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Subjects
Arts & Humanities
Mathematics
Grades
  • Pre K
  • K-2
  • 3-5

Brief Description

Recreate the Cat in the Hat's unique chapeau with tasty treats!

Objectives

Students
  • create a color pattern and use it in the formation of a "Cat in the Hat" hat.
  • become familiar with Dr. Seuss' book The Cat in the Hat.
  • tell about their pattern in a variety of forms (paper tearing, color sheet, or in written form).

Keywords

Dr. Seuss, craft, pattern, author, cat, library

Materials Needed

  • The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
  • LifeSavers candy
  • frosting
  • Necco Wafers candy or circular tag paper
  • Popsicle sticks or toothpicks
  • white paper
  • variety of scraps of colored paper

Lesson Plan

In Vickie Leaf's lesson "Cat in the Hat," students explore the book by Dr. Seuss and then design a pattern for the Cat's hat. They create their designs with candy and frosting, using kinesthetic skills to enhance learning. This lesson is the first of twelve Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans that combine the author's books with subjects other than language arts, especially art!

Assessment

Students will be informally evaluated on their completion of the LifeSaver hats, the pattern created by the LifeSaver candies, and the expression of the pattern in another art form.

Lesson Plan Source

Ilalko Elementary, Auburn, Washington

National Standards

FINE ARTS: Visual Arts
NA-VA.K-4.6
  • GRADES K - 4
    Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
    Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines
     
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
NL-ENG.K-12.1
NL-ENG.K-12.2
  • GRADES K - 12
    Reading for Perspective
    Reading for Understanding
     
MATHEMATICS: Algebra
NM-ALG.PK-2.1
  • GRADES Pre-K - 2
    Understand Patterns, Relations, and Functions

NM-ALG.3-5.1

  • GRADES 3 - 5
    Understand Patterns, Relations, and Functions

MATHEMATICS: Connections
NM-CONN.PK-12.3

  • GRADES Pre-K -12
    Recognize and Apply Mathematics in Contexts Outside of Mathematics

 

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