Clifford’s
THANKSGIVING VISIT
CHALLENGING WORDS
buildingdifferent
drawbridge
familiar
Halloween
highway
neighborhood
shortcut
suddenly
Thanksgiving
SUMMARY
This is a story about Clifford the big red dog. Clifford was missing his mom, so he decided to go to her house for Thanksgiving. Follow Clifford on his adventures as he makes his way to her house.--- Conversation Questions---
(1) / Tell me your favorite part of the story.(Answer) / Logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Why did you like it?
(2) / Recall why was Clifford so sad on Thanksgiving?
(Answer) / Emily Elizabeth flew to visit her family.
(Follow Up) / Do you go anywhere for Thanksgiving?
(3) / Do you think that is why Clifford wanted to visit his own family?
(Answer) / Logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Do you like the holidays?
(4) / Name who took care of Clifford when his family left.
(Answer) / The neighbors.
(Follow Up) / Who takes care of your animals when you have to leave?
(5) / Describe what a “drawbridge” is.
(Answer) / A part of a road that is raised and lowered to let boats pass by.
(Follow Up) / Have you ever seen one?
(6) / Can you recall in the story if there were a lot of cars on the road when Clifford left.
(Answer) / Not at first but a lot a little latter.
(Follow Up) / Do you like to travel in a car to go on vacation, or would you rather travel by plane.
(7) / Describe what happened to Clifford as he went over the drawbridge.
(Answer) / The bridge went up and Clifford fell in the water.
(Follow Up) / Did you think that was funny?
(8) / Clifford came to a tunnel, and what happened next?
(Answer) / He went in and met a train.
(Follow Up) / Do you think the people on the train were surprised to see Clifford?
(9) / Tell me what Clifford did when he came upon a bunch of children.
(Answer) / He stopped and played for a while.
(Follow Up) / Do you think that made the children happy?
(10) / Retell what happened after Clifford found his mom.
(Answer) / She was glad to see him, and he ate Thanksgiving dinner with her and her owner.
(Follow Up) / Would you like to share you Thanksgiving dinner with Clifford?
Activities
1. / Write a couple of sentences of what you do on Thanksgiving day.
2. / Make a list of things that make you thankful.
3. / Draw a picture of you and your family at Thanksgiving or draw page 28.
4. / Write a Thank you note to who ever fixes you dinner.
Introduction
1. Have a stuffed animal of a dog at the table. Today’s story
is about Clifford’s journey to his mom’s house on Thanksgiving Day.
2. Have a picture of a parade, turkey, and a dog. Ask the children if
they know what they could have in common. Today’s story is
about Clifford’s journey to his moms on Thanksgiving.
3. Have a copy of the front cover for the children to see when they come
in. Ask what they think it is about. Today’s story is about
Clifford’s Thanksgiving.
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Book Title: Clifford’s Thanksgiving Visit
Author: Norman Bridwell / Illustrator: Norman BridwellISBN: 0-590-46987-8 / # of Text Pages: AR: 1.5 LEX: 350
Building Oral Vocabulary
4 / Thanksgiving / 12 / highway / 18 / neighborhood
Prediction Questions
3 / What do you think Clifford will do?
18 / Where do you think Clifford will look for next?
23 / Do you think Clifford will play with the children?