emergent reader shape booklet

1-2-3 Come Do Some Dr. Seuss Activities With Me    

 Seuss is on the loose and I'm celebrating with some super-fun Seuss-themed activities. Today's blog features some of my favorite ways to practice standards using a Seuss hat.

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Simply choose the word families that your students are working on.  

Use them for a bulletin board display, your word wall, centers, games, assessing and worksheets

seuss activities, seuss crafts, seuss centers, seuss games, free seuss, cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, cat in the hat crafts, seuss bulletin boards, seuss writing prompts, writing prompts for March, word family activities, 2D shape activities, shapes in real life activities, 3D shape activities, shape booklet, telling time to the hour and half hour activitiesNext up are the "Flipping Over 2D and 3D Shapes!" emergent reader booklets.   

Students read the simple sentences, underline the capital letters and add end punctuation.

seuss activities, seuss crafts, seuss centers, seuss games, free seuss, cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, cat in the hat crafts, seuss bulletin boards, seuss writing prompts, writing prompts for March, word family activities, 2D shape activities, shapes in real life activities, 3D shape activities, shape booklet, telling time to the hour and half hour activitiesThey trace and write shape words, then trace, color and draw the various shapes.

Gluing the top square to their cat’s hat, then snipping on the lines, creates a "flip the flap" booklet.

I really think it’s important for students to not only be able to identify the various shapes, but pick them out in real life and give examples

With that in mind, I designed both booklets with graphics of real life things.

When everyone is done, read the booklets together as a whole group, to reinforce concepts of print.

I specifically used lots of Dolch word pronouns for more teachable moments. I’ve also included a graphing extension.

seuss activities, seuss crafts, seuss centers, seuss games, free seuss, cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, cat in the hat crafts, seuss bulletin boards, seuss writing prompts, writing prompts for March, word family activities, 2D shape activities, shapes in real life activities, 3D shape activities, shape booklet, telling time to the hour and half hour activitiesFinally, I created some Seuss-hat, telling analog & digital time to the hour and half hour activities for the "It's Time For Seuss!" packet.

There are dice games, worksheets, an anchor chart, cat clock craftivity, clothespin clip game, sequencing time "Speed" game, pocket chart digital & analog time cards to the hour and half hour, an Itty Bitty Time booklet, praise certificates and an assessment!    

seuss activities, seuss crafts, seuss centers, seuss games, free seuss, cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, cat in the hat crafts, seuss bulletin boards, seuss writing prompts, writing prompts for March, word family activities, 2D shape activities, shapes in real life activities, 3D shape activities, shape booklet, telling time to the hour and half hour activitiesThe featured FREEBIE today is a Seuss hat writing prompt with a "Seussism" quote poster

Use the poster to introduce the lesson, then display it in the center of your bulletin board display, surrounded by your students' completed hats. 

Simply run off the template. Students write the things that they enjoyed doing the most during their day at school, writing something on each stripe of the cat's hat.

They write their name in the oval on the bottom.  Add a school photo for that finishing touch.

Since a lot of teachers decorate with Seuss for back-to-school,  I’ve also included a template for that special first day.  

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Wishing you a non-crazy, carefree day!

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go!" -Dr. Seuss