Hairy Maclary and friends activities and links.

Hairy Maclary finger puppets from Booktime

Activities

• The Little Big Book Club has a Hairy Maclary  Learning time   PDF sheet.It has suggestions on how to read the story, especially questions to ask before,during  and after reading the story.
• The Little Big Book Club Activity time PDF sheet has suggestions on going for a walk after reading the story. (like Hairy Maclary but without Scarface Claw!) There are also song and rhyme suggestions.
• Booktime from Booktrust has finger puppets,sticker templates, mazes and more activities.   http://bit.ly/1xiZLNx

• Booktrust– send the Hairy Maclary cover as an e card after reading the story together.  http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books/view/30536
• Booktrust – scroll down to find the link to downloadable PDF-Teacher Guide for Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy.There are teaching suggestions, activities and extra books for a range of ages.  It’s especially good for developing language after reading the book.        http://www.booktrust.org.uk/d/resources/search/?professional_type=12

• Make a story bag/busy bag with some of the characters from the stories.Kids could also use photos of their own dogs  and cats  to make up similar stories to Hairy Maclary.
• Retell the story aloud using children with masks or puppets. Great fun! Have a look at how BarnsleyLibrary did it- gorgeous!

• Better beginnings has an excellent downloadable sheet with rhymes, books and activities linked to Hairy Maclary.

• Play a downloadable board game  together from The National Literacy Trust        http://bit.ly/1ATFcyC

• Use “Hairy Maclary’s Bone” to develop maths concepts/language  of over,under ,around and through.    http://learnersinbloom.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/over-under-around-and-through-with.html

• Red Ted Art– Hairy Maclary marionette with paper rolls.( very cute!)  http://www.redtedart.com/2011/11/23/hairy-maclary-dog-crafts/
• The official Hairy Maclary website  http://www.hairymaclary.com

Visuals

• Short 5 minute film from NZ on screen    http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/hairy-maclary-from-donaldsons-dairy-1997

Other dog/cat books in 100 Stories Before School booklist.

• Other dog books in our list:     Bark George               Dog In , Cat Out               Fearless                                           Good Dog Carl                    Harry the Dirty Dog           John Brown,Rose and the Midnight Cat        Room on the Broom ( has a cat and a dog)                  Some Dogs Do                The Cat in the Hat.
• Our new favourite is  Banjo and Ruby Red by Libby Gleeson, illustrated by Freya Blackwood, Little Hare Publishers.        See a musical trailer from the Ferryman here       http://youtu.be/hAfW4sHcClo
• More on Freya Blackwoods blog.   http://bit.ly/14Y2Hsj

Dog/cat Rhymes

• Hey Diddle Diddle
  Hey diddle, diddle,
  The cat and the fiddle,
  The cow jumped over the moon.
  The little dog laughed
  To see such sport,
  And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Find craft, felt board and puppet templates  and activities from DLTK for Hey Diddle Diddle here:                   http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/heydiddle/

Sparklebox also has free downloadable cards, and a rhyme sheet.

Cards       http://bit.ly/1DCkrZ9

Rhyme sheet     http://bit.ly/1Cb2qxm

 Languages

• Hairy Maclary no te Teri a Tanarahana ( Maori Translation by Waihoroi Shortland) . Available to purchase online.
• Arabic,Cantonese,French,German,Italian,Japanese, Mandarin,Portuguese,Spanish.

• Find an i tunes App including  3 sign languages ( NZSL,AUSLAN and ASL) for Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy    http://bit.ly/1KHdUyd
• Booktime  from the UK has an online storytelling of Hairy Maclary, with a signing option.  (The talking option is in a lovely scottish accent- just right for Hairy Maclary himself! ) http://www.booktime.org.uk/have-some-fun/#/d/booktime/have-some-fun/8/39
  

  Facebook

  Yes, even Hairy Maclary has a Facebook page   https://www.facebook.com/HairyMaclaryAndFriends

Range of books and book related items

Lynley Dodd’s books are published by Penguin NZ.Find a complete list here.You could also check Penguin Australia.

• board books
• E books
• hardcover and paperback
• toys
• book +   CD    sets
• DVDs
• ABC,123,Colours and Opposites
• even a magnet set.

 Reference

Kids Book Review 2013 12 curly questions interview with Lynley Dodd.

http://www.kids-bookreview.com/2013/07/12-curly-questions-with.html