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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!

Fall Kids Poems to Print

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:11:30 +0000

My pumpkin patch is overtaking my yard, the nights are getting cooler, and I am so ready for fall! It’s been a while since I’ve added new printable kids poems, so I’m happy to post these two new fall poems to print. Our kids poetry is written just for us, you won’t find these anywhere else!

Related Pages: Fall Mad Libs, Fall Leaf Crafts, Printable Dominoes for Fall

Fall Kids Poems - What Can You Do in the Fall?

Fall Kids Poems - Autumn Car Trip

Check out all of our fall kids activities from the Woo! Jr. Network!

Printable Bookmarks for Teachers

Wendy Piersall — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:31:43 +0000

I promised a whole bunch of back to school printables this August – and here’s some more! Here are two sets of printable teacher bookmarks – one set perfect for back to school, another to use year-round as awards and incentives. Here’s a tip – for a cheapskate lamination trick, put clear contact paper from the dollar store over the top of these printable bookmarks before you cut them out.

Related Pages: Printable Animal Bookmarks, Printable Kids Poems, Printable Reading Logs

Printable Award Bookmarks for Teachers

Printable Back to School Bookmarks

We add printable bookmarks all the time, check back for more holiday and seasonal bookmarks all year round!

Printable 4th of July Bookmarks

Wendy Piersall — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:16:47 +0000

I’m loving the new printable bookmarks series I’ve started here on Classroom Jr. They are so much fun to make!! You can be sure I’ll be adding more all the time – especially for holidays and seasons. Here’s the first holiday set of 4th of July bookmarks – perfect for a little incentive to stay on top of reading in the middle of the summer!

To make these bookmarks last longer, print them on cardstock – laminating them is even better! Make these into a fun summer craft by punching a hole in the top and adding an embroidery floss tassle with beads or charms!

Related Pages: Printable Reading Logs, Printable Summer Bookmarks, 4th of July Finger Puppets

4th of July Bookmarks to Print

Check out all of the 4th of July kids activities from the Woo! Jr. Network.

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!

Printable Easter Kids Poems

Wendy Piersall — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:03:48 +0000

Our printable kids poems are getting a huge response from our readers – thank you so much, everyone! I have poems lined up for the rest of the year, so keep coming back for more!

Here’s a new set of Easter poems for kids. One is cute and funny – the other a little more serious. And I should note that if you have any standards about mentioning religious themes in your classroom, you should review the Easter at our House poem to ensure it’s appropriate for your curriculum.

Related Pages: Spring Kids Poems, Easter Mad Libs, Printable Easter Cards, Printable Easter Mazes

Easter Poem - Egg Hunt

Easter Poem - Easter at Our House

Craft Jr. has tons of Easter kids crafts and Easter recipes, too!

St. Patrick’s Day Kids Poems

Wendy Piersall — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:24:24 +0000

I could not be happier that March is here! Spring is right around the corner! I’ve been having fun getting some of my Spring content up, including these spring mad libs and spring kids poems. And to add to our growing collection of kids poems, here’s two original St. Patrick’s Day poems for kids!

Related Pages: St. Patrick’s Day activity sheets, Celtic dragon coloring pages, Leprechaun coloring pages

St. Patrick's Day History Kids Poem

Leprechaun Paul Silly Kids Poem

Make sure you check out the Spring kids activities and St. Patrick’s Day kids activities from all Woo! Jr. Network sites.

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

Reading Worksheets: Antonyms and Synonyms

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:24:34 +0000

Our teacher worksheets on Animal Jr. were becoming so popular that we decided that we needed to dedicate a whole new Woo! Jr. Network website to classroom resources. So welcome to Classroom Jr.!

Here are two cute worksheets for 2nd to 3rd grade level kids, an antonym worksheet and a synonym worksheet.

You might also like these Spring Language Arts Worksheets or these Alphabet Worksheets for younger children, too.

Synonym Worksheet for 2nd or 3rd grade

Antonym Worksheet for 2nd or 3rd grade

Check out these back to school bulletin board sets while you are here, too!