Program Viewing Tips

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Clifford The Big Red Dog and Clifford's Puppy Days follow the adventures of Clifford, Emily Elizabeth and their friends as they grow and learn what life is all about. Get the most out of watching the program together with your child using these helpful tips:

During the show:

• Encourage your child to predict what will happen next in the story.
• Help your child to identify with the characters in the episode.
  How would he feel in the same situation?
• Have your child make connections to her own life experiences.
  Has something like this every happened to her?
• Encourage your child to ask questions about what she is sees and hears on the show.

After the show:

• Read a book with a similar theme.
• Encourage your child to draw a picture of a favorite scene from the program.
• Have your child retell the story, changing it to explore other outcomes.
• Reinforce the episode's Big Idea/Idea to Grow On by doing a related off-line activity.