Fun With Seuss's Cat Hat

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1-2-3 Come Do Some Cat in the Hat Craftivities With Me 

Seuss's birthday is on March 2nd, so my school kicks off our March is Reading Month with a super-fun Cat in the Hat Day. 

With that in mind, I designed a plethora of Seuss hat-themed activities.  Here are 3 of my kiddos' all-time favorites.  

cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat crafts, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, seuss songs, seuss crafts, seuss activities, seuss games, seuss writing prompts, seuss centers, First up  is a place value  “Cat in the Hat” game. I print and laminate a class set so that we can play a whole-group place value game.

Students take turns calling out a 2 or 3-digit number.  Using a dry erase marker, students write the number on the hat brim and then place that many number tiles in the appropriate columns.

This is also a quick and simple way to whole-group assess. When students have filled in their mat, they raise their hand. You can see at a glance who is having difficulty.

The hat and number tiles come in a large, full-page size, as well as a smaller, 2-on-a-page pattern to conserve paper.

I’ve also included a 3D “Cat in the Hat” place value craftivity, that makes an interesting manipulative for an independent center, assessing, or playing a game with a partner.    

cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat crafts, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, seuss songs, seuss crafts, seuss activities, seuss games, seuss writing prompts, seuss centers, Next up is a quick, easy and super-fun, Cat's Hat AT Word Family packet, filled with a variety of interesting activities to help practice the at family of words.

The packet includes:

cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat crafts, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, seuss songs, seuss crafts, seuss activities, seuss games, seuss writing prompts, seuss centers, * An at word family poster.
* A “My Cat Pat” emergent reader flip booklet with a full-color teacher’s edition.
* A set of “Pat the Cat” pocket chart cards

cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat crafts, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, seuss songs, seuss crafts, seuss activities, seuss games, seuss writing prompts, seuss centers, *An at family, “Cat in the Hat” slider craftivity, featuring 16 words.
*4 worksheets.

* A “My Itty Bitty Book Of at Family Words” booklet.

cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat crafts, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, seuss songs, seuss crafts, seuss activities, seuss games, seuss writing prompts, seuss centers, * Picture and word cards to use as an independent center.

* You can also use the cards for a Memory Match or “I Have; Who Has?” game. 
* I've also included black and white “Trace, Write & Color” puzzle cards, with a matching set in full color for a center activity. 

cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat crafts, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, seuss songs, seuss crafts, seuss activities, seuss games, seuss writing prompts, seuss centers, Finally, the next cat hat craftivity is very versatile, as the "Classmate Hat" can be used as a game, independent center, whole group activity, bulletin board, writing prompt or reading log.

There are "brim" options for preschool to 2nd grade, as well as several generic ones to fit whatever.

Besides the “Alphabetize Your Classmates” game, the packet also includes a mini cat hat craftivity, with a variety of brim options for that too.

Students choose to put their hat on a cat pattern, an enlarged photo of themselves, or they can pick a head pattern and draw a face on it.

cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat crafts, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, seuss songs, seuss crafts, seuss activities, seuss games, seuss writing prompts, seuss centers, I’ve included 9 faceless head templates they can pick from, as I find this helps little ones with size, however you can always opt to have children draw their own.

Students color, trim and glue their hat on top of their head.  Completed projects make an adorable bulletin board.

I've included a worksheet for alphabetizing practice, plus a "Speed" game challenge, recording sheet.

Since the hat templates are blank, you can also have students write a list of their favorite Seuss books. Older students can put their list in alphabetical order.

cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat crafts, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, seuss songs, seuss crafts, seuss activities, seuss games, seuss writing prompts, seuss centers, Another idea is to “Stack a Hat” using the stripes as a reading log to jot down each book they read during March is Reading Month or the number of pages they’ve read each week.

You can also use the blank hat for a writing prompt of your choice, or have students list the reasons why they like to read, or specifically why they enjoy reading Dr. Seuss books. 

Patterns come on a full-page, as well as a smaller, 2-on-a-page size, to save on paper. 

cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat crafts, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, seuss songs, seuss crafts, seuss activities, seuss games, seuss writing prompts, seuss centers, The FREEBIE today also features Seuss. It's a set of silly Dr. Seuss songs that I made up.  I hope you find them useful. 

cat in the hat activities, cat in the hat crafts, cat in the hat games, cat in the hat centers, seuss songs, seuss crafts, seuss activities, seuss games, seuss writing prompts, seuss centers, Well that's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by.  As much as I've up-dated, tweaked and designed, I still have a huge "to do" pile sitting on my desk. 

So I'm certainly happy that March has 31 days in it, providing more time to cram in some extra-fun spring themes.  Wishing you a sunshine-filled day.

"The beautiful spring came; and when nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also." -Harriet Ann Jacobs

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