Create a playful game inspired by the book The Cat in the Hat! The Cat in the Hat Alphabet Fishbowl Sensory Game teaches letter recognition with the beloved fish from this popular Dr. Seuss book.
Each March 2nd we celebrate the birthday of the famous author Dr. Seuss ! This month for Virtual Book Club for Kids we’re featuring The Cat in the Hat. I’m sharing with you a playful Alphabet Sensory Game to go along with the popular children’s book.
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Cat in the Hat Alphabet Fishbowl Sensory Game
This month we’re having fun with an activity inspired by the Cat in the Hat. This Activity combines a little water play based off the character of the Fish in the story.
Grab a fish bowl and some plastic letters to encourage your child to learn the letter of the alphabet and some beginning word families. Let’s get started!
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Materials Needed for Cat in the Hat Game
- White Paper
- Large Construction Paper
- Contact Paper
- Black Sharpie Marker
- Glass Gems or Plastic Letters
- Plastic Fish Bowl or Container
- Book: The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss Image may be NSFW.
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- Water Container
- Measuring Cup
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Directions for Cat in the Hat Alphabet Sensory Game
1. Gather with your child the letters of the alphabet. You can use plastic letter or you can create your own. Here’s how we made our letter gems.
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2. Lay them out together in a row in ABC order verbalizing the letters and the sounds that they make. Create an Alphabet play mat for them to match the letters onto. We practiced first before we added water play to the activity.
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3. Place letters into the fish bowl
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4. Allow your child to fill up the fish bowl with water. We used a larger container and then used a measuring cup for kids to pour the water into the fish bowl. {Set up in a space that can get be get wet}
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5. Using inspiration from the book, draw a fish to add your Fish to the Water Bowl. Encourage your child to color the fish. {Alternative is to tape fish on the outside of the bowl & cover with contact paper}
Here’s a resource for Dr. Seuss Coloring Pages if you’d rather just print it out.
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6. Encourage your child to find the letters in the fishbowl and place them onto the alphabet play mat to help work on letter recognition. If you have a reader you could also have them place the letters onto rhyming books from the story.
This Cat in the Hat Alphabet Fishbowl Game will bring your child hours of fun focusing on so many things including fine motor skills, eye hand coordination and learning to recognize the letters of the alphabet.
Try it out this month for our Virtual Book club for Kids featuring this beloved book by Dr. Seuss.
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Here’s another fun way to create Word Clouds with Plastic Letters!
Or check out Letter Fun with the Cat in the Hat Movement Game
The Cat in the Hat Activities for Kids by Virtual Book Club for Kids
- Cat in the Hat Science Activity by Toddler Approved
- Build the Hat Activity by I Can Teach My Child
- Cat in the Hat Number Line and Sequences by Rainy Day Mum
- The Cat in the Hat Breakfast Hashbrown by Growing Book by Book
- Cat in the Hat Fine Motor by The Pleasantest Thing
- Color Resist Hat by Mama Miss
- Cat int he Hat Gross Motor by 3 Dinosaurs
- Cat in the Hat Shape Activity by Mom Inspired Life
- Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat Name Puzzle by Still Playing School
- Cat in the Hat Center of Gravity Science Preschool Powel Packets
- Cat in the Hat Color Sorting Activity by Inspiration Laboratory
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