Clifford Reading Unit Writing Activities

This Clifford Reading Unit will bring Norman Bridwell’s beloved characters to life and keep your readers engaged! It features before, during, and after reading activities to use with any of his books. You can help your students practice key literacy skills to improve comprehension and writing in an engaging and fun way.

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE CLIFFORD READING UNIT:

• vocabulary organizers
• prereading alphablocks
• character traits
• making predictions strategies (I Bet and I know, I see, I wonder)
• summarizing/retelling
• making comparisons
• parts of a story
• sequencing events
• questioning with the 5 W’s
• and writing options.

26 pages

HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THE CLIFFORD READING UNIT:

The pages can be printed and put under a document camera for group discussion or projected using TPT Easel. Students can work in teams to brainstorm ideas when working in whole group or work on specific skills with the teacher in guided reading groups. Teachers can also use this resource for book clubs for more independent readers.

WHAT OTHER TEACHERS THOUGHT OF THIS UNIT:

~My students enjoyed this packet! Thank you for a great resource!

~Great collection to use with Clifford books.

~Great for my unit and to use when a sub is coming.

~Love Clifford! Great material!

OTHER BEGINNING READER UNITS YOU MIGHT LIKE:

• Biscuit and the Little Pup
• Biscuit Visits the Big City
• Mittens
• Chester
• Danny and the Dinosaur
• Sammy the Seal
• A Horse for Harry’s Room
• Lois Ehlert Books
• The Fall Festival
• Just Critters Who Care

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