Parade of Pets
Books:
Moonbear’s Pet by Frank Asch
Arthur’s Pet Business by Marc Brown
I Want a Pet by Lauren Child
Pet Animals by Lucy Cousins
Pet Show by Ezra Jack Keats
The Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle
Emma’s Strange Pet by Jean Little
Snappy Little Pets by David Matthews
Me and My Pet Fish by Christine Morley
Henry the Fourth by Stuart J. Murphy
The Perfect Pet by Margie Palatina
My Pet Hamster by Anne Rockwell
Cookie's Week by Cindy Ward
Songs:
"Love Your Pets"
("Row Your Boat" tune)
Love, love, love your pets.
Love them every day.
Give them food
And water, too.
Then let them run and play.
"Kitty"
I have a kitten.
She's very shy.
But she comes when I call Kitty.
K-I-T-T-Y,
K-I-T-T-Y,
K-I-T-T-Y,
Kitty was her name-o.
"How Much is that Doggy in the Window?"
How much is that doggy in the window?
The one with the wiggly tail.
How much is that doggy in the window?
I do hope that doggy is for sale!
"Goldie"
I have a fish who swims quite well
And Goldie is her name-o.
G-O-L-D-I-E,
G-O-L-D-I-E,
G-O-L-D-I-E,
And Goldie is her name-o!
Writing:
1. Journals- "I would want a _____ for a pet."
"Who Let the Letters Out?" Phonics Game:
Make a paper dog house with a cut out door and laminate. Attach to magnetic board. Place magnetic letters in dog house door.Have each child pick a magnetic letter from dog house and sing the "Who Let the Letters Out?" chant. For example, the child picking the letter A would sing:
Who let the A out? /A/ /A/ /A/ /A/
Who let the A out? /A/ /A/ /A/ /A/
MATH:
1. Graph favorite pet.
2. Children identify the number on each dog bowl and place the correct number of bones (Q-tips) on it.
3. Children identify the number on each fishbowl and place the correct number of Swedish fish on it.
4. Sequence toy dogs or cats according to size.
5. Create patterns using animal counters.
SCIENCE:
1. Create Venn Diagram comparing dogs and cats.
2. Match animals cards to homes they live in cards on pocketchart:
fish-aquarium
dog-doghouse
cat-basket
bird-birdcage
hamster- cage with wheel
lizard- cage with branches and rocks
3. Categorize pets according to their coverings
(fur,feathers, scales) on pocketchart using pet
cards.
ART:
1. Paper plate cat or dog heads
2. Paper plate aquariums- Cut paper plate in half. Children draw an aquarium scene using crayons. Paint over scene with blue watercolor paint. Crayon wax will resist paint. Sprinkle colored sand and small shells on bottom.
3. Paper Plate Turtle- Paint plate green. Add paper head, limbs, and tail. Cover plate with green tissue paper squares.
4. Paper Bag Cat or Dog-http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/puppets/paperbag/
5."What Animal Would You Wish to Be?"- Students drew illustrations of themselves as an animal and answered the question why would they wish to be that animal after we read I Wish That I Had Duck Feet.
