I love little pussy,
her coat is so warm
and if I don 't hurt her she 'll do me no harm.
So I 'll not pull her tail,
nor drive her away but pussy and I very gently will play.
I Love Little Pussy Learning Activities
Music
Listen to the song. What is the meaning of the song? It 's about a person who is kind to a pet cat.
How do the words of the song make you feel? E.g. gentle, kind
Challenge - sing along to the instrumental version of the song using your 'sweet voices. '
Visual Art
Draw or paint a picture of a kitten or cat.
Dance
Explore the movements of a cat e.g. stretching, creeping, crawling, scurrying, pouncing etc.
Teacher plays a beat on a drum while children do their cat move. When the teacher changes the speed of the beat (tempo) the children do another cat move.
Literacy
Sing and read along to the YouTube song to achieve multi-sensory learning "Do it, see it and hear it!"
Print out the song PDF
Read the song lyrics - ask children a variety of questions.
Re-read the song lyrics and ask children to join in.
Recognise and use a variety of punctuation when reading. " " ! ? . ,
Look at print and conventions (bold, italics).
Talk about interesting/challenging words and discuss what they mean.
Word study - phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming word, contractions etc.