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Books for Kids: Mama Cat Has Three Kittens (Virtual Book Club for Kids)

April 14, 2014 • 7 Comments

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Virtual Book Club for Kids is celebrating books for kids by Denise Fleming this month.  It’s always so fun to choose a book by the featured author each month.  We’ve read a lot of Fleming’s books.  For this project, we have decided to feature Mama Cat Has Three Kittens.

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Mama Cat Has Three Kittens by Denise Fleming

The Book

Mama Cat Has Three Kittens is the story of a Mama Cat and her three kittens- Skinny, Fluffy and Boris.  Mama Cat leads and Skinny and Fluffy follow throughout the day.  But, Boris naps.  When Mama Cat, Skinny and Fluffy nap, Boris decides to wake and do all the things he missed while he was sleeping.

The Activity

The story is full of verbs.  Many of the verbs may be new to young children.  So, this story is a perfect opportunity to build oral vocabulary.

1.  We created a play mat of the setting of the story.  Just click here to download your own free play mat:  Mama Cat Has Three Kittens Play Mat.  You may want to laminate the sheet for durability.

2.  Write each of the verbs (washes, walks, sharpens, chases, digs, curls and pounces) on index cards or small pieces of paper.

3.  Next, let the kids build four cats (Mama, Boris, Fluffy and Skinny) from playdough.

4.  Now it’s time to play!  Read each word on the cards to the child and together act out the story with the cats on the play mat.

Mama Cat Has Three Kittens Play Mat

Not only will you be working on building vocabulary, but you will also be practicing retelling a story.

Books for kids provide so many opportunities to learn!

Check out more fun we had with Denise Fleming’s book,  Shout!

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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  1. PragmaticMom says

    April 22, 2014 at 3:35 pm

    I love your retelling activity! I don’t know Denise Fleming but now I want to read all her books!! Thanks for introducing me via the Kid Lit Blog Hop Jodie!

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  2. Reshama says

    April 21, 2014 at 2:14 pm

    The book and activity are both very adorable! I like the idea of focusing on verbs and adjectives during read alouds. Thanks for sharing your review at Kidlit Bloghop this week.
    -Reshama @ Stackingbooks

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  3. Alicia Owen says

    April 19, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    I bet my daughter would love this book because she loves cats! Thanks for sharing! I popped over from the Kid Lit Blog Hop. 🙂

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  4. Meg Welch Dendler says

    April 18, 2014 at 3:25 pm

    What an adorable activity! Thanks for sharing as part of the Kid Lit Blog Hop!

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  5. Dianna @ The Kennedy Adventures says

    April 18, 2014 at 12:41 am

    Great to see you back at The Thoughtful Spot, Jodi!

    This looks perfect for my daughter who loves kittens!

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  6. Divina says

    April 17, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    The book and activities look really cute. Thanks for joining us at the Kid Lit Blog Hop!

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  7. Kirsten says

    April 14, 2014 at 1:09 pm

    Oh my goodness, my little one would love this book! She has a stuffed Mama Kitty with 3 kittens (who attach with magnets to “nurse” – so cute), and she would love acting out the story with her kittens!
    http://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-Toy-107790-Nursing-Nina/dp/B0001LATN6

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