Pete the Cat! If you haven’t been introduced you are probably looking at this picture thinking what is the big deal?!? Well I was hooked just after hearing his catchy little song. But there is so much more to Pete the Cat than just his song. One of my favorite things from the books is the lessons we can learn from Pete. Pete never gets angry or throws a fit when things don’t go his way – he just makes the best of it and keeps on going!
We started the year off with Pete Rocking His School Shoes. 
There are some great lessons out there on using this book and Pete to tour the school. Please go visit Inspired By Kindergarten to get her freebie for this great school tour! Just click on the picture of Pete to find the freebie!
I Love My White Shoes is the perfect book to teach and review colors. We had a great time reading and re-reading this book during color week! Here’s a couple activities to use with I Love My White Shoes. First what would be better than watching the author himself tell the story! Here’s a great video of Eric Litwin performing I Love My White Shoes! |
| Here’s a freebie from Kindergarten Crayons. This is just perfect for a retelling center or a pocket chart center. Great for whole group as well! Click on picture to visit Kindergarten Crayons and grab this freebie! |
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| This such a cute art project to go with the book. |
Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons was just what we needed to master the number 4. But hey, why stop there! Here are some great counting activities to use with this book. |
| Here’s a great counting activity from Heidi at HeidiSongs! Click the picture above to visit Heidi’s blog and grab this freebie! |
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| Here’s another activity that uses this book at a higher level. Click on the picture to visit Learning with Mrs. Parker and grab this page for subtraction practice. |
I especially loved the I Can Read Books that came out because some of my kids were able to read those independently toward the end of the year. They love grabbing a book with a familiar character!
And if all this wasn’t enough – I just found out there’s more Pete the Cat on the way! I will be pre-ordering my books and I can’t wait to use them in my classroom.
Pete the Cat and his Magic Sunglasses. You can pre-order through Amazon by clicking here:
Reading this post made me wish I taught primary! What great resources and such an endearing character is Pete! Thanks for bringing a smile to my face!
Sidney
Teachingisagift
Reading this post made me wish I taught primary! What great resources and such an endearing character is Pete! Thanks for bringing a smile to my face!
Sidney
Teachingisagift
What a great post containing all the wonderful Pete materials available…thanks for putting this together!
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What a great post containing all the wonderful Pete materials available…thanks for putting this together!
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Thanks so much for putting all of this great Pete stuff in one place! I can't wait to try something new with my firsties this year at the beginning of the school year!
Meghan
First Grade Hugs and High Fives
Thanks so much for putting all of this great Pete stuff in one place! I can't wait to try something new with my firsties this year at the beginning of the school year!
Meghan
First Grade Hugs and High Fives