Belling

the Cat

LESSON 2 DAY 1
Let us look at the picture. This is Father Mouse, Mother Mouse, Brother Mouse and Sister
Mouse. They are a family of mice.
mouse mice

Which word means only one? Which word

means there is more than one mouse?
Father Mouse gave Brother Mouse a small
chunk of cheese. Sister Mouse was hungry and
asked for her share of the cheese. Brother

fool
Mouse said he has no cheese and gave his
sister small bits of bread he found under the
dining table. Mother Mouse saw it and was
mad at Brother Mouse. “Why did you fool your
sister? she asked. Present word card for fool
and ask: What do you do when you fool
someone?
What is this collar for?
What animal usually wears this?
Do you also wear a collar?
Is it the same as this?
What other animals wear collars?

Dog’s collar
A. Read the words in
the box. Look at the
picture. Complete the
sentences about the
picture with words from
the box. Write in your
notebook the complete
sentences.
Collar fool mice mouse
1.I can see two_______________.
2.The big _____ has a __________.
3.The little ________is mad at the
big mouse.
4.“Why did you ___________ me?”

he
Collar asked.
mouse fool mice
BELLING
THE
CAT
 2. Motivation Question
What are you afraid
of? Why?

3. Motive Question
What were the mice in
the story afraid of? What
did they plan to do?
A long time ago,
there were
three mice that
lived in a big
house. They had
an enemy-Pat
the Cat.
Now, Pat the Cat was a
watchful cat. She
watched the house so
closely that the three
mice could hardly go out
from their small hole.
They could not look for
tasty food to eat.
So First Mouse called for
a meeting to solve the
problem. “We need to
fool Pat the Cat,” said
First Mouse.
“Yes, or we will be
so hungry, we will die,”
agreed Second Mouse.
“What should we do to
fool Pat?”
The mice were silent for
a while, thinking.
Suddenly, Third Mouse
shouted, “Oh, I know
how!”
“How?” asked First
Mouse and Second
Mouse.
“We can put a bell
on Pat’s collar. When
Pat walks, the bell
will ring. We will
know where she is,”
answered Third
Mouse. “Then, we
know when to hide
and when to go out.”
“But who will bell the cat?” asked
Second Mouse.
“Not I!” said First Mouse.
“If not you, then who?” asked
Third Mouse, looking at Second
Mouse.
“Uh-uh, not I!” said Second
Mouse.
“If not you, then who?” asked
Third Mouse.
“You!” chorused First Mouse
and Second Mouse.
“Not I!” answered Third
Mouse.
 So First Mouse called for a meeting to
solve the problem. “We need to fool Pat the
Cat,” said First Mouse.
“Yes, or we will be so hungry, we will
die,” agreed Second Mouse. “What should we
do to fool Pat?”
The mice were silent for a while,
thinking. Suddenly, Third Mouse shouted, “
Oh, I know how!”
“How?” asked First Mouse and Second
Mouse. Who called for a meeting?
· What did they agree to do?
· Who had a plan?
· Can you guess what his plan might be?
So the three
mice had a
brilliant idea to
solve the
problem, but
not one of
them could do
it.
Wrap-Up Discussion:

1. Who wanted to put the bell on

Pat‟s collar? Why?
2.Why do you think no one
wanted to bell the cat?
3. What was wrong with the
plan?
4. What makes a plan to solve a
problem a good plan?
5. What should we do when we
2. Engagement

Activity
Activity 1: Write a short note to the
three mice telling them how to
solve the problem.
Activity 2: Present a skit showing
a plan that works.
Activity 3: Draw how the problem
can be solved. Write 1 or 2
sentences about your drawing.
Write a Note What can you tell the three mice so they can solve their problem? Write them a
note.

_________________________
Date

Dear Mice,
This is what you can do to solve your problem.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Good luck!
Sincerely yours,
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
Draw and Write Help the three
mice solve their problem. Draw on
a bond paper how the problem can
be solved. Then write 2 sentences
about your drawing.