A GREAT website for children

Hello everyone! I found a great website that children can get on and explore about Dr. Seuss. There are different games and activities that children can do and there are also books that they can read! What more could ya ask for? This website can be used in your classroom or even at home. The website is easy to follow, incorporates different Dr. Seuss books and is very colorful! I think you'll love it! Check it out by clicking the link below. Have fun!

http://www.seussville.com/#/home

Life Lessons from Dr. Seuss himself.

Hello everybody! Here are a few rules from Dr. Seuss himself. Just remember these five things. Dr. Seuss books are great to have in an early childhood classroom. There are many lesson plans that you can make with using Dr. Seuss books. A lot of his books children can learn rhyme, math, colors, words, and body functions. I thought this picture below would be a great picture to have laminated in your classroom for the children to have a constant reminder of what they can do in the classroom.

 

Inside Your Outside

Hello everyone! Inside your outside talks about science and your body. This would be great for children to learn the parts of their body and brain on the inside. You can have a picture of their brain and have the children list off and name the parts of the brain after you go through a science lesson of their body. Below is a brain that the children would understand, and you could go over what each part of the brain means.

 

 

If I Ran The Rainforest

Hello everyone! The book by Dr. Seuss if I ran the rainforest could be a great book to base a lesson off of. You can base the lesson all on the rainforest. Go over what parts of the United States are rainforest, go over the animals that live in the rainforest, and the plants associated with rainforests. Below are some pictures of the things you could include in your lesson plan with the book If I ran the rain forest.

       

 

I Want To Be Somebody New.

Hello everyone! This book is about an animal wanting to be somebody new. Throughout the book the animal changes into a mouse, elephant and a giraffe. You could do an activity with the children by taking them on a field trip to the zoo. Then after you are finished with the children you take them back to the class room and then have them draw a picture of an animal they saw at the zoo that they would want to be. Have them write a short story about what that animal does, eats, and looks like.

 

 

Ten Apples Up on Top

Hello everyone! This book is all about counting apples, so for the classroom activity with this book you can do a math project. I would have make a worksheet with ten apples on it, using the apple I have included to the right of the page. Then I would have them color them and cut them out. Once they are done with cutting the apples you could have them use them for a guide throughout the book. To the left, I have a sheet that the children can color, and this would test to see if the children can connect the colors with their numbers.

 

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas Video Lesson

Hello everyone! Christmas in near, and what child does not love the movie The Grinch Whole Stole Christmas?! Have the children watch the movie in class one day of the week and after they watch the movie conduct a list as a class of ways to make the Grinch happy again. Then after you finish making a list have the children write a letter to Mr. Grinch explaining to him why they like him and what he should do to make hiself happy. Then put each of the letters on a bulletin board so that the children can feel happy about their work. This is meant to be a fun learning project for the children around Christmas time. Below I have put a clip from the movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas. You would want to get the full movie to show in class.

Rhyming with Dr. Seuss' Cat In The Hat

Hello everyone! This worksheet that I am going to scan in for you was created in Microsoft Word. The point of the worksheet is to get children's little brains working. This activity you will want to explain to the children what rhyme means before you even start to read the book. Once you go over what rhyme means to the children pass out the worksheet to them, and start to read the book. Explain to them that the first row is an example of what to do and they will be filling out the worksheet as you read to them. The reason I came up with a worksheet was so that you could see if the children are understanding what they are doing and so that you can incorperate a lesson with Dr. Seuss and his famous book "The Cat in The Hat." Below is the worksheet I made in Word, and I scanned in.

Laminating: Thing One, Thing Two Art Project

Hello everyone! This project I am about to tell you about is a great way to have the children get involved. For this project you will need red and blue paint, a black sharpie and white paper. What child has not heard of Dr. Seuss' Thing One and Thing Two? If they do not know what they look like, I am sure they have heard the names. Show a movie clip of Thing One and Thing Two in class and have the children remember what they look like. Then once the movie is done create Thing One and Thing Two using their handprints. After you are finished with the projects, and they dry, laminate them for the children so that they can keep them on their desk, and maybe use them as a name tag. This is a fun way to get the children involved with making something useful for there selves and the class as well. Below is an example of the Thing One and Thing Two art that has been laminated.

 

There's a Wocket in my Pocket PowerPoint

Hello everyone! For the book "There's a Wocket in  my Pocket" by Dr. Seuss I have decided to throw a PowerPoint together for an activity you could do with a classroom. The whole point of the activity is to create your own "wocket" and create a story about him/her. In the story you are going to tell the audience what it looks like, where it lives in your house, what it does and anything else you may think is important for your audience to know. This is a fun activity for the children to explore their imagination and create their own story. Maybe when they are finished they could share with the class. In the PowerPoint below I have included directions, an example and reminders for the students. You could use this PowerPoint in your classroom.


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0r52zVovFI7Y3d1bXgxMTV2MVk/edit?usp=sharing

Ellison Machine: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Hello again everyone! Who does not like art? This is a fun art activity to get all the children involved. After you read Dr Seuss' book "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" have each child create their own fish by tracing their hand print and post it on the poster you have in front of the class that has a giant fish bowl drawn on it. Using the Ellison Machine you would cut out the letters for the title of the book. Each child would need construction paper, markers, maybe even fun buttons, feathers and other artsy materials. Once all the children are done with making their fish you would have them go up and place them on the poster, and explain to the children that it is okay for everyone's fish to be different, as the book explains, not all fish are the same.

Below I have made a poster with using my hand prints and my sisters hand prints. We personally did not have different materials to make our fish with, but this is just a replica of what the poster would look like.

Creating Your Own Foot Book using a Book Binder

Hi everyone! Who does not love Dr. Seuss' book "The Foot Book"? This is a wonderful activity to do with your class. Create a foot book within your class. This is a great way for all the children to get to know each student. When creating a foot book, all you need is construction paper, crayons and white paint, OH and a book binder. Have each child step their foot in the white paint and push their foot print down on the paper. Then have them write their name and one interesting fact on the page as well. Now here comes the part where you can tie the activity in with math. After you read the book to the whole class, write these questions on the board:
1. How many inches in a foot?
2. How long is your foot?
3. How many times does the word foot appear in the book?
4. If each foot has 5 toes, how many toes are in our class book?

Have each student answer these questions on the back of their foot print page. This way we have everyone's answers and we can create a fun Foot Book that includes a math activity with inches and feet.

Below I included what my family foot book looks like, so you can see what it should look like in the end.

Using a Felt Board with the book "The Lorax"

Hello everyone! The book The Lorax discusses the dangers of pollution to the planet and to a human's personal health. Throughout the story Dr. Seuss only let's us reader's see parts of the Once-ler (eyes and hands). For this activity you could use a felt board in the classroom as you are reading the book to the children. This is an easy way for all the children to be able to visualize what the Lorax looks like since every child will not be able to see the small pictures in the book. After you are finished reading the book to the children, you can ask the students what they imagine the rest of the Once-ler to look like? Then, brainstorm ideas and have each student on their own draw what they think he/she would look like.

Below I have a picture of the felt board activity I have made for the students with the Lorax.

Different worksheets from the Internet for Dr. Seuss books

Hello everyone! This website that I am giving you includes multiple worksheets that teachers could save and use in a classroom. There are many books associated with the different worksheets this website has provided. Also, there are different curricular areas with the worksheets. Math, writing, and reading are all included with these worksheets AND they are wonderful for younger children. Click on the link below to see the wonderful amount of fun worksheets for children!

http://www.abcteach.com/directory/holidays-months-and-seasons-months-march-dr-seuss-3630-2-1