The Cat in the Hat

Curriculum Companion

(formerly Enrichment Guide)

** This Curriculum Companion will be available with The Cat in the Hat performance for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. Teachers, you can watch The Cat in the Hat performance and use these activities any day or time you choose, not just on the release date!

Adam Sanders
Director of the
Spartanburg Youth Theatre

Hi everyone! Adam Sanders here, Director of the Spartanburg Youth Theatre. We are so excited to bring theatre from our stage right into your classroom! We hope you enjoyed our performance of The Cat in the Hat! Now get ready to dive into some fun activities to test your memory, push you to think harder, and make some connections to the book!

On this website, you will find a variety of activities and resources to use in your personal or virtual classrooms with students of varying ages. To navigate the website, either scroll down below or use the menu to the left. If you are viewing on a tablet or phone, the menu can be accessed by clicking the icon in the top left corner (icon to the left of the Spartanburg Youth Theatre logo).

Until we see you again in person, keep reading, keep imagining, and stay safe!

Teachers, we value your feedback! Please click the button below for a quick survey to give us feedback on how we can improve our upcoming offerings in the Storybook Live series!

To watch The Cat in the Hat click the "Storybook Live!" image to the right, or use the menu to the left and click "Watch The Cat in the Hat." If you are viewing on a tablet or phone, access the menu by clicking the icon in the top left corner (icon to the left of the Spartanburg Youth Theatre logo).

Use these digital games to practice your understanding of the way words work!

We use math in the theatre all the time! Can you solve these theatre math word problems? This page includes two Kahoot! games.

Writing brings use closer together! We can write to share our imaginations and we can write to inspire. Join us in creating Kind Kids Spartanburg!

Questions to use for class discussions, turn and talks, or writing prompts

Vocabulary words from the story with vocabulary games

Click to learn about the talented actors you saw in The Cat in the Hat!

Click to learn theatre vocabulary and some fun facts about the theatre!

Click to learn about the special people that made our virtual production of The Cat in the Hat possible!

Coming Soon...

The next book in our Storybook Live! series is The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein. This will be premiering late-March 2021! If you haven’t already, make sure you register online to receive this story by visiting https://www.spartanburgyouththeatre.com/storybooklive.

This Curriculum Companion website was written and created by Alyssa Cameron. Contact Alyssa by email at alyssabcameron@gmail.com to discuss your curriculum development needs.