On Wednesday,March 2, we’ll be celebrating the 107th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, and also Read Across America Day as proclaimed by the National Education Association.
If you are Dr. Seuss fans like we are, there are many ways that you can celebrate and “go go go on an adventure” in the Thinga-ma-jigger with Nick, Sally, and the Cat from The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That. This show is designed to get preschoolers interested in science and does a wonderful job establishing positive views about science and scientists in young learners.
If you aren’t familiar with The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That and want to know more about the show, get to know the characters first and watch a show with your children. Also take a look at ways you can promote active television viewing.Use the show to get your children interested in topics and then explore resources on the PBS Parents site. PBS Parents has a fantastic list of activities related to each episode and books to accompany each episode that are designed to increase your child’s knowledge with their favorite characters from the show.
Additional extension activities can be found on PBSKids.com where there is an entire site dedicated to The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That. Printables, games, and video clips ranging from 30 seconds to just over 2 minutes are perfect to spark the interest of a new generation of scientists and innovators.
New episodes of The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That will air on March 2 as part of a marathon event (check local listings for times). Here’s a description of the new episodes courtesy of PBS:
Incredible Journey/ Bamboozled
- Incredible Journey – Nick and Sally are playing in their homemade Thingamajigger, when the Cat arrives to take them on a real adventure! Off they go to meet Salmon Sam, who is returning to the pool where she hatched so she can lay her eggs. With the help of the Subber-e-blubber, they follow Samantha on her incredible journey!
- Bamboozled – Sally needs to find a gift for her stuffed Panda, Pammy. Who better to ask than a real Panda? The Cat takes them to meet Zhu Zhu, a giant panda who helps the kids to discover all the wonderful things you can do with bamboo. It’s a perfect gift for Pammy the Panda!
Teeny Weeny Adventure/ I See Seeds
- Teeny Weeny Adventure – Nick has spotted a tiny ladybug, but Sally has found an even smaller ant! And there’s nothing smaller than an ant. Or is there? Cat takes Nick and Sally to meet a variety of single-celled creatures, the smallest anywhere! Nick and Sally soon learn that a drop of water holds a whole lot more than they ever realized!
- I See Seeds – Sally and Nick are going on an adventure, but how are they going to get there? Skateboard? Train? Rocketship? They just can’t decide, until Cat suggests they see how trees send their seeds on trips. They follow different seeds as they travel through the air, float on the water and hitch rides on animals.
Here are some more ways that you can celebrate Dr. Seuss’ 107th birthday:
- Visit Dr. Seuss’ online playland called Seussville. Every year for the past two years I’ve written about this great site and provided links to my favorite games as Dr. Seuss’ birthday draws near that can be found in my original post called Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday with a Trip to Seussville.
- Take the Read Across America pledge on the National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America site
- Tivo some episodes of The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That and host an after school viewing party for friends. Serve delicious Cat in the Hat inspired cupcakes like my friend Amy over at TeachMama. She made the Cat’s hat by alternating red and white marshmallows! Since my description doesn’t do them justice, visit her post to see her super cute pictures!
Special thanks to PBS for the images from The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That and for supplying an amazing collection of party goods so we can host some friends to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday in true Cat in the Hat fashion! No compensation was received for this post.
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thanks for the links, my friend–and fantabulous post–like always!!
you are amazing!