After reading the story to the class, set out to have the children imagine their own rhyming story. Give the children a word to start with. Let them develop their own rhyming story by giving you words that rhyme with the word you gave them. List the words on the board and let the children come up with silly sentences to make their own story. Have each child choose a sentence from the story board and draw a picture for that sentence. Children can copy the words and write it in themselves. Make copies of the book and put them together so that each child has one to take home.
The last page of "Hop on Pop" has three lines in which words are tied together without spaces, such as "seehemewe". Write down the words as they appear in the book and have the children identify the individual words. Let the children string their own words together in small groups with their classmates to test their ability to discover individual words. Children should be encouraged to use creative spelling, so it may be more difficult for you to discover the words. Let them help you. Come up with silly words and giggle with the students as they learn.
Make a family portrait in Dr. Seuss style. Have the children bring in pictures of their family members that can be cut, or make copies of the pictures they bring. Have the children cut out the faces in each picture. Allow each child to bring in pictures of their pets or extended family members as well as parents and siblings. Glue each face to a piece of construction paper and have the children draw a Seuss-like body for the face. Refer to the pages in the book related to family members and reading abilities. Talk about each person and whether that person can read and if they can read small or big words.
Children begin to learn size differentiation at a young age. This activity is ideal for preschool-age children. Use cutouts of Dr. Seuss creatures to make finger puppets. Let the children color in the puppets using different colors identified in the story. Make some of the puppets big and some small. Have the children glue Popsicle sticks to the back of the puppets. Have the children identify the differences in the puppets and put on a puppet show of the story for the class.