Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Click Clack Moo will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of perseverance and advocation, this Click Clack Moo picture book by Doreen Cronin is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
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- Read a summary of Click Clack Moo. You can find it in the section below.
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CLICK CLACK MOO SUMMARY
The cows on Farmer Brown’s farm are causing a problem for him. They found an old typewriter and having been typing all day! When Farmer Brown heads to the barn to check on them, he finds a note the cows have left for him. They are asking for electric blankets because it is cold in the barn at night. When Farmer Brown tells the cows they won’t get blankets, the cows write a letter to him explaining that the hens want blankets too.
Farmer Brown won’t agree to give the animals electric blankets so they decide to go on strike. They will not give him any milk or eggs until he supplies the blankets. Farmer Brown is furious with the animals and demands the milk and eggs.Farmer Brown finally agrees and gives the cows and hens their electric blankets. The next morning, Farmer Brown is expecting duck will return the typewriter to him. However, he is surprised when he receives a letter from the ducks instead!
CLICK CLACK MOO LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Click Clack Moo reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making inferences
- making predictions
- summarize/retell
- plot (problem-solution)
identifying - genre
- cause and effect
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- perseverance
- advocation
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- prefixes
- types of sentences
- onomatopoeia
- time order words
CLICK CLACK MOO ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Click Clack Moo?
- Lexile® Measure: AD470L
- Guided Reading Level: N
- DRA Level: 24-28
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.7-2.9
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Doreen Cronin. It was illustrated by Betsy Lewin.
What genre is Click Clack Moo?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 32 pages long.