Series

Clifford the Big Red Dog

40 episodes

Half-hour episodes, two stories each, set on Birdwell Island where Emily Elizabeth's enormous red dog and his friends work through the small social problems that fill a young child's week. Cleo cannot stand not being the leader. T-Bone takes a squeak toy that isn't his and cannot shake the guilt. Mac tears a sweater and runs away rather than own it. A new dog with three legs arrives and nobody knows how to act. Every pairing lands on something nameable: jealousy, stage fright, forgiving a friend, being blamed unfairly. That makes this a straight social-emotional pick for PreK through second.

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what this series covers

What Clifford the Big Red Dog covers

40 episodes in the library, tagged for Pre-K–2nd. Heaviest coverage: Social-Emotional Learning. Between them they line up with 23 distinct standards across 1 framework.

Episodes per grade

Pre-K: 40
K: 40
1st: 40
2nd: 1

Episodes per subject

Social-Emotional Learning: 40

CASEL (Social-Emotional) 23

CASEL.RS.2Build and keep positive relationships and friendships.
CASEL.SOA.2Demonstrate empathy and compassion for others.
CASEL.SA.4Show honesty and integrity, including admitting mistakes.
CASEL.SM.1Manage strong emotions and impulses instead of acting on them right away.
CASEL.SOA.1Take another person's perspective — describe a situation as they would see it.
CASEL.RS.3Practice teamwork and solve problems collaboratively.

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CASEL.SOA.3Show concern for other people's feelings and respond to them with care.
CASEL.SM.3Show self-discipline and self-motivation — keep working when a task gets hard or boring.
CASEL.RS.7Seek help when you need it and offer help when someone else does.
CASEL.RS.9Show respect and cultural competency across differences in background, language, and ability.
CASEL.SA.5Show self-confidence — believe you can do hard things and take on a challenge.
CASEL.SOA.5Understand and express gratitude.
CASEL.RDM.2Identify solutions to personal and social problems.
CASEL.RDM.6Reflect on your role in the well-being of your family, classroom, and community.
CASEL.RS.4Resolve conflicts constructively — talk it out, repair, compromise.
CASEL.SA.6Hold a growth mindset: treat effort, practice, and mistakes as how ability grows.
CASEL.SM.2Use calming and stress-management strategies (deep breaths, a break, asking for space).
CASEL.RDM.4Anticipate and evaluate the consequences of your actions before you act.
CASEL.RS.1Communicate clearly and listen actively.
CASEL.RS.6Show leadership in a group — organize, include, and share the work.
CASEL.RS.8Stand up for the rights of others.
CASEL.SA.3Recognize your own strengths, interests, and the assets you bring from your family and culture.
CASEL.SOA.4Recognize strengths in others and say what you appreciate about them.