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I enjoy many Dr. Seuss books and so do my kids. One of my many favorites has got to be There’s a Wocket in My Pocket . I love all the silly words and creatures sprinkled on every page. And this books lends itself naturally to a fun rhyming scavenger hunt around the house.
Before reading the book, we talked about real and silly words and I read a few of the silly words aloud like wocket, zelf, and yeps. After a good laugh, we read the book aloud, looking for the silly words and silly creatures. We also talked about how much rhyming we could hear in the story.
After reading, I asked NJoy (currently 4 years old) to draw some silly creatures. He jumped right in, drawing all kinds of crazy looking things.
Once they were cut out, I hid them around the house. I gave him partial rhyming clues to help him find them. {He had to fill in the rest of rhyme and find the creature.}
“Oh no! There’s a ziano on the ______!” or
“There’s a soven in the _______!”
He had such a blast doing this! He and his brother played this game for the rest of the day {quite literally} here and there. It was really fun to observe!
Would you like more Rhyme Time fun from This Reading Mama?
- FREE Rhyme Time Pack
- FREE Dr. Seuss/Rhyme Time Cut it Out! Pack
- The Building Blocks of Reading {letter sounds and rhyming}
- Rhyming Words with Older Readers
I love this activity! Pinned and most likely soon to be imitated in my home. Thanks!
Love this!! I have to give it a try with my kids!
Pinned! I love this – he made his own printables…..lol really great work with the summary image at the top of the post as well!
What a cute idea!
Love this idea! One of our favorite Dr Seuss books too – will have to try it! Thanks for sharing.
We’re going to have fun with this activity!
What a perfect activity for the book! Can’t wait to play!
What a fun idea, Becky! I featured your post and photo in my Dr. Seuss Inspired Phonics Activities. 🙂
Thank you, Deb! 🙂
Hi there! Just writing to let you know that I linked to you in my recent blog post: http://www.favecrafts.com/blog/fc/dr-seuss-crafts-to-celebrate-dr-seuss-birthday/ Thanks for sharing your idea!
Where can I still get the free workbooks by Education.com?? Thank you.
It’s only 1 free workbook, so choose your top choice. You can find them here–> http://educationcom.7eer.net/c/177362/236053/2105