Using the rhyme found in Dr. Seuss books, Dr. Seuss literature-based activities can be a fun and effective way to extend phonics instruction. Note: If you’d like to know more about Montessori phonics, check out my DIY Beginning Montessori Phonics for Preschoolers post.
Here are some fun Dr. Seuss inspired ideas for reinforcing phonics:
Hop on Pop Phonics Activities
Dr. Seuss with a Touch of Montessori (my post)
Hop on Pop Rhyming Words Activity and Movement Game from There’s Just One Mommy
Hop on Pop Sight Word Game (Using phonetic words instead of sight words) from The Chaos and the Clutter
Dr. Seuss’s ABC Phonics Activities
Dr. Seuss’s ABCs – Gross Motor (Image from 3 Dinosaurs)
Dr. Seuss’s ABCs – Gross Motor (for phonics, use the phonetic sound for each letter rather than the letter name) from 3 Dinosaurs
Make Your Own Alphabet Book (focusing on phonetic sounds rather than letter names for each letter) from Ready-Set-Read!
Dr. Seuss’s ABC – Prewriting Practice and Sensory Play (again, focusing on phonetic sounds rather than letter names) from Learn Play Imagine
Dr. Seuss’ ABC Book: Writing Letters in Shaving Cream (again, focusing on phonetic sounds rather than letter names) from I Can Teach My Child
Cat in the Hat Phonics Activities
Cat in the Hat Rhyming Game from Mom’s Tot School
Learning the Basics with Dr. Seuss from The Work Plan
Word Family Games with The Cat in the Hat from The Pleasantest Thing
“At” Word Family Hat from A to Z Teacher Stuff
Rhyming Fun with _at Words from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Cat in the Hat Beginning Letter Sounds from The Preschool Toolbox
Making Cat in the Hat Words with Magnetic Letters from Little Illuminations
Dr. Seuss Phonics Printables from Seussical Learning Pack at 123 Homeschool 4 Me
The Cat in the Hat Unit Ideas and Printables from Homeschool Share
Green Eggs and Ham Phonics Activities
Short Vowel Sound Green Eggs from School Time Snippets
Green Egg Word Chunk Spinners (Photo from Coffee Cups and Crayons) (The blog post is no longer available.)
Green Eggs and Ham Rhyming Matching Game from Getting Messy with Ms. Jessi
Green Eggs and Ham Activities and Free Printable from obSEUSSed
Fox in Sox Phonics Activities
Fox in Sox Unit Ideas and Printables from Homeschool Share
The Foot Book Phonics Activities
Footprints with The Foot Book (using phonetic words) from Preschool Powol Packets
Mr. Brown Can MOO! Can You? Phonics Activities
Dr. Seuss’s Sound Words: Playing with Phonics and Spelling from ReadWriteThink
There’s a Wocket in my Pocket Phonics Activities
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket Environmental Print & Phonemic Awareness (Photo from I Can Teach My Child)
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket Environmental Print & Phonemic Awareness from I Can Teach My Child
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket Activities Rhyming Word Activities from Spell Outloud
All My Dr. Seuss Resources
Dr. Seuss with a Touch of Montessori
Montessori-Inspired Dr. Seuss Activities
Montessori-Inspired One Fish, Two Fish Math Activities Using Free Printables
Montessori-Inspired Lorax Activities
Cat in the Hat Practical Life Activities
50+ Montessori-Inspired Dr. Seuss Activities
30+ Dr. Seuss Inspired Phonics Activities
{Dr. Seuss Inspired} Cat in the Hat Sensory Bin
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}
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Thanks for using my ABC Gross Motor post!
So many great ideas! That silly word one is absolutely brilliant…my kids will love it!
Thank you for linking to our Hop on Pop game. We had so much fun with it.
You found some fun ones I haven’t seen before! Thanks so much for including ours too!
Thanks so much for including my ABC Gross motor post!
I am so honored that you have featured my Cat in the Hat game in your post. Thank you! I will be doing some of these other activities. Such fun.
So many wonderful ideas!
Dr. Seuss is one of my favorites:)
Saw the green eggs and knew I had to read the rest of this article. That is such a hilarious and awesome idea! Really like these language techniques.
What a fantastic collection of Dr Seuss phonics ideas.
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Thanks for sharing on the After School Linky Party! You’ve been featured! So many great activities to have fun with Dr. Seuss!
What an amazing collection! Featured you on Mom’s Library this week!