My Four Groovy Buttons

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Homage to Eric Litwin's Pete the Cat

My Four Groovy Buttons

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For Families

Another favorite makes homage to Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons. A great counting story (video), and you'll find the song truly infectious.

We are accustomed to teaching with a model in front of a child, but these instructions should make it so that anyone can build one without our presence. We urge that parents and teachers be there to guide – but to allow the child to try to let the materials (and a picture of the final product) guide them. A wrong direction is always un-doable until you've glued something.


The Parts.


Pete assembled Front.


Pete assembled Back.

Now, color and then learn to count backwards with the video. My Buttons! My Buttons!...

Pete-the-Cat-Buttons

Pete the Cat parts

Pete front

Pete back


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