Seuss, rocked it with ten of the one hundred spots going to his books. In 2007, they used that information to compile a list of the top 100 children’s books, and our man, Dr. To help parents and teachers out, the National Education Association surveyed a bunch of parents and teachers to see what children books they recommended as the best, the awesomest, the tip-toppiest of them all. There are a lot of books for children out there-like a lot a lot. For some reason, all references to kangaroos got the editorial axe too. So, he added the following lines to Hop on Pop:Ĭerf sprung Seuss’s sly word-trap deftly, and edited all references to contraceptives out of the final product. Seuss was a notorious perfectionist, and he believed he’d unintentionally lulled his publishing house into a “half-false sense of security” with his yearly output. While writing Hop on Pop, Seuss got the feeling his editor, Bennett Cerf, and Random House weren’t paying much attention to his work. If you liked this, also check out our Hop on Popcorn Bar snack table at our School Dr.Like many of his devilish but good-natured creatures, Dr. Share it with others and have fun popping corn! I left out a few words like Constantinople and Timbuktu but the most common words are represented. Let me know if you have a hard time viewing or printing the PDF. This printable is free for home or school educational purposes.

I created one extra page with blank popcorn so you can add your own words. We like to have real popcorn as a snack as we play this.I’ve played this with just 2 players (myself and my child) and it is still great to show them the word I drew and sound it out.

Have players show their words to the group so they all get extra practice seeing and reading the word.

Some children may get to upset with this rule so you decide if you want to try it or not. You could add several more POP words using the page of empty popcorn on the printable.

I’ve seen another version where they have to start over if they draw the word POP.

If they struggle with it, help them then have them put it back in and shake the bowl. If they get it correct they keep the piece. Pass the bowl around with players taking turns pulling out a piece of popcorn.

Fold up the popcorn pieces in half and put in a bowl or popcorn container (I found mine 2 for $1 at our local Dollar Tree store).

Use all 90 pieces for a large group or class, or select fewer pieces for a smaller group.

Cut around the popcorn with curved or straight lines to make flash card style.

Print out the words on white or colored paper.

I drew the popcorn outline and scanned it into my computer to add all the words. I created this Hop on Popcorn sight word game using the words from the book. Seuss book containing a variety of sight words perfect for beginning readers.

Hop on pop words