I’ve loved Dr. Seuss books for many years. And Dr. Seuss books were some of my now-adult children’s favorite books, too.
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 and the Virtual Book Club for Kids (which is celebrating Dr. Seuss this month), 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
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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
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
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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Shaunna says
February 18, 2013 at 4:33 amI love this activity, and I am sure my girls will, too!
Deb says
February 18, 2013 at 11:31 pmThanks, Shaunna! I had fun putting it together! 🙂
Nicole says
February 18, 2013 at 11:00 amDeb,
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.
Deb says
February 18, 2013 at 11:33 pmThanks for your kind comment, Nicole! And I appreciate your pinning my post. I hope you have a blessed week, too! 🙂
Jodie says
February 18, 2013 at 2:58 pmGreat activity to work on transferring. This will be perfect for my son.
Deb says
February 18, 2013 at 11:33 pmThanks, Jodie! I hope he has fun with it! 🙂
Rachel Hoggan says
February 19, 2013 at 10:06 pmGreat idea! Simple yet effective and fun. p.s. Thanks for sending traffic our way via Pinterest 🙂
Deb says
March 3, 2013 at 7:32 pmThanks so much, Rachel! And I’m happy I could help send traffic your way! 🙂
Jen Fischer says
February 21, 2013 at 9:05 pmThose activities are fabolous. That hat one is one of my favorite cat in the hat activities ever.
Deb says
March 3, 2013 at 7:33 pmThanks so much for your sweet comment, Jen! I really had a lot of fun putting it together. 🙂
Melinda--Marshmallow Mudpie says
February 23, 2013 at 3:29 pmThanks for hosting! I’ve added your button to my post. 🙂
Deb says
March 3, 2013 at 7:34 pmThanks so much, Melinda! I appreciate your adding the button to your post! 🙂
Debs- Learn with Play says
February 25, 2013 at 2:56 pmI love this activity! Thanks for linking it to Tuesday Tots. I’ll be featuring it on my site this Tuesday. Have a great day 🙂
Deb says
March 3, 2013 at 7:35 pmThanks so much, Debs! I really appreciate that you featured my post! 🙂
Debs says
February 17, 2014 at 7:54 pmhaha, 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
Beth says
February 28, 2013 at 2:51 pmSo many great ideas! Thanks for sharing and linking up to TGIF!
Beth =-)
Deb says
March 3, 2013 at 7:36 pmThanks, Beth! I had fun with it … and I always love linking up at TGIF! 🙂
Karyn says
March 1, 2013 at 3:33 pmGreat 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.
Deb says
March 3, 2013 at 7:38 pmThanks so much for your kind comment, Karyn! And thanks for featuring my post! 🙂
The Iowa Farmer's Wife says
March 1, 2013 at 9:52 pmLove these ideas!! Featuring this post tomorrow on the Sunday Showcase! 🙂
Deb says
March 3, 2013 at 7:39 pmThanks so much! I really appreciate your kind words and your featuring my post! 🙂