Tips for using Clip Clop! with children:
Clip-Clop! invites thigh or lap-bouncing fun! As you read the story to the child, gently bounce the child up and down on your thigh (or on your lap) to the rhythm of “Clip-clop, clippity-clop.” Or have child clap the rhythm each time you read, “Clip-clop, clippity-clop” (one-two, three-four-five, six).
Tips for using Clip Clop! with families:
Talk with children and family members about all of the animals mentioned in this book (horses, cats, dogs, pigs, ducks). Expand children's knowledge of these animals by looking for some books about these animals at your school library or local library---perhaps even online. Read the books to/with the children, then ask the children some questions: “Which animals are large, which are small? Do you know what sound a horse (“cat,” etc.) makes? Where do these different animals live?" Think of as many questions as you can based on your knowledge and the new facts you learned from the books and other sources.