Have you ever watched as a young child plays with their shadow on a sunny day? They contort their bodies, using their imaginations as their shadow becomes a bird, an elephant, or even a dinosaur. On a recent trip to the library we discovered The Shape of Me and Other Stuff , a fun Dr. […]
Paint Blot Craft for It Looked Like Spilt Milk
This week, as we’ve been studying clouds, one of our favorite books has been It Looked Like Spilt Milk. The book is full of repetition and simple pictures that look like ink blot images, and made this paint blot craft the perfect activity for the book. I originally wanted to do this craft with white paint to […]
Activities for Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!
Do you have a Dr. Seuss fan at home? Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! By Dr. Seuss is perfect for beginning readers. The large print on each page, along with lots of repetition, makes this Seuss book a great fit for my kindergartner and first grader. They were so proud when they […]
Daisy-Head Mayzie Craft
Every year we have fun celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2) with some fun activities and crafts to go with our favorite Dr. Seuss books. This year we picked up Daisy-Head Mayzie to read for the first time and had fun with this Daisy-Head Mayzie craft! To make the headband for our craft, I […]
Dr. Seuss Craft for I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today!
Dr. Seuss is always popular with young kids. We have had fun with Cat in the Hat, Hop on Pop, and Daisy-Head Mayzie. This year we discovered the Dr. Seuss book I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today, which is great for working with numbers (especially subtracting). After reading the book we did a craft for I Can […]
