Oh The Place's You'll Go

 So here is the last addition to our Dr. Seuss themed wall.

 We Cut five different colored symmetrical balloons and then glued them together to make a 3D hot air balloon. I took each of the students pictures posed like they were holding onto the balloon and then attached them with a string. They turned out VERY cute and the students just thought they were the coolest thing. Anything with their picture is COOL!

 We glued them together stacked like this first.

Balloon Pattern

Balloon Directions

The Sneetches

After reading The Sneetches. Have the students sit in a circle with their chairs. Pass out Stars to each student with sight words on them. The stars you call are the "cool" stars and they can switch places with the other "cool" stars you called. The "plain" Stars have to wait. Keep switching stars and sight words. This is a fun game and great for sight word recognition. As the game progresses and more sight words are added the students can see how it's more fun to include everyone.

Make finger puppets and have the students retell the story of the sneetches.
Click HERE to print the finger puppet.

Horton Hears a Who

Have the students write about what the speck would say to them if they could hear it like Horton. Use a green pipe cleaner and pink tissue paper for the flower.
This cute elephant idea was from Finally in first.

Click HERE to print the elephant peek over. I just enlarged them a little and added the flower.
Writing Printable
Play telephone. Have one student think of a simple sentence (write it down) and then tell the student next to them until they go all the way around the circle. Compare the sentence to the original... An old game but a fun tie in to Horton Hears a Who.

Yertle the Turtle

We painted the background with blue watercolor and then used Saran Wrap to make it look like water. We painted a piece of paper green, let it dry and then drew a turtle. The students cut him out and then bubble painted the circle for the turtle shell. I got the writing prompt from Fun in First.

Click HERE to get the writing prompt from Fun in First Grade.

Fox in Socks Origami

Here are two cute and very easy origami projects to go with the Fox in Socks book.

 Click HERE print instructions for an easy fox face.

Click HERE to print instructions for the full fox.

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Prints

Draw a simple fish on foam. Talk about red and blue being primary colors. Have the students choose two primary colors and then mix them for the print in the middle.

We cut them apart and hung them in the hall for our All things Dr. Seuss wall.

Dr. Seuss Bookmarks

Here are some cute bookmarks for Dr. Seuss' birthday and/or read week. You can print Dr. Seuss paper on card stock or get scrap booking paper and cut out the bookmarks. These were prepackaged but I got the foam pieces from Michaels 20 for $2, so pretty inexpensive and cute.
Click HERE for printable bookmarks.

Click HERE for free Dr. Seuss Stationary.

Dr. Seuss Bingo

My Many Colored Days

After reading My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss trace different squares and people on a piece of construction paper, have the students choose a color and paint the background in the original color and then make tints and shades of that color by mixing it with black and white paint. Write: Blue days make me feel... or whatever color they choose.

Click HERE for another cute art idea for using complimentary colors.

I Wish That I Had Duck Feet and The Foot Book

Click the picture to download a copy.

Have the students trace their foot and cut it out. Use different objects to measure it.

The Foot Book game of opposites from first grade a la carte.