Celebrate Dr. Seuss Day With Games, Lessons, and Crafts

Posted by Megan Sheakoski Feb 23, 2009

Read Across America, better known to elementary kids as Dr. Seuss Day, is celebrated every year on or near March 2nd. It is an initiative of the International Reading Association to get kids everywhere reading with parents, teachers, and other adults.

Primary teachers can use the following collection of lesson plans, activities, games, and crafts to celebrate all things Dr. Seuss!

The Cat in The Hat Language Arts Lesson Plan

• Teachers can use the classic Dr. Seuss book to teach rhymes, sight words, and how to write a poem. Teachers can also use PVC connectors to create whisper phones for students to use to practice oral reading fluency.

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Lesson Plan

• Primary students will have fun creating a class book, completing Word Wall activities, practicing math patterns and eating a blue fish themed snack.

Green Eggs and Ham Language Arts Lesson Plan

• Use Green Eggs and Ham to teach primary students how to make green eggs, food and cooking vocabulary, what a chef does, three types of sentences and punctuation, a fun way to try new foods, and how to use felt cut-outs to help with recall.

Dr. Seuss Writing and Vocabulary Lesson Plan

• Use And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street to teach elementary students to be better readers and writers.

Dr. Seuss Sound Words Language Arts Lesson Plan

• Teach students how to identify and use onomatopoeia with Mr. Brown Can MOO! Can You? by Dr. Seuss.

And for lots of Dr. Seuss Day fun read Dr. Seuss Themed Games and Activities for games and crafts perfect for Read Across America on March 2nd!