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Clifford the Big Red Dog: Everything You Need
Lesson plans, games, books, and other Clifford the Big Red Dog resources for teaching young readers.
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Work TogetherPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Activities and Games | Literacy | Geometry Woof! Woof!: The focus of this lesson is to reinforce the concept of working together through teamwork by encouraging participation in fun... Save To Organizer |
Clifford Interactive Storybooks: Phonics Fun for Early ReadersPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Alphabet Recognition | Early Reading | Guided Reading Teach phonics through online games and stories starring Clifford! Save To Organizer |
Be A Good FriendPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Reading Comprehension | Lesson Plans | Character Education Woof! Woof!: The focus of this lesson is to encourage awareness of good manners through literature and creative expression. Save To Organizer |
Norman Bridwell Interview TranscriptPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Early Childhood | Articles | Author Interviews The author was interviewed by Scholastic students. Save To Organizer |
Clifford in the ClassroomPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Activities and Games | Literature | Book Resources This lesson plan provides a wide range of activities related to the series of books written by Norman Bridwell about Clifford the Big Red... Save To Organizer |
Long Vowels Lesson PlanPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Early Reading | Phonemic Awareness | Phonics Students practice identifying words with long-vowel sounds and gain experience with sound-spellings. Save To Organizer |
Short VowelsPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Early Reading | Phonemic Awareness | Phonics Students practice identifying words with short-vowel sounds and sound-spellings. Save To Organizer |
Clifford's Preposition MysteryPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Reading | Language Arts | Writing Clifford’s missing! Where could he be? A lesson on prepositions takes Mrs. Power’s kindergarten students around the school looking for... Save To Organizer |
Clifford Saves the Whales Lesson PlanPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Guided Reading | Independent Reading | Literature This beginning chapter book featuring Clifford the Big Red Dog will expand children's knowledge of whales and the concept of endangered... Save To Organizer |
Clifford Goes to School and So Do We!PreK–K | Literature | Book Resources | Lesson Plans | Cooperation and Teamwork This lesson uses crafts to set classroom rules. It draws connections between the values and experiences of the class and those of Clifford... Save To Organizer |
Clifford and the Big Ice Cream Mess Lesson PlanPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Literature | Writing Activities When Emily Elizabeth's friend Charley decides to offer a group of tourists ice cream from his father's closed ice cream shop, something... Save To Organizer |
Clifford Learns About the Circus and So Do We! (This is also the caption on my bulletin board)PreK–K | Early Reading | Writing Activities | Main Idea and Details | Listening Comprehension Children learn all about the circus, including circus jobs and circus animals, through applications in art, literature, poetry, drama,... Save To Organizer |
Clifford Learns About Dinosaurs and So Do We! (This is also the caption on my bulletin board)PreK–K | Literature | Reading Comprehension | Listening Comprehension | Unit Plans Introduce your class to a comprehensive view of dinosaurs, including what they ate and how they lived, with this lesson unit incorporating... Save To Organizer |
Clifford Learns About the Four Seasons and So Do We!PreK–K | Literature | Book Resources | Public Speaking | Unit Plans Shows teachers creative strategies for teaching students the seasons and months of the year. The approach spans all subjects and centers on... Save To Organizer |
Clifford Learns About Colors and So Do We!PreK–K | Activities and Games | Early Reading | Literature | Summarizing Presents an integrated approach to teaching colors while exposing students to literature. The unit plan also applies science, math, drama,... Save To Organizer |
Clifford Learns About the First Thanksgiving and So Do We!PreK–K | Listening Comprehension | Unit Plans | Crafts | Native American Students pose as pilgrims and reenact the thanksgiving feast in this playful approach to learning. Topics include the pilgrims'reasons for... Save To Organizer |
Colorful Fall Fun With CliffordPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Compare and Contrast | Story Elements | Lesson Plans With the help of Clifford, children compare problem solving strategies used in his stories. Also, find a variety of fun ideas to celebrate... Save To Organizer |
Beginning Consonant SoundsPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Phonemic Awareness | Phonics | Online Learning Activities Provides practice with beginning consonant sounds, including identifying initial consonants and matching letter sounds to their... Save To Organizer |
Clifford Phonics Fun Unit PlanPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Phonemic Awareness | Word Recognition | Unit Plans Early readers practice important phonemic awareness and phonics skills as they actively listen to words read aloud. Online activities... Save To Organizer |
Letter Recognition Confusable Letter PairsPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Alphabet Recognition | Phonemic Awareness | Phonics This lesson provides practice distinguishing between pairs of similar-looking lowercase letters, such as b and d, p and b, m and w, n and m. Save To Organizer |











