Learning Activities for Dr. Seuss Day

February 27, 2017 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

Dr. Seuss’ birthday is celebrated on March 2 each year, and my daughter’s school draws it out into a whole week of celebrations, with theme days related to different books (today: stripes for On Beyond Zebra), green eggs in the cafeteria, even a birthday party.

If you want to add some Seussical fun to your classroom or home activities for Seuss week, here are some great ideas.

Activities

Yertle the Turtle stacking activity — There’s Just One Mommy

Dr. Seuss Printable Math Worksheets — iGame Mom

Hop on Pop Reading and Spelling Game — Teach Beside Me

Stacking the Cat’s Hat STEM Challenge — Little Bins for Little Hands

Wocket in My Pocket Printable Activities — Kiddy Charts

Goldfish Printables (for One Fish, Two Fish) — Tot Schooling

What Pet Should I Get Graphing — Playground Parkbench

Cat in the Hat Math Mats — JDaniel4’s Mom

Roundups

Seuss-Inspired Science Activities — Read Science

Seuss Activities for Older Kids — There’s Just One Mommy

Dr. Seuss Activities for Preschoolers — Growing Book by Book

Free Dr. Seuss Printables — Tot Schooling

Activities for 10 Apples Up on Top — Mama Smiles

Crafts

There’s a Wocket in My Pocket — Munchkins and Moms

One Fish, Two Fish Craft — Glued to My Crafts

Flower Pens — Creations by Kara (these remind me of Truffula trees!)

Dr. Seuss Lunchbox Notes Printables — No Time for Flash Cards

Dr. Seuss Book Inspired Crafts — Resourceful Mama

Are You My Mother Baby Bird Craft — Simple at Home

Yarn Truffula Trees — 3 Dinosaurs

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Games to Make with LEGO Bricks

When my daughter was younger she had a ton of LEGO bricks, and I’m honestly a little sad we got rid of most of them because there are so many fun things to do with LEGOs outside of the kits you bought them in.

I love seeing all the ideas people have for LEGO building challenges, and I have shared some ideas for LEGO games before, but I saw one on Pinterest the other day that I felt was worth a mention.

This one is for those ’80s and ’90s kids who spent sick days home from school watching “The Price is Right”: LEGO Plinko!

For those who don’t know about Plinko, the original was a giant peg board set up at an angle and the contestant would drop a flat disc at the top of the board. As it moved down the board it would hit the pegs and change the way it moved, and there would be different prizes in the slots at the bottom where the piece would land.

This version from Play Party Game works on the same principle, using LEGO bricks to make the game board and marbles in place of the Plinko disc since your game board isn’t flat.

You can really use whatever bricks you have for this build, and while it shows all the pegs the same size and evenly spaced, you can play with different configurations and see what happens. It’s engineering and a game!

And while you’re playing with your LEGOs, make sure to check out this post from Kids Craft Room that includes minute to win it style games you can do with LEGO. From speed sorting to tower building as fast as you can, these ideas are sure to get you thinking about different ways to play with LEGO.

And if you need even more ideas, check out my post with LEGO building challenges you can print out for kids (and adults!) to try.

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