PETS

 

 

 

Books:   

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Always by Alison McGhee

The Birthday Pet by Ellen Javernick

Smudge by Julie Sykes

What Pet to Get? by Emma Dodd

Before You Were Mine by Maribeth Boelts

I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel

My Very Own Octopus by Bernard Most

Monster Pet! by Angela McAllister

Peek-A-Pet by Marie Torres Cimarusti

Dino Pets by Lynn Plourde

Good boy, Fergus by David Shannon

Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold

The Dog Who Cried Wolf by Keiko Kasza

Not Norman by Kelly Bennet

Chewy Louie by Howie Schneider

My Cat, The Silliest Cat in the World by Gilles Bachelet

Aarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks

Mutt Dog by Stephen Michael King

Larabee by Kevin Luthardt

Hondo and Fabian by Peter McCarty

Bertie was a Watchdog by Rick Walton

Good Dog, Daisy by Lisa Kopper

Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

Audrey and Barbara by Janet Lawson

Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag

Good boy, Fergus by David Shannon 

Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown

Guinea Pigs Add Up by Margery Cuyler

Pet Shop Lullaby by Mary Ann Fraser

 

 

Activities: 

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There Was a Little Turtle

There was a little turtle

who lived in a box.

He splashed in the puddles,

and he climbed on the rocks.

 

He snapped at a mosquito.

He snapped at a flea.

He snapped at a minnow,

And he snapped at me!

 

He caught the mosquito.

He caught the flea. 

He caught the minnow,

but he didn't catch me!

 

Five Little Kittens

Five little kittens standing in a row (hold up 5 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 up and stretch in the bright sunlight (stretch fingers out tall)

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

MEOW! MEOW! MEOW! See those little kittens run! (let fingers run)

 

My Little Bunny

My little bunny. (hold up two fingers)

Goes hop, hop, hop. (make “rabbit” hop)

His long, long ears (hold hands straight up on top of head)

Go flop, flop, flop. (flop hands on top of head)

His great big feet

Go stomp, stomp, stomp, (stomp one foot three times)

And his great big teeth (hold two fingers down)

Go chomp, chomp, chomp. (make two fingers and thumb meet three times)

 

I Have a Pet

(Reveal pictures of each pet on flannel board after the children guess)

I have 6 pets, now can you guess?

I’ll tell you all about them,

Now do your best.

 

He has strong legs and he loves to hop.

He has long whiskers and ears that flop.

Here’s one more clue, and it won’t be tough.

His cute little tail is like a powder puff.

Bunny

 

He carries his house wherever he goes,

Some pets move quickly, but he’s quite slow.

Hard as a rock is his outside shell.

Can you name him, can you tell?

Turtle

 

He hides in the seaweed and only comes out

When he sees food sprinkled all about.

Round and round in the water he swims.

Maybe that’s why this animal stays so slim.

Fish

 

Cute as can be and very tiny too.

On cheese and crackers, he likes to chew.

He scampers about on his tiny toes.

Can you guess? I’ll bet you know!

Mouse

 

His wings are pretty with colors of blue,

And yellow and green are in there, too.

He repeats after me everything I say.

He talks and talks for most of the day.

Parrot

 

This pet has whiskers and sharp, sharp claws.

Her favorite toy is a soft yarn ball.

She climbs the curtains and rules the house.

And she can’t stop looking at my little mouse.

Cat

 

 

Crafts: 

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Goldfish

Cut template from orange construction paper. Glue on orange tissue paper and black paper circles or wiggly eyes.

Template: http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/craftdetails.cfm?TopicID=115

 

Parrot

Attach feathers and wiggly eyes to template.

Template: http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/craftdetails.cfm?TopicID=72

 

Pet activity book craft

http://www.kizclub.com/craft/pets.pdf 

 

Puppy Puppet

Template and instructions: http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/activities/petstakehome.asp?themeid=13