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Bad Kitty Joins the Team
Last updated Thursday, June 6, 2024
Author: Nick Bruel
Date of Publication: 2020
ISBN: 1250208076
Grade Level: 3rd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Jun. 2024
Synopsis:
Kitty is terribly out of shape - she can barely torment Puppy without needing a break to huff and puff! When Kitty's owner catches her wheezing, Kitty is told it's time to EXERCISE.
It takes some serious convincing, a high-stakes competition, and a little bit of trickery but eventually Kitty gets into the competitive spirit . . . albeit reluctantly. What did you expect?
Will our favorite feline friend learn what it means to be a good sport?
| Note to readers: |
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This is a chapter book and each chapter has a title so go over each of the chapters to engage the children to pick up the book at their school or local library.
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There are opportunities to act out the character voices for a more entertaining reading session.
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Chapter One reads as a comic book as the characters are reading a comic book. Make sure you do a walk through the pages in Chapter 1. After Chapter 1, the book is read by Bad Kitty’s owner. Most importantly, the book reads quickly. Try to get through Chapter 1-3.
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| Discussion topics for before reading: |
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Has anyone read the Bad Kitty series of books? If so, which one?
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What does it mean to be terribly out of shape?
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Have you been in a competition? If so, name some competitions and sporting events.
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See if children can name the sports on the cover.
Vocabulary
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Vitamins (noun) any of various substances that are necessary in very small amounts to the nutrition of most animals and some plants, that are important to the control of growth and development
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Exercise (noun) bodily activity for the sake of physical fitness
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Sport (noun) physical activity (as hunting, running, or an athletic game) engaged in for pleasure
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Maniac (noun) a person wildly enthusiastic about something
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Competition (noun) an individual or group one is competing against. A contest between rivals.
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| Discussion topics for during/after reading: |
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What were Strange Kitty and Mouse talking about when Kitty decided to come outside and chase Mouse?
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Why did Kitty collapse sooner than usual while she was chasing Mouse around outside?
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What does Kitty have to start doing every day, even if she doesn’t like it? Do you do the same thing at school. Tell us exercises you do at school, at home, at the park?
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What made Mouse decide to propose a contest to see which animal is faster and stronger: mice or cats?
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After first the competition was Cats vs. Mice. In what way did Mouse change the competition before he and Strange Kitty signed their agreement?
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| Craft ideas: |
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Create a comic strip with construction paper, markers and other material that on hand illustrating a sporting scene, a funny competition or Bad Kitty and the Mouse interaction.
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Father’s Day is coming up so if they want, encourage doing a craft for the Fathers.
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| Special activities: |
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Try a quiet game of musical chairs.
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If you can use the dry erase board, do a friendly game of hangman, tic-tac-toe or Pictionary.
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ABC game. To find objects or words from the reading that begin with the letters in the alphabet. Volunteers would start with the letter A and take the letters Q and X.
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*Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions.
You can use them, but you don't have to use them.
You can expand upon them, or add your own twist.
Remember, though, that the focus of your time should
not be on the development and execution of a craft;
the focus should be on the read-aloud and the
enjoyment of the book!
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