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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
- GRADES K - 4
NA-VA.K-4.1 Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
NA-VA.K-4.6 Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
MATHEMATICS: Algebra
GRADES K - 4
NM-ALG.PK-2.1 Understand Patterns, Relations, and Functions
GRADES 3 - 5
NM-ALG.3-5.1 Understand Patterns, Relations, and Functions
MATHEMATICS: Connections
GRADES Pre-K - 12
NM-CONN.PK-12.3 Recognize and Apply Mathematics in Contexts Outside of Mathematics
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Originally published 11/15/2002
Links last updated 03/18/2007
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