BYU-Idaho Preschool Lesson Plan

GATHERING TIME
Pets (cats and dogs)

Lead Teacher: Kristyn Lloyd

Ideas to be Emphasized:
1. Pets can be very useful to have around.
2. You have to be careful what you feed to your pet.
3. Caring for a dog can help you get good exercise.

Preschool Concepts or Skills:

1. Care for Animals
2. Counting
3. Throwing/ Catching

GATHERING TIME 9:55-10:10 a.m. or 2:55-3:10 p.m.

Transition
Sing “oh where, oh where has my little dog gone” as children wander around the room
singing and pretending to look for their little dog. Encourage them to look through their
pretend binoculars and look. Teachers will encourage all children to find the little dog
around the center circle as they sit for gathering time. (Song on CD “o where, o where has
my little dog gone?”)
Activity Description Materials
Name
1. Care for Have a professional pet groomer Contact local pet groomer and she will
Animals come in and show us what she does bring dog and supplies to care for it.
to care for the dogs. She will show -tub
that she bathes the dog, uses -shampoo
shampoo, brushes it, and then trims -brush
the nails. Have the children pretend
to have a dog in front of them as
they do similar movements of A list is at:
shampoo, brush etc. The will mimic http://rpreschoolresources.weebly.com
the instructor.
2. Read the story- The three little kittens -Book from Public Library
Counting and have the kids count along while
you read to them. When you say
ONE have every child count to one
on their fingers, and TWO fingers and
so forth for the whole book.
3. Pets can Tell a story about how the farm was -pretend (paper) mice for
be useful being infested with mice. That crops demonstration of pounce.
to have were dying, things were smelly. (kids
around. say “eeww”) then explain that you
got a cat. One you got a cat that
could live on the farm then the mice
 started to disappear. (BUT WHY? Ask
the kids) The cats eat mice you reply
and go on to explain and act out
how cats are sneaky. They hide
focus on their target and “POUNCE”
then jump up to startle them a little.
Then they run away with the mouse
in their mouth for supper. Have kids
act out being cats to capture the
pretend mice.
Transition Sing “oh where, oh where has my -Song on CD “o where, o where has my
to Small little dog gone” as children wander little dog gone?”
Focus around the room singing (like before)
Groups and pretending to look for their little
dog. Encourage them to look
through their pretend binoculars and
look. Teachers will now pull children
aside into their own groups by age
until all are in small groups.