Using this Cat in the Hat Coloring Page, students can color a picture of the Cat in the Hat as they learn about Dr. Seuss.
This Dr. Seuss Word Search is a fun way for students to learn about Dr. Seuss vocabulary and celebrate Read Across America Day!
The Dr. Seuss One Fish, Two Fish Math Worksheet gives first graders five fish-themed word problems for adding and subtracting within 20. A complete answer key is included, perfect for no-prep math practice during Read Across America.
This green eggs and ham coloring page gives preschoolers a silly breakfast scene to color — make the eggs and ham green! A no-prep printable that builds fine-motor skills, perfect for Dr. Seuss Day.
Using The Lorax Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students read and then answer questions using support from The Lorax.
Using Horton Hears a Who Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students read and then answer questions using support from the story.
Using Connecting Events In The Lorax Worksheet, students make a connection between to events in The Lorax to understand how events are related.
Using Dr. Seuss Crossword Puzzle, students use the book titles as clues to fill in the crossword puzzle with the missing words.
Using Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham Recipe Worksheet, studentswrite a recipe for a Dr. Seuss favorite dish, Green Eggs and Ham.
This Dr. Seuss The Lorax Maze is a fun addition to your students' Read Across America celebration tohelp the Lorax find his way to the Truffula Tree.
Using Dr. Seuss Shapes Worksheet, students cut out shapes in order to sort and compare them based on the Dr. Seuss book, The Shape of Me and Other Stuff.
UsingDr. Seuss TCH Word Family Worksheet, students find the TCH words with the help of Horton!
Using Sneetches Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students read and then answer questions using support from the story.
UsingDr. Seuss OP Word Family Worksheet, students circle the OP pictures in the chart using the help of Hop on Pop!
UsingHorton Hatches the Egg Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students read and then answer questions using support from the story.
Using Green Eggs and Ham Reader's Theater, students act out different parts in the story Green Eggs and Hall to learn more about Dr. Seuss.
A Dr. Seuss Coloring Page for preschoolers that celebrates reading with a cheerful child, books, an owl, balloons, and a birthday cake to color. A screen-free, no-prep way to build fine-motor skills and a love of books.
This Read Across America Day Reading Comprehension Worksheet will help your students build their reading comprehension skills while reading about Read Across America Day.
UsingDr. Seuss OX Word Family Worksheet, students circle the OX pictures in the chart using the help of Fox in Sox!
UsingDr. Seuss Creative Writing Worksheet, studentstrite a descriptive paragraph about your character after reading the Dr. Seuss classic, If I ran the Zoo.
Real skills dressed up for the season
Holiday resources are a fun wrapper around real learning. A Thanksgiving passage still practices reading comprehension, a Valentine's Day graph still practices data, and a Memorial Day sheet still practices nouns, verbs and adjectives. Kids also learn what the holidays mean, from why we honor veterans to how families celebrate the seasons in different ways. The calendar does the motivating for you: back to school, pumpkins and fall, Thanksgiving, winter holidays, Valentine's Day, Earth Day and end of year. The magic is when kids are so excited about the theme they forget they're practicing.
Holidays bring the energy. These moves make sure that energy turns into learning.
Keep the skill you're already teaching and swap in a holiday version for the week. If you're working on main idea, use a Thanksgiving passage; if you're graphing, count candy hearts. Kids get fresh motivation and you stay right on your plan.
Why it works: mixing different kinds of problems in one practice set helped students do far better on a later test (Rohrer and Taylor, 2007).
Try it withThanksgiving Reading Comprehension WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →The day before a long break is perfect for a review game. Teams answer holiday-themed questions about skills from the last few weeks. It's fun, and it's also the retrieval practice that helps learning survive the vacation.
Why it works: in a well-known study, a few short sessions of a simple number board game measurably boosted young children's number skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withThanksgiving Reading Comprehension GameGamesOpen it →Print the lyrics to a seasonal song, sing it together, then hunt for sight words, rhymes or nouns in the lines. Kids reread the lyrics happily all week, which is great fluency practice.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withJingle Bells LyricsWorksheetsOpen it →A little seasonal sparkle goes a long way. Kids ask for these again every year.
WorksheetsSort a handful of candy hearts by color, tally them, and build a bar graph. Then ask: which color won?
Open Valentine's Day Graphing Worksheet →
WorksheetsKids write a spooky or silly pumpkin story on themed writing paper, then read it to a buddy.
Open Pumpkin Writing Paper →
WorksheetsA school-supply word search is a calm, happy first-week activity while you learn names.
Open Back to School Fun Word Search Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Cat in the Hat Coloring Page, Dr. Seuss Word Search and Dr. Seuss One Fish, Two Fish Math Worksheet.
Pick holiday resources that practice the skill you're already teaching. A Thanksgiving reading passage is still reading comprehension. That way the theme adds excitement without adding a detour.
Offer seasonal or neutral options, like fall leaves instead of Halloween or winter instead of Christmas, and focus on learning about holidays rather than celebrating them. Inviting families to share their own traditions is a great way to make everyone feel included.
Most classrooms cover back to school, fall and Thanksgiving, winter holidays, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Earth Day and end of year. Civic days like Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day and Memorial Day are great for teaching what the day honors and why.
A themed review game or a short reading passage with questions keeps the day structured and fun. Kids are excited, so channel that energy into something active and quick.
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