{"id":633,"date":"2013-08-18T00:41:24","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T00:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=633"},"modified":"2013-08-18T00:41:24","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T00:41:24","slug":"preschool-storytime-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2013\/preschool-storytime-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Preschool Storytime: Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we had a “purr”fect preschool storytime full of fantastic felines!<\/p>\n

To find any of the these books in the library catalog, just click on the cover picture.<\/p>\n

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Books We Shared<\/span><\/h2>\n

After singing our welcome song and doing some jumping, we settled down to read our first book, Dog in Charge<\/span> by K.L. Going.\u00a0 A book with laughs on every page, this tells the story of a dog who is supposed to watch over the cats while the family is out — but the cats are determined to make mischief.\u00a0 Will Dog ever be left in charge again?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We followed this up with the Caldecott Award-wining Kitten’s First Full Moon<\/span> by Kevin Henkes.\u00a0 In this beautifully illustrated book, Kitten is determined to catch the bowl of milk in the sky — the moon.<\/p>\n

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Flannelboard Story<\/span><\/h2>\n

We got some singing in with a flannelboard based the bestselling Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons<\/span> by Eric Litwin and James Dean.<\/p>\n

\"Pete<\/a>\u00a0 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Film We Watched<\/span><\/h2>\n

We watched the video based on Peter McCarty’s Hondo and Fabian<\/span>, available on the DVD “Arnie the Doughnut –and 4 Other Fantastic Adventure Stories”.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"<\/p>\n

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Movement<\/span><\/h2>\n

We also did a fun fingerplay you can do at home!<\/p>\n

Five Little Kittens<\/span>
\n5 little kittens, standing in a row (Hold up five fingers on one hand)<\/em>
\nThey nod their heads to the children, so. (Bend first knuckle of fingers)<\/em>
\nThey run to the left (move hand to left)<\/em>
\nAnd they run to the right (move hand to right)<\/em>
\nThey stand up and stretch in the bright sunlight. (lift hand up)<\/em>
\nAlong comes a dog, who’s looking for some fun… (move other fist towards fingers)<\/em>
\nMEOW! See those 5 kittens run! (hide fingers behind back)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Continue the Fun<\/span><\/h2>\n

Here are some more fun books to check out — all about cats!<\/p>\n

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Children’s Room 8\/17\/2013<\/p>\n

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