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Letter Fun with the Cat in the Hat

How to create a letter game inspired by the book The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Looking for a way to teach letters to your preschooler? Here’s a playful way to celebrate Dr. Seuss using letter fun with the Cat in the Hat book. All you need is the iconic red and white hat and some plastic letters.

Here’s how to play this Dr. Seuss game!  

ABC Fun with Dr. Seuss Book The Cat in the Hat

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Cat in the Hat Activity

Looking for ideas for the Book The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss?  The Cat in the Hat is a favored book of children.  The red and white hat shouts playful and captivates their attention for even the littlest listeners. This month we’re featuring activities focused on books by Dr. Seuss for our Virtual Book Club for Kids. Come join us!

Do you remember the Cat in the Hat from your childhood? With a popular TV series on PBS he’s quite popular with this generations kids too!  I decided to take advantage of this fascination with this special cat to encourage my preschooler to really focus on her letters and letter sounds with this game. Here’s what you need to get started!

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The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat Boxed FP Set

Dr. Seuss Cat In The Hat 

Child reading the Cat in the Hat book with red and white hat from Dr. Seuss

Cat in the Hat Letter Game

Combining a little bit of silliness and movement this game is sure to be a hit with your preschooler too. The letter game uses that iconic red and white hat that we love with Dr. Seuss and creates a fun way to focus on letters and the letter sounds.  Are you ready?

How to set up with letters and cards Dr. Seuss Letter Game.

Materials 

  • Red and White Hat (use paper bag for alternative)
  • Colorful Scrapbook Paper
  • Letter Stickers or written on 2×3 cards (2 sets, one uppercase and one lowercase)
  • Letters ( Magnetic Wooden Alphabet, Foam Letters , Blocks Letters  OR  Cookie Cutter Letters )

Directions for Cat in the Hat Game 

Have your child put the letters on each card to create the game.

Cat in the Hat Letter Game with Alphabet Stickers for Preschool

PLAY TIME!  This is a two player game, so grab a friend!
Have one player hold the hat to catch the letters.  That player pulls a letter card and displays it for the other player.  Then the second player selects from all of the letters in front of them.

ABC game using Plastic Letters and Letter Stickers for Dr. Seuss Game.

We kept our letters on a tray to sort through quickly but a basket or box would work too.

Cat in the Hat Letter Game with Plastic Letters and red and white hat.

Once the player finds the letter they try to throw it into the hat! As your child throws the letter have them call out the name and letter sound!

Cat in the Hat Letter Game using Plastic Letters for Preschoolers.

Dr. Seuss Activities for Kids

Virtual Book Club for Kids

No childhood bookshelf is complete without a Dr. Seuss book! Here are some Dr. Seuss activities created by the Virtual Book Club Team of Bloggers!

Cat in the Hat Activities

  • Cat In The Hat Bracelet by Mama Miss
  • Kite Rhyming with the Cat in the Hat by Inspiration Laboratories
  • 4 Dr. Seuss Inspired Slimes by Lalymom
  • Letter Fun with the Cat in the Hat  by The Educators’ Spin On It (HERE)
  • Cat in the Hat Sensory Bottle 
  • Cat in the Hat Fishbowl Game

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss The Lorax Finger Puppet Set Plush 

The Lorax Activities

  • 30 Ways to Have Fun with The Lorax
  • Lorax Sensory Bottle by The Pleasantest Thing
  • The Lorax Number Match Up by Playdough to Plato
  • Truffula Tree Number Matching by 3 Dinosaurs
  • The Lorax Truffula Trees Cutting Practice by Still Playing School
  • Make your Own Whisper-Ma-Phone by Science Sparks

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
 Dr. Seuss One Fish Stacking Blocks

One Fish, Two Fish Activities

  • One Fish Two Fish Real and Pseudo Word Game by Rainy Day Mum
  • Red Fish Blue Fish ABC Match by Growing Book by Book
  • Number Pocket Game by Toddler Approved
Collection of activities inspired by Dr. Seuss Books.

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Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Hannah Knecht says

    February 22, 2019 at 3:21 pm

    Another add-on activity to this would be to open up to a page of the Cat In The Hat book and search with your child for a specific letter! Can you find an /a/, for example in the text. You can model how to find a letter and then guide and support your child in locating a specific letter too!

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