Cat Pack Read Aloud/Share with Class

Good afternoon, Ms. Naylor. I’ve been sharing the Cat Pack Series with my 2nd grade students for years. I begin with The Grand Escape on the first day of school! I’ve had students name their cats after characters in the series and have used the series to build community and teach reading strategies. I’ve even used them for writing prompts. Even students who begin the year as reluctant writers are willing to write when related to the Club of Mysteries! What do you think is in Bertam’s dog house, etc. I am beginning this year teaching virtually and writing to ask permission to read the series aloud to my students. I’d like to read aloud to them during synchronous classes but would also like to share with my students, just my students, a video of the read aloud from each session so that no one is excluded. I will use Seesaw and my interactive classroom. I would not post publicly such as on YouTube etc. Thank you so very much for considering my request.Thank you for bringing so much joy, love and laughter to my classroom! Gay B Baker.

I’m happy to grant my permission, and can already imagine the fun your students will have dealing with Steak Knife and all the other characters in this “Cat Pack Quartet.”  I had great fun in writing them too, as our own two cats at the time–Marco and Ulysses–were the inspiration.