CHALLENGING WORDS

adventure
around
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Elizabeth
hockey
middle
remember
snowman
trouble
whizzing

SUMMARY

Emily had a surprise for Clifford. Clifford was a puppy and was seeing and learning new things each day. This day Clifford was going to see snow for the first time. At first he didn’t know how to walk in it, but it didn’t take to long for him to learn. Clifford had a great
first snow day.

--- Conversation Questions---

(1) / Find what the kids were doing on page 7.
(Answer) / Going down the hill on their sleds.
(Follow Up) / What size hills do you like going down?
(2) / Tell what happened to Clifford when we went on the ice?
(Answer) / He spun around and around.
(Follow Up) / Have you tried ice skating? Was it fun?
(3) / How did Clifford make it off the ice?
(Answer) / A hockey player slid him off the ice.
(Follow Up) / What’s your favorite winter sport?
(4) / Find and tell me where Clifford was when they were building a snowman.
(Answer) / In the head of the snowman.
(Follow Up) / How would you of felt if you heard the barking coming from the snowman.
(5) / Name what Clifford had when he got home?
(Answer) / Hot soup.
(Follow Up) / What do you eat on a cold day?
(6) / Share with me your favorite part of the story.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Why was this your favorite?
(7) / Estimate how long Emily and Clifford was outside.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / How long do you play in the snow?
(8) / Imagine and tell how Clifford ended up in the head of the snowman?
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / How big of a snowman do you usually make?
(9) / Compare Emily’s and Clifford’s day in the snow with your snow days.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / How many friends and you play together?
(10) / Explain what this story was about.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Did you like this story? Why/why not?
Activities
1. / Make a list of activities you can do in the snow. Draw your favorite.
2. / Draw and label your favorite scene from the book. Tell why it’s your favorite.
3. / Write a few sentences about your favorite snow day. Was it a weekend day or a school day where school was called off because of snow?
4. / Tell what you have to drink when you come in from an icy day of playing in the snow. If it’s hot chocolate do you put marshmallows in it? Draw a picture.
Introductions
1. / Have a pair of gloves, toboggan, and scarf on the table. Ask the children what time of winter do they put these on and run out and play at home, on a school day? Today we are going to read about Clifford’s first snow day. Let’s read and see what happens.
2. / Have a picture of a sled. Ask the children when do you use this? Do you like snow? Today we are going to read about Clifford’s first snow day. Let’s read and see what adventures he will have.
3. / Show the cover of the book. Ask the children how do you think Clifford will react to the first snow. He has never seen snow before. Today we are going to read about Clifford’s First Snow Day. Let’s read and see what kinds of adventures he has.

Book Title: Clifford’s First Snow Day

Author: Norman Bridwell / Illustrator:
ISBN: 0-590-03480-4 / # of Text Pages: 30 AR: 1.7 LEX: 270
Building Oral Vocabulary
3 / surprise / 11 / whizzing / 29 / rushed
Prediction Questions
3 / What do you think the surprise is?
5 / Do you think Emily had to pack Clifford?
11 / What do you think Clifford will do now?

This resource is made available by THE LEARNING CORPS-Barren County School system, an AmeriCorps program, funded in part by the Kentucky Commission on Community and Volunteer Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.