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Three Little
Kitten added
8-2-98 Original
Author Unknown
Story:
Three Little Kittens
Three little kittens lost their mittens
And they began to cry: Meow, meow, meow
What? Lost your mittens, you naughty kittens
Then you shall have no pie: Meow, meow, meow
Three little kittens found their mittens
And they began to cry: Meow, meow, meow
What? Found your mittens, you good little kittens
Now you shall have some pie: Meow, meow, meow.
Three Projects:
Need: Paper Bags, Crayons
Directions: Using paper
plates or paper bags, have the children make cat masks
Need: Yarn, paper, Glue
Directions: Make a yarn
collage, the older children may be able to manipulate the yarn
to make pictures!
Need: Paper or
Wallpaper
Directions: Have
each child cut out two matching mittens from either different colors
of construction paper or different
patterns of wallpaper, mix them up and have
children match up the correct pairs. If using
wallpaper, play a form of Memory Game,
having children try to remember which mittens match when placed face
down on a playing surface.
Cat Handprint
added 8-2-98
Original Author Unknown
Need:
Wallpaper, paint and markers
Directions:
Use a
wallpaper sample book to let the children cut out a rug for their cat
to sit on. Then put their handprint
upright on the "rug" (fingers together, thumb
outstretched a little becomes the tail). Then use the top of a liquid
detergent cap to
make a circle at the top of the handprint (to become the cat's
head). Add facial features, whiskers, etc. Have the children name
their kitten.
Kitty Collage
added 8-2-98
Original Author Unknown
Need:
Old Cards, Magazines, paper, Glue, Scissors
Directions: Let
Children find and cut or tear out pictures of cats from greeting
cards and magazines. Paste their cats on pieces of constructions
paper.
Bone printing
added 4-13-99
Original Author Unknown
Need: Different
size dogs bones, paint and paper
Directions: Provide
different size dog bones, a tray of tempera paint
and paper to make prints.
Paw Prints
added 2-4-01
Original Author Unknown
Need: potatoes, molding clay, or corrugated
cardboard, paint and paper.
Directions: Have the students help you make paw
stamps. You may make them by carving potatoes with spoons, molding
clay into paw shapes, or cutting corrugated
cardboard and gluing it to another piece of cardboard. Allow the
students to dip
their stamps into shallow bowls of tempera paint and press onto paper.
Stuffed Dog
added 2-4-01
Original Author Unknown
Need: Paper, scissors, staple, glue. crayons,
newspaper
Directions: Cut pair of dog shapes from a
variety of colors of paper. Allow each
student to choose color. Allow them to color and add collars, dog
jackets, etc.
Staple or glue edges of dog shapes together leaving small opening.
Stuff with
wadded up newspapers--staple shut. Hang these from ceiling or use as
wall display. Let students name their dog.
Yarn
Dog
added 2-4-01
Original Author Unknown
Need: Colored rug yarn or thick 8 ply knitting
wool, Paper, White Glue, Dog Photos or Pictures, Cardboard
Directions: Trace a good, clear picture of a
dog, the larger the better, onto the cardboard. Cut the yarn or wool
into 1" or 2" strands. Use an egg carton to separate the
colors & to make selecting and handling of the yarn easier. The child
then glues the yarn strands onto the dog outline to make hair & a tail.
Draw a mouth & eyes & define the ears & the tail. Finally invent
an appropriate name for the dog.
Folded Paper Puppy
added 2-4-01
Original Author Unknown
Need: paper and crayons
Directions: Cut out a triangle shape for each
child out of brown construction paper
or out of white. Children fold the long edges. You do this as if you were
ear marking a book page. Have children then add eyes and nose.
Dog Tags
added 2-4-01
Original Author Unknown
Need:
paper, crayons, hole punch and yarn
Directions:
Have the children choose dog names for
themselves. Write the name on a construction shaped bone. Have children
decorate their bones. Attach yarn and let them wear them.
My Dog Bowl
added 2-4-01
Original Author Unknown
Need: New
Dog Bowl, stickers
Directions: Buy new dog dishes and have the
kids decorate them with stickers. They can use them for cereal bowls at home
or just to hold trinkets.
Puppy Puppets
added 2-4-01
Original Author Unknown
Need:
Brown lunch bags, paper, glues, crayons
Directions: Make puppies from brown
lunch bags. Let the child draw the face on the
bag and glue on ears.
Yarn Pictures
added 9-16-02
Original Author Unknown
Need:
Paper, cat cut-outs (or magazine pictures), yarn, glue.
Directions: Provide children with a large piece
of paper, cat cut-outs and yarn. The children can color the cat, and
then glue the cat and yarn onto the paper. Discuss how cats and
kittens like to play and that yarn is often a favorite toy.
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