Truffula Tree Number Matching – The Lorax

Dr Seuss books are a favorite at our house. We are always reading them. This is a fun hands-on activity for matching numbers with Truffula Trees. This is a hands-on activity that you can repeat several different times.

We had a really hard time picking between the three books. It was not easy but we worked at it over the past few days and the decided to go with the over all favorite of The Lorax.

This was a simple and easy to put together activity. It was not complicated but it did make her think about the activity while doing it. I love the truffula trees and they are fun for kids as well. We have done several truffula activities. We worked on the numbers from 1 to 12. She did ask where 0 was at the end.

What you need for this activity: black marker, craft sticks and construction paper.

This activity was presented to her as a pile of sticks and numbers for the top of the tree. I gave her free reign as to how she wanted to do the activity. She started by picking the number and looking for the stick that had the matching lines. This gave her several chances to counting the lines on several sticks. This is not how I thought she would start. She found it fun to do it her own way.

After she had all the matches she put the trees in order. I thought she would start at 1 but she started at 12 and counted down. After she got them in order she counted from 1 to 12 and then from 12 back down to 1. This was a great activity for her to review numbers and check out her counting.

If you have older kids some changes for this could be to put addition, subtraction or division on the trees and have them match to the lines on the trees. I will say my older girls jumped at the chance to do the counting activity like my youngest did.

Check out my other Dr Seuss Activities:

• Dr Seuss’s ABCs – Gross Motor
• Green Eggs and Ham Sensory Bin
• Yarn Truffula Trees – The Lorax
• Torn Paper Truffula Trees – The Lorax

Check out all the The Lorax, The Cat in the Hat and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (I Can Read It All by Myself) activities.

Check out the The Lorax activities:

• Playdough to Plato: Truffala Tree Number Match Up
• Science Sparks: Make your own whisper-ma-phone
• The Pleasantest Thing: Lorax Sensory Bottle”
• Still Playing School: The Lorax Truffula Trees Cutting Practic

Check out the The Cat in the Hat activities:

• Inspiration Laboratories: Kite Rhyming with the Cat in the Hat
• Mama Miss: Cat In The Hat Bracelet
• The Educators’ Spin On It: Letter Fun with the Cat in the Hat

Check out the One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (I Can Read It All by Myself) activities:

• Rainy Day Mum: One fish two fish real and pseudo word game
• Growing Book by Book: Red Fish Blue Fish ABC Match
• Lalymom: Lalymom
• Toddler Approved: Number Pocket Game for Toddlers and Preschoolers

I hope that you enjoy these activities!

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