Preschool Syllabus: Dr. Seuss

Normally I'd do a Dr. Seuss unit in March around his birthday. We had to do one now though because on Saturday Big Buddy and I going on a date to a Dr. Seuss exhibit. The exhibit is only at the museum until January and I'm afraid if we don't go now we might not get the chance.

We are of course reading lots of Dr. Seuss's books. A great advatage to studying Dr. Seuss in November rather than March is that all his books were available at the library. I also found a great children's biography which is perfect for preschoolers.

Pebble First Biographies: Dr. Seuss

 We've read it a couple times and Big Buddy loves reciting all the facts he's learned


WRITING CENTER ADDITIONS

big buddy's name in sand paper letters, coloring pages & mazes from seussville.com
skills practiced: fine motor, letter recognition, creativity, reading comprehension

LEARNING "TRAYS" - I rotate these, setting out about four a day from which the boy's can choose.

matching rhyming words - this is a new skill for big buddy 
so i used paint strips to make it self-correcting.
(i've made the pdf available here)
skills practiced: phonetic awareness, comparing, print carries meaning, 
sorting

craft stick book cover puzzles (all images were found
via google & adhered with homemade mod podge)
skills practiced: fine motor, problem solving, reading comprehension

collage box, glue, scissors, & tape - this is an open ended art
activity but  I will encourage big buddy to create some
"seussical" creatures
skills practiced: fine motor, cutting, creativity,
 reading comprehension

dr. seuss hat matching game (i've made the pdf available here, 
you'll need to print it twice to make the game)
skills practiced: comparing, sorting, one-to-one correspondence 

apples on top counting game. this is game i made for
our apple unit - it correspondences with the dr. seuss book 
"ten apples up on top"
skills practiced: rational counting, numeral recognition, fine motor,
reading comprehension

twister-like alphabet game
skills practiced: gross motor, social, letter & body part recognition,  

sorting star beads on to pipe cleaners
skills practiced: fine motor, counting, sorting

magnetic sensory bottles: metal marbles in water, pipe
cleaners, magnetic letters in water
skills practiced: concept of magnetism, fine motor, comparing,
letter recognition

oobleck, scissors, and cookie cutters
skills practiced: reading comprehension, fine motor

thought you might want to see the oobleck in action. big buddy
isn't a fan but mini man loves it - that's his hand reaching for it
in the first photo. it's super easy to make: 1 part white glue, 1
part liquid starch, and food coloring. the boys helped me
make it, which was a great science lesson. 

We've really enjoyed this unit so far and are super excited for our trip to the museum Saturday - I'm probably more excited than Big Buddy. I'll be sure to post some pictures of our trip so you can join in on the fun.

If you are looking for more Dr. Seuss ideas? You may be interested in these posts as well:

Easy Seussian Hats, Cats in Hats and a Parade of Things, Celebrating Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs Two Ways

You can also check out our homeschool page for more theme units and educational ideas.