Materials
markers, colored pens, crayons, paint, and chalk
large piece of paper
easel
Instructions
1. Say this poem slowly and have the children
pretend they are cats and move as the poem
dictates.
Cats by Barbara Saul
Sleepy cats (roll up in a ball on the floor)
Creepy cats (get on all fours and arch backs)
Furry cats (pretend to wash like a cat)
Purry cats (make purring noise)
Huggy cats (hug each other)
Ruggy cats (curl up on rug)
2. When children become "ruggy cats," they remain quietly on the rug for a
story.
