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Alphabet Letter C Cat Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

1. A cat is a small, furry mammal with-whiskers, short ears, and a long tail.  Cats, also called house cats, are often kept as pets or to catch mice and rats. Cats are carnivorous, this means they primarily eat meat.
   
   
2. A cat is also any of the larger wild animals related to cats, such as the leopard, lion, tiger, cheetah, etc.

Children Age 3 and under:

• Print this toddler coloring page with large bubble font, color, paint or,
  
  
• Print a letter C coloring page in standard block or D'Nealian font and a cat coloring page behind it or on a separate page if using finger paints to decorate later. Discuss other letter C words found on the worksheet.
  
  
• Finger Tracing: Trace letter C's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page.
  
  
• Children can trace and color the letter C's. After completing coloring the letter, encourage children to color the cat coloring page and write letter C c and the word cat on the margins.

Children Ages 3+ letter C (hard C like K):

Present the Letter C Worksheet and Mini Book program. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book. These materials can be used as part of a Letter C program of activities to reinforce letter recognition, initial handwriting practice and to identify related C words.

Discuss other letter C words and images found in the worksheet. You can also display letter C posters and coloring pages or make a letter C classroom book. For related images visit: Letter C Printable Activities.

Finger and Pencil Tracing: Trace letter C's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on your worksheet.

Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter and explain the direction of the arrows and numbers that help them trace the letter correctly. During the demonstration, count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the writing process.

Find the letter C's: Have the children find all the letter C's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle them first.

1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper. Have children draw a cat behind the lined paper or select and print a cat coloring page to color after writing practice.
   
   
2. Drawing and writing paper: encourage children to draw and color a cat and practice writing letter C c.

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