Social Skills

Henry, Steve. (2001). Nobody asked me. United States: Harper Collins Publishers.




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This story is about a cat that learns to play with a smaller kitten who has come to live with them. At first he is very unhappy that the kitten is there but he grows to become attached to him. The pictures in this book are very funny and therefore keep children’s attention. This book is also a book that is good to read to children between the ages of 3 -5 because it can also be related to having a younger sibling and at this age many children are being placed in that situation. This book is also about being included. The pictures in the book are all bright and exciting. No two pictures look the same, this is great for the children to anticipate what is going to be on the next page.



Provocations:



Place a stuff kitten Velcro on top of a large kitten and the large kitten eating a bowl of food



Presentations:



1) Felts: you will need a cat a kitten, places the kitten could be hiding, (the cubbord a bed to look under a tea pot a couch a fridge and a bath tub. You can to it as a hide and seek. You can have fabric on top on each item and have the children lift up the fabric to see if the kitten is under it.

2) Magnets: the same items you would need for the felt story

3) Shadow Play: you will need a light projector and materials to make the shadows. I recommend using the items from the felt story. You will also need a big wall to project the images on.



While telling the story I would stop on pages 9 and 10 and ask the children how they think the cat is feeling. I would also stop and ask the children how they think the cat would feel when the cat can’t find the kitten on page 21 and 22. I would then follow the question by if they have ever lost anything special and how they felt at the time.



Extensions:



1) Have the children play hide and seek

2) The children can tell us if they have ever been in a situation where they didn't like something at first but then started to enjoy it as time passed.

3) Have the children trace the outline of the shadows on paper on the wall