This week we are talking about Dr. Seuss!
The first book we are talking about is "The Cat in the Hat"
Our evaluation of the book (based on a scale of 1-10; 10 being the best, 1 being the worse) 9
Interest level: K -3
Guided reading level: J
The Cat in the Hat is fun book about a cat who visits two children stuck inside while their mother is out for the day. Throughout the book, we see what could be a fun day turn to disaster in a matter of moments. Thing one and Thing two are introduced and reek havoc throughout the house. "They ran up! They ran down! On the string of one kite we saw Mother's new gown!" In the end the kids made the cat and his Thing one and Thing two leave as their mother was fast approaching their home. The cat miraculously showed back up saying
The first book we are talking about is "The Cat in the Hat"
Our evaluation of the book (based on a scale of 1-10; 10 being the best, 1 being the worse) 9
Interest level: K -3
Guided reading level: J
The Cat in the Hat is fun book about a cat who visits two children stuck inside while their mother is out for the day. Throughout the book, we see what could be a fun day turn to disaster in a matter of moments. Thing one and Thing two are introduced and reek havoc throughout the house. "They ran up! They ran down! On the string of one kite we saw Mother's new gown!" In the end the kids made the cat and his Thing one and Thing two leave as their mother was fast approaching their home. The cat miraculously showed back up saying
The mother comes in and asks the kids
"Then our mother came in
And she said to us two,
"Did you have any fun?
Tell me. What did you do?""
The Story ends with
"And Sally and I did not know
What to say.
Should we tell her
The things that went on there that day?
Should we tell her about it?
Now, what should we do?
Well.....
What would you do
If your mother asked you?"
Teachable ideas:
- a journal write where the kids discuss the infamous question " what would you do if your mother asked you"
- give the students a list of words from the story and have them create their own story.
Dr. Seuss actually was given a list of site words and told to write a children's book. He was given 348 words that were considered important words all 6 year olds should know. He had to limit the book to about 225 words. 9 Months later he finished The Cat and the Hat, actually using 223 of the words and only add 13 words that weren't not on the list.
For more information about Dr. Seuss and the cat in the hat visit our Dr. Seuss page on the top of our blog.
