Dogs and Cats (Monday)

Presenters
Noni Hazelhurst and Colin Buchanan

Poem

 * He Likes Dogs

Songs

 * All the fish
 * Running to the Corner
 * Put a Spot
 * Monkey Monkey Moo
 * A Ram Sam Sam

Activities

 * Making a sea collage, using an assortment of fabrics and materials. Colored paper bag fish, stuffed with newspaper, and added to create an underwater scene.
 * Making a shaggy, baggy dog with newspaper and a large brown paper bag. Playing a 'dog out/cat in' game with the calendar of the week.
 * Dramatic play: a fish shop and a pet shop.

Story

 * The Old Woman Who Went to Fetch Some Firewood a drawn story from The Useful Book
 * Monkey a drawn story by Frank Asch

Film

 * Bondi Fish Shop

Ideas for Later

 * Make paper bag animals - cats, dogs, fish
 * Create a story or a puppet show using your paper bag animal
 * Make a cardboard box kennel for your dog

Reference

 * All the Fish Traditional The New Useful Book (ABC)
 *  'Monkey Monkey Moo' Chant from The Useful Book (ABC)
 *  'Running to the Corner' by Ann North and Martin Wesley-SMith from The Useful Book (ABC)
 *  'Put the Spot' by John Fox and Warren Car from The New Useful Book (ABC Books)
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20000116032615/http://www.abc.net.au/children/play/parents/prognote/series72.htm