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Cats are a part of everyday life for many children. Pictures, images or photos of cats, as well as books with a cat as the main character, and even cat puppets can be easily incorporated into a wide variety of teaching aids and lesson plans. Here are links to some sample lesson plans to give you ideas:

• Cats! Wild to Mild - Teacher Curriculum (Los Angeles Natural History Museum).

• Cat Bulletin Board (TeacherVision.com)

• Guided Reading:
  • The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Suess. See amazon.com, (Ages 4-8)
    • LessonPlansPage.com
    • Lesson Bank - Teachers.net
    • AtoZteacherstuff..com
    • TeachingHeart.net
    • The Cat in the Hat Maze (Suessville.com)
    • Connect the Dots with The Cat in the Hat (Suessville.com)
    • Doorknob Hanger (Suessville.com)
    • Printable hat with space to write words | Blank Hat
      Small hats (PDF) (AtoZteacherstuff.com)
    • Dr. Seuss WORDO game (Lesson Bank - Teachers.net)
  • Cat on the Mat by Brian Wildsmith. See amazon.com (Ages 4-8)
    • Lesson Plan [WORD doc to be downloaded] (The University of Chicago Center for Urban School Improvement).
  • Cat's Colors by Jane Cabrera . See amazon.com (Ages 4-8)
    • Lesson Bank - Teachers.net

• After School Cats - an 8 day program about cats, Iowa 4-H After School Program (Iowa State University)

• Home Fires: Be Ready 1-2-3 - learn fire safety with "Cool Cat" (WNED Thinkbright and American Red Cross)

• Vanity License Plate Project to Promote Neuter/Spay (Humane Society of Georgia, Inc.)

• Cat Related Lesson Plans - links to 100+ lesson plans that incorporate a cat (Lesson Planet.com - paid membership required)

• Pets Lesson Plan - full 5-day plan (Everything Preschool)

• Pet Week Lessons for Every Grade - 5 lessons for teaching about pets (Education World)

• Pet Lesson Plans (ASPCA)

• Responsible Pet Care - lesson plans for preschool through Grade 6 (Kind News Online)

• I Wear My Genes Inside Out: The Genetic Characteristics of Animals - an extensive unit on animals, including cats. Appropriate for Kindergarten to Grade 5. (Francine C. Coss, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute)

• Basic Animal Behavior in Domesticated Animals - Through a series of observations, lectures and applied activities the students of an animal science/veterinary tech class learn about the behaviors typical of dogs and cats as companion animals. Recommended for Biology and Vocational Agriculture, grades 10-12. (Kimberly J. Workinger, Yake-New Haven Teachers Institute)

• "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" - 1) creative writing and art project (Commonwealth of Knowledge); 2) teaching idioms in a creative way (Education World)

• Cat Themes - Cat related book list, songs & fingerplays, arts & crafts, in the kitchen, games, and theme ideas. (Step by Step Themes)

• Is That How Cats Really Are? - about general cat care and cat behavior (ASPCA)

• Calico Watercolor Cats - how to draw a cat using geometric shapes, learning and applying wet-on-wet technique of watercolor painting, and using crayon to create area surrounding cats. (LearnNC.com)

• Classroom Instruction for A Rhyme a Week - "There Once Were Two Cats of Kilkenny" [PDF] (The Curry School of Education, University of Virginia)

• Hunt for the Black Cats - Math Lesson (Teacher Vision, Family Education Network)

• Drawing Lessons:
  • Let's Draw a Cat Cartoon (Cartoon Connections)
  • Cat: Side View | Angle View (TRSE Drawing Tutorials)
  • How to Draw a Cat (Chunkey Monkey Fan Club)
  • Learn to Draw a Cat (Billy Bear's Playground)
  • How to Draw a .... Cat (Creature Features)
  • Draw Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (PBS)
  • Create with Conni (Conni Gordon)
  • Pencilling the Perfect Pet [advanced] (Susan Y. West, The Artist's Magazine)

• Cat Anatomy (College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University)

  The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has developed a series of presentations for grades K-12 to explain veterinary careers in the classroom. Presentations are available for grades K-3, 4-6 and 7-12.

• Recommended sites to join for additional lesson plans available to members only:
  • TeacherVision.com - The 24/7 Teacher's Aide
  • LessonPlanet.com - Over 30,000 Teacher Reviewed Lessons, Teacher Tools and More
  • Teacher's Pet Publications - Useful source for resource materials

Last Updated: Friday, June 04, 2010 at 9:54:31 AM

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