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Activities for In a People House by Dr. Seuss

March 1, 2013 by OneMommy

There are a few books I remember reading over and over as a child.   As a parent I love to share those childhood favorites with my own kids.

And when it came to Dr. Seuss’s crazy books, my favorite was always In a People House.   It always surprises me how few people have heard of this book.

Every March we have fun with some Dr. Seuss crafts & activities.  This year I pulled out the old copy of my favorite book to read to the kids.

Afterwards we had fun with some simple In a People House Dr. Seuss activities.

Activities for the Dr. Seuss book In a People House

This activity is great for early readers.  For older kids be sure to check out these fun Dr. Seuss activities for older kids.

In a People House activities

The first thing we did is get out the brightly colored card stock shapes we used to make our shape puppets.  This time around we used the shapes to make our very own bird and mouse — just like the characters in the story.

My 5 year-old was very particular as  she made her bird and mouse.  We had to have exactly 3 moon-shaped feathers on our bird’s head and a blue, twirly tail for the mouse.

She wanted them to look just like the book’s cover.

craft for Dr. Seuss book: In a People House

 

After she had her bird and mouse made, she took them around the house and told them about some of the things they saw.  (Just like in the book!)

This was completely her idea….and I loved watching her give them a tour of the house.

Word Scavenger Hunt for In a People House

For our second activity I had a handful of cards with some household items written on them.

The idea was for her to use them to label items in our house.

I tried to use words she might be able to sound out on her own — and we were both excited when she sounded out the word “bed” with no help from me.

She had fun running around the house, taping the words to the correct objects.

It turned out to be a great activity for early readers.

Words you may want to include for your early reader: bed, lamp, door, rug, sink, wall, T.V., chair….  

preschooler activity for dr. seuss book

 

If you read the book with a younger child you could tell them what each card says and have them label the items that way.

I had so much fun sharing my favorite Dr. Seuss book with my own kids.

I hope you and your child enjoy these In a People House activities as well.

 

For more Dr. Seuss activities:

  •  Hop on Pop 
  • Cat in the Hat Craft
  • Daisy-Head Mayzie Craft
  • 25 Dr. Seuss Activities 

 

 

 

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

Comments

  1. Selena@ Look! We're Learning! says

    March 1, 2013 at 8:45 am

    I’ve never heard of this book before and I thought I knew all the Dr. Seuss works! Love your activity! *makes note to check this book out at the library*

    Stopping in from Preschool Corner on Homeschool Creations. 🙂

    • OneMommy says

      March 4, 2013 at 4:33 pm

      I don’t think I’ve found anyone who remembers that book yet! 🙂 It was a favorite of mine as a child…Definitely a lesser-known one I suppose!

  2. Chris Carter says

    March 1, 2013 at 11:01 pm

    Oh how I love me some Dr. Seuss!!! SO fun!

  3. Kayla says

    March 2, 2013 at 6:04 pm

    I am going to put a bit of a spin on this and the next time I am told “Im bored” I amd going to suggest showing one of her toys around the house!

    • OneMommy says

      March 4, 2013 at 4:35 pm

      I love it!
      My daughter certainly had fun doing it!

  4. JDaniel4's Mom says

    March 5, 2013 at 8:21 am

    What a great way to work on environmental words! I haven’t heard of this book. It looks like fun. I will be sharing this post on Facebook and Pinterest.

    • OneMommy says

      March 8, 2013 at 9:52 am

      Thank you!
      It cracks me up that my favorite Dr. Seuss book as a kid is one that no one has heard of…. I think my husband is the only one I’ve met who could remember that book.

  5. Reshama says

    October 25, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    What fun! I love to find unusual or not so well known Dr Seuss books.. thanks for sharing!
    -Resh @ Stackingbooks

    • OneMommy says

      October 26, 2013 at 10:51 am

      This one was my favorite as a child!

  6. Daniel says

    October 29, 2013 at 7:51 am

    Great activity for budding reader. Thanks for linking up at Booknificent Thursday. Love literacy activities.

    Daddynificent

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