Children investigate cats and dogs as pets, including where they live, what they eat, and how they behave and communicate. Art, sorting, mask-based imitation, letter Ff, colour work, and slanting-line practice reinforce the observations.
What children learn
- Identify cats and dogs as common pets and discuss responsible care.
- Explore their homes, physical traits, food, behaviour, and communication.
- Recognise, trace, and write the letter Ff and its sound.
- Identify blue, sort red and blue, and practise left and right slanting lines.
Key activities
- Painting and discussing common household pets
- Building a pet habitat from paper and cardboard
- Creating textured cat-and-dog artwork
- Sorting picture cards to identify suitable pet foods
- Making and wearing origami cat or dog masks for imitation play
You’ll need
cat and dog pictures, paper and cardboard, paint and brushes, yarn and glue, pet-food picture cards, mask paper and thread, blue and red objects, letter Ff cards, sand or rice trays
Structure: 5 days; each day: Thought of the Day, Tuning-in Time, Warm-up, EVS, Literacy, Numeracy