Laminating: Thing One, Thing Two Art Project

Hello everyone! This project I am about to tell you about is a great way to have the children get involved. For this project you will need red and blue paint, a black sharpie and white paper. What child has not heard of Dr. Seuss' Thing One and Thing Two? If they do not know what they look like, I am sure they have heard the names. Show a movie clip of Thing One and Thing Two in class and have the children remember what they look like. Then once the movie is done create Thing One and Thing Two using their handprints. After you are finished with the projects, and they dry, laminate them for the children so that they can keep them on their desk, and maybe use them as a name tag. This is a fun way to get the children involved with making something useful for there selves and the class as well. Below is an example of the Thing One and Thing Two art that has been laminated.

 

There's a Wocket in my Pocket PowerPoint

Hello everyone! For the book "There's a Wocket in  my Pocket" by Dr. Seuss I have decided to throw a PowerPoint together for an activity you could do with a classroom. The whole point of the activity is to create your own "wocket" and create a story about him/her. In the story you are going to tell the audience what it looks like, where it lives in your house, what it does and anything else you may think is important for your audience to know. This is a fun activity for the children to explore their imagination and create their own story. Maybe when they are finished they could share with the class. In the PowerPoint below I have included directions, an example and reminders for the students. You could use this PowerPoint in your classroom.


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0r52zVovFI7Y3d1bXgxMTV2MVk/edit?usp=sharing

Ellison Machine: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Hello again everyone! Who does not like art? This is a fun art activity to get all the children involved. After you read Dr Seuss' book "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" have each child create their own fish by tracing their hand print and post it on the poster you have in front of the class that has a giant fish bowl drawn on it. Using the Ellison Machine you would cut out the letters for the title of the book. Each child would need construction paper, markers, maybe even fun buttons, feathers and other artsy materials. Once all the children are done with making their fish you would have them go up and place them on the poster, and explain to the children that it is okay for everyone's fish to be different, as the book explains, not all fish are the same.

Below I have made a poster with using my hand prints and my sisters hand prints. We personally did not have different materials to make our fish with, but this is just a replica of what the poster would look like.

Creating Your Own Foot Book using a Book Binder

Hi everyone! Who does not love Dr. Seuss' book "The Foot Book"? This is a wonderful activity to do with your class. Create a foot book within your class. This is a great way for all the children to get to know each student. When creating a foot book, all you need is construction paper, crayons and white paint, OH and a book binder. Have each child step their foot in the white paint and push their foot print down on the paper. Then have them write their name and one interesting fact on the page as well. Now here comes the part where you can tie the activity in with math. After you read the book to the whole class, write these questions on the board:
1. How many inches in a foot?
2. How long is your foot?
3. How many times does the word foot appear in the book?
4. If each foot has 5 toes, how many toes are in our class book?

Have each student answer these questions on the back of their foot print page. This way we have everyone's answers and we can create a fun Foot Book that includes a math activity with inches and feet.

Below I included what my family foot book looks like, so you can see what it should look like in the end.

Using a Felt Board with the book "The Lorax"

Hello everyone! The book The Lorax discusses the dangers of pollution to the planet and to a human's personal health. Throughout the story Dr. Seuss only let's us reader's see parts of the Once-ler (eyes and hands). For this activity you could use a felt board in the classroom as you are reading the book to the children. This is an easy way for all the children to be able to visualize what the Lorax looks like since every child will not be able to see the small pictures in the book. After you are finished reading the book to the children, you can ask the students what they imagine the rest of the Once-ler to look like? Then, brainstorm ideas and have each student on their own draw what they think he/she would look like.

Below I have a picture of the felt board activity I have made for the students with the Lorax.

Different worksheets from the Internet for Dr. Seuss books

Hello everyone! This website that I am giving you includes multiple worksheets that teachers could save and use in a classroom. There are many books associated with the different worksheets this website has provided. Also, there are different curricular areas with the worksheets. Math, writing, and reading are all included with these worksheets AND they are wonderful for younger children. Click on the link below to see the wonderful amount of fun worksheets for children!

http://www.abcteach.com/directory/holidays-months-and-seasons-months-march-dr-seuss-3630-2-1