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Nothing makes us smile more than our pet dog. Gene Zion captured this great dog trait in his book, Harry the Dirty Dog, and Harry’s antics are sure to capture lots of smiles from your kids. Explore gobs of learning opportunities with our free Harry the Dirty Dog activities and printables.

Harry the Dirty Dog Summary

Harry is a white dog with black spots who loves everything . . . except baths. So one day before bath time, Harry runs away. He plays outside all day long, digging and sliding in everything from garden soil to pavement tar. By the time he returns home, Harry is so dirty he looks like a black dog with white spots. His family doesn’t even recognize him!

from Harry the Dirty Dog‘s back cover

Harry the Dirty Dog Activities & Lessons

Here are some sample lessons from our Harry the Dirty Dog unit study:

Social Studies: Pets
Look throughout the story at all the different animals (dogs, birds, cats, spider, caterpillar, butterfly, etc. ). Which ones make good pets?  You may even want to take this one step further and think of other animals (elephant, flamingo, etc.) that would probably not make good pets and discuss why.

Social Studies: Taking Care of Pets
Harry is the pet of the family in the story.  Does your student know how to take care of a pet?

Discuss the similar needs that animals and humans have: food & water, shelter, affection, grooming, etc. Use the shutterfold book activity to aid in your discussion of the various things that people and animals both need.

Social Studies: Domestic Animals
A domestic animal is an animal that adapts to living with human beings and to serving their purposes; they are generally tame and depend on their owners for food and water. Discuss the differences between a dog and a wolf (even though they are both canines). Would your child want a wolf for a pet? Discuss the differences between a cat and a lion or tiger (even though they are both felines). Discuss other animals that are commonly considered domestic in your neck of the woods.

Language Arts: Vocabulary and Drama
Discuss and act out the following words with your student.
buried
dig furiously
up the stairs he dashed
slept soundly
slid down a coal chute

Language Arts: Exclamation Points
Show your student what an exclamation point is in the text of the book. Demonstrate how you read a sentence with emphasis when an exclamation point is at the end. You may want to go through the entire text together and count the exclamation points that you find. Encourage your student to practice reading these sentences with enthusiasm and excitement!

Science: Bubbles!
Harry gets a bath with bubbles. Does your student know how bubbles are made? What are they?
A bubble is like a pocket–a pocket made of soap and water and filled with air. When you blow air into a soap and water mixture, the soap forms a thin skin around the air, trapping it . . . and creating a bubble!

Make some bubbles this week and have fun playing with them.

Art: Color Choices in the Illustrations
Look through the illustrations with your student. What main colors did Bloy choose? (green, yellow, black, and white). Encourage your student to draw a picture using only those colors. (The two page spread of Harry playing tag with the other dogs is a good example of the green, yellow, black, and white color choices.)

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Harry the Dirty Dog Lapbook Printables

The following printables are included with this unit study to create a Harry the Dirty Dog lapbook.

  • Harry the Dirty Dog Picture Dictionary
  • Harry the Dirty Dog Sequencing Mini-book
  • How Did Harry Get So Dirty? Envelope Fold
  • What Is a Bubble? Shape Book
  • The Best Bubble Science Observation Book
  • Domestic vs. Wild Animals Flapbook
  • A Black Dog with White Spots & A White Dog with Black Spots Shutterfold Book
  • Hide the Scrub Brush Game Pocket
  • Pets Need vs. People Need Shutterfold Books

Harry the Dirty Dog Lapbook Example

This lapbook example was made with one file folder and one piece of cardstock taped to the middle section to form an extension flap. It includes most of the printable mini-books found in the file.

Center Extension Flap Lifted

Other Harry the Dirty Dog Printables

The file also includes these printable activities:

  • A Dirty Dog Math Mat
  • Perfect Pals Pet Shop Prices & Word Problems
  • Find the Pets Word Find

How to Get Started with the Harry the Dirty Dog Activities & Printables

Follow these simple instructions to get started with the Harry the Dirty Dog unit study and lapbook.

  1. Buy a copy of the book, Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion, or grab one from your local library.
  2. Print the Harry the Dirty Dog unit study.
  3. Choose the lessons you want to use with your student (a highlighter works great for this).
  4. Choose and prepare the printables you want to use with your student.
  5. Enjoy a week of smiles and learning with your student.

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Free printable Harry the Dirty Dog Printables, Recycled Yarn Craft, Snacks

Free printable Harry the Dirty Dog Printables, Recycled Yarn Craft, Snacks


March is National Reading Month. Why not celebrate the joy of children's literature with a kids' storybook craft party? I learned as a special education Montessori teacher/homeschool mom to make lesson plans hands-on. So my craft parties include an interactive story and snack. One of my husband's favorite children's literature characters is Harry the Dog, created by Gene Zion and drawn by Margaret Bloy Graham. Harry the Dirty Dog won the Caldecott Award for children's literature illustrations. Here are free printable lesson plans, book crafts and recipes for a Harry the Dirty Dog party. Most of the activities come from the book No Roses for Harry.

Read Harry the Dirty Dog and No Roses for Harry. Stop at different points in the stories and have children predict what will happen next. Make flip books by cutting plain paper in quarters and staple together. Let children illustrate the books and tell the story using flip books. Use these free printable Harry the Dirty Dog lesson plans. Make a booklet of free printable Harry the Dirty Dog activities.Use these free printable Harry the Dirty Dog coloring pages for kids to color while you read stories. Here are some free printable children's literature coloring pages from No Roses for Harry.

Make a yarn bush book crafts for the birds based on No Roses for Harry. Have kids gather up recycled bits of string and yarn. Place them in trees and bushes for the birds to use in nest building. Look for your yarn in bird's nests. My mother made a yarn tree and said she knows the birds are using it because the yarn is disappearing. You might get a bird guide and ID the birds you see in the yard. Teach kids to braid yarn or strips of scrap fabric. Twist braided yarn into a flat coil and sew together in several places. Make into pot holders or mug rugs for book crafts.

For Harry the Dirty Dog snacks, make scrubbing brush cookies. Use spray decorator frosting to make brush bristles on Nutter Butter peanut butter sandwich cookies. For No Roses for Harry, make Polish "roses." Spread cream cheese on a scallion. Wrap a slice of ham around it. Make No Roses for Harry rose pinwheel cookies. Roll sugar cookie dough into "snakes" then roll in red sprinkles. Wind into a pinwheel and bake. Or make flower cookies. Roll sugar cookie dough in little balls. Arrange four in a square. Bake and frost. Decorate with candy sprinkles and an M&M in the center. Here are value-added children's literature book crafts plus snacks!


Enjoy Harry the Dirty Dog drinks--chocolate milk and white milk--while making your book crafts. Read the rest of the Harry the Dirty Dog children's literature series including Harry and the Lady Next Door and Harry By the Sea.

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