Four and Roars – Preschool

Opening Song	Welcome by Carole Peterson
Calendar	The kids helped identify the Date, Day, Month, Season, and Weather
Introduction Concept	Which Big Cats Roar? I showed the kids pictures of the big cats that roar. I then played a sound clip from youtube with each big cat’s roar. Lion, Tiger, Jaguar, Leopard Cheetahs are example of a big cat that does not roar. I used the video “All Big Cat Sounds” by Meow Meow TV.
ASL	Four Lion
Rhyming Match with National Holidays	Rhyming Activity: I showed an image of the number four. Then I showed the kids four more pictures and had them identify each one. Then the kids had to identify which two pictures rhymed with four. The other two pictures corresponded with a national holiday. Door Floor Unicorn Submarine
Book	Roar, Roar, Growl, Growl: Sounds From the Jungle by Jennifer Shand
Finger Rhyme	Where Is Big Cat (Tune: Where is Thumbkin) Before starting I introduced the kids to Big Cat (my thumbs) and Little Cat (my pinkies). The cats give a little meow and the kids show me their Big Cat and Little Cat. Where is big cat, where is big cat (hide thumbs) Here I am, here I am (bring thumbs out) How are you today cat (wiggle one thumb) Very well I thank you (wiggle other thumb) Roar, Roar, Roar (put thumbs behind back) Roar, Roar, Roar Where is little cat…meow, meow, meow. Source: Adapted from Adventures of a Bookworm
Book	Roar: A Book of Animal Sounds by Katerina Kerouli
Rhyme	A Lion is Big A Lion is big (arms wide open) And very strong. (show muscles) It has a tail (show tail) That’s very long (shake tail). A Lion can roar In a great big way.(roar) I feel like a lion today! (roar again!) Source: Adapted from Totally for Twos by The Mailbox.
Math Activity	Big Cats Missing Addend Have the kids figure out how many big cats they need to equal the number of cats on the strip. Source: Robin Reifel
Habitat Activity	Where do Big Cats Live? We talked about each big cat and then the kids had to match the big cat to where they live. Source: Salaam Mummy
Dance Song	Lion Lessons by Pinkfong
Cool Down	We melt all the way down to floor until we are laying down. We sing the Alphabet and count up to 5 and Down from 5.
Goodbye Song	Skidamarink by Old Town School of Folk Songs