Letter D: D is for Dog: Hairy Maclary from Donaldsons Dairy

Hairy Maclary From Donaldsons Dairy is the first in a series of book by New Zealand author Lynley Dodd.  In the story Hairy Maclary goes on a walk with all his friends until he meets Scarface Claw the toughest tom in town who scares all the dogs so much that they run back home.  It is filled with lots of lovely rhyme and repetition; at the end of each page is the phrase "and Hairy Maclary from Donaldsons Dairy" guaranteed to get the kids chiming in.

Here are my resources for using with this book this week:

• homemade memory matching the pairs game using the images from here
• match the silouhette game from the american kennel club
• Worksheets from petpourri teaches kids what you need to look after pets
• dog dot-to-dot 
• Dog headband from family crafts at about.com
• How to make a handprint dog from free kids crafts.
• colouring pages
• Dog maze - help the puppy get back to its mum