Green Eggs and Ham Video for Students

This is a fun Video to watch after reading Green Eggs and Ham! 

For Teacher Use: Lesson Plans & Objectives

Introductory Lesson Plan:

Grade:

Kindergarten

Standards:

LAFS.K12.R.3.9

Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare approaches the author takes

Objective:

Students will understand: Students will understand that the author of the books I have presented to them is Dr. Seuss.

Students will know how: Students will know how to identify things that all of the books presented to them had in common.

Students will be able to: Students will be able to identify which books were written by doctor Seuss based on specific themes, topics, and approaches he takes in his books.

Materials:

The Cat In the Hat (Book)

Green Eggs and Ham (Book)

One Fish two fish red fish blue fish (Book)

Label Sticker

Activity:

I will introduce each of the books listed above to the children. We will first look at the pictures in the books and look for similarities in the illustrations. After we look at the books I will read them to them. I will then ask the student what the books had in common. We will discuss that all of the books had a fun style and used rhyming. I will then inform them that the author of all of the books is Dr. Seuss.

I will then ask them to share with me some clues that I could use based on Dr. Suess books to find out if Dr. Seuss has written a book I do not know the author of.

Assessment: I will divide the class into groups of four. Each group will receive 4 books, out of the four books one of the books will be written by Dr. Seuss. The author’s names will be covered with a labeling sticker. The student’s will then have to identify which book they believe was written by Dr. Seuss. After the students and their groups have decided on a book, they will come up as  a group and share with us why they believe the specific book they picked out of the four was written by Dr. Seuss.

Technology Integration:

After the lesson, mainly to get the students intrigued about learning more about Dr. Suess I will show them this video of  the story of Green Eggs and Ham.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KRkR8HaR9c

Accommodations:

This lesson works for ESOL students of children with other disabilities because they can use the illustrations to help them identify similarities and differences between the books. I will also try to pair any ESOL student in a group with a bilingual student who can help translate.

Lesson Plan 1:

Grade:

 Kindergarten

Standards:

LAFS.K.RI.2.6

With prompting and support, identify the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.

Objective:

Students will understand: Students will understand that most of the books they read have both an author and an illustrator.

Students will know how: Students will know how to differentiate the role of an illustrator from the role of an author.

Students will be able to: Students will be able to point out the author and the illustrator of a any given book and define each of their roles.

Materials:

Oh the Thinks you can Think (Book)

Plastic bag

Strips of Paper (enough for each student)

Construction paper

Crayons

stapler

Activity:

I will begin by asking the students if they can tell me where I can find the name of the author and Illustrator of the book. We will identify this information as a class. I will then make sure that they understand the role of each one. Once we discuss the role of the author and illustrator I will proceed to read the book Oh the Thinks you Can Think.

After reading this book I will ask questions about the book such as:

·      “What do you think Dr. Seuss wanted us to get out of this story?”

·      “What did you learn from this story?”

·      “What was your favorite part?”

I will then ask the students to pair up with their shoulder partners. The students will be asked to pick up a plastic bag and go to a spot in the room with their partner.

Each bag will contain two strips of paper with a picture of crayons or a picture of a pencil. The students will pick out a folded strip of paper from their bag. This activity will require one student to play the role of the author, and the other of the illustrator. The student that picks the crayons will be the illustrator and the student that picks the pencil will be the author. The bag will also contain several sheets of construction paper already folded and stapled  into a book, and crayons. The students will then come up with a story for the author to write, and the illustrator to draw.

Assessment:

Students will then be asked to share their books with the class and what their role was during the making of the book. I will ask students to identify which of the students presenting was the author, and which was the illustrator.

Accommodations:

This activity works well for a wide variety different learning styles. It involves reading, listening, writing, drawing, and more.

Lesson Plan 2:

Grade:

Kindergarten

Standards:

LAFS.K.RI.3.8

With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in  text.

Objective:

Students will understand: Students will understand that authors normally write with a purpose.

Students will know how: Students will learn techniques to identify the main points an authors gives in a text.

Students will be able to: Students will be able to tell a story and explain reasons why they made specific points.

Materials:

Happy Birthday to you (Book)

Construction paper

crayons

Activity:

I will read the book Happy Birthday to You to the students. Then we will discuss the main purpose the Dr. Seuss may have had while writing this book. I will share with them that I believe he made specific points to share with the readers that people celebrate things in their own unique way.

Assessment:

I will ask the students to share a story of their favorite celebration or holiday with a partner. Then they must take time to talk about why they shared specific points. I will walk around and observe the interactions and responses of the students.

Accommodations:

I will be walking around during this time, therefore I will be able to assist students who need any additional help.

Lesson Plan 3:

Grade:

Kindergarten

Standards:

LAFS.K.W.3.7

Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them)

Objective:

Students will understand: Students will understand that all of the books we have read in the past few days have all been written by Dr. Seuss

Students will know how: Students will know how to describe the Dr. Seuss’s writing style and the illustrations in his books.

 Students will be able to: Students will be able to actively participate in a class activity in which we will write a letter to Dr. Suess thanking him for all the books we wrote.

Materials:

There’s a Wocket in My Pocket (book)

Poster board

Markers

Activity:

I will begin by asking the students to predict what they think the book will be about based on the books cover and title. I will also ask them what time of illustrations they believe we will find based on Dr. Seuss’s other books.

I will then read the book There’s a Wocket in My Pocket.

Once we have read the book we will discuss how much we enjoyed reading Dr. Seuss books and I will suggest we write a letter to him thanking him for providing us with all of these magical books.

Assessment:

Students will be able to actively participate as they suggest things I could say in the letter. In this letter we will write to Dr. Seuss about our favorite part of his writing, illustrations, and our favorite books he has written, etc.

Culminating Activity:

I wanted this to be a fun activity. I will have the students work in fours and pick any of the Dr. Seuss books we have read. The students will pick their favorite characters in the book and will use a poster board to draw their favorite characters and decorate it with paint, glitter, and other arts and craft tools. Students will present their poster board, why they picked the book, who the author and illustrator is, and who their favorite characters where. We will combine the poster boards and tape them up to create a Dr. Seuss wall. 

Annotated Bibliography

Here is an annotated  bibliography of some of Dr. Seuss's books.

Title Copyright, Genre, Pages	Theme Summary Awards	Personal Response to Book	Classroom Use Teacher Thinking Notes
And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street Vanguard Press 1937 Rhyming Story, Classics, Comedy & Humor, 40 pages	Cleverness, Creativity, and Imagination This book is about a little boy named Marco who makes his way home through Mulberry Street, on his way home  he encounters things that are remarkably bizarre. Awards: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award	After reading this book I couldn’t help but stop and admire Dr. Seuss’s creativity. I find it hard to understand how one person can create such a magical world in his head and create a book out of it.	I would use this book in an activity that involved learning about neighborhoods. I would have the students reflect on what they see on their way home and around their neighborhood compared to what Marco sees in the story.
Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss Enterprises Classics, Comedy and Humor, Rhyming Story 62 pages	Phonemic Awareness, Early Reading Determination and Perseverance This book is about a character that does not want to eat green eggs and ham. He spent more than half the book rejecting to try them, but when he finally does he loves them.	This book reminded me of being a little girl and not wanting to eat the food my mother wanted to feed me, I think that kids can really relate to the character in this book.	I would use this book to teach children about rhyming, as well as teaching them that we must give things a try before assuming we don’t like them. It is important not to judge too quickly.
Fox in Sox TM & c 1965 Comedy and Humor Poetry and Rhymes 61 pages	Early Learning Listening and Speaking Early Reading This book is about two foxes names Fox and Knox. The fox’s play and the story is told with a great variety of rhyming words and tongue twisters.	This book was really fun, mainly because of all of the tongue twisters. I think that children would really enjoy the challenge of tongue twisters. I know as a child I had a lot of fun with tongue twisters.	I would use this book when teaching rhyming. After reading the book I would pick out some words and have the student chose the corresponding rhyming words.
One Fish two fish red fish blue fish 1960 Dr. Seuss Enterprises      Rhyming Story Comedy and Humor 62pages	Counting, numbers, phonics, colors This book uses rhyming to describes the physical features of different creatures and well as the activities they participate in.	I like that this book demonstrates originality. It talks about some fish being fat, some skinny, some red, some blue, etc.	I would use this in a lesson on originality and learning about descriptions. I would have the students do an activity describing how they are each original, both on the outside and inside.
Oh the Thinks you can Think 1975 Dr Seuss Enterprises General Fiction 37 pages	Word Recognition Dr. Seuss uses verses to describe some of the many fun things our minds are capable of thinking about if only we allow it to wonder.	This book talks about all the things each person can think about. It truly demonstrates the magic of thinking and how much we are capable of imagining.	I would use this book in an activity that involves using creativity. I would have kids close their eyes and create something with their mind, perhaps and imaginary land. I will then have them draw it and describe it.
Sleep Book Dr. Seuss Enterprises 1962 General Fiction 56 pages	Bedtime, Sleep, Dreams This book is about a small bug, named Van Vleck, who is very sleepy. This bug yawns, and the yawn spreads to various creatures.	After reading  this book I immediately though it would be the perfect book to read to children right before naptime.	I would use this book in teaching children about daily routines, such as going to bed, waking up, eating breakfast, etc. I would also try to read this to the children before naps, or when I want them to wind down.
Oh say, Can You Say? Dr. Seuss Enterprises 1979 Comedy and Humor 48 pages	Tongue-twisters This is a book of many tongue twisters.	This book reminded me of being a little girls and learning tongue twisters from my grandfather.	I would use this book mainly for enjoyment. To show kids how fun reading can be by allowing them and challenging them to try some of the different tongue twisters.
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket Dr. Seuss Enterprises Comedy and Humor 24 pages	Vocabulary This story is about a little boy who explores and talks about all of the strange things that live in his house.	I enjoyed all of the bizarre creatures Dr. Seuss came up with for this book. I always get a kick out of all of his fun and unique characters.	I would use this book for vocabulary. For children to learn about the different items that can be found in a typical household.
The Foot Book 1968 Dr. Seuss Enterprises Rhyming, Comedy and Humor 27 pgs	Human Body, Opposites and Contrasts, Individuality This book is a rhyming story that describes many different types of feet.	This book was fun and made me think about all of the different ways to talk about something as simple as feet!	I would use this book in a lesson about body parts. I would have students create their own feet for a made up creature using arts and crafts and decorate them however they want, we could make a collage of feet in the end and hang it on the wall.
Happy Birthday to You Dr. Seuss Enterprises 1959 Rhyming Story	Story Elements Manners and Conduct Birthdays This book explains how people celebrate birthdays in a made up place called Katroo. It shares the different activities and events that take place on these special days.	I likes that this story introduces the idea that people may celebrate things in different ways. I love books that display originality and diversity.	I would use this book to teach children about different holidays and celebrations. Students could partner up with a buddy and discuss their favorite celebration and why. They could than stand up and tell the class about their partners favorite day of celebration.

About Dr. Seuss

To begin with, though most of us know his as just Dr. Seuss, his full name is Theodor Seuss Geisal.

Dr. Seuss was born in 1904 in Springfield Massachusetts. When Dr. Seuss was a child, his mother Henrietta Seuss often soothed her children to sleep with rhymes. Dr. Seuss has credited his mother many times for his ability and desire and create rhymes. 

Dr. Seuss has published 44 books! I am sure you are familiar with some of these!


Scrambled Eggs Super!
The Cat in the Hat
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Hop on Pop
Green Eggs and Ham
Mr. Brown Can Moo,Can You? The Lorax
Oh, The Places You’ll Go