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Springtime Exercise & Counting With Eggs-R-Cise (Also Works Great For Virtual/Distance Learning)!
Here is a great springtime (or any time!) in-person or distance-learning activity for home-bound kiddos that you can guide via a live meeting or uploaded video. Eggs-R-Cise can help kiddos work on counting and channeling some of that boundless energy at the same time through exercise (you’re welcome, Mom and Dad!)
This is a great activity for your own child, teen, or a teacher’s helper to demonstrate as well.
You will need:
- Up to 30 plastic eggs that open
- Eggs-R-Cise activity sheet (below, download and print or hand write if you do not have access to a printer)
Download and print out the activities sheet (below) and cut out the directives so each one is on its own slip of paper. There are 2 of each of 15 unique tasks. Place one slip of paper in each of however many plastic eggs you plan to use.
Draw an egg or have a helper do it, open it, read out loud and perform the activity listed. There are between 3-17 repetitions of each activity. Make sure you are counting out loud as you do them to help reinforce counting with your kiddos. You may even want to write the number on a white board or piece of paper to match the numeral to quantity.
It’s that easy! Let us know if your kiddos enjoy it and stay healthy everyone!
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Book Review & Lesson Plan: Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes
(This post contains affiliate links. A purchase through these links supports Preschooligans at no additional cost to you and helps us continue to provide free educational resources. Thank you!) Oh Pete the Cat, don’t we all just love him to bits? In this first installment of the Pete saga, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, (find at your local library or purchase from Amazon) written by Eric Litwin and illustrated by James Dean, our favorite cool cat is walking along in his fancy white shoes, singing a groovy song, and feeling all good.
But then, oh no, Pete steps in a pile of strawberries! Now what color are those white shoes? Does Pete cry? Goodness, no! Pete doesn’t cry over the fact his once-white shoes are now red, he embraces the change — and alters his song to match. “I love my red shoes, I love my red shoes.”
Pete’s adventure leads him to step in a number of colorful items, until he washes clean his shoes at the end.
We love this story for 3s and older 2s
Watch Litwin and Dean read the story and sing Pete’s groovy song in this Youtube video.
*Downloadable/printable copy of lesson plan below
(Below please find a list of reading comprehension questions and vocabulary words. This list is not exhaustive, and it may spark additional questions from your kiddos. As always, we recommend that you scaffold based on your age group and the wigglies of your kiddos.)
Reading comprehension questions:
Before reading: Show the cover. What do you think this story is about? Pete the Cat is the main character of our story. What is a “character” in a story? How about a “main character”? What is Pete the Cat wearing? Do cats usually wear shoes? What color are his shoes?
After reading title: Have you ever had white shoes? Do white shoes usually stay nice and white? What usually happens to white shoes? How do you think Pete feels about his white shoes?
As you read: Allow time for the children to answer the questions that are posed as part of the story. Soon they will be answering and singing along with Pete.
After reading: Why don’t you think Pete cried about his shoes changing colors? What do you think Pete is trying to tell us with this story?
Vocabulary:
- character
- main character
- brand new
- cool
- puddle
- moral
Enrichment Activities:
Small Group/Large Group: Prekinders offers this free Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes color and matching activity.
Art: Books And Giggles features a tutorial of how to make Pete the Cat button slime.
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Uh Oh! What Did Pete the Cat Step In?
Like most preschool teachers, we love us some Pete the Cat. Pete with his white shoes, Pete with a new friend, Pete losing his buttons … you name it. We love Pete. So, naturally, we also love this adorable printable color and matching activity from Prekinders. This printable is a fun way to extend learning after reading Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes.
In the story, Pete’s white shoes turn different colors as he steps in assorted items. This free activity, great for large or small group learning with 3s and older 2s, works on color identification and matching. In addition to the printable, Prekinders offers directions on multiple ways to play the game.
For preschool vocabulary and reading comprehension questions, visit our Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes book review.
