Cats

Cats

Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music The Best of Elmo

1. Storytime – Welcome Song

2. Read first story “Castaway Cats”, "I Like Cats", "When Cats Go Wrong" or "Mr. McGratt and the Ornery Cat"

3. Poem: 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, arching back, hold hands up like paws and hiss.)

4. Read second story “Cats, Cats, Cats", “Kitten's First Full Moon”, “Widget”, "Take Care, Good Knight" or "Ballet Class"

5. Fingerplay: Five Kittens

Five little kittens standing in a row, (hold up five fingers.)

They nod their heads to the children so. (bend fingers up and down)

They run to the left; they run to the right. (run fingers to the left and then to the right.)

They stand up and stretch in the bright sunlight. (stretch fingers out tall.)

Along comes a dog who's in for some fun. (hold up one finger from opposite hand.)

ME-OW! See those little kittens run! (run five fingers behind back)

6. Song: Head & Shoulders for Cats

Head & Shoulders, Knees & Paws, Knees & Paws, Knees & Paws,

Head & Shoulders, Knees & Paws,

Eyes, Ears, Fur & Whiskers

Jokes:
What do cats eat for breakfast?

Mice Crispies

Why does everyone love cats?

They're purr-fect

What is a cat's favorite color?

Purrr-ple

7. Craft: Paper bag cat

What You Need: brown paper lunch bag, glue, two cotton balls, two googly eyes, scrap pink construction paper, markers, scissors.

How You Make It: Use scissors to cut two ear-shaped notches and rounded cat head shape about 6″ from bottom of paper bag. Glue on googly eyes, two cotton balls for muzzle and triangle shapes for nose and ears.