While Dr. Seuss’s fantastical musings don’t fit with a strict Montessori approach, many Montessori teachers and homeschoolers like to prepare Montessori-inspired Dr. Seuss activities at this time of year.
Today, I want to share 50+ Montessori-inspired Dr. Seuss activities to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2! It’s hard to say exactly what is or isn’t Montessori-inspired, since so many wonderful activities have elements of Montessori in them.
But to narrow things down from among all the amazing activities found online, I’ll especially focus on tot trays/activity trays, practical life activities (fine motor activities and food preparation for kids), sensory tubs, phonics activities, and a few large-motor activities (because Montessori loves movement).
Montessori-Inspired Dr. Seuss Activities
Dr. Seuss Tot Trays (Photo from Something 2 Offer)
Dr. Seuss Style Tot Trays from Something 2 Offer
Dr. Seuss Copy Activity (Photo from Inspired Montessori and Arts at Dundee Montessori)
Dr. Seuss Activities from Inspired Montessori and Arts at Dundee Montessori
Dr. Seuss Inspired Fitness for Kids (Photo from Fit Body Full Life)
Dr. Seuss Inspired Fitness for Kids from ChristinaChitwood.com (my daughter’s post)
Montessori-Inspired Dr. Seuss Activities (my roundup post)
10 Ways to Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday (a number of the activities are Montessori-inspired) from Mommy Lessons 101
Week Long Fun with Dr. Seuss from School Time Snippets
Little Hands That Cook with Books and Dr. Seuss from The Educators’ Spin on It
Learning the Basics with Dr. Seuss from The Work Plan
Seuss, Seuss, and More Seuss from Lesson Plans to Pots and Pans
30+ Dr. Seuss Inspired Phonics Activities (my roundup post)
Montessori-Inspired Rhyming Fun for Toddlers and Preschoolers (my post)
Hop on Pop
Hop on Pop Rhyming Words Activity and Movement Game from There’s Just One Mommy
Hop on Pop Hopscotch from Coffee Cups and Crayons
Dr. Seuss with a Touch of Montessori (my post)
Fun with Dr. Seuss and the Montessori Movable Alphabet (my post)
Go, Dog. Go!
Go, Dog. Go! Activities from Royal Baloo
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
One Fish Two Fish Counting Game (Photo from Mama Miss)
One Fish Two Fish Counting Game (with free printable) from Mama Miss
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish (food preparation using an eye dropper) from Crafty Moms Share
Montessori-Inspired One Fish, Two Fish Math Activities Using Free Printables
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham Shakers (Photo from The Good Long Road)
Move, Eat, Draw, Learn with Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss from The Good Long Road (blog is no longer available)
Green Eggs and Ham Sensory Bin from Wildflower Ramblings
Green Eggs and Ham Activities and Free Printable from ObSEUSSED
10 Apples Up On Top
(Tot School Tuesday) Apples, Apples, Apples from See Vanessa Craft
6 Activities for 10 Apples Up On Top from School Time Snippets
Free Apple Printable for Ten Apples Up On Top Activities (Instant Download)
Ten Apples Up On Top Sensory Bin & Table (Free Printables)
Ten Apples Up On Top Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
Outdoor Sound Hunt Inspired by Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? from Inspiration Laboratories
The Foot Book
Measuring Feet Activity (Photo from Putti’s World)
Measuring Feet Activity from Putti’s World (Putti’s World blog is no longer available.)
The Tooth Book
Toothbrushing Tray Inspired by The Tooth Book (Photo by JDaniel4’s M
Toothbrushing Tray from JDaniel4’s Mom
Dr. Seuss’s ABC
Create Your Own Alphabet Book and Learning Letter Names and Sounds from Ready- Set-Read!
Dr. Seuss’s ABC Yoga and Phonics Posts from OMazing Kids
Dr. Seuss’s ABCs – Gross Motor from 3 Dinosaurs
The Cat in the Hat
Cat in the Hat Peg Dolls (Photo from Making Boys Men)
Cat in the Hat Peg Dolls (great for Dr. Seuss story boxes/bags or sensory tubs) from Making Boys Men (Making Boys Men blog is no longer available.)
Preparing a Cat in the Hat Breakfast from Child Central Station
Cat in the Hat Practical Life Activities (my post)
{Dr. Seuss Inspired} Cat in the Hat Sensory Bin (my post)
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
Oobleck Sensory Tub by Brooke Vaske at Iowa Farmer’s Wife
Oobleck from Teaching Mama
Oobleck from Preschool Powol Packets
Glowing Oobleck (Photo from Train Up a Child)
Bartholomew and the GLOWING Oobleck from Learn Play Imagine
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff
Outdoor Shadow Hunt from Fantastic Fun and Learning
The Lorax
Handprint Truffula Trees from The Educators’ Spin on It
Gluppity Glup and Schloppity Slopp from Train Up a Child
Montessori-Inspired Lorax Activities (my post)
There’s a Wocket in my Pocket!
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket! Playdough from Train Up a Child
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Yoga of Dr. Seuss – inspired by “How the Grinch Stole Christmas! from OMazing Kids
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Thanks so much for featuring our water bead activity. I’m looking forward to checking out all the great ideas here!
Thanks, Lorie! And my pleasure … I LOVE water beads! 🙂
I love all of these Dr. Seuss ideas! Thanks for sharing our sound hunt. I’ve pinned this post. 🙂
Thanks, Trisha! My pleasure … your sound hunt is a great idea! And thanks for pinning! 🙂
Thanks for linking to 3 Dinosaurs!
My pleasure, Cassie! Your movement activities last month were awesome! 🙂
Thank you for featuring our Dr. Seuss Tot Trays! So glad everyone is excited about Dr. Seuss. love all the resources and ideas you have found. Thanks so much for sharing them all!
Thanks, Thaleia! I love all the excitement online about Dr. Seuss’s birthday. I love that you created so many Dr. Seuss tot trays! 🙂
Thanks for linking me — and thanks for such an amazing list of Dr. Seuss resources!! 🙂
Thanks, Amy … and my pleasure! I love your creative sensory bin idea! 🙂
Thanks for linking up to our Hop on Pop activities! We love playing with Dr. Seuss!
My pleasure, OneMommy! I loved your ideas! 🙂
Thanks for linking up with the Dr. Seuss posts on OMazing Kids! What a wonderful assortment of Seuss ideas…. can’t wait to check them all out. So glad to find folks who LOVE Seuss as much as I do 🙂
Thanks, Angela! I had so much fun checking out all your Dr. Seuss ideas … great activities and such an awesome way to promote a healthy lifestyle for kids! 🙂
What an awesome list! I will be ready to go next year for Dr. Seuss birthday.
Thanks so much! I love that there’s an online celebration each year now. 🙂
What a great list of activities. I’m bookmarking this for next year!
Thanks so much for linking up to the Hearts for Home Blog Hop! Blessings!!
Thanks so much, Heather! I wouldn’t mind celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday throughout the month as some do! 😉
What an amazing round up. Definitely pinning and sharing. Thanks for including us!
Thanks so much for featuring our Cat in the Hat Peg Dolls
What a wonderful round-up!! Thank you for including our One Fish, Two Fish activity. And, thank you for sharing on Sharing Saturday!
what a great round up! Thanks for sharing on the Kids Co-Op, which I host on my site along with other bloggers. I’m pinning this one 🙂
Jennifer @ Generation iKid