ClassX Video Lessons Grade Kindergarten Pete the Kitty and Baby Animals (Pete the Cat) – Children’s Book Read Along
Today, we’re going to have fun with a story about Pete the Kitty. Pete is a little cat who is at a party. But oh no! Pete has lost his red balloon. Can you help him find it?
First, Pete sees a puppy. A puppy is a baby dog. The puppy is eating a yummy rainbow sprinkle cupcake.
“Hello, puppy! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“Not here,” says the puppy.
Next, Pete meets a piglet. A piglet is a baby pig. The piglet is dancing to fun music.
“Hello, piglet! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“Oink oink, nope,” says the piglet.
Then, Pete sees two hatchlings. Hatchlings are baby turtles. They are playing on a seesaw.
“Hello, hatchlings! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“Sorry,” say the hatchlings.
After that, Pete meets a lamb. A lamb is a baby sheep. The lamb is riding a red tricycle.
“Hello, lamb! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“Bye nay,” replies the lamb.
Next, Pete sees a kit. A kit is a baby fox. The kit is splashing in the sprinkler.
“Hello, kit! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“Nope,” says the kit.
Then, Pete meets a fawn. A fawn is a baby deer. The fawn is jumping on a trampoline.
“Hello, fawn! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“Here? Nope,” replies the fawn.
Finally, Pete meets a cub. A cub is a baby bear. The cub has an ice cream cone.
“Hello, cub! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“No, but I have an ice cream cone just for you,” says the cub.
“That’s even cooler!” Pete cheers.
Wasn’t that a fun story? We learned about many baby animals today! Puppies, piglets, hatchlings, lambs, kits, fawns, and cubs are all baby animals. Can you remember which animal each baby belongs to?
Next time you see a baby animal, you can tell everyone what it’s called. Keep exploring and learning about the wonderful world of animals!
Animal Match-Up Game: Create a set of cards with pictures of baby animals on one set and their adult counterparts on another. Mix them up and let the children match the baby animals with the correct adult animals. For example, match a puppy with a dog, a piglet with a pig, and so on. This will help reinforce their understanding of the names of baby animals and their parents.
Animal Sounds Exploration: Encourage the children to make the sounds of the baby animals they learned about in the story. For instance, they can bark like a puppy or oink like a piglet. Then, ask them to think about and imitate the sounds the adult animals make. Discuss how the sounds might be similar or different, and why they think that is.
Nature Walk Observation: Take the children on a short nature walk around the school or a nearby park. Ask them to look for any animals they might see, and try to identify if they are babies or adults. Encourage them to share what they observe and discuss how they can tell the difference between baby and adult animals.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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Let’s read “Pete the Kitty and Baby Animals” by James Dean.
Pete the Kitty is at a party. Pete is a baby cat who has lost his red balloon. Can you help him find it?
Pete meets a puppy eating a rainbow sprinkle cupcake. A puppy is a baby dog.
“Hello, puppy! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“Not here,” replies the puppy.
Pete then meets a piglet dancing to lively music. A piglet is a baby pig.
“Hello, piglet! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“Oink oink, nope,” says the piglet.
Next, Pete needs two hatchlings playing on a seesaw. A hatchling is a baby turtle.
“Hello, hatchlings! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“Sorry,” reply the hatchlings.
Pete needs a lamb riding a red tricycle. A lamb is a baby sheep.
“Hello, lamb! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“Bye nay,” replies the lamb.
Pete then meets a kit splashing in the sprinkler. A kit is a baby fox.
“Hello, kit! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“Nope,” says the kit.
Pete meets a fawn jumping on a trampoline. A fawn is a baby deer.
“Hello, fawn! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“Here? Nope,” replies the fawn.
Pete needs a cub with an ice cream cone. A cub is a baby bear.
“Hello, cub! Have you seen my balloon?” asks Pete.
“No, but I have an ice cream cone just for you,” says the cub.
“That’s even cooler!” Pete cheers.
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