I was really looking forward to teaching a Pete the Cat unit. Pete books are fun and educational. We began the unit by reading "Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes" and focused on learning colors and story sequencing. Students enjoyed coloring Pete's shoes for the bulletin board. During circle time, we graphed the number of each color of shoes represented each day and discussed the results.
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| Students are completing story sequencing for I love my white shoes. |
In the play area, I taped different colored pieces of felt to the carpet and I brought fuzzy socks of matching colors (purchased at the dollar store). Students pretended to step into the "piles" of things (blueberries, strawberries, mud, etc.) and quickly put the matching socks over their shoes, singing: I love my blue (depending on what they stepped in) shoes....."
For the send part of the unit, we focused on "Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons" Many activities for this book can be found on the Making Learning Fun website.
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| Here is an example of one of them. We printed out the cards with numbers from 1-10, then attached the same number of Velcro pieces as indicated on the card where the buttons should be. We then attached the opposite side of Velcro to some large buttons. Students practiced attaching the appropriate amount of buttons to the cards they were given. Finally, the occupational therapist concluded the unit by creating an amazing Pete the Cat-themed obstacle course featuring elements from both stories. |
