

He got his sense of poetry from his mother. Seuss: American Icon,” and Guy McLain, director of the Wood Museum of Springfield History, discuss how the author’s advertising beginnings gave way to Zooks and Zummers, pulling children’s literature away from the tsk-tsking of the Dick and Jane books and obliterating the boring belief that young readers ought to be prim and proper. It features the siblings from “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish” on a trip to the pet store, which we know is never that sensible with a Seuss book.


The posthumous “What Pet Should I Get?” arrives July 28, two years after the author’s widow unearthed the story’s text and sketches. Seuss will be released next week, marking a quarter-century since his swan song “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” empowered us to move mountains. All rights reserved.A long-lost manuscript from the beloved author and illustrator Dr. Of course, we had to stop mid-book to get an apple to snack on! 😉Īfter we finished reading the story, I invited Caden to stack some apples on his head! We’ve done this type of activity before (See ABC Snowflake Match) so he knew to spray the white board with water and stick on the foam apples! What makes this activity different and interesting is the picture of himself on the white board and counting the apples on his head to create a silly image, just like in the silly story!Įven though all ten apples didn’t fit on our white board, Caden didn’t let that stop him from sticking them all on the board and counting as he went! He really enjoyed this activity and his counting skills are getting better all the time! I hadn’t read this book to Caden for a while so he was interested in sitting on our rug to listen to the story, especially since we missed story time at the library this week. Step 4: Set up activity and invite child(ren) to listen to the story and then do the activity Step 3: Stick photo(s) on white board or window using clear contact paper Step 2: Print photo of child(ren) and cut to remove background Step 1: Cut ten apple shapes from red craft foam This Ten Apples Up On Top math & fine motor activity is a fun way for toddlers and preschoolers to practice counting to ten while strengthening fine motor muscles! To create this activity for your children or classroom you need a few basic supplies. Ten Apples Up On Top! Math & Fine Motor Activity To go along with this fun book I created a simple, hands-on math and fine motor activity that kids are sure to enjoy! Seuss is a great book to read when teaching toddlers and preschoolers to count to ten.
