Name: Harry the Dirty Dog – Picture Book Study Set
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A printable picture book study for "Harry the Dirty Dog". This classic story will be a hit in your classroom. These resources are the perfect way to keep students engaged throughout the entire unit. Enjoy!

What You Get:

Teacher's Guide
Book-Inspired Projects and Activities
Supplemental Video Links for Supplemental Viewing
Coloring Pages: Pristine and Dirty Harry Versions
Harry Character Template for Crafts
Jigsaw Puzzle Activity
Story Crown Craft Template
Story Pattern Cut and Paste Activity Sheet
Tracing Practice Worksheet
Expansive Story Maze Challenge
Venn Diagram for Comparing Stories
Open-Ended Writing/Drawing Prompt: "What's Your Take?"
Book Report Templates (2)
Early Writer Draw and Write Prompts (3)
Writing Pennant Inspired by Story Elements
One Nonfiction Page on Dog Washing
Harry the Dirty Dog Coloring Page
Craft: Help Harry Get Dirty Template
Dog Mask Template
Art Project: Get the Dog Dirty Scene
Cut and Paste Dog Washing Scene
Letter "D" Handwriting Practice Pages (4)
Story Sequencing Writing Template
Fill-in-the-Blank Story Word Activity
Design Your Own Book Cover Template
Label the Book Parts Cut and Paste Activity
Word and Picture Sorting from Story (Cut and Paste)
Finish the Words Activity (Missing Letters)
Sight Word Practice: FROM and VERY
Digraph Focus: SH Words
Words from the Story Handwriting Page
Sounding Out Word Card Game
Sight Word Card Games
Story Elements Graphic Organizer
Character Trait Analysis Worksheet
Sequencing Strip Puzzles (Higher Level)
Sequencing Strip Puzzles (Lower Level)
Early Writer Prompts: "If You Were a Dog?" and "Why Didn't Harry Like Baths?"
Write and Illustrate Your Own Story Template

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Students identify and describe major story events and characters by answering the 11-question discussion guide, each with a provided answer for teacher reference.
Students sequence the story's beginning, middle, and end using the Write the Story Sequence page.
Students compare Harry the Dirty Dog to a similar story using the Venn diagram comparison page.

Teaching tips

Use the 'How to Use This Resource' page's own guidance: pick only the activities that fit a given class rather than assigning all 51 pages, since the set is explicitly built as a menu of options.
Pair the discussion-question page with its built-in written answers as a quick teacher reference during a read-aloud, rather than treating it purely as a student worksheet.
Group the craft pages (jigsaw puzzle, dog mask, story crown) into a single hands-on session, since they share color-cut-assemble instructions and can reuse the same coloring supplies.

Skills covered

Reading comprehension and recall — the 11-question discussion page (with answers) checks understanding of plot events from Harry hiding the brush through the family's recognition scene.
Story sequencing — the Write the Story Sequence page asks students to identify first, next, and last events with supporting details.
Sight word and letter formation practice — dedicated pages target the words 'from' and 'very' and the letter Dd on a sight-word page plus four letter-Dd pages.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Do I need to assign every activity?

No. The guidance encourages selecting the options that suit your class, from discussion and writing to coloring and crafts.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

RL.1.1

Core concepts

Story sequence
Character and plot recall
Sight words
Compare and contrast

Topics

Harry the Dirty Dog Picture book study Handwriting practice Sight words Vocabulary Art template

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