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Dr. Seuss Extension Activities ActivityDr. Seuss Extension Activities Activity
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Scholastic
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Pre-K - 2nd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
30 mins
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Year
2017
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Dr. Seuss Extension Activities

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Extend the exhilarating learning experience of Dr. Seuss with five activities designed to reinforce literacy skills—site word reading, dialogue writing, story mapping, and more! Featured stories include The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who, The Cat in the Hat, and And to Think it Happened on Mulberry Street.  

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

dr. seuss, literacy, literacy skills, high frequency words, onomatopoeia, alliteration, figurative language, punctuating dialogue, writing dialogue, character descriptions, setting, story mapping, story maps, word meanings, responding to reading, responding to literature

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Divide the class into homogenous groups; work with learners on a particular skill in need of extra support
  • Gather the four featured stories along with additional Dr. Seuss books for pupils to browse when time permits  
  • Conduct activities and honor the legendary Dr. Seuss on his birthday, also know as Read Across America Day, on March 2nd   

Classroom Considerations

  • The duration reflects the estimated completion of one activity

Pros

  • Five categories house multiple activities to boost literacy skills 
  • Activity descriptions are short and to the point 
  • Game-like and hands-on exercises enhance engagement 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.K.3 RL.1.3 RL.2.4 RL.2.6 RF.K.2.a RF.K.3.c L.K.4.a L.1.4.a L.2.4.a

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