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| "Where is baby cat?" by Richard Graham Where is Baby Cat? (Where is Baby Cat?) Where is Baby Cat? (Where is Baby Cat?) Is he on the sofa? (Is he on the sofa?) Next to the piano? (Next to the piano?) In front of the TV? (In front of the TV?) Behind the curtain? (Behind the curtain?) (Repeat Chorus) Is he in the bath? (Is he in the bath?) Outside the window? (Outside the window?) Behind the fish tank? (Behind the fish tank?) Under the sofa? (Under the sofa?) (Repeat Chorus) Is he under the table? (Is he under the table?) Under the chair? (Under the chair?) Is he in the basket? (Is he in the basket?) Is he on the shelf? (Is he on the shelf?) (Repeat Chorus) |
With this song there is a change of pace, the song is slower and it's a
lot more relaxed, but will stay in your head all day. The video also has
a cartoon cat interacting with the actors, which is popular with the kids.
Then when you come to play the game the kids do go a bit mad.
Game
Each kid needs a blanket or a coat. As they listen to the CD they get under,
behind, on or in front of the blanket. Particular for smaller kids this
can be a great challenge! But even elementary school kids find it fun.
On the CD we also explain the game rules in Japanese ( just in case!),
and run through several variations of the game.
Picture Book: "Hide and Seek"
Although I wrote or co-wrote all these books, the illustrations were all
done by prize winning Japanese illustrators. This is one of them that did
indeed turn out to be a little strange to say the least!
Try it with your class and see how you go! Basically the family play hide
and seek and Baby Cat gets lost, where is he...?
As with the other Kids English theme, once the kids have learnt the song they can easily understand the picture book, even in one 45 minute lesson.
On the CD there are three recordings of the narration, chose the one according to the kids mood from "Parentese" ( really slow and clear), "Normal" or "Genki".
This theme is available in the Genki English "Kids English" set!
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