Group discussion Children talk about their pets. Discuss what our responsibilities as a pet owner are and record children's responses. Model brainstorming and mindmapping on the topic 'My Pet'. Children draw their pet and write the facts about their pet. List all the pets in the class.
Children draw small pictures for the graph.
The Humongis Cat Make a timeline of events in the story. Children paint their favourite part of the story and write a caption about why they chose this part of the story. Talk about how to look after a cat. Record and chart the responses. Establish regular meal times, don't feed scraps.