One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish! My students love when I create themed center activities based on a topic, unit, or holiday. When planning center activities, I want centers that allow my students to work independently and are engaging, effective, and easy to implement. Here are 7 Dr. Seuss™ themed activities that are perfect for your reading and math centers! Also, be sure to check out my Cat in the Hat Vowels Bulletin Board and my Horton Hears a Who Door Decoration to carry this theme over to your classroom decor!
These CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) stretching word bands are the perfect way to practice blending and segmenting words! To create these stretching word bands, simply hot glue adhesive letters to Dr. Seuss™ Stretch Bookmarks! Students stretch out each elastic band, sound out the word, and then blend the word together as they unstretch the band.
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Using a ten frame is perfect for developing number sense within the context of ten. Plus, every student (and teacher) loves using erasers as counters! Laminate the cards for durability and have your child use Dr. Seuss™ Character Erasers to represent each number. Use an Expo Marker to have your students practice printing each number word as well. Download the Free Dr. Seuss Number & Ten Frame Practice Activity Printable here!
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Your students will love learning about opposites with these Dr. Seuss™ Opposites Puzzles! Dr. Seuss has a number of books that focus on opposites. One of my students' favorite books is The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss. After reading the book, have your students match each puzzle piece to its opposite. Challenge your students by having them come up with some of their own word pairs that are opposites.
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This interactive learning activity is perfect for learning or reviewing your colors and shapes. Put your students' color word skills to the test by having them match the color to its corresponding shape. I love that these Dr. Seuss™ Colors & Shapes Self-Correcting Puzzles not only display the color, but also include the color word, too! You can extend this activity by having your students draw and label each shape as they connect each pair together.
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The ability to read sight words quickly and effortlessly will greatly impact a child's reading success! This Dr. Seuss™ sight word memory match game is the perfect way to review sight words with your students. Simply write your sight words onto Dr. Seuss™ the Cat in The Hat™ Bulletin Board Cutouts. Be sure that you make two cutouts for each sight word in order to make a pair. Place the cutouts in a pocket chart with the sight word hidden. Have your students take turns picking two cutouts and saying the sight words. If they find a pair, they get to keep the set. If not, they place it back in the pocket chart. Keep playing until all the sight words have been correctly paired.
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Every activity is more fun when you get to write with a pen! Plus, these Dr. Seuss™ 6-Color Shuttle Pens have 6 vibrant colors to choose from! Students will use these pens to practice printing and illustrating various CVC words. Students will refer to the color on the top of each column to determine which color they must use. Throw in a twist and allow students to choose their own color in the "Wild Color" column. Be sure to download the Free CVC Word: Print and Illustrate Activity Printable here!
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Practice breaking down numbers into their sub-parts with this composing and decomposing numbers 11-19 center activity! Be sure to download the Free Composing and Decomposing Numbers Activity Printable here! Add Dr. Seuss™ Cat in The Hat™ Mini Stickers to the first ten frame on each card (to represent 10). Laminate each card and have your students complete each card using a dry erase marker. Download the Free Composing and Decomposing Numbers Activity Printable here!
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