Dr. Seuss- Read Across America Week

Dr. Seuss Activities

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Taking a break from Non-Fiction was pretty nice this week....well, what we had of this week (thank you snow). Here are some things that we did!

-at Word Family Hats
After reading The Cat in the Hat, we discussed words that end with -at. We modeled as a class how to think of words that end with -at, and wrote them on a stripe in our Cat in the Hat hats. The students wrote and decorated their hats, then we put a band around their heads so they could wear them. (this is probably the 5th hat we have made this year...turning anything into a hat is most exciting)

This lesson is easily differentiated - higher students can include words with blends, digraphs, etc., and struggling students can trace the -at letters on their hats. Early finishers can draw pictures of each word to help them remember better!

Hop on Pop-scotch
After reading the ever-appropriate "Hop on Pop," we thought of -op word family words. After modeling how to write them, students were divided into four groups to create Hop On Pop scotch boards -- aka large paper with a hopscotch outline written on them. With dry erase markers, students were instructed to write -op words before they could start playing. They threw a mini bear and played hop scotch, saying each word that they hopped on. It was a blast!.

Left foot, Right foot, feet feet feet....

After reading "The Foot Book" - we traced and measured our feet. And decorated them! This corresponded perfectly with our Math Unit on Measurement. We measured them with both cubes and links.

Oh, The Places We'll Go...

Finally, after reading "Oh The Places You'll Go," we wrote about what we wanted to be when we grew up. We compiled them into a book :) Some cute answers..."When I grow up...I want to be a KID" <---he's got life figured out ;) 

So, in conclusion, although the week was short, it was a blast. I think next week we will do a little bit of "Oh, the thinks we can think," and discuss imagination. It was something I wanted to do this week, but thanks snow :o)

I'll leave it at this: Character day was Friday so my Instructional Assistant and I dressed up as Elephant & Piggie. It was so fun :)

Kate