Amazing Cats

 My Class 2 pupils enjoy listening to, reading, and talking about stories. In our eTwinning project The Seagull and the Cat, they discovered a group of very unusual cats.

The children were surprised that a cat wanted to help and protect a seagull. They thought it was amazing that an animal could be so kind and responsible. They could hardly believe that a cat knew everything from books. The names of the cats — Zorba, Colonel, Secretary, Sopravento, Diderot and Bubulina — sounded funny and interesting to them, and they tried to imagine what each cat might look like.

A lot of pupils were eager to read parts of the story aloud. Some were not very confident, but their classmates encouraged and supported them, which made everyone feel proud.

After watching a video, the pupils drew Zorba first, then the other cats.

Later, they created a booklet with all the cats — but with a playful twist: they mixed body parts to invent new characters. For example, they imagined Soprarot, with Sopravento’s head and Diderot’s body, and Secrelina, with Secretary’s head and Bubulina’s body.

Some groups were so inspired by this activity that they went further and wrote and illustrated their own stories — not about cats, but about new characters they invented. They read these stories aloud and shared them with the class, which brought lots of smiles and applause.

Finally, we read a poem together. As a class, the pupils agreed on the shape and font, and then in teams they chose the colours. The final calligram showed both teamwork and creativity.