Corduroy Book Activities and Craftivity

CORDUROY

Corduroy by Don Freeman is a favorite read aloud for Kindergarten and First Grade! Corduroy is a bear who lives in the toy department of a big store, hoping to be chosen to go home with someone. This book and these companion activities will help students dig deep into this sweet story, while practicing essential literacy skills and developing reading comprehension.

CORDUROY BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

Corduroy is waiting for someone to buy him and take him home.

One day a little girl sees Corduroy and wants to have him. But her mother says no, and points out that Corduroy is missing a button on his overalls. The girl is very disappointed.

That night after the customers leave, Corduroy sets out in the department store in search of a button he can use to repair his overalls.

The story goes on to detail Corduroy's adventures as he explores the big store at night when no one is around. Students love thinking about what that might be like!

Corduroy does not succeed in repairing his pants with a missing button, and ends up right back where he started, in the toy department. The next day the little girl is back, and this time she takes Corduroy home. She sews a new button on Corduroy's pants. They are happy to have each other as friends.

These Corduroy book activities will help your students work on story elements, making text to self connections, story vocabulary, writing, making inferences, problem and solution, cause and effect, author's purpose, main idea, reading comprehension, and much more!

These reading activities can be used for whole class learning, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Copy a pack for each student, and you're ready to go!