sides.

6. Refrigerate to harden a bit.

Clifford Sandwiches

Ingredients for one:

1. 1/2 slice of fresh bread that is cut diagonally

2. 1 T. strawberry jam

3. 2 chocolate-covered raisins

4. 1 Junior Mint candy

Have each student spread his half-slice with jam. He then folds the outer corners of the bread down and spreads them with jam for Clifford's ears. Add chocolate-covered raisins for eyes and a Junior Mint for a nose.

Puppy Chow.

Melt in microwave: 1 stick margarine, 2/3 cup peanut butter, 1 pkg chocolate chips.

Pour over 1 12oz. box of chex cereal in a large bowl. Stir. Give each child a ziplock baggie with a little powdered sugar in the bottom. Add one spoonful of the cereal mixture in the ziplock bag. Students shake it up until it cools. Be sure the servings are very small as this is very sweet.

Websites:

World of Kindergarten - Clifford Ideas

Discovery.com - Working Dogs

Clifford Art

Clifford Songs

Kids Domain - Clifford Hat

Scholastic.com - Clifford Interactive Storybooks and Games

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