Hop on Pop!

Hop on Pop
By Dr. Seuss
Children’s Poetry Book
Illustrated by Dr. Seuss
Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
Copyright by Dr. Seuss
24 pages
Genre: Children’s Poetry Picture Book

This classic children’s books is notorious for its clever rhymes and hilarious story. Readers will love following along the rhyming words to see all the unusual characters in this book. Many funny situations occur throughout the story, serving to draw the young readers in and get them listening to what will happen next. This classic book will introduce readers to the rhyme of poetry in a funny, colorful way. 

The illustrations in this book are done from sketches made by the author illustrator. The dark lines the outline the images appear to be markers or pencil. The figures are colored in using either marker or pencil. Over the years, the images have been enhanced through the use of computer imaging. Overall, the colorful images and illustrations that are typical of Dr. Seuss stories are utilized to enhance this rhyming story. 

Standard: 

Grade: Kindergarten

Subject: English Language Arts

21. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). 

A. Recognize and produce rhyming words. 

I would use this book to introduce a unit on rhyming words to a kindergarten class. We would read the book aloud during whole group instruction, and then we would go back over the words on the pages to identify the rhyming words. Since the words are fairly easy to decode, it would also be good to allow the students to sound out the words and decode the text.