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Simple Harry the Dirty Dog Activity for Tots

April 12, 2016 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Piglet and I read the classic children’s story Harry the Dirty Dog together and she absolutely loved it.

So, we decided to share a simple art activity together that would help her connect with the events in the story.

And that’s how this super easy Harry the Dirty Dog activity came about.

Fun Harry the Dirty Dog Activity for Toddlers

This prewriting activity is simple enough to try with toddlers, tots, and preschoolers and you can prep it in just a few minutes.

Read on to get your copy of this fun toddler prewriting activity free!

And, for more fun with early education, don’t miss our list of 20 fun printable resources for preschool!

Share this fun and easy Harry the Dirty Dog prewriting activity with toddlers and preschoolers after reading the storybook together!

Harry the Dirty Dog Activity for Toddlers

This activity is extremely easy. Honestly. Plus, it’s guaranteed to get your little ones into the story!

What You’ll Need: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • The book Harry the Dirty Dog
  • Crayola Dry Erase Crayons
  • A copy of our Clean the Dirty Dog Printable
  • A laminator

Harry the Dirty Dog Activity Supplies

Once you print the Clean the Dirty Dog printable, run it through the laminator.

Then get out your dry erase crayons.

Harry the Dirty Dog Activity Dry Erase Supplies

You’ll only need the black one. 

I like the Crayola Dry Erase crayons, because they come with the cleaning mitt, which you’ll also need.

Harry the Dirty Dog Activity Coloring

In the story, Harry hates taking baths, so he hides his scrubbing brush and runs away from home.

While he’s away, he gets super dirty – running through a construction site, sliding down a coal chute, and so on.

Harry the Dirty Dog PreK Activity

So our first step was to get our white dog dirtied up!

Coloring Harry the Dirty Dog Activity

I just turned Piglet loose with the crayon.

Harry the Dirty Dog Extension Activity

Boy, he really got dirty, didn’t he?

Tot Harry the Dirty Dog Activity

Making our white dog dirty was probably Piglet’s favorite part of the entire activity. 

Clean the Dirty Dog Activity

When Harry returns home, he’s so dirty that his family doesn’t recognize him.

Frightened, he digs up the scrubbing brush, runs into the house, and jumps into the bathtub.

Harry the Dirty Dog Activity for Tots and PreK

Once he’s all clean and scrubbed, the kids know that the black dog with white spots is actually Harry, their white dog with black spots.

Naturally, we had to clean Harry up too! And that’s where the dry erase mitt came in handy.

Harry the Dirty Dog Activity for Toddlers

Aw…look how clean he is!

To do this art activity with your littles, get a copy of our free Clean the Dirty Dog printable below!

>>> Clean the Dirty Dog Printable Activity <<<

Harry the Dirty Dog Activity for PreK and Tots

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This post is part of the Read It, Make It Book + Craft Week linkup from Emma Owl! Get 50 ideas for arts and crafts based on children’s books!

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Filed Under: Homeschooling Printables, PreK Homeschooling, Reading Tagged With: children's books, kids books, prek, prek homeschool, reading, reading for kids, tot school

10 Free Printable Flashcards for Toddlers

November 12, 2015 by Selena Robinson 9 Comments

We’ve been sharing loads of free printable flashcards on the blog for the past year. Today I thought I’d round up the flashcards that are best for our tiniest learners – toddlers!

Piglet started tot school this fall, so she learns right along with our older kids when we have our homeschool lessons. During tot school, we try to focus on the absolute basics: counting, letters, numbers, shapes, colors, and some animals.

So if you’re teaching your toddlers the same concepts, here are 10 free printable flashcards for toddlers that are available right here on the blog!

10 Free Printable Flashcards for Toddlers - Look! We're Learning!

10 Free Printable Flashcards for Toddlers

While I’m recommending these flashcards for toddlers, they can really be used for any age at all. Some preschoolers may need to focus on strengthening number and letter recognition, while some grade schoolers may enjoy using the animal flashcards as part of a unit study. Feel free to use them however you see fit for your kids!

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Farm Animal Flashcards

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Animal Alphabet Flashcards

Free Printable Pet Flashcards

Pet Flashcards

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ASL Number Flashcards

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Sign Language Alphabet Flashcards

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Color Flashcards

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Shape Flashcards

Filed Under: Free Printables, PreK Homeschooling Tagged With: flashcards, free printable flashcards, prek, printables, tot school

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