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"There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million." -Walter Streightiff

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Celebrating Dr. Seuss February 27-March 2

In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday, we celebrated by spending the week reading his books and participating in play activities centered around our favorites.

Cat in the Hat
We tried on a hat just like the cat wore,
and we decorated our own hats with diluted glue and red tissue paper.
The Shape of You, the Shape of Me
Shapes filled our magnet board. We used them to create familiar designs and sort them according to color and shape.
Ten Apples Up on Top
Sorting, weighing, measuring, counting, selling and stacking apples took place at the "Apple Store".

If I Ran the Zoo
Stuffed zoo animals filled our large motor area where we were the zookeepers.
Green Eggs and Ham
We used green eggs for a couple of activites. In a sensory bin, we filled green eggs with water beads as we scooped, sorted and poured them.

Those same green eggs were used for an open-ended art activity. We dipped the eggs in green paint and printed them on paper.
Using a drop of green food coloring, we scrambled green eggs for lunch. Most of us wouldn't go near them with a ten foot pole, let alone eat them! Even "Sam I Am" couldn't talk us into eating them.


One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Colored goldfish crackers made for a fun sorting activity for snack one day.

Playing "Go Fish" was a fun cooperative game to play.

Fox in Socks
A variety of socks filled our sensory bin. We found their matches and tried them on...
Great Day for Up!
Sitting and standing on top of the slide-
it was a great day for up!
The Foot Book
We had our feet traced and cut out of fun foam in celebration of this book. We used them to measure things. We placed them on the floor and hopped on them.

The Tooth Book
We had a fun time brushing pretend teeth. It was great tooth-brushing practice.

It was a Seuss-filled week!

We topped it off with the movie that was released on Friday- "The Lorax". 





3 comments:

  1. Looks like lots of fun was had with Dr. Seuss books. Love the sensory bin.

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  2. Definitely a favorite theme...thanks for stopping by!

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  3. Lots and lots of great activities, thanks for sharing.

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