LEGO Dr Seuss Patterning Math Activity for Kids STEM

Celebrate Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss with simple hands-on learning activities to go with your favorite Dr. Seuss books. The Cat In The Hat comes in second to The Lorax for us. Check out our tie-dyed coffee filter art and science. Here’s a fun way to combine LEGO, The Cat, and math with a LEGO Dr. Seuss Patterning Activity. Our kid’s LEGO page has many unique ideas to keep you learning!

LEGO DR SEUSS PATTERNING MATH ACTIVITY

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Simple set up but great math practice with this simple LEGO Dr. Seuss Patterning math activity. You only need a few supplies to get started!

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SEUSS MATH SUPPLIES

LEGO bricks in 2×2, 2×3, 2×4 {use what you have even if it is 1×2 bricks!}
Blue Base Plate {Building Plate}
Bowl for LEGO bricks
The Cat In The Hat Book

SEUSS LEGO ACTIVITY SET UP

To get started with this Dr. Seuss patterning math activity, start a pattern in each row for your kids to complete using red and white bricks on a blue base plate. We tried to stick to the specific colors of the Cat’s hat.

Or encourage your kiddos to make patterns for each other or themselves!

This activity is perfect for working on:

AB, ABB, AAB, AAAB, AABB and all of those combinations of pattern choices.
One to one counting
Addition or subtraction and even fractions depending on the bricks you have!

This activity is a terrific way to play and learn to combine math with LEGO! It really makes patterning fun. Plus LEGO is amazing for learning math concepts. There are so many hands-on benefits to LEGO play

Plus, it’ a great way to combine a favorite book with hands-on play! Now you have literacy, math and even engineering all in one!

Can you build a model of the cat’s hat with red white LEGO?

SEUSS LEGO CHALLENGE IDEAS

This LEGO Dr. Seuss patterning math activity is a quick and easy way to pass the afternoon. Why not encourage your kids to build The Cat In The Hat towers too.

STEM Challenge: Build his hat with LEGO!

Pick another favorite book and use set up a new pattern or building challenge!

Build Truffula trees or the Lorax’s mustache
Build LEGO fish in red and blue
Build green LEGO eggs
Build a LEGO maze for the places you’ll go
Build a wocket to put in your pant’s pockets
Build a nest for a bird
Build a model LEGO earth

You can build the patterns vertically or horizontally. In fact, you don’t even need a baseplate as you can just snap them together! If you build your pattern vertically, can you measure the height when you are finished?

Celebrate Read Across America or Dr. Seuss any time of the year with LEGO.