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Montessori Monday – Cat in the Hat Practical Life Activities

February 18, 2013 By Deb Chitwood 22 Comments

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I’ve loved Dr. Seuss books for many years. And Dr. Seuss books were some of my now-adult children’s favorite books, too.

Cat in the Hat Practical Life Activities

 

The books in the photo are Dr. Seuss books that were lovingly read over and over in our home. If you’re wondering how they still look as good as they do, you can find out in this post: How to Help Your Child Treasure Books.

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In honor of Read Across America, I’m sharing a couple of simple ideas for creating Dr. Seuss practical life activities based on Dr. Seuss’s books The Cat in the Hat and The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.

Cat in the Hat Pom Pom Transfer using Quick Sticks

Cat in the Hat Pom Pom Transfer using Quick Sticks

Cat in the Hat Pom Pom Transfer using Quick Sticks

The free printable I used for this activity is a top hat template from ABC Teach. I used a large plastic tray, quick sticks (which are very cool), and a 3½” diameter glass bowl from Montessori Services. I always keep a supply of pom poms of various colors and sizes on hand since they work well for many Montessori-inspired activities.

Hat with Pom Pom Stripes

Hat with Pom Pom Stripes

I like to add practical life skills like transferring to subject areas such as math and language, too. This activity, though, is a simple practical life transferring activity that has added interest because it’s literature based.

Cat in the Hat Pom Pom Transfer using a Strawberry Huller

Cat in the Hat Pom Pom Transfer using a Strawberry Huller

Cat in the Hat Pom Pom Transfer using a Strawberry Huller

For this activity, I used the Montessori Services 2¼” diameter glass bowl, clear acrylic tray and strawberry huller from the small tongs activities, and the top hat printable sized for a 5×7″ page. The clear acrylic trays are very versatile and a great size for many activities. For this particular activity, though, a medium-size tray would probably be best. Ideally, I’d use a red medium-size tray.

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  1. Shaunna says

    February 18, 2013 at 4:33 am

    I love this activity, and I am sure my girls will, too!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      February 18, 2013 at 11:31 pm

      Thanks, Shaunna! I had fun putting it together! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Nicole says

    February 18, 2013 at 11:00 am

    Deb,
    Thanks for the great Dr. Seuss activities! I have pinned to my Dr. Seuss Pinterest Board. Thanks for hosting Montessori Monday, I always find great ideas here! Have a blessed week.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      February 18, 2013 at 11:33 pm

      Thanks for your kind comment, Nicole! And I appreciate your pinning my post. I hope you have a blessed week, too! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jodie says

    February 18, 2013 at 2:58 pm

    Great activity to work on transferring. This will be perfect for my son.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      February 18, 2013 at 11:33 pm

      Thanks, Jodie! I hope he has fun with it! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Rachel Hoggan says

    February 19, 2013 at 10:06 pm

    Great idea! Simple yet effective and fun. p.s. Thanks for sending traffic our way via Pinterest 🙂

    Reply
    • Deb says

      March 3, 2013 at 7:32 pm

      Thanks so much, Rachel! And I’m happy I could help send traffic your way! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Jen Fischer says

    February 21, 2013 at 9:05 pm

    Those activities are fabolous. That hat one is one of my favorite cat in the hat activities ever.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      March 3, 2013 at 7:33 pm

      Thanks so much for your sweet comment, Jen! I really had a lot of fun putting it together. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Melinda--Marshmallow Mudpie says

    February 23, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    Thanks for hosting! I’ve added your button to my post. 🙂

    Reply
    • Deb says

      March 3, 2013 at 7:34 pm

      Thanks so much, Melinda! I appreciate your adding the button to your post! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Debs- Learn with Play says

    February 25, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    I love this activity! Thanks for linking it to Tuesday Tots. I’ll be featuring it on my site this Tuesday. Have a great day 🙂

    Reply
    • Deb says

      March 3, 2013 at 7:35 pm

      Thanks so much, Debs! I really appreciate that you featured my post! 🙂

      Reply
      • Debs says

        February 17, 2014 at 7:54 pm

        haha, I’ve just realised I’ve already featured this before. Well, thanks for linking it to Tuesday Tots again.. I’m featuring it again. lol

        Reply
  8. Beth says

    February 28, 2013 at 2:51 pm

    So many great ideas! Thanks for sharing and linking up to TGIF!

    Beth =-)

    Reply
    • Deb says

      March 3, 2013 at 7:36 pm

      Thanks, Beth! I had fun with it … and I always love linking up at TGIF! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Karyn says

    March 1, 2013 at 3:33 pm

    Great ideas as always! You are so creative. I am featuring your post in a Dr. Seuss Round-up for Share IT Saturday tomorrow. Thanks for linking up.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      March 3, 2013 at 7:38 pm

      Thanks so much for your kind comment, Karyn! And thanks for featuring my post! 🙂

      Reply
  10. The Iowa Farmer's Wife says

    March 1, 2013 at 9:52 pm

    Love these ideas!! Featuring this post tomorrow on the Sunday Showcase! 🙂

    Reply
    • Deb says

      March 3, 2013 at 7:39 pm

      Thanks so much! I really appreciate your kind words and your featuring my post! 🙂

      Reply

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