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.
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.
Using The Lorax Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students read and then answer questions using support from The Lorax.
This Dr. Seuss Word Search is a fun way for students to learn about Dr. Seuss vocabulary and celebrate Read Across America Day!
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.
UsingHorton Hatches the Egg 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.
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 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 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.
This Dr. Seuss Books Alphabetical Order Worksheet will teach your students how to put seven Dr. Seuss books words in ABC order.
UsingDr. Seuss TCH Word Family Worksheet, students find the TCH words with the help of Horton!
Using Horton Hears a Who Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students read and then answer questions using support from the story.
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!
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.
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.
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!
Rhymes, Sneetches and green eggs, oh my!
Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 2 kicks off Read Across America, and it's one of the happiest reading weeks of the school year. His books are packed with rhyme, repeated patterns and silly made-up words, which makes them perfect for practicing phonics and fluency. Kids notice rhyming chunks like cat, hat, sat, retell stories in order and talk about big ideas: caring for the Earth in The Lorax, kindness in The Sneetches, and trying new things in Green Eggs and Ham. The magic moment is when a reluctant reader realizes they can read a whole page all by themselves.
We like to keep the fun and sneak in real reading skills, so the week feels like a party and still counts.
Seuss books beg to be read out loud with expression. Model one page with big voices, then hand out parts for the Green Eggs and Ham reader's theater. Kids reread their lines again and again without even noticing they're practicing fluency.
Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withGreen Eggs and Ham Reader's TheaterWorksheetsOpen it →After a read-aloud of The Lorax, give a short comprehension page. Kids answer questions about the characters and the big message, then talk with a partner about what they would do to help the trees.
Why it works: a big review of study methods ranked quick self-quizzing among the most powerful ways to remember (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withThe Lorax Reading Comprehension WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Give kids a silly made-up creature and a rhyming word bank. They write a few lines in Seuss style and illustrate it. Reading their rhymes aloud to the class is the best part of the day!
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
Try it withDr. Seuss Creative Writing WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →These are the activities that get the loudest "Yes!" during Seuss week.
WorksheetsSearch for favorite characters and book words. Fast finishers can read each word in a funny Seuss voice.
Open Dr. Seuss Word Search →
WorksheetsCount, add and color fish in a math page that feels just like the book.
Open Dr. Seuss One Fish, Two Fish Math Worksheet →
WorksheetsFollow a simple recipe page, then taste test! Kids practice reading steps in order.
Open Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham Recipe Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Cat in the Hat Coloring Page, Dr. Seuss One Fish, Two Fish Math Worksheet and The Lorax Reading Comprehension Worksheet.
Dr. Seuss's birthday is March 2, and many schools celebrate Read Across America Day on or around that date. Lots of classrooms stretch the fun into a whole week of reading activities.
Reader's theater, rhyming word games, comprehension pages for books like The Lorax and Horton Hears a Who, and creative writing in Seuss style all work well. Add a math page or a green eggs recipe to bring in other subjects.
They shine in preschool through 2nd grade, when kids are learning rhymes and early phonics. Older students can dig into the messages of books like The Lorax and The Sneetches with deeper comprehension questions.
They use lots of rhyme, repetition and simple word patterns. That helps kids hear sounds, predict words and read with confidence, which builds fluency.
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