The cat in the hat
Sally and her older brother are home alone after their mother leaves them for a bit. The children are bored because it's raining out, and they end up doing nothing but sit and stare out the window. The Cat in the Hat arrivesat their house and starts performing "tricks" to entertain the children and convince them to use their imagination to haave fun. The cat in the hat and the children end up making a large mess while the goldfish is warning the children that their mother will be home soon and they will be in trouble. Things get even more messy when the Cat in the Hat brings Thing 1 and Thing 2 over to play. However, shortly before the mother arrives, the older brother stands up to the Cat in the Hat and forces him to clean up the mess that he's made. The Cat in the Hat, with the help of Thing 1, Thing 2 and some strange machines, clean the house before the mother comes home, and the children escape punishment.
I chose the Cat in the Hat to use for my poetry response because I think that Dr. Seuss does an outstanding job of making poetry fun for young children. By using bring colors, and funny words, Dr. Seuss makes poetry a type of literature that children WANT to read. When I was young, I always enjoyed reading The Cat in the Hat.
My response for The Cat in the Hat is written and artistic and would be done in a kindergarten classroom. I had a kindergartener make the Cat in the Hat using a paper plate, pipe cleaners, and construction paper. After thr character was made, students had to identify rhyming words from the story and write the on the cat's hat. This book as well as the response to the book ties into the English Language Arts curriculum for kindergarten.
Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills
Standard: 2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds
(phonemes).
a. Recognize and produce rhyming words.
I chose the Cat in the Hat to use for my poetry response because I think that Dr. Seuss does an outstanding job of making poetry fun for young children. By using bring colors, and funny words, Dr. Seuss makes poetry a type of literature that children WANT to read. When I was young, I always enjoyed reading The Cat in the Hat.
My response for The Cat in the Hat is written and artistic and would be done in a kindergarten classroom. I had a kindergartener make the Cat in the Hat using a paper plate, pipe cleaners, and construction paper. After thr character was made, students had to identify rhyming words from the story and write the on the cat's hat. This book as well as the response to the book ties into the English Language Arts curriculum for kindergarten.
Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills
Standard: 2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds
(phonemes).
a. Recognize and produce rhyming words.