This week we have really enjoyed learning about Dr. Seuss! Today in our Let's Find Out we talked about different characteristics of Dr. Seuss's books and realized that they usually rhyme and very very often have made up creatures with crazy names! At the end the children got to design a Fizzle-Top Hop-A-Lop! They did a great job! These guys are so creative!
Speaking of creative... yesterday we read Dr. Seuss's book, I Wish That I Had Duck Feet. We enjoyed reading about the different animal parts that the boy wished he had like duck feet, a whale spout, a long long tale, and even a trunk! Then I gave the children a big piece of draw and write paper and had them write "I wish that I had" and then draw a picture of themselves with the one or two animal parts they would like to have. The pictures were fantastic! Some children picked things like tiger tails and trunks like in the book, while others picked their own like cat fur, tiger bodies, and bunny rabbit ears! After they had drawn, I helped the children sound out the rest of their sentence. The children used inventive spelling to spell what animal parts they wanted. This is great because it teaches the children to rely on the sounds that they hear in the words and helps them learn to spell on their own without me telling them the answers!
This morning we read Green Eggs and Ham together. We thought it was so silly and we practiced the rhyming words by me reading part of the sentence and the children finishing it. After recess, we made our own green eggs and ham for breakfast! First, the children had to put the recipe cards in order so that we could follow it. Next, we followed the recipe. Each child got to crack an egg, put in a teaspoon of milk, and stir up the eggs. Once they were cooked- each child got to have a plate mixed with ham! They were DELICIOUS!
Then we made a Dr. Seuss rhyming hat. The children followed an AB pattern to color the hat and then we practiced saying the different words in the 'at' family. These are in their folders so they can practice with you at home!
Our graph of the week this week answered the question "Which Cat in the Hat character is your favorite?". It was a tie between the Cat and Thing 1 and Thing 2. I, of course, picked The Fish because he tried to keep everyone out of trouble! The children, minus 1, all liked the Cat and Thing 1 and 2 because they made messes and did lots of crazy stuff. Go figure ;)
This afternoon at ice cream we'll be watching the animated Cat in the Hat video.
Dr. Seuss week was so much fun! I hope that the children enjoyed it as much as I did :) I hope that we'll be able to do more author studies like this so we can learn about all of the great books that are out there!
Green Eggs and Ham Recipe
Serves 12 (change measurements for as many as you choose to make!)
(Prep: soak ham cubes in green food coloring over night)
1. Crack 12 eggs in a large bowl
2. Add 12 tablespoons of milk
3. Add 1 teaspoon of green food coloring
4. Mix with a large spoon
5. Scramble eggs in skillet
Serve with ham chunks
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