Kindergarten Phonics- The Cat In The Hat- WebQuest

The Cat In The Hat written by Dr. Seuss is a children's book that features a cat living amongst silly things in a fun, fictional setting.  The book has countless rhyming words as well as CVC (consonant vowel consonant) words.  Have a parent/teacher read this book as the Kindergarten student follows along with them.

In this WebQuest, you will work on phonemic awareness which will help to build foundational reading skills. 

Phonemic Awareness Task (Rhyming):

In order to work on phonemic awareness, you will need to complete this rhyming sort worksheet.

You can print this worksheet first.  Then cut out the words and place them underneath the same rhyming sounds you hear from the three picture words above.  Be mindful of using your letter-sound knowledge of consonant sounds, short and long vowels, and blends/digraphs to identify which words go where.  

Phonemic Awareness Task (Rhyming):

• You can print this worksheet first. 
• Then cut out the words and place them underneath the same rhyming sounds you hear from the three picture words above.
• Be mindful of using your letter-sound knowledge of consonant sounds, short and long vowels, and blends/digraphs to identify which words go where.  

When the student has completed the rhyming sheet, the parent/teacher can check to see if the student had the correct answers.  By getting 12 of the 12 words placed correctly, the parent/teacher will know the student understands the phonemic awareness concept he/she worked on today and has accomplished the task.  By getting 8 of the 12 correct, the parent/teacher will know the student is for the most part knowledgeable in this task.  By getting less than 8 of the 12 correct, the parent/teacher will know that the student needs more attention and learning to understand the phonemic awareness concept.

Through this activity, students will become more confident in their phonemic awareness which leads to stronger reading skills.  By connecting the rhyming sort worksheet to the book, the student will feel more of an engagement and  comprehension from the book.  The evaluation from the worksheet will give the parent/teacher the understanding of whether to focus more on rhyming words or not.  If the student did struggle with this activity, then the student should listen to the story again at a later time and try to slowly sound out the words in the worksheet and do the activity again.

Resources: The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Seuss

• Rhyming Sort worksheet
• scissors
• glue stick
• evaluation sheet