Kittens

We had not learned the letter "K", so instead of learning about cats, we learned about Kittens this week! 

Books:

Toddler Books:

How To Be a Cat - Nikki McClure

Come Along, Kitten - Joanne Ryder

Cat Nap - Toni Yuly

Preschool Books:

Mr. Pusskins: A Love Story - Sam Lloyd

Cats, Cats, Cats! - Leslea Newman

A Castle Full of Cats - Ruth Sanderson

Cat Nap - Toni Yuly

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Five Little Kittens:

Five little kittens standing in a row, (count 5 fingers on one hand)

They nod their heads to the people just so;

They run to this side, (move hand to one side)

They run to that side, (move hand to other side)

They stand up and stretch in the bright sunlight.

Along comes a dog who thinks chasing them is fun.

"MEEEOW!!" See those little kittens run!

Source: This one was actually one from my flannel drawer. I used a dog puppet on my other hand to chase the 5 kittens.

Five Little Kittens:

One little kitten went out to play,

On a bright and sunny day.

She had such enormous fun,

She meowed for another kitten to come.

"MEOW!!"

count up...2, 3, 4, 5...

Five little kittens went out to play,

On a bright and sunny day.

They had such enormous fun,

They stayed and played until the day was done!

Source: Traditional (but a variant on what I did last week for the letter "U") 

Kitten Behind the Mitten Hiding Game:

Little kitten, little kitten,

Are you behind the  red  mitten?

Repeat with different colors

Source: Traditional (a variant on the little mouse behind the house hiding game)