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Dr. Seuss Activities and Lesson Plans

Wendy Piersall — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:37:42 +0000

I simply can’t imagine an early childhood classroom without the magic of Dr. Seuss! I read Hop on Pop as a child until the pages fell out of the book. They are SO GREAT for reading practice for my kids, because they are so easy, yet so much fun to read.

Theodor Seuss Geisel was a fascinating man that was famous for more than children’s books during his career. He was also a political cartoonist and advertising illustrator, and ironically enough, has never won a Caldecott Medal or Newbery Medal. To which I say, WTH?! We can celebrate his achievements ourselves by making March 2 a fun Dr. Seuss day – that was his birthday.

Be sure to also check out our page for The Lorax activities, games and lesson plans, too!

Dr. Seuss Activities

Diffendoofer Song Lyrics for Singalong

Bake Many Colored Cookies

Play a Many Colored Game

I Did Something Good Today! (Printable certificate)

Dr. Seuss Crafts

The Lorax Dr. Seuss Craft

Truffula Trees Craft

Cat in the Hat Finger Puppets Craft

Cat in the Hat craft

Dr. Seuss Printables

Connect the Dots

Find The Cat’s Birthday Hat

Diffendoofer Word Search

Doorknob Hanger

Horton’s Coloring Page

The Lorax Printable Dominoes

Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans

Cat in the Hat Lesson Plans

Hop on Pop Lesson Plans

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Lesson Plans

10 Apples Up On Top Lesson Plans

The Lorax Lesson Plans

Dr. Seuss Teaching Ideas

Teaching With Favorite Dr. Seuss Books

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! Teacher’s Guide

Seussville Teacher’s Guide

You might also like our Where the Wild Things Are activities and Harry Potter activities!

Printable 1st Grade Sight Words

Wendy Piersall — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:32:07 +0000

Practicing sight words was such a huge help to my kids as they were learning to read – especially for my youngest daughter who needed lots of extra help to get her reading skills at grade level (too right brained – just like her mom!!). This list of 48 easy words are just fight for first graders, or even second graders who need the extra practice. Just print them out and cut them up into easy flash cards for kids!

For more reading practice, check out our printable kids poems and printable word puzzles!

1st Grade Sight Words - After through Her

1st Grade Sight Words - Him through Some

1st Grade Sight Words - Stop through Yes

More Classroom Printables

Printable Blank Venn Diagrams

Spring Worksheets

Printable Masks

Printable Paper Money

Mother’s Day Kids Poems

Wendy Piersall — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:21:43 +0000

I can’t believe that it’s almost MAY. Really?! Because I’m still afraid we’re going to get that one last snowfall here in Chicago (well, we still might, actually…. blech). I ask for the same thing every year for Mother’s Day – just a clean house! Somehow I never get it! Since we do so many crafts around here, my kids are usually really great at coming up with awesome homemade presents – last year they made these tissue paper flower topiaries with me for their grandma. I’m going to be hard pressed to outdo that one this year!

These printable Mother’s Day poems for kids would make great reading practice, and also double as Mother’s Day coloring pages.

Mother's Day Kids Poem - Mother's Day Game

Mother's Day Kids Poem - Mom Always Knows

For younger children, check out these zoo babies and mamas coloring pages!

Spring Kids Poems

Wendy Piersall — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:56:31 +0000

2 days in a row of sunny weather above freezing is enough to bring on a full case of spring fever here (I’m so easy, aren’t I?!). So today I’m posting a new set of kids poems for spring, along with new spring mad libs. And be sure to check out all of the printable worksheets on Animal Jr., which I really need to get moved over here at some point. The spring math coloring pages are massively popular!

Related pages: Plant Life: How Do Plants Grow?, Spring Flower Coloring Pages, Spring Kids Crafts

Funny Spring Kids Poem - Jessica Erica Steeze

Spring Kids Poem and Coloring Page

Here’s even more spring kids activities from all Woo! Jr. Network sites.

Kids Poems for Black History Month

Wendy Piersall — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:45:32 +0000

I’m thrilled to start a new series of printable poems for kids here on Classroom Jr.! Our kids mad libs are seriously popular, and teachers have been asking for poems, so I’m so happy to be able to bring these to you! My daughter brings home poems nearly every night to read for homework, which really has helped her reading skills. She is more of an auditory kid – not visual – so she needed a lot of extra help to bring her skills up to grade level. Poems were extremely helpful because the rhyme and rhythm made the words easier to say and understand.

Our kids poems are written just for us, so you won’t find these anywhere else! Look for more seasonal and holiday poems for kids throughout the year!

Related Pages: Martin Luther King Jr. Coloring Pages, Winter Word Puzzles for Kids

Martin Luther King Jr. Kids Poem

Rosa Parks Kids Poem

George Washington Carver Kids Poem