A Pocket for Corduroy is a classic children’s book beloved by many generations. In this classic bear story, Corduroy realizes he’s missing a pocket on his overalls while at the laundromat with his friend, Lisa. Lisa accidentally leaves him at the laundromat. Enjoy the following 15 activities inspired by this adventurous tale!
1. Corduroy, the TV Show
Wrap up your unit of activities with a TV show version of A Pocket for Corduroy. Alternatively, show this to students right after reading the picture book. Ask them to compare and contrast the two versions of the story. This is a great way to incorporate some higher-level thinking into your reading unit.
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2. Story Elements Graphic Organizer
Use this worksheet to develop students’ book study by examining characters, settings, problems, and solutions. This could be completed individually or as a group, depending on the student’s age, and use of words or pictures.
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3. Read-Aloud Story
Reading activities can also include audiobooks as aural learning is also an important part of literacy. Here is an audio version of this gentle story about friendship. Incorporate some writing by following it up with comprehension questions for students to discuss or write about.
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4. Stuffed Bear Scavenger Hunt
This is a great activity to get students up and moving. Purchase these mini bears and hide them around the classroom. Students have to then find the “lost Corduroys”, just like Lisa finds Corduroy at the end of this classic story.
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5. Sequencing Activity
This reading activity could easily be modified for the plot of A Pocket for Corduroy. In this activity, students are encouraged to identify the basic story structures and retell the story in their own words. This is also a great add-on activity for more advanced students to practice story sequencing.
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6. Corduroy’s Adventures
This is a great connection activity for preschool students, as well as an opportunity for them to share about their life. Purchase a Corduroy stuffed bear. Throughout the year, send the bear home with a new student every weekend. When students get back to school, encourage them to briefly share about Corduroy’s adventures that weekend. Older students could also write/read Corduroy’s “diary”.
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7. Bear Snack
This fun activity is a great way to celebrate Storytime, as well as act as a transition activity to snack time. Pre-spread bread with peanut butter. Then, help students assemble their “bears” using slices of banana and chocolate chips.
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8. Gummy Bear Graphing
Incorporate a sweet treat and math into your Corduroy lesson plans with this fun activity. Hand out a handful of gummy bears and have students sort them by color and then tally up each color.
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9. Roll and Count Bears
After reading the picture book, students can engage in an easy counting exercise. Using a tub of counting bears and a die; students roll the die and then count out the appropriate number of bears. You could also use a tub with buttons.
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10. Corduroy Letter Matching
If you’d like to explore the companion story, Corduroy, this is a great activity. This is a great pre-writing activity where students have to match letters. You could also modify it with numbers for a cool math activity.
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11. Lucy Locket
In this fun singing game, one student leaves the room while the class hides the pocket. As students sing, they pass the pocket. When the song ends, the first student has three guesses to “find” the pocket.
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12. Decorate a Pocket
Using colored construction paper and white paper, premake “pockets” for kindergarten students to decorate. Pass craft supplies for students to decorate their pockets. Modify the craft further by adding hole punches to turn it into a button-lacing card.
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13. What’s in the Pocket?
This is a great sensory activity opportunity for students. Glue or sew several “pockets” from felt or fabric, or use these little bags. Then, place common household objects inside the ‘pocket’ and ask students to guess what they are simply by feeling.
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14. Paper Pocket
Using a piece of paper and some yarn, students can make their own pockets. This craft activity is a great way to make the book more memorable while adding some fine motor skills practice. Students can then write their name and tuck it inside the pocket just like Corduroy.
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15. Paper Corduroy Bear
Using the provided template and construction paper, precut all the pieces. Then, read the story of Corduroy. Afterward, have the children construct their own Corduroy bear, complete with a pocket. Have kids write their own name on the “name card” and place it in the pocket.
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