In her adoration, my daughter joins legions of kids around the world who know the optimistic kitty from a series of bestselling children’s books. A painted cat literally sets the tone for our day. On days we spot the Pete sticker, she announces it to her teachers on days we don’t, she mopes. For the next seven months, she will drag me by the finger around the parking lot almost every morning on Pete safaris. By the time we park the car, Lola is convinced that Pete must live in the parking lot of her new school.
So Pete the Cat stares back at us the whole way, our sleepy-eyed shepherd. You can make a few extra pointers and place them in your classroom library or make one for each child to use during independent reading.As it turns out, the van with the sticker is headed where we are. Kids will love seeing Pete’s button and be eager to follow along as you read. Use the pointer to point to the text in big books, pocket charts and any charts you create in your classroom to develop and reinforce concepts of print. How to Use the Button PointerĪfter you have read some of the Pete the Cat books to your class, especially Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, introduce the button pointer to the children. I prefer E6000 because it will stick anything to anything – forever! Just be sure to use it outdoors and don’t bring it to school. Use your E6000 glue to attach the button to the craft stick and allow to dry thoroughly. I already had plenty of E6000 glue on hand as well as the buttons. I found the yellow craft sticks at my local craft store. This button pointer was super easy to make, here are the materials needed to make your own Pete the Cat button pointers. Beginning and end (where to start and stop reading a word, sentence, or book).Top to bottom (words on a page are read from top to bottom).Return sweep (you return to the left after reaching the end of a line of print).One-to-one correspondence (spoken words match print).Left to right progression (words on the page are read from left to right).I have listed some of the components that are included in concepts of print for you below. These skills involve the ability to recognize and understand the functions of print. Using Pete the Cat will make teaching this skill super fun and your kids will learn to love books and reading- it’s a win-win!Ĭoncepts of print are emergent literacy skills that are considered one of the most important factors in determining future reading success. Why not capitalize on this popularity and use Pete to teach academic skills such as concepts of print to your students? Do your kids love Pete the Cat? The character of Pete the Cat is wildly popular with young children.
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