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"Officer Buckle and Gloria" | Picture Book Study

Teachers select from a broad menu after reading the source picture book aloud. Visible materials include guided discussion, creative extensions such as acting or rule writing, a five-star reader response, vocabulary work, and an informational passage that shifts from the story to real police-dog roles. The supplied evidence also contains protected book content and exact assessment responses, so neither is reproduced here. The varied formats support oral discussion, literacy centres, and follow-up writing at different early-reading levels.
Year groups
Early years, Years 1–2
Pages
58
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Apr 23, 2024

Subject
Reading, English
Topic
Officer Buckle and Gloria, Picture Book Study
Resource types
Novel Studies, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation
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About this resource

Jump into the fun story of "Officer Buckle and Gloria" with this no-prep picture book study! Whether you're teaching preschool, kindergarten, or 1st grade, this resource has you covered! We've also included a handy teacher guide to make planning and discussing a breeze!


What You Get:

- Teacher discussion guide

- Book project and activity ideas

- Youtube links to related videos

- A flyer to send home telling about the book they read

- Non-fiction article about K-9 Dogs

- Sight word cards

- Sounding out word cards

- 2 Colouring Pages

- Jigsaw puzzle

- "Write a Safety Tip" on a star writing project

- Create your own safety patch craft (like the one Officer Buckle wears in the book)

- Create your own Safety Rule Bulletin Board craft

- Story crown template

- Story patterns “cut and glue” worksheet

- Matching picture to word worksheet

- Tracing worksheet

- Officer Buckle and Gloria maze

- Write the Story Sequence template

- Fill In The Missing Story Word

- Design Your Own Cover template

- Label the Parts of the book (cut and glue)

- Story word and picture sorting activity (cut and glue)

- Finish the Words From The Story (cut and glue the missing letters)

- 3 letter "DP is for Police" handwriting practice pages

- Sight word worksheet (NEVER and ALWAYS)

- Digraph worksheet (CH)

- Words in the Story Handwriting Page

- Story Elements worksheet

- Cut-apart sequencing strips (higher level)

- Cut-apart sequencing strips (lower level)

- Compare stories Venn Diagram worksheet

- Character traits worksheets for Officer Buckle and Gloria

- “What Do You Think” writing/drawing opportunity

- Adorable printable book so they can write and illustrate their own version of the book

- 2 book reports

- 3 Draw and Write early writer prompts

- 1 writing pennant from story

- Draw and write Template

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Discuss character actions and story events after a shared reading

  • Express and support an opinion about a picture book

  • Connect a fictional dog character with factual information about police dogs

Teaching tips

  • Choose only the pages that match learners’ current reading and writing independence.

  • Read the informational passage after the story discussion so children can compare fictional and real roles.

Skills covered

  • Picture-book comprehension — learners discuss events and characters.

  • Reader response — ratings and writing capture a personal reaction.

  • Text connection — fiction is paired with an informational topic.

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