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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce Vocabulary: Clifford's Family (Bridwell)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Do you know Clifford, the big, red dog? Clifford takes an adventure to see his family, and young readers join him to learn some new vocabulary in context! Before reading, introduce the four new words: city, county,...
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Norman Bridwell

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Norman Bridwell. Links to an interview, video interviews, and a list of his books are available.
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Website
The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Authors

For Students 3rd - 5th
Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: All About Me & the School Experience Unit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Great idea for the beginning of the year. Uses the book Clifford's First School Day by Norman Bridwell as the starting place for students to make their own book about going to school.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Norman Bridwell: Clifford the Big Red Dog

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Clifford The Big Red Dog", written by Norman Bridwell. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Norman Bridwell: Clifford the Firehouse Dog

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Clifford The Firehouse Dog", written by Norman Bridwell. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Norman Bridwell: Clifford's Good Deeds

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Clifford's Good Deeds", written by Norman Bridwell. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Norman Bridwell: Clifford at the Circus

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Clifford at the Circus", written by Norman Bridwell. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Norman Bridwell: Clifford's First Day School

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Clifford's First Day School", written by Norman Bridwell. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Clifford's Class Trip by Norman Bridwell

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
During this lesson students learn new vocabulary words through an enjoyable children's book. Students use knowledge of the new words to create a slideshow and original story.
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Clifford in the Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Contains seven teaching ideas for the Clifford series of books by Norman Bridwell. These aren't detailed plans, but they are ideas that are a good start for lessons.