TeachersFirst's Dr. Seuss Resources
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Whether you teach elementary readers or high school students, Dr. Seuss is a sentimental favorite of all students. This collection of reviewed resources from TeachersFirst is selected to help teachers and students celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday as part of Read Across America or simply by bringing Seuss into your class as an inspiration for poetic projects and more.
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STEAM Art Lessons - Tricia Fuglestad
Grades
K to 8
tag(s): black history (79), coding (80), creativity (111), digital storytelling (141), dr seuss (8), drawing (74), environment (295), graphic design (43), great depression (30), literacy (97), nutrition (166), photography (143), poetry (217), problem solving (281), qr codes (18), read across america (4), STEM (218), stories and storytelling (32), symmetry (44)
In the Classroom
If you feel that you are strong in the arts but not technology (or the other way around), find a teaching partner that complements your strength and work together to teach lessons from this site. Use ideas from here in your classroom makerspace. Download the browser extension, Surfmark, reviewed here, to add notes and questions as you prepare to teach lessons from this blog. Surfmark offers the ability to collaborate and share with others through the addition of written and audio notes to any web page. Use lesson activities found on this site as a replacement for traditional research projects, book reports, or written reports. Have students use a blogging tool like Edublog, reviewed here, to share images and videos of their work from start to finish and to reflect upon learning. Have older students extend learning through the use of Symbaloo Learning Paths, reviewed here. Ask them to research and find additional information on the topic of your lesson and create a learning path for other students to complete. For younger students, create a Symbaloo Learning Path for students to complete as a center activity to complement your STEAM learning activities.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Mrs. Meacham's Classroom Snapshots - Jessica Meacham
Grades
K to 4tag(s): alphabet (74), behavior (45), copyright (48), dr seuss (8), graphic organizers (44), guided reading (40), handwriting (19), iwb (30), literature circles (3), organizational skills (106), preK (278), professional development (268)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and use this site throughout the year for downloads and classroom ideas. Explore the site for ideas that can be modified and used in your classroom. This site is ideal for a new teacher, substitute, or seasoned professional.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The CAT in the HAT Knows a Lot About That - PBS Kids
Grades
K to 2tag(s): alphabet (74), colors (75), dr seuss (8), geometric shapes (168), measurement (168), numbers (180), preK (278)
In the Classroom
Share this site (video or activity) on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Use at a center to provide self-directed explorations. Offer on your class website as a resource for home use. Assign different areas to students based on their strengths and weaknesses. Some games even allow students to create their own version. Provide this website as a guide to parents to practice necessary skills for young students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dr. Seuss Went to War - UC San Diego
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): comics and cartoons (52), dr seuss (8), world war 2 (146)
In the Classroom
This collection offers rich opportunities during the study of World War II. Students can trace the tensions and events of the war year by year or by issue. Redefine students' learning by having pairs or small groups create their own comic about a current event and explain it using Thinglink, reviewed here, an image annotation tool that allows you to reference images by URL, add text, links, audio and video.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans and Other Teaching Resources - Carla Beard- webenglishteacher
Grades
K to 8In the Classroom
If there was anything that Dr. Seuss wanted us to learn in his later years that you won't find in Oh, the Places You'll Go, you'll not only discover just about everything else here, you will also find out how to do it. Compare the works of Seuss and Silverstein by having students work in groups to prepare critical thinking questions about issues of friendship or making wise choices, exploring the relationship between sound and spelling using onomatopoeia in a standards-based lesson from Mr. Brown Can MOO! Can You?, reading Trees for Many Reasons to examine the importance of conserving natural resources, or introducing One Fish, Two Fish as a way to demonstrate Venn Diagrams with Teachersfirst Venn Diagram tool (reviewed here), you'll add humor that will liven up instruction. Permission is granted to link to any educational site, so feel free to post your favorite Seuss games and activities on your class page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Political Dr. Seuss - Independent Television Service
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): comics and cartoons (52), dr seuss (8), world war 2 (146)
In the Classroom
Have students research the history of political cartooning with Theodor Geisel (or others). Have cooperative learning groups create multi-media presentations such as a PowerPoint, or an online book, using a tool such as Bookemon reviewed here to share on an interactive whiteboard or projector.Share the video/audio clips on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Take advantage of the FREE lesson plans that connect geography, history, reading, and writing.
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Seussville - Random House
Grades
K to 8tag(s): dr seuss (8), read across america (4)
In the Classroom
Primary grade teachers will want to share this site on their teacher web page for students to visit over and over both in school and out. Share the site on an interactive whiteboard or projector to show students where to find all the best learning activities, then have students explore on individual computers or at a center. This is a great "indoor recess" option! Teachers of students in older grades-- even middle school -- can use this site during Read Across America celebrations. Have student groups create a Seuss-style book-in-verse on a current curriculum topic, using this site for inspiration. How about a book about electricity or alternative energy? Have them create their new interactive "book" using a tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hubbard's Cupboard - a joyful journey into learning - Hubbard's Cupboard
Grades
K to 1tag(s): eggs (6), literacy (97), read across america (4)
In the Classroom
Use the site as a guide for planning a traditional Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration Week in March!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Library Presentations - Free Club Web
Grades
K to 5This site includes advertising.
tag(s): addition (217), air (132), angles (82), folktales (46), literacy (97), moon (81), parts of speech (61), pi (26), punctuation (34), reading comprehension (129), solar system (123), sun (75), writing (339)
In the Classroom
Get your interactive whiteboard or projector ready and use these wonderful FREE resources in your classroom or library/media center. If you are planning to assign a research project or book reports, these shows may help prepare your elementary students. The site includes a disclaimer asking to be notified if users find any unauthorized, copyrighted material. TeachersFirst recommends that you NOT download copies but instead use them online, just in case.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cat-in-the-Hat - abcteach
Grades
K to 2tag(s): dr seuss (8)
In the Classroom
Have students write "Seuss" poems on the Hats. Create a class book of "Seuss" poetry. Have students draw a Seuss picture illustrating a scene from one of their favorite Seuss books.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Read Across America - NEA
Grades
K to 12tag(s): humor (15)
In the Classroom
Download the free RAA calendars or have students create family reading calendars or reading videos as part of the Read Across America celebration. Even upper level high school students will enjoy the chance to relive Seuss in their lives. Plan a trip with your school service group to read to elementary kids at the school next door. Or have student groups in any middle or high school class create a Seuss-style book-in-verse on a current curriculum topic, using various Seuss books for inspiration. How about a book about healthy eating or the fun of reading? Be sure to have students create a storyboard to help make the story creation go smoothly. Replace paper and pencil using a digital storyboard like the Story Map, reviewed here, or SuperNotecard, reviewed here. Then modify learning with the challenge for students to make a new interactive "book" using a tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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