Rhyming remains one of the most obvious elements of any Dr. Seuss book. Teach your students an introduction to rhyme by first making cut-outs of cats and the famous "Cat in the Hat" hats, as suggested by Teachers.net. Do this by first drawing the shapes on a piece of construction paper and cutting them out with scissors. Make as many cat shapes as you make hat shapes. For every cat-and-hat pair, write two rhyming words on the cut-outs. For example, you can first write "cat" on the cat cut-out and "hat" on the hat cut-out. Other words can include "day" and "play." Hold up each of the cut-outs and say the words, then have the children decide which cats to pair with which hats due to their rhyming. Continue until the children correctly pair all of the cats and hats.
See how well your preschoolers can balance like the Cat in the Hat by playing this game from UniversalPreschool.com. First, gather the students in an open space in the classroom. Tell them to stand on only their right foot. Then, place an object like a small book on each of their left hands. Continue adding items with every new round, putting some on the students' foreheads as well. Disqualify any players who lose their balance. The last player remaining gets crowned the "Cat in the Hat" of the classroom.
To give each child his own special "Cat in the Hat" hat, first gather as many paper bags as you have students, as suggested by EverythingPreschool.com. Place a bag at the top of a student's head and fold the edges over so that the bag fits snugly on the forehead. After fitting a bag to each child's head, have the preschoolers decorate the hats in the same style as the Cat in the Hat, with red and white acrylic paint. Make sure to let the paint dry before the children wear the hats. Afterward, have a Cat in the Hat impression contest to see who embodies the popular character the most.