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Pets is a fun theme you can do anytime during the year. I always try to pick themes I know my students will be interested in. A great theme is one where you can easily create hands on, engaging activities to teach your little learners various skills and concepts. In this post, I’m sharing my...Read More

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These Preschool Cutting Practice worksheets are part of our ocean animals unit study! They will help your preschool aged children work on improving their fine motor skills. I have found that teaching kids to use scissors is actually

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Find more Pet Activities for Pre-K

Books

Click here for a complete list of books about Pets!

Obedience School

{Large Motor}
Children pretend to be dogs. As a few dog commands are called out (fetch, sit, lie down, roll over, bark, beg, come, etc.), the children act them out.

Pet Movements

{Large Motor}
The children choose which kind of pet they want to be. They move around and make the sounds of that animal.

Pet Food Play Dough

{Fine Motor Skills}
Children roll play dough into little balls to make dog food or cat food and place them into a bowl. Rolling play dough is a good fine motor skill.

One year, one of my students also had the idea to roll Model Magic into little balls for pet food and paint the pieces brown. Children used the pretend food in the pet store and in their pretend play with the toy dogs and cats.

Dog House

{Art}
This is another idea from one of my students. Children made dog houses with cardboard boxes. They worked together with others to make the doghouses, deciding how it would look, where the door would be, and what materials to use to decorate the house.

Pet Store

{Dramatic Play, Literacy, Social Skills}
Children made pet food, dog houses, pet toys, and leashes to sell in their pet store. A cash register with play money, paper, and pencils were added and the children wrote receipts and price tags for the items.

Pet Store Signs

{Literacy}
Children made signs for their pet store.

Story Retelling

{Literacy}
This is an activity that goes with any theme. Choose a book that goes with the theme, and have the children retell the story.
Read the blog post here for details: story retelling

Pet Graph

{Math}
Our graph title was "What is your favorite pet?" In the top of the chart, I placed pet clipart (available in the Printables section). The children chose which pet they would like to have, and placed their name card in the pocket chart graph. We counted how many of each animal, and determined most/least/same.

Dog and Cat Card Game

{Math}
For each set of cards, half of the cards (index cards) are stamped with dogs and half with cats to represent the numbers 0-4. Children work in pairs, and have an equal amount of cards: one child has cat cards, the other child has dog cards. Players turn over a card simultaneously. The player whose card has the most cats or dogs keeps both cards for that round of the game. When the players tie, they both keep only their own card. Children compare more, less, and same amounts.

Pet Care Prop Box

{Dramatic Play Center}
In the house center, we have toy dogs and cats with pet food bowls, rawhide bones, pet carrier, collars, leash, pet bed, pet toys. We keep these in our house center all year.

Police Dog Visit

{Social Studies}
Schedule a visit from a K-9 police dog and ask the officer to talk about the importance of working dogs.

Pets Grid Game

{Math}
Read about about print here: Grid Games

Pets Bingo Stamping Game

{Math or Literacy}
Read about and print the Pets Bingo Game here.

Pet Pattern Block Mats

{Math}
Read about and print here: Pattern Block Mat Printables. (Go to this page and look for the dog, cat, turtle, & fish mats.)

Rhymes

Nursery rhymes that go well with a Pets Theme:

Hey Diddle Diddle

Old Mother Hubbard

Look for printable posters of these rhymes on the Nursery Rhymes Page.

Songs

How Much is That Doggie in the Window: traditional song

Old Mother Hubbard: Rhymin' to the Beat Vol. 2 CD by Jack Hartmann

Rags: Rhymin' to the Beat Vol. 2 CD by Jack Hartmann

Available from My Shop

Links

Resources

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Find more Pet Activities for Pre-K Click here for a complete list of books about Pets! {Large Motor} Children pretend to be dogs. As a few dog commands are called out (fetch, sit, lie down, roll over, bark, beg, come, etc.), the children act them out.

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What kind of unusual pet do you think this knight wants? Loving2Read...Where Wild & Crazy Kids Read and Succeed! Concepts and Skills:poemspetsfunny poems

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Blocks! It is one of my favorite centers! Students can be creative and express their ideas and feelings through block building. Creating with blocks can build oral language and vocabulary! Not to mention ALL the math, STEM and science that is happening when students are building too. Students can build at their own level. And my favorite part: ALL students can be successful!

In this post, you will see how I support students in the center. For each theme I do, I change my blocks bulletin board. I put up pictures and/or photographs to support our new theme. It helps students to visually see a model of what they want to build. It also challenges them to build something new related to our theme. Click HERE to get your own set of FREE Pet Homes STEM Posters for your blocks center!

Here is a picture of the STEM challenge display I created in the blocks center:

I am always adding new materials for students to build with besides blocks. Doesn't this shelf look inviting?!

When creating my weekly lesson plans, I add what new material(s) I will add to the blocks center each week to ensure I am creating meaningful and inviting experiences for students.

Don't forget to add non-fiction books on your theme to the center! Students can use the books as a reference when they are building. You may need to model using the books when building with students in the center at first. After the students see how helpful the books to reference when building, they will grab the books right off the shelf themselves! It is awesome to see kids using books to support their own learning!

Try adding new and interesting material to the blocks center that is related to the theme. The Dollar Tree and the Target Dollar Spot is a great place to find materials! It is where I get most of my materials from.

Let the fun begin! Here are a few pet homes my students built during our pet theme:

Go to my TPT store and grab a set FREE Pet Homes Posters HERE! You may also click on the cover below!

Want to take the pet theme all over your classroom? Check out Pets Math and Literacy Centers for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten. Change your dramatic play/pretend center into a Pet Store or an Vet (Animal Hospital).

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Need more inspiration for your pet theme? Follow my Pet Theme Pinterest board.

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Blocks & STEM Center... Building Pet Homes (a FREEBIE) - Pocket of Preschool

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Blocks! It is one of my favorite centers! Students can be creative and express their ideas and feelings through block building. Creating with blocks can build oral language and vocabulary! Not to mention ALL the math, STEM and science that is happening when students are building too.

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Pets are part of the family. Even preschoolers who do not have pets at home are interested in dogs, cats, fish, and other animals. You may even have a pet in your classroom. Use these pets theme activities along with a family theme, or to explore more about the animals around you.

Activities About Pets

Dramatic Play Pet Cafe (Pre-K Pages)

Pet Literacy and Math Activities (Pre-K Pages) - Pets Theme Activities for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten

Books About Pets (Pre-K Pages) - Pets are often the first animals that preschoolers have interactions with. Preschoolers love to talk about their pets or the pets of friends. These picture books are great resources for your pet theme, a part of a family study, or an exploration of animals.

Dog Bones Color Matching (Pre-K Pages) - Dogs make everything better. So when I'm looking for a book and activity to help my kids work on a concept, we automatically gravitate towards books featuring dogs. Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd is a wonderful book for helping preschoolers learn and counting, and it inspired a fun activity that is really easy too!

Colored Whiskers (Pre-K Pages) - If you have read the wonderful book Cat's Colors by Jane Cabrera, you know that cat sticks his nose and whiskers into each aspect of his world to share it with the book's readers. He shares how a variety of are found on his favorite things and in this favorite places.

Alphabet Puppy Chow Game (Pre-K Pages) - Learning the alphabet doesn't have to be boring. You can make learning letters fun and interesting for your preschool or kindergarten children with this hands-on game they will beg to play again and again.

Dog Bone Counting Game (Pre-K Pages) - This is a fun, hands-on counting game for students in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.

Pet Songs for Kids (Prekinders) - Here are some songs to get your kids singing and moving during your Pets Theme.

Pet Visual Discrimination Games (Prekinders) - These Pets same and different games will help pre-k and kindergarten kids practice and build visual discrimination skills. Children need visual discrimination skills to help them identify letters and numbers, as well as distinguish the difference between similar letter shapes such as p, q, b, d.

Vet Dramatic Play (Prekinders) - This small dramatic play center has everything your vet office would from x-rays, to making appointments, even a stethoscope!

Picture-Word Cards about Pets (Prekinders) - This set of printable pets picture-word cards includes 18 pet related words: dog, cat, fish, turtle, guinea pig, bird, hermit crab, rabbit, mouse, frog, snake, lizard, horse, vet, bone, food, collar, leash.

Classification Game: Pets (Prekinders) - his is a classification activity that uses small cat and dog figurines.

ID Tags for Your Pretend Pets (No Time for Flash Cards) - These DIY Pet ID Tags are fun to make and fun to play with.

Pets/Wild Animals Sorting Activity (No Time for Flash Cards) - In this animal sorting activity of pets vs. wild animals, it gives you a chance to talk about how we care for pets and observe local wildlife.

Pine Cone Pets (DIY Inspired) - Gather some pine cones and other bits of nature to make these fun pine cone pets!

LEGO Pet Building Instructions (Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls) - Have fun building all sorts of pets from dogs to cats even lizards!

Origami Cat (Red Ted Art) - These simple and cute origami cats are fun to make!

Origami Dog (Red Ted Art) - With easy instructions you will have so much fun making these origami dogs!

Pets Theme Activities for Preschool

Goldfish Painting (Crafty Morning) - Using different kinds of paint kids can make their own little fishies!

Activities for "Not Norman" (Growing Book by Book) - A few fun literacy activities to go along with the book!

Pet Store Rhyming Song (Growing Book by Book) - You don't need to own a pet to have fun with this pet store rhyming song.

Pet Bingo (Powerful Mothering) - Have fun playing bingo with this pet preschool theme.

Books About Dogs (Growing Book by Book) - Enjoy these fictional preschool books about dogs

Pet Footprints Painting Activity (Fun-a-Day) - This fun process art activity will be loved by your preschoolers as they create "snowy footprints"

Pet Rocks (Fun-a-Day) - Grab some googly eyes, rocks, and paint and have fun creating your own pet rocks.

Pet Small World Play (Fun-a-Day) - Watch your preschoolers imagination come alive with this pet small word play.

Pet Frog Sensory Bin (Fun-a-Day) - You don't need to own a frog to enjoy this simple frog sensory bin.

Pet Grooming Station (Natural Beach Living) - When you mix animals with sensory play and water you get the perfect kids activity.

Dog Small World (Craftulate) - This dog small world is fun to set up and fun to play with.

Make a Pet Activity (Sunny Day Family) - Your kids will love to create their own pets with these 6 free printable animal templates!

Cat Matching Game (Sunny Day Family) - Grab this free printable cat matching memory game for your animal loving kids!

Paw Print Rocks (Sunny Day Family) - This is a fun craft activity using paint and rocks.

Pet Grooming Pretend Play (Sunny Day Family) - If your little ones love grooming their own cats and dogs then they will love this pet grooming activity.

Pet Hide and Seek (Sunny Day Family) - This is a great go to activity on a rainy day!

Make Fish Aquariums (Teach Preschool) - Your kids will love the colors and textures in this fun sensory experience!

Pet Guessing Game/Feel Box (Munchkins and Moms) - This is a great activity to go along with the Dr. Seuss book.

Pet Graphing Game (Playground Parkbench) - Work on graphing skills in this fun pet graphing game.

Paper Plate Pets (Crafty Kids at Home) - Have fun creating these dog, cat goldfish or bunny paper plate pets.

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Dramatic Play Area
Transform your dramatic play center into a Veterinarian's Office. Provide a variety of stuffed animals, a medical kit with props, white dress shirts for lab coats, a clipboard, veterinarian's office labels, a telephone, and notepads and pencils. Let children make appointments and write down prescriptions.

Dog House
Let children help you decorate a large appliance box and turn it into a pet house. Provide stuffed dog animals and let children take their pets for walks, play with them, etc., and then place them back in to the dog house to rest.
Visit a Pet Store
Pets Preschool Math Activities

Pet Match
Find pet stickers or pet images and make two pair of matching cards and laminate. Have children match and sort the pet cards. How many dogs? How many cats? How many pets have four legs? Have feathers?

Feed the Dogs Numbers 1-5 Counting
Provide plastic dog dishes or bowls and label each dish with the numbers 1-5. Place a stuffed toy dog behind each bowl. Cut dog bone shapes out of craft foam. Let children identify the number and feed the dog the matching number of bones.

Dog Bone Sequencing
Cut out many different sized dog bones. Ask children to line up the bones from largest to smallest and vice versa.

Dog Bone Numbers
Cut out ten dog bone shapes. Number them from one to ten. Ask children to line up the shapes from one to ten and from ten to one.

Dog Bone Colors
Cut out dog bone shapes in different colors. Ask children to sort the shapes by color.

Dog Bone Sort
Supply children with plenty of dog bone shapes of many sizes and colors. Ask children to sort the shapes by size or color.

Pets Circle Time Activities and Games

Do you have a pet? Graphing Activity
On the board, draw a T-graph with the categories (yes and no) and the title Do you have a pet? on top. Ask children if they have a pet and let them place their name in the matching column. Count if more children have a pet or not. Then make another column with the title: What type of pet would you like to have? Ask children what types of animals would make a good pet. List all their responses.Then ask each child what kind of pet they would like if they could chose one!

Writing Prompt and Classbook: My Pet _______
Have children draw a picture of the type of pet they would like to have on a piece of paper. Ask questions such as: What name would you give your pet? Where would you keep your pet? What does it eat? What would you play with your pet? Assemble pages and bind in to a classbook.

What Kind of Pet? Guessing Game
Children sit in a circle. Encourage children to think of a pet. Then, invite one child after another to go to the center of the circle and to pretend to be that animal. Let the other children guess the animal.

If I Were a Dog/Cat
Children sit in a circle. Say, "If I were a dog, I would ..." Explain to children that they should think about something a dog likes to do. Then, roll a small ball to a child. Together say, "If I were a dog, I would..." (Example; Dig a hole.) Let the child finish the sentence and all children make the matching movement.

Pets and Owners
Have half your children pretend to be pet owners and let the other half pretend to be their pets. Have the owners do pretend activities such as feeding, walking, petting, and playing with their "pets." Then let children reverse roles.

Obedience School
Based on Simon Says, preface the commands with "the trainer says." Use appropriate dog tricks or behaviors such as lie down, beg for a treat, roll over, speak (woof), scratch your ear, wag your tail, show your tongue, and pant.

Dog Bone Shape Hop
Trace large dog bone shapes onto colored paper. Laminate and cut them out. Place the bones on the floor and ask children to hop from one shape to another. These may also be used as seat markers for group time.

Free Dogs, Cats, and Pets Coloring Pages and Worksheets

View our Twiggle Magazine Pets Edition for more free pet activities, crafts, lessons, and games.

View also our KidsSoup Dogs, Cats, and Pets Crafts

Other great pet resources:

GOLDFISH: An Interactive Story By Linda Befeld http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/trc/2007/manual/goldfish.html
Animal Planet
Care for Animals by the American Veterinary Medical Association

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Cats, Dogs, and Pets Preschool Activities and Games

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Pets, dogs, and cats preschool activities and games. Children enjoy pets for many reasons. They like watching them, touching them, handling them, caring for them, and learning about them. Many different animals can become pets. Children will learn which animals will make good pets and that all pets need love, care, food, and shelter.

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A Pets Theme for Preschool is fun! Also, pets are fun at home and at school, but they also come with a lot of responsibility! Take your preschoolers love and fascination of pets as an opportunity to teach!

This theme will help you to teach them what is involved in choosing and caring for a pet! This Pets Theme page is filled with some preschool activities and ideas for your classroom.

You'll find more themes to help you with your planning on my preschool themes page.

Let the Pets Theme Planning Begin!

You can scroll down through this page to see all of the preschool activities for your theme.

You can also click the link below to go to specific preschool activity types you are looking for.

Have fun, enjoy your preschool lesson planning!

If you become tempted to get a classroom pet, you might want to read my article on what to consider first!

Some classroom pets are higher maintenance than others!

Pets Theme Art Activities

Materials Needed: watercolor paint, brushes, paper

Encourage the children to paint a picture of their pet, a pet they'd like to have or a made up pet!

Write down their dictation of their painting as well!

In advance, cut out pet shapes from large paper (24" X 24" or larger)--include dogs, cats, etc.

Hang these on the wall at the children's level (I recommend taping a very large piece of paper or thin tablecloth to the wall first!).

Provide markers, crayons and colored pencils for the children to color and design their pets over the week or so of this theme.

Pets Theme Block Center Ideas
Pet Park
Add stuffed animals or plastic animals to your block area for some imaginative pet park building!

Pets Theme Circle Time Ideas

Circle Time is such a great time for children to learn the social skills of being together as a large group AND to learn more about your theme!

This is an I-spy type of guessing game!

I'm thinking of a pet that has 4 legs, ears, and barks (or an moos!), etc.

Bring a recording of different animal sounds (either you can record the sounds on a tape with pauses in between or ask a parent or group of parents to collaborate on this project!).

Play the sound and pause the tape as the children guess the animal.

VARIATION: There are many CD's available with animal sounds on them. You could also use one of those "See and Say" toys!

Provide flannel pieces or stuffed animal cats and mittens as props for the children to learn this!

Snack Recipe Ideas to Cook Up for Your Pets Theme!

Cooking with children helps develop their math skills and helps them to learn how to follow directions. It also allows for some great conversation! Ask many questions while cooking with your children to encourage conversation! Be sure to ask specific themed questions while making these fun snacks!

For a snack today, provide animal crackers.

As you all share snack, talk about the crackers and how they would take care of them if they were pets.

What would a lion need? A rhinoceros? A giraffe? Where would they sleep? What do they eat?
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Pets Theme Ideas to Transform Your Dramatic Play Area

Provide stuffed animals, bandages, doctor kits, large white shirts (for doctor coats), clipboards and crayons

Pets Theme Ideas for Your Easel--

More Than Just Painting (Although that is always THE favorite in our classroom!)

Provide a variety of feathers to paint with this week!

Pets Theme Large Group Games to Help Build Your Preschoolers Muscles While They Have Fun Together!

If you have a large appliance box, let the children help you decorate it and turn it into a pet house.

Provide stuffed animals and use this inside or outside! The children can take their pets for walks, runs, etc. and then place them in the house to rest (of course, the children will want to be in the house with their pets!).
Guess My Moves!
Let each child take a turn pretending to be an animal and let the other children guess!

Place pillows out and provide beanie baby animals or stuffed animals.

The children practice their tossing skills by trying to get a stuffed animal onto a pillow!

Each child has a turn leading the line of their friends. They act like one animal (perhaps barking, trotting like a horse, etc.) and the others follow and copy that child.

That child then goes to the back and the next child is the leader.

Pets Theme Ideas for Your Library

Book Suggestions for the Library

Many of the following books are available at your local library. You can also click on the title links to see what Amazon has available.

(I LOVE Amazon, and if you choose to get yours there, they do send me a few cents--which supports my coffee habit!)

Arthur's Pet Business (An Arthur Adventure) by Marc Brown

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Pets by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Go, Dog Go (I Can Read It All By Myself, Beginner Books) by P.D. Eastman

Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion

Millions of Cats (Gift Edition) (Picture Puffin Books) by Wanda Gag

Oh, Tucker! by Steven Kroll

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

The Pet Store (Peter Spier's Village Books) by Peter Spier

Too Many Rabbits by Peggy Parish

Whistle for Willie Board Book by Ezra J. Keats

LOTS of NON-FICTION pet books!

Pets Theme Ideas to Help Your Preschoolers Develop Their Math Skills and Develop Those Small Muscles in Their Hands!

I saw this as a bulletin board but think it would make a great math center activity!

Cut out 20 fish bowl shapes.

On one set of them list the number word "one" and one dot. Continue for 2-10.

On the second set of fish bowl shapes, cut the tops to look like wavy water and draw fish on them (1-10)

The children match the fish "in the water" to the correct fish bowl.

I think you could also program the backs of the fish in water pieces to have the number word "one" and a dot (repeating 1-10) so the children have 2 ways to use this.

Be sure to laminate before use for long term use!

EXTENSION: Give the children a bowl of goldfish crackers to use to place on the dots or the drawn fish!

Materials needed: small box, magazines, scissors, glue

Encourage the children to cut out pictures of pets from magazines and glue them onto a box for a pet house. Each day, place a different stuffed animal pet in the box as a point of discussion on pet care (How do we take care of a fish? A cat? etc.)

VARIATION: If you have enough boxes, each child can make their own!

Pets Theme Music and Movement Activities and Ideas to Get Your Preschoolers Movin' and Groovin'!

Pets Theme Ideas for your Sand and Water Table!
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In advance, hole punch a hole on each side of a paper cup near the top.

Have the children help to lace string through the holes to make a hangar from the string.

In the sensory table, place fabric, lint from the clothes dryer, yarn and scissors. Encourage the children to cut the fabric and lint and place it in their cups. They can hang the cup outside near their home for birds to take the pieces to make a nest with.

Add plastic fish and small fish nets to the water table along with cups. The children try to catch one fish at a time with the net and place it in a cup.

Pets Theme Science Ideas for Your Preschool Scientists in Training!

Materials: Ok, ok, I KNOW this is a stretch for me! However, I have talked to many preschool teachers who LOVE their "hissers" as pets! The cages only need to be cleaned a few times a year; they eat fruit; and the do actually hiss (when scared, they release air from their abdomins to flatten their bodies and to warn off predators). They do not bite and do not move around very fast so the kids can actually...gulp...hold them!

I must admit I've never had one as a pet, but I'll tell you---teachers who have them LOVE them! Just a thought!

Writing Activity Ideas for Your Preschool Classroom's Pets Theme

Materials Needed: magazines, scissors, glue, markers, large paper

As children come to the writing table, encourage them to draw or write about pets on the paper or to find, cut and glue pictures from the magazines onto the collage paper.

Miscellaneous Ideas for Your Preschool Pets Theme!
Visit a Pet Store
Call around to different pet stores to plan a visit with the children. When you return, discuss and make a list of all the pets you saw: mice, hamsters, fish, dogs, cats, reptiles, etc.
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A Pets Theme for Preschool is fun! Also, pets are fun at home and at school, but they also come with a lot of responsibility! Take your preschoolers love and fascination of pets as an opportunity to teach! This theme will help you to teach them what is involved in choosing and caring for a pet!

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A Pets Theme for Preschool is fun! Also, pets are fun at home and at school, but they also come with a lot of responsibility! Take your preschoolers love and fascination of pets as an opportunity to teach!

This theme will help you to teach them what is involved in choosing and caring for a pet! This Pets Theme page is filled with some preschool activities and ideas for your classroom.

You'll find more themes to help you with your planning on my preschool themes page.

Let the Pets Theme Planning Begin!

You can scroll down through this page to see all of the preschool activities for your theme.

You can also click the link below to go to specific preschool activity types you are looking for.

Have fun, enjoy your preschool lesson planning!

If you become tempted to get a classroom pet, you might want to read my article on what to consider first!

Some classroom pets are higher maintenance than others!

Pets Theme Art Activities

Materials Needed: watercolor paint, brushes, paper

Encourage the children to paint a picture of their pet, a pet they'd like to have or a made up pet!

Write down their dictation of their painting as well!

In advance, cut out pet shapes from large paper (24" X 24" or larger)--include dogs, cats, etc.

Hang these on the wall at the children's level (I recommend taping a very large piece of paper or thin tablecloth to the wall first!).

Provide markers, crayons and colored pencils for the children to color and design their pets over the week or so of this theme.

Pets Theme Block Center Ideas
Pet Park
Add stuffed animals or plastic animals to your block area for some imaginative pet park building!

Pets Theme Circle Time Ideas

Circle Time is such a great time for children to learn the social skills of being together as a large group AND to learn more about your theme!

This is an I-spy type of guessing game!

I'm thinking of a pet that has 4 legs, ears, and barks (or an moos!), etc.

Bring a recording of different animal sounds (either you can record the sounds on a tape with pauses in between or ask a parent or group of parents to collaborate on this project!).

Play the sound and pause the tape as the children guess the animal.

VARIATION: There are many CD's available with animal sounds on them. You could also use one of those "See and Say" toys!

Provide flannel pieces or stuffed animal cats and mittens as props for the children to learn this!

Snack Recipe Ideas to Cook Up for Your Pets Theme!

Cooking with children helps develop their math skills and helps them to learn how to follow directions. It also allows for some great conversation! Ask many questions while cooking with your children to encourage conversation! Be sure to ask specific themed questions while making these fun snacks!

For a snack today, provide animal crackers.

As you all share snack, talk about the crackers and how they would take care of them if they were pets.

What would a lion need? A rhinoceros? A giraffe? Where would they sleep? What do they eat?
Return to Top
Pets Theme Ideas to Transform Your Dramatic Play Area

Provide stuffed animals, bandages, doctor kits, large white shirts (for doctor coats), clipboards and crayons

Pets Theme Ideas for Your Easel--

More Than Just Painting (Although that is always THE favorite in our classroom!)

Provide a variety of feathers to paint with this week!

Pets Theme Large Group Games to Help Build Your Preschoolers Muscles While They Have Fun Together!

If you have a large appliance box, let the children help you decorate it and turn it into a pet house.

Provide stuffed animals and use this inside or outside! The children can take their pets for walks, runs, etc. and then place them in the house to rest (of course, the children will want to be in the house with their pets!).
Guess My Moves!
Let each child take a turn pretending to be an animal and let the other children guess!

Place pillows out and provide beanie baby animals or stuffed animals.

The children practice their tossing skills by trying to get a stuffed animal onto a pillow!

Each child has a turn leading the line of their friends. They act like one animal (perhaps barking, trotting like a horse, etc.) and the others follow and copy that child.

That child then goes to the back and the next child is the leader.

Pets Theme Ideas for Your Library

Book Suggestions for the Library

Many of the following books are available at your local library. You can also click on the title links to see what Amazon has available.

(I LOVE Amazon, and if you choose to get yours there, they do send me a few cents--which supports my coffee habit!)

Arthur's Pet Business (An Arthur Adventure) by Marc Brown

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Pets by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Go, Dog Go (I Can Read It All By Myself, Beginner Books) by P.D. Eastman

Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion

Millions of Cats (Gift Edition) (Picture Puffin Books) by Wanda Gag

Oh, Tucker! by Steven Kroll

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

The Pet Store (Peter Spier's Village Books) by Peter Spier

Too Many Rabbits by Peggy Parish

Whistle for Willie Board Book by Ezra J. Keats

LOTS of NON-FICTION pet books!

Pets Theme Ideas to Help Your Preschoolers Develop Their Math Skills and Develop Those Small Muscles in Their Hands!

I saw this as a bulletin board but think it would make a great math center activity!

Cut out 20 fish bowl shapes.

On one set of them list the number word "one" and one dot. Continue for 2-10.

On the second set of fish bowl shapes, cut the tops to look like wavy water and draw fish on them (1-10)

The children match the fish "in the water" to the correct fish bowl.

I think you could also program the backs of the fish in water pieces to have the number word "one" and a dot (repeating 1-10) so the children have 2 ways to use this.

Be sure to laminate before use for long term use!

EXTENSION: Give the children a bowl of goldfish crackers to use to place on the dots or the drawn fish!

Materials needed: small box, magazines, scissors, glue

Encourage the children to cut out pictures of pets from magazines and glue them onto a box for a pet house. Each day, place a different stuffed animal pet in the box as a point of discussion on pet care (How do we take care of a fish? A cat? etc.)

VARIATION: If you have enough boxes, each child can make their own!

Pets Theme Music and Movement Activities and Ideas to Get Your Preschoolers Movin' and Groovin'!

Pets Theme Ideas for your Sand and Water Table!
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In advance, hole punch a hole on each side of a paper cup near the top.

Have the children help to lace string through the holes to make a hangar from the string.

In the sensory table, place fabric, lint from the clothes dryer, yarn and scissors. Encourage the children to cut the fabric and lint and place it in their cups. They can hang the cup outside near their home for birds to take the pieces to make a nest with.

Add plastic fish and small fish nets to the water table along with cups. The children try to catch one fish at a time with the net and place it in a cup.

Pets Theme Science Ideas for Your Preschool Scientists in Training!

Materials: Ok, ok, I KNOW this is a stretch for me! However, I have talked to many preschool teachers who LOVE their "hissers" as pets! The cages only need to be cleaned a few times a year; they eat fruit; and the do actually hiss (when scared, they release air from their abdomins to flatten their bodies and to warn off predators). They do not bite and do not move around very fast so the kids can actually...gulp...hold them!

I must admit I've never had one as a pet, but I'll tell you---teachers who have them LOVE them! Just a thought!

Writing Activity Ideas for Your Preschool Classroom's Pets Theme

Materials Needed: magazines, scissors, glue, markers, large paper

As children come to the writing table, encourage them to draw or write about pets on the paper or to find, cut and glue pictures from the magazines onto the collage paper.

Miscellaneous Ideas for Your Preschool Pets Theme!
Visit a Pet Store
Call around to different pet stores to plan a visit with the children. When you return, discuss and make a list of all the pets you saw: mice, hamsters, fish, dogs, cats, reptiles, etc.
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A Pets Theme for Preschool is fun! Also, pets are fun at home and at school, but they also come with a lot of responsibility! Take your preschoolers love and fascination of pets as an opportunity to teach! This theme will help you to teach them what is involved in choosing and caring for a pet!

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Do you learn about pets in your classroom? Try adding some fun pet songs for preschool and educational videos to your favorite themes!

There are plenty of preschool songs about pets on YouTube that your preschool or pre-k kids will love, here's a list of some of my favorites below.

Pet Songs for Preschool Kids

There's nothing like a little music and movement to help little ones refocus! You can also sing these songs with your kids during circle time or transitions.

Using music is perfect for introducing new academic concepts, building background knowledge, and developing vocabulary skills for any theme or topic in your classroom.

This list includes fun songs about cats and dogs your little learners will love to sing!

Pet Songs Preschoolers Will Love
Cat Party by Koo Koo Kangaroo
The Needs of an Animal by Harry Kindergarten

I Have a Pet by Super Simple

I Love Dogs by Pancake Manor

Bingo by Super Simple

These free, preschool teacher-approved YouTube videos will help you incorporate music and movement into your daily routine. All of the songs on this list are age-appropriate for young children.

Show these videos to your class on the big screen, or just play the audio if you prefer - either way, your little learners will love singing and dancing along to these fun songs!

Follow my Pets playlist on YouTube if you prefer to watch the videos there!
This Old Man by Mother Goose Club
When Cats Get Up in the Morning by The Kiboomers

Bingo by The Learning Station

The Cat Came Back by Laurie Berkner

Rags, by Jack Hartmann

Three Little Kittens by Mother Goose Club

The Goldfish by Laurie Berkner

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Do you learn about pets in your classroom? Try adding some fun pet songs for preschool and educational videos to your favorite themes! There are plenty of preschool songs about pets on YouTube that your preschool or pre-k kids will love, here's a list of some of my favorites below.

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I had a little poodle(hands at either side of head for flip-flop, hips wiggle for wig-wag, arms cross for zigzag)Sung to: "Bingo"
(hold up fist)
His coat was silver gray,
My dog Rags he loves to play.
He rolls around in the mud all day.
I know a cat with perky ears,
And Kitty is her name-o.
K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y,
And Kitty is her name-o.
She makes a sound and it's "meow,"
And Kitty is her name-o.
K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y,
And Kitty is her name-o.

I have a kitty cat named Puff.
He's round and soft as a ball of fluff.
Each day he laps up all his milk.
And his fur is soft as silk.
When he's happy you will know,
For his fluffy tail swings to and fro.

A kitten is hiding under a chair
I looked and looked for her everywhere
Under the table and under the bed
I looked around the corner, and when I said,
Come here kitty kitty, there's milk for you
Kitty came running: meow, meow, meow!

Where, oh where has my little dog gone?
Oh, where oh where can he be?
Oh his tail is short and his ears are long,
Oh, where oh where can he be?

My little dog always waggles his tail
Whenever he wants his food.
And if the tail was stronger than him,
Well, the tail would waggle the dog.
I whistle but he won't obey.
He always runs the other way.

(Form a circle)
There a poodle in a fuddle,
In the middle of a puddle!
Will he wade to the left?
Will he wade to the right?
Will he stay in the middle?
Till the sun shines bright?
When the sun shines bright,
Will the puddle disappear?
Will the poodle in the middle,
Give a great, big cheer?
(all cheer)

Sung to: "Six Little Ducks"
Six little dogs that I once knew,
Fat ones, skinny ones, fair ones too.
But the one little dog with the brown curly fur,
He led the others with a grr, grr, grr.
Grr, grr, grr
Grr, grr, grr
He led the others with a grr, grr, GRR!

One day I thought I'd bathe him,
To wash the dirt away,
I washed my little poodle,
(scrub fist with other hand),
then dried him with a towel
(pat fist like drying with a towel)
My poodle seemed to like his bath,
He didn't even growl.

Sung to: "Sing a Song of Sixpence"
I have a little kitten,
She's black and white and gray.
When I try to cuddle her,
She always wants to play,
So I drag a piece of yarn
Across the kitchen floor.
She thinks it is a little mouse
To chase right out the door.

Call the Puppy!! (Slap hands on thighs and whistle)
Give him some milk (hold out cupped hands)
Brush his coat till it shines like silk (pretend to comb dog's fur)
Call the puppy (slap hands on thighs and whistle)
Give him a bone (hold hand out open)
Then scoop him up (scoop up dog)
And take him home (hug dog)

This is Frisky's doghouse;
This is Frisky's bed;
Here is Frisky's pan of water
So that he can be fed.
Frisky has a collar
With his name upon it, too
Take a stick and throw it;
He'll bring it back to you.

(tune of She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain)
Oh, I have a little black and white dog. Ruff! Ruff!
Oh, I have a little black and white dog. Ruff! Ruff!
Oh, I have a little dog, I have a little dog,
Oh, I have a little black and white dog. Ruff! Ruff!
Oh, he always comes to meet me when I call. Here, boy...
Oh, he jumps up high to give me a big lick. Slurp, slurp...
Oh, I feed him crunchy dog food every day. Crunch, crunch

Ten little dogs went out one day-
(10 fingers)
To dig in the dirt and play, play, play.
(Pretend to dig like a dog with both hands)
Five were spotted, and five were not,
(Hold up one hand at a time)
And at dinner time they ate a lot!

It's funny my puppy knows just how I feel
When I'm happy he's yappy and squirms and squeals
When I'm grumpy he knows to stay at my heel
It's funny my puppy knows such a great deal.

I have a dog and his name is Rags.
He eats so much that his tummy sags.
His ears flip-flop,
And his tail wig-wags,
And when he walks he goes zigzag.
Flip-flop, wig-wag, zigzag. (Twice)

(Make a fist of left hand for kitty, and pet the kitty.)
Soft kitty, warm kitty
Love, love, love your pets
Love them every day,
Give them food, and water too,
And let them run and play!
Little ball of fur
Lazy kitty, pretty kitty
purr, purr, purr

The black cat yawns, opens her jaws
Stretches her legs and shows her claws.
Then she gets up and stands on four
Long stiff legs and yawns some more.
Lifting herself on her delicate toes
She arches her back as high as it goes.
She lets herself down with particular care
And pads away with her tail in the air.

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Songs and rhymes about pets for preschool Pre-K and Kindergarten.

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I had a little poodle(hands at either side of head for flip-flop, hips wiggle for wig-wag, arms cross for zigzag)Sung to: "Bingo" (hold up fist) His coat was silver gray,My dog Rags he loves to play. He rolls around in the mud all day. I know a cat with perky ears, And Kitty is her name-o.

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Submitted by: Kathy

(Make a fist of left hand for kitty, and pet the kitty.)
Soft kitty, warm kitty
Little ball of furr
Lazy kitty, pretty kitty
purr, purr, purr Five Kittens added 8-2-98 Original Author Unknown

Five little kittens standing in a row,
(Hold up five fingers.)
They nod their heads to the children so.
(Bend fingers)
They run to the left; they run to the right.
(Run fingers to the left and then to the right.)
They stand up and stretch in the bright sunlight.
(Stretch fingers out tall.)
Along comes a dog who's in for some fun.
(Hold up one finger from opposite hand.)
ME-OW! See those little kittens run!
(Let fingers run.) Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "BINGO"

I have a cat who's cuddly soft
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. Original Author Unknown

I have a little kitty, He is as quick as he can be. He jumps upon my lap, And purrs a song to me.
(Extend first and fourth fingers like ears)

(Make a side way motion with one hand quickly)

(Cup one hand in palm of other)

(Make purring sound) Four Little Kittens Original Author Unknown

One, two, three, four--four little kittens
running through the door! (Make fingers run)
Four, three, two, one--four little kittens, see how fast
they run!! (put fingers behind back, hide all, "run" again)
One, two, three, four, 'Bye little kittens, running to the store!!
(wave with both hands) Dogs in the Dirt Original Author Unknown

Ten little doggies went out one day
(10 fingers up)
To dig in the dirt and play, play, play.
(Pretend to dig.)
Five were spotted, and five were not,
(Show one hand at a time.)
and at dinner time they ate a lot!
(Pretend to eat.)
Original Author Unknown
I'm just a lonely little kitten, as lonely as can be Won't somebody come and be a friend to me? walking motion of index and
(make fist of left hand, thumb for head and little finger for tail)

(right hand moves toward left with
middle fingers. When they meet, enclose fist in right hand) Original Author Unknown
I'm A Little Cat Original Author Unknown Original Author Unknown
Sung to: "The Bear Went Over the Mountain"

The mouse ran around the room,
(make circling motions with arms)
The mouse ran around the room,
The mouse ran around the room,
And what do you think he saw?

He saw a great big cat.
(Raise arms and make a large circle)
He saw a great big cat,
He saw a great big cat,
So what do you think he did?
Mrs. Kitty's Dinner
The mouse ran into his hole,
(squat down)
The mouse ran into his hole,
The mouse ran into his hole,
Safe and sound at last.
(cover head with arms.) Original Author Unknown

Pussycat creeping and crawling along Little bird chirping and singing a happy little song Up jumps pussy, right into the tree. Away flies the bird so glad to be free.
(Right hand fingers creeping along)

(Left hand sitting on left shoulder)

(Right hand onto left shoulder)

(Left hand flies away) Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Mary had a Little Lamb"

(substitute any child's name)
Carrie had a little cat, little cat, little cat,
Carrie had a little cat, Its fur was white as snow.
Transition song added 8-2-98 Original Author Unknown
Call the Puppy!! (slap hands on thighs and whistle) Give him a bone (hold hand out open) Original Author Unknown
Give him some milk (hold out cupped hands)

Brush his coat til it shines like silk (pretend to comb dog's fur)
Call the Puppy (slap hands on thighs and whistle)

And take him home (hug dog)
Then scoop him up (scoop up dog)
added 8-29-99 Original Author Unknown
(Start by holding up all 5 fingers. At each line take one away. On the last line have the final finger run through a hole made by the left hand.)
This kitty said, "I smell a mouse,"
This kitty said, "Let's hunt through the house."
This kitty said, "Let's go creepy creep."
This kitty said, "Is the mouse asleep?"
this kitty said, "Meow, meow, I saw him go through
This hole just now." Original Author Unknown

This would make a cute flannel board story activity.

There's a Doggy at the Door added 2-02-02 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: " If you're Happy and You Know It?"

There's a doggy at the door
at the door.
There's a doggy at the door
at the door.
Oh who could ask for more
Then a doggy at the door?
There's a doggy at the door
at the door.

There's a doggy in the house
in the house.
There's a doggy in the house
in the house.
Are you sure it's not a mouse?
No, a doggy in the house
There's a doggy in the house,
in the house.

There's a doggy on the stair,
on the stair.
There's a doggy on the stair,
on the stair.
Doesn't anybody care
That a doggy's on the stair?
There's a doggy on the stair,
on the stair.

There's a doggy in the hall,
in the hall.
There's a doggy in the hall,
in the hall.
Well, he's playing with a ball,
The little doggy in the hall.
There's a doggy in the hall,
in the hall.

There's a doggy in my room,
in my room.
There's a doggy in my room,
in my room.
Now he's chewing on a broom,
The little doggy in my room.
There's a doggy in my room,
in my room.

There's a doggy on my bed,
on my bed.
There's a doggy on my bed,
on my bed.
Now he's licking at my head.
The little doggy on my bed.
There's a doggy on my bed,
on my bed.
This Kitty
Five Little Puppies added 2-02-02 Original Author Unknown

Five little puppies were playing in the sun. (hold up hands, fingers extended)
This one saw a rabbit, and he began to run. (bend down 1st finger)
This one saw a butterfly, and he began to race. (bend down 2nd finger)
This one saw a cat, and he began to chase. (bend down 3rd finger)
This one tried to catch his tail, and he went round and round. (bend down 4th finger)
This one was so quiet, he never made a sound. (bend down thumb)

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Preschool Education Music & Songs : Animals > House Pets

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Submitted by: Kathy (Make a fist of left hand for kitty, and pet the kitty.) Soft kitty, warm kitty Little ball of furr Lazy kitty, pretty kitty purr, purr, purr Five Kittens added 8-2-98 Original Author Unknown Five little kittens standing in a row, (Hold up five fingers.)

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Pet Themed Gross Motor Movement Cards | Toddler activities, Physical development activities, Fine motor skills activities

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Dec 10, 2019 - Pet Themed Gross Motor Movement Cards by Early Childhood Resource Center

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You could add in pets to your center to read to those pets.
You can also add the child's pet book they created into this center.

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Pets and kids go hand in hand so it's only appropriate that we make a list of the best Pet Books for Little Learners. From fish, dogs, frogs, cats, and hamsters these furry characters are sure to become classroom friends in no time thanks to these pet books.

Adopting pets help young children learn responsibility, compassion, and empathy. It also helps them create a relationship with animals that foster love and kindness so these relationships are extremely valuable. Let's get to this fantastic list of pet books!
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Pet Books for Little Learners

Hooray for Fish!
Get ready to practice the colors of the rainbow while rhyming with fishy friends. THE perfect read aloud pet book for little learners. I LOVE THIS BOOK!

Hooray for Birds!
This book is a great addition to your library collection. It teaches kids about shapes and patterns in a fun and colorful way.

Are You My Mother?
Little learners will be able to relate to this story, as it revolves around a baby bird trying to find her mother.

Just Me and My Puppy
Who doesn't love a Little Critters book? In this story, a new puppy joins the family and Little Critter gets a chance to teach the puppy tricks, and take care of him.

Henry the Fourth
It's the neighborhood dog show where little learners can learn all about ordinals. This pack of dogs starts when Maxi speaks first, and Baxter begs second. Let's see if your little learner can continue the order.

B-I-N-G-O
Bring this classic song into your classroom with this book. There is even sheet music at the end of this story to add to music time.

The Mixed-Up Chameleon
When a Chameleon tries to become many other animals he soon realizes its best to be himself. This is a great reminder to little learners to stay true to your self.

A House for Hermit Crab
Growing up can be tough, but when Hermit Crab goes looking for a new home he soon realizes that the adventures lying ahead are just as fun as the ones in the past.

Have You Seen My Cat?
Read along as a little boy tries to find his missing cat. Readers will encounter tigers, leopards, and lions until the very end of this book. WIll the boy be able to find his missing pet?

Mouse Shapes
With the help of a few shapes, some clever mice learn to trick a hungry cat. At the end of the story ask your little learners how they would trick a hungry cat.
A Day in the Life of a Veterinarian
Pets need a vet to stay healthy. Reading this book to little learners will help them understand the job of a veterinarian. It might even interest them into becoming a vet when they grow up.
Sally Goes to the Vet The Goodbye Book
Sally is a dog that falls and needs to be taken to the vet. Going to the vet can be super scary but she quickly finds out that veterinarian is nice and takes good care of her. She also get's a shot and a x-ray!

Unfortunately, pets can die and it can be very traumatic and confusing for little learners. Todd Parr makes this amazing book about how to say goodbye to a pet who passes on. It's a valuable book to help students work through those tough emotions.

There were so many pet books to choose from I couldn't have possibly included them all on my list. If you need more reading material for your little learners take a look at these Pet Books for Little Learners .

Take the PET THEME all over the classroom with these fun and fabulous Pet Themed Activities and Centers Pet Themed Centers and Activities and don't forget to grab the Goldfish Graph FREEBIES while you are there too!

When you do a pet theme try changing the dramatic play center into a Pet Store or a Pet Vet Animal Hospital! My little learners LOVED each one and I hope your little learners enjoy it too.

What are your favorite pet books for little learners? Share them with everyone in the comments below.

Want more to check out more of my favorite books for little learners? Check out my Book List Blog Series with over 33 different themed book lists (and growing)! If there is a book list for a theme you need just let us know so we can create it for you.

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Pet Books for Little Learners - Pocket of Preschool

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Pets and kids go hand in hand so it's only appropriate that we make a list of the best Pet Books for Little Learners. From fish, dogs, frogs, cats, and hamsters these furry characters are sure to become classroom friends in no time thanks to these pet books.

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Blocks Center STEM Posters with a Pet Theme | Pets preschool, Pets preschool theme, Block center preschool

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Mar 15, 2015 - Blocks Center:  FREE tips and posters to support students building pet homes in the blocks center/area in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten.classroom!  Pocket of Preschool

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The Green Pet Shop Dog Cooling Mat - Pressure-Activated Gel Cooling Mat For Dogs - This Pet Cooling Mat Keeps Dogs and Cats Comfortable All Summer - Avoid Overheating, Ideal for Home and Travel

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Amazon.com : The Green Pet Shop Dog Cooling Mat - Pressure-Activated Gel Cooling Mat For Dogs, Large Size - This Pet Cooling Mat Keeps Dogs and Cats Comfortable All Summer - Ideal for Home and Travel : Pet Bed Mats : Pet Supplies

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Add Dog Beds into the center along with blankets

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Add Dog Beds into the center along with blankets

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Blocks & STEM Center... Building Pet Homes (a FREEBIE (With images) | Pets preschool theme, Pets preschool, Blocks preschool

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Mar 19, 2015 - Blocks! It is one of my favorite centers! Students can be creative and express their ideas and feelings through block building. Creating with blocks can build oral language and vocabulary! Not to mention ALL the math, STEM and science that is happening when students are building too. Students can build at their own lev…

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During our recent pet theme, my preschoolers showed a renewed interest in small animals and people (affiliate link). Since they were so enamored, I incorporated pet small world play in our block center. I absolutely LOVE how the kiddos extended this activity way beyond what I expected. I'm reminded daily of the immensity of their imaginations, and this pet small world play activity is just one of many examples!

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The set up for this activity was beyond easy! I simply set out a variety of small animal toys in our block center. I included any animals that might be construed as pets - snakes and lizards, cats, dogs, and a variety of other pets. The frogs and turtles were still in the sensory bin, though! I lined some of them up along our blocks, while others were placed in a bamboo bowl on the rug.

When the kiddos asked why I'd put the animals in the building center, I told them they could build pet houses if they wanted. As usual, they went above and beyond what I suggested! They used their imaginations to create an elaborate story about the pets, and they managed to spread the story throughout most of our classroom. I just sat back, watched, and listened to their incredible tale.

Pet houses were the first items created. Just a few children were involved at the point, building homes and placing animals within them.

From there, the snakes decided to rebel against the other animals! As the snakes were attacking, the remaining pets built ships to escape. Some pretend people joined in at this point, helping to build the boats. The ships left the block area and traveled all the way to our reading center.

The snakes caught up with the other pets near the math center. At this point, it was decided that a shelter was needed to hide the other pets from the snakes. There was a lot of discussion about the best way to build the new shelters!

After about an hour of this, we had to clean up. If we didn't need to have snack and go outside, I'm sure the pet small world play would have gone on for another hour! It was amazing to watch the children work out the story line to their play. There was much give and take since so many children were involved in the process. A few disagreements broke out, but the children worked through them mostly on their own.

This pet small world play activity covered so many important skills:

Conflict resolution

Spatial awareness

Sorting and counting

Fine motor

Gross motor

Language

Imaginative story telling

Teamwork

Have you created any pet small world play invitations in your classroom or at home? I'd love some more ideas to add to my pet theme! 🙂

For more pet theme ideas, please check out my Pet Pinterest Board. If you have any activities to add to this board, I'd love to hear about them.

Follow Mary Catherine @ Fun-A-Day!'s board {Theme} Pets on Pinterest.

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Pet Small World Play in the Block Center

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During our recent pet theme, my preschoolers showed a renewed interest in small animals and people (affiliate link). Since they were so enamored, I incorporated pet small world play in our block center. I absolutely LOVE how the kiddos extended this activity way beyond what I expected.

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Blocks! It is one of my favorite centers! Students can be creative and express their ideas and feelings through block building. Creating with blocks can build oral language and vocabulary! Not to mention ALL the math, STEM and science that is happening when students are building too. Students can build at their own level. And my favorite part: ALL students can be successful!

In this post, you will see how I support students in the center. For each theme I do, I change my blocks bulletin board. I put up pictures and/or photographs to support our new theme. It helps students to visually see a model of what they want to build. It also challenges them to build something new related to our theme. Click HERE to get your own set of FREE Pet Homes STEM Posters for your blocks center!

Here is a picture of the STEM challenge display I created in the blocks center:

I am always adding new materials for students to build with besides blocks. Doesn't this shelf look inviting?!

When creating my weekly lesson plans, I add what new material(s) I will add to the blocks center each week to ensure I am creating meaningful and inviting experiences for students.

Don't forget to add non-fiction books on your theme to the center! Students can use the books as a reference when they are building. You may need to model using the books when building with students in the center at first. After the students see how helpful the books to reference when building, they will grab the books right off the shelf themselves! It is awesome to see kids using books to support their own learning!

Try adding new and interesting material to the blocks center that is related to the theme. The Dollar Tree and the Target Dollar Spot is a great place to find materials! It is where I get most of my materials from.

Let the fun begin! Here are a few pet homes my students built during our pet theme:

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Want to take the pet theme all over your classroom? Check out Pets Math and Literacy Centers for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten. Change your dramatic play/pretend center into a Pet Store or an Vet (Animal Hospital).

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Blocks & STEM Center... Building Pet Homes (a FREEBIE) - Pocket of Preschool

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Blocks! It is one of my favorite centers! Students can be creative and express their ideas and feelings through block building. Creating with blocks can build oral language and vocabulary! Not to mention ALL the math, STEM and science that is happening when students are building too.

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Make your own spray for the center with water to clean their animals

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These winter block play ideas will transform your block center into a wintery, Arctic world, and spark the kids' imaginations.

Sometimes you just need to change up your Block Center for something new and different. Here are some ideas for simple items to add seasonal interest to the Blocks Center.

Polar Animals (Arctic Animals)

Use a collection of plastic polar animals toys for kids to play with in the block center. They can use these with the blocks along with the other block play manipulatives listed below. These can be purchased from toy stores or educational catalogs.

White Pom-Pons

Add white pom-pons for snowballs in a basket or bin for children to decorate their polar worlds. In the photo, I used cotton balls because it's what I could find at the time, but craft pom-pons will be more durable. These can be purchased from craft and hobby stores.

Clear Cups

Clear cups are inexpensive and fun to add to the block center. I told my class these are like ice blocks. Kids can use these to decorate their winter block creations and they can sit the animals on top or inside the cups.

White Felt

Sheets of white felt can be purchased inexpensively at craft stores. The white felt is perfect for a blanket of snow on the ground in their arctic world creations.

Styrofoam Blocks

Note: A reader noted that styrofoam blocks are a choking hazard. Supervision of your child(ren) is expected when doing any activities on this site. As an alternative, you could wrap wooden blocks in white paper.

These styrofoam blocks are the big hit in our block center! I saved these from a package I got in the mail at Christmas time. Kids can pretend they are blocks of ice. Of course, they do break a little, but they'll last long enough for the kids to enjoy them (and they were free)!

Do you have any Winter Block Play ideas to share? Please tell us what you use in the comments below!

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Winter Block Center Play Ideas in Preschool

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These winter block play ideas will transform your block center into a wintery, Arctic world, and spark the kids' imaginations. Sometimes you just need to change up your Block Center for something new and different. Here are some ideas for simple items to add seasonal interest to the Blocks Center.

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This activity includes eight (8) different full color photos of pet animals-cat, dog, goldfish, hamster, rabbit, snake, parakeet and guinea pig on the first 2 pages. The second 2 pages contain 4 pet needs for each animal in corresponding quadrants. Cut apart and laminate the cards. Set up on a table or at a Science Center. Can the children find 4 things that each pet needs to be healthy?

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What Do Pets Need? Science Center Activity

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This activity includes eight (8) different full color photos of pet animals-cat, dog, goldfish, hamster, rabbit, snake, parakeet and guinea pig on the first 2 pages. The second 2 pages contain 4 pet needs for each animal in corresponding quadrants. Cut apart and laminate the cards. Set up on a tabl...

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How to set up the Science Center in your Early Childhood Classroom (With images) | Science center preschool, Kindergarten science, Early childhood classrooms

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Aug 27, 2016 - The science center in my classroom is always a busy place. Students can observe, experiment, create, construct, classify, compare and question. Students are natural born scientists. They are curious and eager to explore the world and everything in it! As teachers, it is our job to nurture their scientific spirit and he…

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Little Learners are captivated by science! In this post, we're talking all about the Little Learner Science Curriculum, and hopefully answer the questions you may have about it. First things first, the curriculum has been designed specifically for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten using the NGSS standards, various state standards as well as current research. Research tells us students learn by doing, feeling, touching and examining so that 's just what this science curriculum is packed full of! I have included hands-on science activities that are appropriate for little learners.
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I would like to stress my approach when compiling this curriculum: this science curriculum is NOT about teaching random science facts. It IS about teaching students science skills and methods as well as an awareness of the world around them and all the things in it. For example, I do not expect my little learners to recall the stages of the lifecycle of a plant. However, I do want them to demonstrate an awareness that all living things go through a life cycle. Taking a piece of knowledge and applying it to new scenarios is a wonderful skill to learn!
This science curriculum focuses on developing scientific inquiry skills such as observing, investigating and experimenting rather than the "right answer" or doing something "right way". How and When You Can Use it in Your Classroom Set up a science center (read all about my science center HERE) with a science table. The science table is where we do focused investigations on a topic or theme. The process is more important than the product!
Science Table or Shelf: Use a small table or a small bookshelf to create an engaging science table full of hands-on materials for students to explore and investigate! The table I have is this coffee table from Ikea. This is where most of the learning occurs: at the science table during center time. This curriculum will give you all the tools you need to make the science table an inviting place with rich vocabulary and meaningful hands-on experiments and investigations. Almost everything in the science curriculum has REAL photographs! Read all about how I manage center time HERE.

Every year I always start the year with the Being a Scientist unit because you will have to teach your little scientists the tools scientists use and how to use them. The Five Senses unit is another unit I do the first few months to build their background knowledge of how to be a scientist and build those science skills. Check out my FREE Curriculum Map HERE, and see how I plan out the year infusing science based on the learning themes.

If students are still wanting to investigate a topic or love a certain activity, I move it to my science shelf so they can still access it. Then I put out a new topic at the table.

introduce the new science study/topic.

discuss vocabulary words (showing the vocabulary cards).

share students' ideas, misconceptions and findings.

test students' discoveries.

complete included charts.

pose and investigate one of the included questions or challenges.

How long can you use a unit?
Science Read Aloud & Connecting Activity: Read a science book during circle time, then do one of the connecting activities found in each unit, or model a science skill. Each unit has a suggested reading list with amazing books or use the included read aloud. The connecting activities can be anchor charts, interactive charts, experiments or hunts (ex: nature hunt or a listening hunt).

Science Talks: During circle time, engage students in a "science talk"! These are simple, but powerful ways to engage your students in science. Students learn so much from listening and observing their peers. If you are not doing science talks, I recommend you start immediately! Once science talks become common and students understand the flow of them, they will start having science talks with their peers at the science table with no prompting! A science talk can be a time when I...

It totally depends on your classroom, student interest, amount of activities in the unit and what you want to do. These units can be used for a month or two weeks. Maybe you just want to use a few parts of a unit for a week to go with a theme or holiday. The beauty of running your own classroom is that it's totally up to you.

I would suggest using it for at least two weeks so students can dive deeper into a concept rather than just skimming the surface. It also depends on how much time during your school day you can devote to science. Decide on a general amount of time each week that will be devoted to science such as one circle, one table time or arrival and one small group. Plus the science table will be used by students independently each day.
We want students to be real scientists at the science table! They achieve this by doing the following

using science tools

sorting and classifying

measuring using non-standard and standard measurement tools

observing and examining

engineering and constructing

collecting and interpreting data

recording their findings (every unit has a discovery page so students can draw or write)

talking and collaborating with peers and teachers

predicting

wondering and questioning

then investigating those questions!

problem-solving

Let's take a closer look at one of the units! Here is the All About Weather Science Unit!

Weather is a tricky one because the weather is outside, and we are inside our classroom. You can still set up hands-on experiments and investigations for even the tricky science concepts. For example, set up the Wind Will It Blow experiment (pictured in the bottom right corner). Create sensory bottles that represent various types of weather, then examine and sort real photographs of weather. Why not create various types of clouds with cotton balls using real photographs for support? The goal is not to memorize the different kinds of clouds but for students to notice and compare the different types of clouds and make representations of their conclusions and ideas.
Organize All Your Resources Now, the materials you need to prep or set up the science table. My favorite items include
The Scientist's toolbox! Students love to use hands-on materials when they are learning.

Here is a list of basic science tools I use and love:
What can be included in each science unit:
Each science unit has labels included and now has corresponding binder covers and spines! I use these Iris Scrapbook Tubs from Michales or Amazon to store each unit. You can get them from your local Michales stores and use your teacher discount or wait for a sale. I'm not a binder girl so I place the unit in page protectors and bind with a book ring. Then I place the unit in the tub with all the printables from the unit and anything I made for the unit (like these magnetic sensory bottles), or other items specific to that unit.

Or

For my "binder teachers" out there, you can make a binder for each unit, one giant binder (or two), or create a binder for each science area (life sciences, earth and space sciences and physical sciences) like in the photograph below. Then each unit cover as a divider.
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This is my giant stack of science unit tubs! Now that they are all prepped, this year I can just grab the unit tub I need and pull out the activities and items I want to use.

* Teacher Instruction Strategies
* Science Center Set-Up (with real classroom photos of the center in action)
* Vocabulary Cards
* Discovery and Science Journal Pages and Covers (many options included)
* Anchor Charts, Interactive Charts or Posters
* Experiments
* Sorting Boards and/or Charts
* Hands on Activities
* Read Aloud Non-Fiction book
* Half-page parent/family note

I'm sure are you as pumped and excited about teaching science and setting up amazing science resources for the little scientists in your classroom. I know I am! Tons and tons of teachers have reached out to me this year telling me how they love teaching science now (when they dreaded it before), or that the science center is the most popular center in their classroom. That's truly the best compliment ever! I love to hear that students choose to play in the science center! It makes my teacher heart so happy to hear about how students are falling in love with science! We need more smart, capable scientists in our world discovering ways to solve our problems and saving our planet!

Did you know that the St. Louis Science Center is using THIS curriculum in the science center? My mind was blown away when they contacted me, and they didn't even know that I lived in St. Louis. You can tell families that the science curriculum you are using is not only research and standards based, but it's the same curriculum an actual science center is using.

If you want to see individual science units, watch a Facebook live! I did a Facebook live on each science unit so you can see it in action and see everything that is included. CLICK HERE for my Facebook Live clickable video list.

Here is a peek at some of the units in action!

What are you waiting for? Grab the Science for Little Learners BUNDLE and ENJOY teaching science again!

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Little Learners Science Curriculum - Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten - Pocket of Preschool

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Little Learners are captivated by science! In this post, we're talking all about the Little Learner Science Curriculum, and hopefully answer the questions you may have about it. First things first, the curriculum has been designed specifically for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten using the NGSS standards, various state standards as well as current research.

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Studying the 5 Senses is so important for preschoolers! Their five senses are how all of the information gets from the outside world to inside their brains. Create this easy Sense of Touch Science center to help young learners better understand their 5 senses and the world around them. It's a great "hands-on" project that is easy to assemble in minutes and is perfect for independent exploration.

Materials Needed:

Sturdy posterboard or tri-fold bord

Hot glue

Various textured items such as sandpaper, fabrics, bubble wrap, etc.

Sense of Touch - Board Assembly:

It couldn't be easier to assemble the Sense of Touch Science Center! Arrange the items on the sturdy board and use the hot glue to attach them. Make sure to leave a little space between the items. Adding the names of the materials or a science fair style backdrop can contribute to your print-rich environment as well. Aim to include at least 8-10 different textures for little fingers to explore!

5 Senses Circle Time Lesson

Be sure to introduce how to use the board in circle time or in small groups. Discuss how the different items feel. Encourage learning with open-ended questions such as, "Does this feel like anything you might have at home?"

5 Senses Science Center

After introducing the board to the students, set it up for independent exploration at the science center. Students can visit the Touch Board during center time to explore the textures and also get valuable social-emotional skills while they interact with their peers. Including a few touch-and-feel books can really make the center feel complete!

Looking for more science activities? Get a year's worth of science center plans and printables HERE:

5 Senses Circle Time unit:

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Studying the 5 Senses is so important for preschoolers! Their five senses are how all of the information gets from the outside world to inside their brains. Create this easy Sense of Touch Science center to help young learners better understand their 5 senses and the world around them.

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Pet Sorting Fine Motor Activity | Preschool pet activities, Pets preschool theme, Pets preschool

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Apr 17, 2017 - To conclude our pet week activities, we did an animal sorting activity which I quickly and easily turned into a fine motor activity that I am sharing below. During pet week, we talked about four specific pets: dogs, cats, birds, and fish. This activity includes all four of these animals. Affiliate links have been provi…

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Apr 21, 2016 - This fun sensory activity helps preschoolers explore pet care and enjoy mud and soapy water play; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

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We spent the week learning with these pawsitively purr-fect pet activities for preschool or kindergarten. Pets are a part of our everyday lives and can provide us with companionship, help reduce our stress, and build up those positive, feel-good vibes. This is why we love our pets so much, and they become our family. Take a look at our week with these pet activities:

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Pets: Books We Love

Another great one from Dr. Seuss: What Pet Should I Get? A brother and a sister visit a pet store and, of course, cannot decide on which pet to get. I love how this book leaves the ending open, so the kiddos can guess which pet they actually got!

Next up we read Lola Gets a Cat by Anna McQuinn. In this book, Lola wants a cat, but does her homework first by going to the library for research and practicing taking care of a stuffed kitty. That way, she is prepared to take care of her new kitten that she brings home from the animal shelter.

Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd is the story of a dog who gains a new and colorful spot every time something messy and colorful is spilled. Not only does this lend itself to color identification, but it is also a great counting book. As we read our book, we actually used dot stampers to add colorful dots to a dog outline - the perfect addition to our story.

I heard this phrase that I absolutely love: At the end of the day, I'd rather be excluded for who I include, than be included for who I exclude. Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev exemplifies this phrase perfectly. When a boy is excluded from the Pet Club for his pet elephant, he creates a Pet Club with all sorts of unique and unusual pets from around the neighborhood. Love that this book incorporates the lesson that we should include someone despite our differences!

Our last read aloud for the week was My Pet Wants a Pet by Elise Broach. A little boy begs his mother for a dog until he finally gets one. After awhile, the dog wants something to take care of on his own - his own pet! The dog gets a pet cat, who ends up getting a pet bird, who ends up getting a pet worm, until everything goes crazy!

Pets: Literacy Activities & Centers

Fish Bowl Letter Sounds

I am just in love with this type of initial sound practice because the repetition of multiple objects beginning with the same letter helps reinforce the sound. In Fish Bowl Letter Sounds, we placed fish counters on top of the pictures that began with the same sound as the letter at the top.

Alpha-Birds Feather Writing

I am always looking for ways to add engagement to writing, and here it is: write with feathers! It's so different than a pencil, right?!? This week, we used these colorful Alpha-Birds with our salt trays to practice letter formation. Love using these plastic food containers for our salt trays because they have the perfect spot for cards and can store without spilling!

Dog Tag Letter Match

Next, we hooked lowercase dog tags with linking chains to match the uppercase letters on the dogs. Such a cute way to practice letter matching and identification!

Lizard Wizard Rhyming Activity

What is more magical than a kiddo waving a magic wand to determine the rhyming words? If you have cauldrons, that would make this activity even more magical! Grab your Wizard Lizard here!

Birdy Bell Syllables

Do your kiddos get excited about jingle bells? I know I do, and I am all grown up! At least I try to be most days. Count the syllables of the word inside the bird cage and hook the corresponding number of linking chains on the bottom of the card. The bell is the perfect finishing touch for this Birdy Bell Syllables activity!

Pets: Math Activities & Centers

Pet Feeding

These sensory bin counting activities are truly our favorites! In Pet Feeding, we scooped food (dried black beans) using a medicine cup into the corresponding pet's bowl! So much counting and so much fun! I found these small pet bowls at Wal-Mart for only 97 cents!

Parrot Patterns

These parrots are the perfect way to practice continuing patterns. Just clip on colored clothespins and voila! To help you easily differentiate, these parrots come in AB, ABC, ABCD, and AABB patterns.

Pet Store Miniature Dramatic Play

This miniature pet store was a huge hit with us! We used our wooden box from our Melissa & Doug car set to make this pet store come to life (but you can easily lay the pet store flat). We added in our pet counters and this led to hours of fun (and learning). Love that the clocks incorporate time to the hour and the Doggy Dollars incorporate counting!

Pet Shop Shapes

Add some math to your blocks center by building these Pet Shop Shapes! We just did it using small blocks, but it could easily be adapted to blocks of any shape or size.

Feed the Bunny

Nom! Nom! Nom! These carrots are the perfect snack for this hungry bunny! Draw a card, link together the corresponding number of cubes, and find a carrot that measures that same length to feed to the bunny. Love this activity, and my kiddos especially loved the added dried peas to dig around in for the carrots!

Pets: Other Activities

Animal Shelter

Dramatic play is always such a big hit with us! At the animal shelter, we set up four different stations: a vet clinic to give check-ups with the form as a guide, kennels with bio sheets and checklists for each animal, a grooming area with instructions on how to give an animal a bath, and the outdoors for taking the animals on walks. Our favorite part was definitely giving those sick animals check-ups! There are just so many skills incorporated into dramatic play, which is why it my favorite, too!

Aquarium Sensory Bin

Feeling stressed? Need a pick-me-up? The answer to all of your problems is water beads. Move over, kids, it's my turn! But seriously, I do know why they are always such a magnet for the kids! This week, we made our water beads into an aquarium with these fish tank plants and coral. I added in some fish counters and seashells as scoops. Their favorite part was definitely putting the water beads into the holes in the coral, so if you can find something like that, do!

Pet Collars Fine Motor Craft

Does anyone else love beading? We sure do! We made these pet collars using pony beads on a pipe cleaner. Then, we used them in our animal shelter dramatic play for the week! These tags are included in both the Animal Shelter Dramatic Play and the Dog Tag Letter Match.

Cat Tree Design

Cats sure do love to climb and crawl in small spaces. Have your students design a cat tree using Legos! We even used this STEM design grid to draw pictures of our finished product! Note: This STEM design grid is not included in the bundle.

Dog Treat Play Dough Invitation

I always love to incorporate play dough whenever I can, so this week we made dog treats using play dough, pom-poms, tiddly winks, plastic bones, and cookie cutters. Why is this so much fun?

These pet activities were packed with so much learning and so much fun - purr-fect for preschool or kindergarten. I hope that you enjoy them as much as we did! Please let me know if there is anything I can do to make these resources work for you and your kiddos. My email is turnertots23@gmail.com. As always, the bundle is discounted, so grab your pet activities here:
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We spent the week learning with these pawsitively purr-fect pet activities for preschool or kindergarten. Pets are a part of our everyday lives and can provide us with companionship, help reduce our stress, and build up those positive, feel-good vibes. This is why we love our pets so much, and they become our family.

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