Moon Cat

Vocabulary Development.

Unusual words chosen from the story.

Help children to define the words and understand the meaning.

Sleek   sneaking   prey    source   travelled   prancing   portly   wily

Multi-sensory activities, looking, listening, talk about, re-tell.

Discussion, ask open questions.

What animals are in the story?

Nocturnal animals, what other animals might be out at night?

Wild animals farm animals, which animals are behaving strangely?

Talk about darkness, the moon, music, animal noises.

Where does the cat sleep?

Animal habitats, where do the different animals live?

Counting, how many animals on each page, total number of animals?

Moon cats journey, sequence of events, process of predicting.

Physical activities play dough, salt dough, baking, {cat biscuit cutter}

Colouring, drawing, cutting out, collage, mask making, puppets, moon or cat nursery rhymes.

Visits to a farm or pet shop.

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