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Dr. Seuss’s ABC Book Activities

January 25, 2013 by OneMommy

Do you have a favorite Dr. Seuss book?

There are so many great ones, it’s really hard to choose.

One that I remember from my own childhood, and that I couldn’t wait to share with my own kids, is Dr. Seuss’s ABC Book.   Once we read it together, we did a few inspired by Dr. Seuss activities to go with the book.

If you have a preschooler, these Dr. Seuss’s ABC Book activities are simple to set up and so much fun!

 

There are so many fun Dr Seuss ABC activities that are perfect for young learners.  

preschool Dr. Seuss ABC book activities

If you have a preschooler, you’ll want to check out our Cat in the Hat craft and Hop on Pop activities, too.

Dr. Seuss ABC Book Activities

The first alphabet activity was inspired by the post “Driving over Hearts” at Toddler Approved.  With it being close to Valentine’s Day, the hearts were a perfect fit.

If you are doing this activity at a different time of year you could just make circles or another shape.

To turn it into an ABC activity, write lower and upper case letters on each side of the paper hearts.  Have your child drive over the letters as you call them out.

My son wanted to play the game over and over again. Being able to flip over the hearts and have new letters on the other side helps keep it interesting.

This alphabet activity is a big hit with car-lovers.

Dr. Seuss ABC book activity

 

The second alphabet activity is a simple scavenger hunt.

Give your child a stack of magazines or picture books and have them hunt for pictures of items that start with certain letters of the alphabet.  We used a collection of pictures we had previously cut from magazines for crafting.

Be careful to choose letters you know they can find pictures for —  so you might want to skip “X.”

preschooler alphabet activity for Dr. Seuss book

 

The last alphabet activity involves creating your own letters.

Play-Doh is great for forming letters.  Not only does it allow children to  practice forming letters, but they also build up the strength in their hands and work on manual dexterity.

preschooler ABC activity for Dr. Seuss ABC book

 

We love Dr. Seuss books.  There are just so many great ones to share with your kids.

I hope you enjoy these Dr. Seuss ABC Book activities with your little ones.

 

For more Dr. Seuss activities:

  • Activity for Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?
  • 25 Dr. Seuss Activities for kids

For more hands-on learning ideas:

  • Alphabet Adventure Book Activities
  • 40+ Hands-On Learning Activities 
  • Subtraction Squish! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Kid Books & Activities Tagged With: alphabet activity, Dr. Seuss

Comments

  1. Amy says

    January 25, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    I love your driving on the letters idea! We’ll have to do that with my son ๐Ÿ™‚ We love those two books too ๐Ÿ™‚

    • OneMommy says

      January 26, 2013 at 11:57 am

      It was definitely a big hit with my son; he’s asked to do it twice since.
      Can’t wait to read what you did with letter C!

  2. Donna DM says

    January 25, 2013 at 5:42 pm

    So cute. I’ve missed your posts.

    • OneMommy says

      January 26, 2013 at 12:02 pm

      Thank you — I’ve missed yours, too! Things seem to get so busy sometimes!

  3. JDaniel4's Mom says

    January 25, 2013 at 8:48 pm

    Play dough is truly an amazing learning tool! I love your post. I will be sharing it on the Read.Explore.Learn. Facebook page on Sunday.

    • OneMommy says

      January 26, 2013 at 12:02 pm

      Yes, we really should use the Play-Doh more often than we do.

      Thanks for sharing it on Sunday!

  4. Chris Carter says

    January 25, 2013 at 11:01 pm

    You are such a great great teacher mom!!!! Those activities look SO fun and the kids are totally into it! Good for you! ๐Ÿ™‚

    • OneMommy says

      January 29, 2013 at 9:19 pm

      LOL — I guess the teacher in me is still there… Sometimes I wonder if I should switch to teaching younger grades — it’s kind of fun!

  5. Rach says

    January 25, 2013 at 11:03 pm

    Aww, another book I loved from childhood! Also, I don’t know what book you mean for next week, but I know that I LOVED “The Monster at the End of this Book” when I was a kid. So much fun. ๐Ÿ™‚

    • OneMommy says

      January 29, 2013 at 9:20 pm

      Oh, THAT was one of my brother’s favorite books!! I need to see if my mom still has it… LOL. Nope, I’ve got another monster book in mind, if I get all my ducks in a row! ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. Ginny Marie says

    January 26, 2013 at 10:18 am

    Great ideas! Making letters from playdoh is so great for kids. And the ABC soup was a great touch!

    • OneMommy says

      January 29, 2013 at 9:21 pm

      My kids love “ABC soup”! One day they are going to be surprised to find all their favorite foods have other “real” names…. (I think this one is actually Campbell’s vegetable soup, but ABC soup is much more fun!)

  7. thedoseofreality says

    January 26, 2013 at 12:00 pm

    What a fantastic way to celebrate what you are reading! Love it! ๐Ÿ™‚

    • OneMommy says

      January 29, 2013 at 9:31 pm

      Thanks! They had fun, and I look forward to our next book!

  8. Heather says

    January 26, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    Thanks for the comment on my blog.
    I love your ideas here (I used to be a teacher). Using plastic animals/ objects and jumping on the letters works too.

    • OneMommy says

      January 29, 2013 at 9:32 pm

      Oh, I love the idea of jumping on the letters! My youngest is all about getting physical lately….

  9. shari lynne @ Faith Filled Food For Moms and Grandmothers says

    January 27, 2013 at 10:25 am

    Playdough..yay..we’ve been playing alot with playdough lately..as a matter of fact I need to make more! Great post OneMommy!
    Blessings!

    • OneMommy says

      January 29, 2013 at 9:33 pm

      There are weeks we play with it every day, and then weeks we don’t touch it at all… I think I need to get it out more and just let the box of stuff sit where they actually see it….

  10. OneMommy says

    January 29, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    Thank you! Dr. Seuss makes it easy! ๐Ÿ™‚

  11. Catherine says

    January 30, 2013 at 1:28 pm

    Thank you for sharing these great alphabet activities ๐Ÿ™‚

    • OneMommy says

      February 2, 2013 at 4:56 pm

      Thanks for stopping in to check them out!

  12. Erica @What Do We Do All Day? says

    January 30, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    I’m sure my boys would LOVE to race over letters! Thanks for sharing at The Children’s Bookshelf.

    • OneMommy says

      February 2, 2013 at 4:59 pm

      It is definitely a winner for my little guy! Hope they enjoy!

  13. Kathrine says

    February 7, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    Thanks for this wonderful idea..I will try doing this with my 3 year old son, I am sure he will enjoy making letter with his play doh..

    • OneMommy says

      February 7, 2013 at 9:31 pm

      I found that I had to help my 3 year-old a little more than big sister, but he was all excited when he’d recognize the letter we made. ๐Ÿ™‚

  14. Tina says

    August 9, 2013 at 10:03 pm

    I really love the idea of driving over the letters! We will definitely be using that one with this book, which is a favorite of ours as well! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Booknificent Thursday! Hope to see you again next week!

    • OneMommy says

      August 12, 2013 at 11:01 am

      I think that is one of my son’s favorite ways to work with the alphabet!

  15. OneMommy says

    August 12, 2013 at 9:42 am

    My kids are my biggest inspiration. ๐Ÿ™‚
    Thanks for hosting!

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