This is a fun Video to watch after reading Green Eggs and Ham!
Saturday, June 28, 2014
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.
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
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Personal Response to Book
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Classroom Use
Teacher Thinking Notes
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Friday, June 27, 2014
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
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