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Expression!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners organize ways of reading expressively as well as fluently. They encounter books by Dr. Seuss within this instructional activity. Practice, practice and more practice makes perfect. Punctuation marks are reviewed for accuracy.
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Oobleck!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use Oobleck to investigate the properties of colloids. For this Oobleck and colloid lesson, students listen to the beginning of  Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss. They experiment with Oobleck (corn starch, water,...
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How the Namuhs Learned to Be Content with Who They Are

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders consider how perceived standards of beauty influence body image as well as the relationship between body image and eating disorders. The class brainstorms traits the media presents as beauty standards for males and females,...
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Dr. Seuss: Horton Hears a Who?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to Horton Hears a Who? and complete a study of word cooperation. They group the words into families to see chunking.
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Respecting Diversity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students read and respond to The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss. Students discuss self-respect and respect.
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Foot Book Lesson Plan

For Teachers K
Students measure items using non-standard units of measure. In this measurement activity, students listen to Dr. Seuss', The Foot Book, before using oak tag feet to measure items. They use a large foot and a smaller one to measure...
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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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Go Fish for Antonyms

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, after reading and discussing the book, "One Fish Two Fish," by Dr. Seuss, practice matching pairs of antonyms together with an accuracy of 12 out of 15. They make flashcards in the shape of fish to study with and play a...
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You're a Pattern and I Know It

For Teachers K
Students listen to Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, then identify the patterns.
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Recycling: Causes of Pollution

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read The Lorax by Dr. Seuss while focusing on similarities in their world and that of the Lorax by completing a worksheet. They examine the effects of pollution or garbage on the environment.
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I Like to Shuffle Along in My Shiny Shoes

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the letters s and h as they blend together to make one sound. They practice making the sound, reciting a tongue twister while stretching the sh sound, and writing the letters. Next, they make words using letter boxes...
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Cranking Cooky Cars

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice the strategy of phoneme awareness with special vocal gestures or sound with the correspondence /k/. They listen as the book, "ABC," by Dr. Seuss is read to them and then they work on a tongue twister and worksheets.
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Perfectly Popping

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners identify p in spoken words and the written letter the represents it. The story, Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss is read the the class. They then have to circle pictures that have the p sound in them. This assessment is done after...
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Hop on Pop - Short 'o'

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice the alphabetic significance of the letter /o/ along with its awareness of phonemes in spoken words. They assess on construction paper the phrase, "We like to hop on top of Pop who's on top of a hot rock" written on it...
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Swish the Fish

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the /sh/ phoneme by making the sound, and reciting a tongue twister. Next, they make words that the teacher models using their Elkonin letterboxes. While using the big book version of Dr. Seuss', One Fish, Two Fish, Red...
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How Do You Feel Today?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a graph, then listen to Dr. Seuss' book, My Many Colored Days. After the story, they do a similar graph and then compare the two graphs.
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Dazzling D's and Buzzing B's

For Teachers K
Students differentiate between the letters D and B. They trace and write the letters D and B, then spell different words containing D and B using letter manipulatives. Students then listen to the Dr. Seuss "ABC Book" and identify the...
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Hhhh, I'm Getting Sleepy!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /h/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter H. Students then view pictures and identify the pictures that contain the /h/ sound, and...
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Finding F

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore the letter 'f'. Through instruction and modeling they examine the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, etc. They recite tongue twisters and listen to 'One Fish, Two...
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Economics -- Third Grade

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the Dr. Seuss book The Lorax. In groups, they answer questions that are related to economics and distribution of goods. They also identify the environmental issues present in the book and perform a skit in front of the...
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Ways We Use Trees

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use the Internet to find the ways we use trees. In this tree lesson, students make a list of the uses of trees and find magazine pictures that show these uses to make a collage. They read The Giving Tree  by Shel...
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The Butter Battle

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars complete activities with The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss.  For this literature lesson, students read this story and make their own butter. They come up with a solution to the problem in the story by working...
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Understanding Life System: Growth and Changes in Plants

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research ways in which plants are essential to humans. In this Global Peace lesson, 3rd graders participate in tasks, such as creating a propaganda poster. Students may watch the film, The Lorax, as a closing activity.
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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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