Songs

 

1. Love Your Pets Song (Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")

Love, love

Love your pets,

Love them

Every day.

Give them food

And water, too,

Then let them

Run and play.

2. I have a pet (Tune: “Bingo”)

I have a cat who’s soft and cuddly

And Beau-jo is her name, oh!

Beau-jo is her name

Beau-jo is her name

Beau-jo is her name

I love to rub her ears.

I have adog who’s my best pal

And Skeeter is his name oh!

Skee-ter is his name

Skee-ter is his name

Skee-ter is his name

He sleeps with me each night.

I have a fish who swims quite well,

And Goldie is name oh!

Gol-die is name

Gol-die is name

Gol-die is name

He swims around for hours.

I have a bird who’s green and yellow,

And Gigi is his name oh!  

Gi-gi is his name

Gi-gi is his name

 Gi-gi is his name

She chirps and chirps all day.

3. My Pets

There are lots of pets in my house.

I have 1 bird and 1 white mouse (hold up one finger on each hand)

I have 2 kittens and two green frogs. (hold up two fingers on each hand)

I have 3 goldfish and 3 big dogs. (hold up three fingers on each hand)

Some folks say that’s a lot!

Can you tell me how many pets I’ve got?

 

Crafts

 

1. Cats

Cut out a shape of a cat and have children glue white, black and orange tissue paper. Add eyes and use yarn for whiskers.

2. Dog Puppet

Cut out ears, eyes, a nose, and a tongue. Glue the tongue inside the mouth. Glue the eyes, nose, and ears to the dog's face. Add black spots to make a Dalmatian.

3. Fish Bowl

Cut out shapes of fish. Cut out a bowl shape using a paper plate.  Have children glue on fish bowl fish, sand and sparkles.

4. Bird in a Cage -

Draw an outline of a bird on cardboard and cut out. Glue a piece of yellow construction paper for the beak. Cut and glue on construction paper feet. Glue what ever color feathers you want.  Add a googly eye. Make a bird cage by decorating a juice container.  Make a hole at top of juice container and attach a string to the bird and then insert and tape into bird cage. Cut out a door on one side that children can open and close to see their bird. You can also cut out some windows.

 

Circle Activities

 

1. Pets

Name various types pets and few characteristics of each. What type of pet would you like to have?

2. The Cat of Many Colors

Cut a cat shape out of white, purple, red, orange, blue, green, yellow, and black construction paper. Cut out a shape for each of your children (or if children are old enough have them do it) and attach each shape to a craft stick to make a stick puppet. Give a stick puppet to each child.

Before you read the poem ask the children to listen carefully for the color of their cat puppet. When they hear the color, have them wave their puppet in the air.

Once there was a cat all white

Who wished that he were black as night.

He was as thirsty as could be,

And in the cupboard, what did he see?

Grape juice right before his eyes!

He drank it. Then, to his surprise,

He turned from white to something new:

Deep dark purple was his hue.

He peered into his little cup,

Saw tomato juice, and lapped it up.

He soon became the brightest red.

He thought,"Maybe I should go to bed;"

But he wasn't tired, and so

He looked for somewhere else to go.

He spied an orange on the floor,

And pounced in it, and played some more.

As he played this little game,

Orange was what he became.

He played with some blueberries, too,

So suddenly the cat turned blue.

A sour lime sat on the ground.

The kitty licked it, and he found

That he felt strange and not so keen,

For he had turned the color green.

Now he was a sad little fellow,

So he ate a banana and turned bright yellow.

Just then he saw a tasty treat,

Another food he had to eat.

A long black piece of licorice

Gave the little cat his wish.

He ate it all, and soon he was

Black from his head down to his paws!

Why did this happen? You guessed right,

If you blamed it all on Halloween night.

3. Which home is mine?

Have picture of a pet and different homes. Ask the children who lives aquarium? The children can take turns placing animals into their appropriate home. Dog(Dog House), Fish(Aquarium), Hamster/Rabbit(Cage), Bird(Cage)

 

Stories

 

1. Everyday Pets by Cynthia Ryland’s

A look at typical everyday pets.

2. Caring for Your Pets by Jillian Powell

This book helps you look after animals at home.  It will show you how to keep your pet healthy, happy and in good condition.

3. Lets’ Get a Pet by Harriet Ziefert

You want a cat.  Your sister wants a dog. Mom thinks a goldfish would be the best pet.  And dad isn’t sure the family is ready to have a pet. There are so many thinks to think about before choosing an animal to live in your home, and this entertaining book tells you the important questions to ask.

4. The Perfect Pet by Margie Palatini

Elizabeth really really wants a pet, but her parents say NO to all her ideas.  Instead, she ends up with a cactus called Carolyn. And after some very unsuccessful campaigning, to her wonderful surprise, Elizabeth encounters Doug-surely the most unusual and special pet of all. Even Carolyn agrees.

 

General Activities

 

1. Pet Store

Set up a pet store with using animals, boxes and cash register. Have boxes of food, bones and toys.

2. Vet clinic

Set up a vet clinic using a doctor’s kit, bowls, blankets, scale.