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Dr. Seuss’ birthday is coming up soon on March 2nd! It is time to start planning for fun activities for his birthday celebration! Dr. Seuss’ stories are loved by children of all ages and this month we’re excited to be sharing fun Dr. Seuss homeschooling resources that your kids will love! To receive this Free …
This post will share many fun Dr. Seuss things we have done this week! We made the Big Book Cat In The Hat, Cat In the Hat, What do You See? You can see the finished book at the bottom of this post. Dr. Suess Big Book Click here for all the words Dr.Seuss Stations This year I had Dr. Seuss Day. I had four different stations with parent helpers. The activities lasted about forty minutes. I wanted three helpers and had eight! The kids did not have to go to every station. I also had parents Guest read each morning and gave them a Dr. Seuss book to read. Creature Creation I got the idea from this post here. We made Creatures and named them. You can check them out at the bottom of this post. We put them on plates and used colored Sharpies to write their names. Play a Dr. Seuss Game TPT by Donna M. Glynn called Dr. Seuss Pack. simplebooklet.com Dr. Seuss Bingo Great Bingo Games The MOST popular Oobleck. Recipe for Oobleck Drawing on the computer We worked on Kerpoof. Draw a picture of a favorite Dr. Seuss book. Favorite Color Day I got lots of great ideas from Mrs. Bell's a Place Called Kindergarten. We wore our favorite color to school and made a graph. I love how this came out. I was not planning on doing this graph, but a child said, "Mrs. Clancy we wore our favorite colors now what?" We also watercolor the Cat in The Hat which was another idea from Mrs. Bell Below is a Bridge Map. Next week we plan to do Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in The Hat. here for stations and favorite sheet This is our published book Cat in the Hat, Cat in the Hat, What do you see? Below you will see pictures of our creatures too! simplebooklet.com Here are our Creature Creations! simplebooklet.com
Dr. Suess is the man behind many children's classic. And some books have even been made into movies. Now, you can color your favorite characters with these coloring pages.
Dr. Seuss worksheets for preschool provide engaging and educational activities for young learners. These worksheets focus on familiar Dr. Seuss characters and stories, making them the perfect tool for introducing early literacy skills and encouraging a love for reading and learning. With colorful illustrations and age-appropriate tasks, these worksheets cater to the needs of preschoolers, making their learning experience fun and interactive. Whether it's matching rhyming words or practicing fine motor skills, these Dr. Seuss worksheets ensure that preschoolers stay entertained while developing essential foundational skills.
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At Shepherds Fold Daycare Pre-K 4 amp 5 they enjoyed reading an assortment of Dr. Seuss books throughout the week and did crafts themed for each of the five books they read!The Cat in the Hat
Free printable counting worksheets for your Dr. Seuss theme! Dr. Seuss week is nearly here! Your preschoolers will love counting and coloring these Dr. Seuss inspired pictures. This is a perfect activity to accompany your
Have fun with kids by making this water drop maze. Move your water drop around the paper from start to finish! An easy and cheap way to entertain kids!
7 activities inspired by The Foot Book by Dr. Suess
FREE printable book activity to go along with the classic Dr. Seuss book Ten Apples Up on Top. Perfect counting activity for toddlers and preschoolers for the Fall, Apple theme and Back to School season.
5 DIY homemade instruments for kids. Make a drum to play along with Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb
The first week of pre-k.. what exactly do I teach?! Rules & procedures... rules & procedures... let me repeat.. rules & procedures! From learning how to put a marker top back on... to learning how to sit and listen to read aloud... starting the year off teaching rules & procedures will build a strong foundation for a successful year! The first week of pre-k is a not just a mere beginning; it is the start of a little one's first journey into the world of learning (alongside other little human beings)! It's a fun time with teachers, parents, and caregivers come together to create an exciting environment that fosters growth, curiosity, and meaningful connections! It's also a time to get to know our new friends and build a classroom community! But in order to do that, students must learn the class rules, how to handle materials, how to sit & listen, how to line up, where things are, bathroom procedures, how to clean up, fire drill procedures, etc. You are not going to start off teaching scissor skills OR those cute math board games with all the tiny pieces to go with it! There will be PLENTY of time for those things later on! Right now, your focus is on introducing rules & procedures and then practice, practice, practice those rules & procedures! You can still have FUN while teaching these things! It makes me think of Mary Poppins when she says "annnd SNAP, the job's a game!" Introduce how to use glue bottles with the picture book, Too Much Glue, and then it with an easy craft. Teaching clean up procedures for centers or snack? Sing a clean up song.. sing it every day.. three times a day if you have to! Children learn best through repetition taught in engaging ways! Here are some rules & procedures you will want to teach in your first two weeks of pre-k: Morning arrival - Where do they hang their backpack? What do they do next? Circle time - Where do they sit? What does good carpet behavior look like? Center time - Do they stay in the same center or is it free choice? How do they clean up? What happens when they misbehave? What is not okay? School supplies - How to they share? How to use them? Where do the supplies go? School tour - Where is our room? Where is the principal's office? Where is the library? Lunch - How long do they sit? What if they have to go to the bathroom? How do they clean up? Fire drills - What will happen? Where do we go? Line up procedures - How to not run to the line. How to keep hands to themselves. How to walk quietly. The list goes on and on... but you don't have to do it one day or all in one week! I wouldn't introduce ALL the school supplies in one circle time either. One morning, show a glue stick, model how to take the cap off and on, pass around the glue stick, have students practice an easy glueing task. Pretend you are a 4 year old and you have never seen a glue stick in your life. How would you teach that procedure? Here's a handy list of must-reads for the first week of pre-K! Another day, read the tale of friendship, The Crayon Box that Talked." Talk about what makes us unique, introduce crayons and sharing, model coloring, and let students color a 1st Day of Pre-K journal page or coloring page. Introduce a little each day for two weeks and you will have confident little pre-k kiddos ready for more in depth learning! Here are a few resources to help you out! Below, is a sample schedule and of course you would adjust it to however your own school schedule allows: 8:00 - 8:30 am: Arrival and Greeting 8:30 - 9:00 am: Circle Time & Bathroom Breaks 9:00 - 9:30 am: Name Recognition Activity 9:30 - 10:00 am: Snack 10:00 - 10:30 am: Morning Recess 10:30 - 11:00 am: Learning Centers & Art 11:00 - 12:00 pm: Lunch & Cleanup 12:00 - 12:30 pm: Story & Bathroom Breaks 12:30 - 1:00 pm - Afternoon Recess 1:00 - 2:00 pm - Naptime 2:00 - 2:30 pm - Snack & Dismissal Helpful Tips: Morning arrival - This is usually when parents drop off and sign in. Or sometimes you might be in a setting where you have to go pick up your students from cars, daycares, etc. Smile & greet each kiddo! When entering the room, instruct them how to hang up their own backpack in their cubby and where to go next. In the past, I always had students get their own daily folders out and put them in a tub. Set out a couple of baskets of manipulatives and a basket of books on different tables. I would not have learning centers open or exposed. Circle time - Begin with a few warm up music & movement songs. This gets the wiggles out! Read a picture book such as "The Kissing Hand" and pass around a racoon to hug. It might seem silly, but this is actually teaching children how to sit for a period of time, how to follow directions, and how to pass an item to another! You can also read books about characters following the rules & books that have an "All About Me" theme. Bathroom procedures - During circle time, is a good time to tell each child to go to the bathroom. (Hopefullly you have the luxury of having a bathroom in your room, if not.. make sure you schedule lots of potty breaks throughout the day!) You will have to teach how to use the soap, how much soap, how many paper towels, what to do with the paper towels, etc. Name games - We don't need to teach letter formation or how to grip a pencil just yet! Not in the first few days. Right now we are focusing on learning each other's names and identifying our own names. A fun name game is that old familiar favorite... Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?! Put each child's photo and name on a construction paper cookie and put all the cookies in a cookie jar or basket. Repeat the rhyme and pull out a cookie at the end of the rhyme. You can do a few names each day! Or create a classroom book with a child's photo on each page. Flip through and read it together! Recess - Remember, some of those kiddos have never slid down a slide or swung the monkey bars. Walk around the playground in line, point out the equipment, model the equipment, and then let them play. They WILL make mistakes & forget the rules. It's your job to keep a watchful eye & give reminders. Learning centers - Have two or three centers open each day. Model the centers and go over what's in each center and how to use it. Practice with blocks and pretend the first few days. You can have other centers empty or I always faced the cabinets toward the walls. You can do free choice or assign centers, that's up to you. Allow extra clean up time at the beginning of the year. Centers is usually when I pulled kids to the art table in groups of four to do an easy activity. Your pre-k aide can do art time or they can watch over play in the centers. The laughter and discoveries about to be had will be the building blocks for the wonderful journey ahead! Remember to keep your schedule flexible and make room for modifications. Laugh, smile, dance, and enjoy this time and they will to!
Oh, the Places You'll Go!: Dr. Seuss: 9780679805274: Books - Amazon.ca
“ I’ll go to the African island of Yerka And bring back a tizzle-topped Tufted Mazurka A kind of canary with quite a tall throat. His neck is so long, if he swallows an oat For breakfast the first day of April, they say It has to go down such a very long way That it gets to his stomach the fifteenth of May.” -Dr. Seuss If I Ran the Zoo
These books and online resources help teach young children spatial skills and map making.
Adorable summer worksheets for preschoolers with a varitey of math activities for preschool students to practice summer math!
Give some Dr. Seuss crafts a try with our collection of over 101 ideas. There is something for everyone in this great list of Seuss craft ideas!
Dr Seuss coloring pages and free printables for kids of all ages to go with the children's books: huge list of Dr Seuss week coloring pages worksheet, lessons and even Seuss lessons and activity packs. Ultimate list of free learning websites for Dr Seuss freebies for preschool, kindergarten and up to boost learning with books and fun for Read Across America activities to download and print!
Today, I am linking up with another wonderful science teacher over at Teachers Are Terrific. We have amazing jobs teaching science all day! This is just one grade level idea this week, however my kinders are learning about the moon, first graders are building stable, balanced towers, third graders are focusing on the water cycle, fourth graders are learning about the digestive system, and fifth graders are focusing on chemical reactions. My second graders however...are focusing on Oobleck... Solid and liquid...or not? Oobleck is a non-Newtonian liquid...that means...it has qualities of both a solid and a liquid. When you squeeze oobleck in your hand and add pressure it acts as a solid...as you relax your hand it acts as a liquid. What a fun way to add an activity to your solids and liquids unit or even when you study Dr. Suess... Reading Bartholomew and the Oobleck is a long book...it can take roughly 23 minutes on a good day...but with changing voices my kiddos sit through me reading it...mesmerized. I made a quick pack to go with my science lessons and for my classroom teachers I made math and writing sheets. Love that they use all the extras I make! . My kiddos use the science sheets to test the oobleck... Do these items stay on the top of the surface or sink? We wrap up by writing the recipe and how Oobleck works...what a fun way to take something home and make something with parents! Check out my Oobleck Pack on my TPT store!
Turn a classic STEM challenge into a Dr Seuss cup stacking game. Stack the Cat's hat with a fun Cat in the Hat cup stacking challenge for kids of all ages.
Looking for a fun Zoo Activities for kids? Check out these 8 Hands-On Zoo activities for Preschool or Kindergarten.
Dr. Seuss, beloved author and illustrator, has captured the hearts and imaginations of generations with his whimsical characters and colorful illustrations. His stories have taught us valuable less…
“There’s a Wocket in my Pocket!” by Dr. Seuss One of our favorite things about Dr. Suess is his his ginormous imagination and the silly and fun imaginary creatures that he creates. Each one is completly unique and their wonky names and characteristics make them so endearing. This book in particular is one of...Read More »
Here's a simple way to explore a fun and classic book by a favorite author. Why not pair a fun zoo book with one of our classic slime recipe for a fantastic literacy, sensory and
Free printable book activity for toddlers and preschoolers based on the book Are You My Mother? where the child matches 10 different baby & mother animal pairs. Great activity for Mother's Day!
Free Fox in Socks by Dr Seuss Coloring Pages Designer Socks printable. You can download and print this Fox in Socks by Dr...
Here is a quick inspired-by-Dr. Seuss thunder science experiment! This science project is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and even older kids--who can make the best thunder?!
