Cats

Today we talked more about zoo animals that belong to the cat family.  We learned about tigers and their cubs.  We also sang the song, "We're Going on a Lion Hunt."  The children connected this song to the one we sang earlier in the year titled, "We're Going on a Bear Hunt." 

At Miss Sue's center today the children made a torn tiger.  They used orange or white paper to tear out a head, neck, belly, tail, and four legs for a tiger.  They used black paper to tear out stripes.  They then glued all of the parts together and drew on a tiger face.  What seems like an easy project is actually very difficult for many children.  When you tear paper you use your thumb and pointer finger.  At 4 and 5 these fingers are not very strong.  By tearing paper we are able to strengthen these fingers.  This in turn will help your child hold a pencil when they have to write sentences, write numbers in math, and draw pictures when they have to illustrate stories. 

With Grandma Sue the children cut out a lion and glued it onto a piece of paper.  They then finger painted a mane on it using yellow, brown, and orange paint.  At my center the children played tiger roll and stripe.  The children were given one or two dice based on assessments.  They rolled their die or dice and counted the total number of dots.  They then drew the corresponding number of stripes on their tiger.  Some children worked on writing an addition sentence to go along with their roll.

The children who did not make a zoo yesterday were given the opportunity to do so today.  Here are a few pictures of their creations.