Tuesday, February 3, 2015

MEOW! MEOW!

Mikela's blog yesterday reminded me how much my children loved to act out "The Three Little Kittens."  (By the way, you can download it free on my website this month.)  I would pretend to be momma cat and they’d be my little kittens. They got to crawl around on the floor meowing and then I’d scratch their ears for being good little kittens.

And, here’s something I bet they never forgot. I’d place a small paper plate on the table in front of each child and pour a little milk on the plates. I had to remind them kittens don’t have hands so they needed to put their hands behind their backs and then lap up the milk like little kittens. Too fun!!!

Here’s a song where you can make “kitty cat” stick puppets and then use them to reinforce positional words. Demonstrate how to draw a simple cat and then give each child construction paper to make their own cats. Tape to a straw and let the children use them to sing this song to the tune of “Turkey in the Straw.”

Kitty-cat, kitty-cat stretch up high; (Point up.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat touch the sky.
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, reach down low; (Point down.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, don’t be slow!
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, point to the right; (Point right.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, out of sight! (Hands over eyes.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, now point left; (Point left.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, you’re the best!
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, step out front; (Step forward.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, what a stunt!
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, walk behind; (Walk backwards.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, please be kind.
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, crawl below;
(Get down on hands and knees.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, to and fro.
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, climb above;
(Pretend to climb up with arms.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, you I love.
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, go between;
((Put hand between legs.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, don’t be mean! (Shake finger.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, now jump over; (Jump up.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, roll in the clover. (Roll arms around.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, now creep under; (Put right hand under left arm.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, you’re a wonder.
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, reach to the side; (Reach left and then right.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, smile with pride. (Smile.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, be my friend; (Hold up left hand and pretend to
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, that’s the end! stroke like a kitten with right hand.)
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, you know where you’re at.
Kitty-cat, kitty-cat, time to scat! (Slap hands.)


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