Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin
Mama Cat has three kittens by Denise Fleming
Other book suggestions:
I love cats by Sue Stainton
Kitty cat, kitty cat, are you waking up? by Bill Martin Jr.
Pumpkin Cat by Anne Mortimer
There are cats in this book by Viviane Schwartz
Cat Talk
Cats can meow,
Cats can growl,
Cats can purr,
Cats can yowl.
Cats can arch their backs and hiss,
Just like this! (bend over, arch back and hold up hands like paws and hiss)
If you're a cat and you know it (to the tune of "If you're happy and you know it")
If you're a cat and you know it say meow, (meow)
If you're a cat and you know it say meow.
If you're a cat and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a cat and you know it saw meow.
If you're a cat and you know it lick your paws, (pretend to lick hands)
If you're a cat and you know it lick your paws,
If you're a cat and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a cat and you know it lick your paws.
If you're a cat and you know it pounce like this, (pretend to pounce on hands and knees)
If you're a cat and you know it pounce like this,
If you're a cat and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a cat and you know it pounce like this.
I've got a cat on my knee (to the tune of "Skip to my Loo")
Cat, cat, cat on on my knee, (put both hands on your knee)
Cat, cat, cat on my knee,
Cat, cat, cat on my knee.
Meow, meow, meow, meow.
(Use other body parts for additional verses)
Tiptoe Soft
by Margaret Hillert
Tiptoe soft as a pussycat, (tiptoe)
Soft on little cat feet.
Flap your wings like a baby bird. (flap arms like wings)
Open your beak for a treat. (look up and open your mouth)
Clomp, clomp, clomp like a big old horse. (stomp feet)
Pick up a hoof, and then,
Tip, tip, tip on the tips of your toes, (tiptoe)
Soft as a cat again.
Five Kittens Fingerplay
Five little kittens standing in a row (hold up five fingers)
They nod their heads to the children so. (bend fingers)
They run to the left, they run to the right (run fingers to the left and then to the right)
They stand and stretch in the bright sunlight. (stretch fingers tall)
Along comes a dog that's in for some fun. (Hold up fingers from opposite hand)
MEOW! See those kittens run! (Let fingers run)
Play "Kitten Says" instead of Simon Says
Lost Mitten Color Story
My poor little kitten lost her mitten
And started to cry "Boohoo".
So I helped my kitten look for her mitten,
Her beautiful mitten of BLUE.
I found a mitten just right for a kitten,
Under my mother's bed.
But alas the mitten was not the right mitten.
It was colored RED.
I found a mitten just right for a kitten,
On the hand of you brother's toy clown.
But alas the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored BROWN.
I found a mitten just right for a kitten,
Under the laundry so clean.
But alas the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored GREEN.
I found a mitten just right for a kitten,
Inside a grocery sack.
But alas the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored BLACK.
I found a mitten just right for a kitten,
Under the kitchen sink.
But alas the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored PINK.
I found a mitten just right for a kitten,
Inside my favorite shoe.
And this time it was the right mitten, for it was colored BLUE!
There are some great Pete the Cat activities at the website: http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/feature/petethecat/
Literacy tip of the week:
Singing songs with your child is an important way to get them ready for reading. Songs can help children identify the rhythm and rhyme within language. For instance, singing a word can make it easier to identify the sounds and parts of the word. Over time singing many songs with your child can also help build their vocabulary.
Craft:
We glued yarn to our cats today :)
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