Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for They All Saw A Cat

Use They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

A cat wanders through the world and is seen differently by the various animals and people he encounters; to a child, the cat is playful and soft, while a mouse sees a giant monster with sharp teeth. Through imaginative illustrations and simple, repetitive text, author Brendan Wenzel shares his message about perspective and provides an excellent anchor text for developing comprehension skills focused on making connections and inferences, understanding text structure, and retelling and summarizing.

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Identifying the Author’s Purpose with They All Saw A Cat

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Identifying the Author’s Purpose with They All Saw A Cat

Following the changing appearance of the cat throughout Brendan Wenzel's They All Saw A Cat is the perfect springboard for discussing how the cat's appearance is influenced by each character's perspective. Use this identifying the author's purpose mini lesson to help guide student thinking.
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Making Connections with They All Saw A Cat

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Making Connections with They All Saw A Cat

As readers practice seeing the cat from each animal's perspective, they will make valuable connections that lead to a better understanding of Brendan Wenzel's They All Saw A Cat. This focused mini lesson encourages readers to use the text, illustrations, and their own knowledge of the animals to make text-to-world, text-to-text, and text-to-self connections.
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Making Inferences with They All Saw A Cat

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Making Inferences with They All Saw A Cat

Most students have some background knowledge about how cats react to animals such as dogs and mice. When this knowledge is combined with the vivid illustrations in They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel, it is a recipe for making successful inferences about how each animal feels when they encounter the cat.
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Retelling & Summarizing with They All Saw A Cat

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Retelling & Summarizing with They All Saw A Cat

This retelling and summarizing mini lesson shows readers how paying attention to the setting and characters helps them remember the important information in the story. Students will enjoy being challenged to remember each of the animals using the giant patchwork cat near the end of the story.
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Understanding Text Structure with They All Saw A Cat

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Understanding Text Structure with They All Saw A Cat

Use this understanding text structure mini lesson and They All Saw A Cat with students working on identifying description and sequencing text structures. Brendan Wenzel wrote and illustrated the text in such a way that the pictures can be used for successful comprehension strategy practice for all levels of readers.
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Parts of Speech with They All Saw A Cat

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Parts of Speech with They All Saw A Cat

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel as a springboard for instruction focused on parts of speech.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how plural nouns are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with nouns.

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Vocabulary Connections with They All Saw A Cat

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Vocabulary Connections with They All Saw A Cat

This set of vocabulary development resources for They All Saw A Cat highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

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Running Record with They All Saw A Cat

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Running Record with They All Saw A Cat

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with They All Saw A Cat. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

Writing with They All Saw A Cat

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Writing with They All Saw A Cat

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.

Identifying the Author’s Purpose with They All Saw A Cat (Spanish)

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Making Connections with They All Saw A Cat (Spanish)

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Making Inferences with They All Saw A Cat (Spanish)

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Retelling & Summarizing with They All Saw A Cat (Spanish)

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Understanding Text Structure with They All Saw A Cat (Spanish)

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Writing with They All Saw A Cat (Spanish)

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Title: They All Saw A Cat
Author: Brendan Wenzel
Genre: Fantasy
Themes: Award Winners
ISBN: 9781452154602
Publisher's Summary:
If you and your child liked The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Finding Winnie, and Radiant Child — you'll love They All Saw A Cat
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