PRESENTING
PAT'S CAT AND CAT'S PAT
Chapter 1
Introducing the story
Present the title of the story .
Ask the children why they think the story is called PAT'S CAT AND CAT'S PAT.Try to get the children to respond that Pat loves his/her cat and the cat is devoted to Pat.
They belong to each other. Children can learn that an apostrophe after a noun can mean "possession" --"belonging to."
INTRODUCE THE WORDS FOR CHAPTER 1:
PAT
CAT (rhyming words)
I (both have long i sounds)
like
likes (form of the same word)
Kit
is (short i sound)
meow
just
MAKE UP SOME SENTENCES WITH THESE WORDS.
Pat said, I like Kit.
Kit said meow.
Kit likes Pat.TEXT for chapter 1
Pat's cat is Kit.
Pat likes Kit.
Kit likes Pat.Pat said, "I like Kit."
Kit just said, "meow."
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Questions to ask children:
l. Pat's pet cat is named Kit .
Can you think of a reason why Pat chose this name?(Perhaps a child will say that Kit is short for kitten. A kitten is a baby cat)
2.How does Pat feel about the cat? What does
Pat say?3. How does Kit feel about Pat? What do you think
meow might mean in this part of the story?
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