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National Education Association

Read Across America Classroom Activity Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th Standards
Celebrate the legendary Dr. Seuss on Read Across America Day with a plethora of activities set to five stories—The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who, Oh, the Places You'll Go!, and Green Eggs and Ham. Activities...
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Seussville

What Can Your Class Do?

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Inspire scholars to do their part for planet Earth with a read-aloud of Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, and variety of activities designed to boost the environmental activist in us all. Activities include writing poems about the Earth,...
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Curated OER

THE LORAX

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners examine Dr. Suess's story, The Lorax, and the concept of needless waste in a "natural" environment, and study how this story relates to the real world. They discuss what recycling means and what happens when something is not...
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Curated OER

A Tree Counting Campaign

For Students 1st - 3rd
Review math concepts using this resource. Learners count the number of trees there would be if everyone planted one. In order to complete this activity, learners fill in the names of their classmates and add up the number of trees. This...
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Curated OER

The Air We Have Around Us

For Teachers K
Students listen to story, The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss, discuss air quality and how people affect the earth and its atmospheric cycles, and give oral reports on what they have learned.
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Seussville

A Classic in 236 Words

For Students K - 6th Standards
Get in the reading spirit on Read Across America Day while celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday with four printable worksheet activities. Included is a word search using story character's names, a quiz to test how many Dr. Seuss titles you've...
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Random House

Go Fish!

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
"One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish." Kids color, cut out, shuffle and deal a set of cards to play Go Fish!, use hams and green egg cards to play tic-tac-toe, and engage in other activities connected to books by Dr. Seuss. Oh, the...
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Science Matters

Island Fox Outreach

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Off the coast of California lives a wild animal called the Island Fox. Experts discuss the importance of the Island Fox to the Channel Islands and the balance the fox creates within its ecosystem. The lesson concludes with a reading of...
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Curated OER

Mini-Unit: Natural Resources

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how their choices affect others.  In this character development and ecology instructional activity, students debate choice-making issues.  Students listen to The Lorax by Dr. Seuss and identify choices the...
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Curated OER

Earth Day Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students analyze Earth science by answering environmental study questions. In this Earth Day activity, students read the book The Lorax and identify the themes within it. Students define several recycling vocabulary terms and create an...
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Curated OER

Recycling!

For Teachers K - 7th
The students recall events from Dr. Seuss' story The Lorax and make connections to environmental issues affecting their lives. They are expected to reflect on the facts of the story and respond verbally stating the inferences they made...
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Dr. Seuss Enterprises

Read Across America

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Celebrate the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss on Read Across America Day with a collection of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics activities, each linked to a popular Dr. Seuss story. 
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Curated OER

Welcome to Seuss Squares

For Teachers 1st - 5th
This PowerPoint reviews works by Dr. Seuss. The interactive game requires players to answer plot questions about Fox in Socks, Cat in the Hat, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Lorax, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. 
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Curated OER

The Lorax Explorations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read and debate the purpose of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, analyze its story elements, and write their own The Lorax II.
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Curated OER

Introduce Vocabulary: The Lorax

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students analyze tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read The Lorax and assess the meaning of vocabulary words found in the story. Students record their vocabulary words in a word journal or discovery chart.
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Curated OER

Lessons From the Lorax

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars read and discuss Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. They explore the changes the characters could have made to preserve the environment and relate the plot to real-world places and events.
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Curated OER

Lessons from The Lorax

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read and watch a video of The Lorax by Dr. Suess. As a class, they answer a set of questions about how the environment was affected by industries. They also brainstorm a list of possible solutions to help curb the pollution.
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Scholastic

Dr. Seuss Extension Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Extend the exhilarating learning experience of Dr. Seuss with five activities designed to reinforce literacy skills—site word reading, dialogue writing, story mapping, and more! Featured stories include The Lorax,...
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Curated OER

Dr. Seuss Activity: "The Lorax"

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this Dr. Seuss worksheet, students write a letter to "Mother Earth" about what they will do to help preserve the environment. A website reference is given for additional resources.
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Virginia Department of Education

Ecosystem Dynamics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Searching for an eccentric way to enhance lessons on ecosystems while ensuring pupils remain creative and motivated? Upon viewing The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, designated groups design and construct a pop-up book that...
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Curated OER

The Lorax

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify environmental problems. In this natural resources lesson students participate in several activities that support critical thinking about the environment and natural resources. The students write, list, and verbally...
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Environmental Sciences

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
Whether you are teaching environmental science in junior high or studying recycling in kindergarten, there is something for all in this set of lessons designed for environmental education. The 110-page packet comes with tips for...
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Curated OER

The Lorax and Forest Park

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read The Lorax by Dr. Seuss and identify situations where there is a risk to the community. During a class discussion, students predict types of liter they will find in a park. Students take a field trip to the park to collect...
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Curated OER

Needs and Wants

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students demonstrate responsible consumer choices. In this social studies lesson, students read The Lorax and discuss wants and needs. Students discuss how to save natural resources by making informed consumer choices.

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