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Hooray For Diffendoofer Day! ActivityHooray For Diffendoofer Day! Activity
Publisher
Seussville
Resource Details
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Grade
K - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
2 more...
Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 day
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2010
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Activity

Hooray For Diffendoofer Day!

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Eleven engaging activities make up a story guide that accompanies Dr. Seuss' Hooray For Diffendoofer Day! Scholars design a fictional classroom setting including scary face tests, writing job descriptions, adapting the book into a play, and more.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

group discussions, imagination, fiction, dr. seuss, teamwork, crafts, Writing, creativity, surveys, collages, read-alouds, rhyming, rhyming words, self portraits, responding to reading, responding to literature, children's literature

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Choose a few activities to complete on Dr. Seuss Day, or implement several over the course of the week 
  • Display finished products in the school library to encourage schoolmates to read stories by Dr. Seuss 
  • Gather a collection of Dr. Seuss books that learenrs can browse when time permits 

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a variety of crafting and art supplies
  • The activity sheet is the second of a series of four Dr. Seuss-themed resources 
  • Dr. Seuss' birthday, also known as Read Across America Day, is March 2nd 
  • Take food allergies into consideration prior to bring in anything edible 

Pros

  • Activities encourage imagination and originality
  • A variety of activity types speak to numerous learning styles and preferences 
  • Offers clear and detailed activity descriptions 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.K.7 RL.K.10 RL.1.7 RL.1.10 RL.2.7 RL.2.10 RL.3.7 RL.3.10 RL.4.5 RL.4.10 RL.5.5 RL.5.10 RF.K.2.a W.4.4 W.5.1.a W.5.4 SL.K.1.a SL.1.1.a SL.2.1.a SL.3.1.a SL.4.1.a SL.5.1.a RL.6.5 RL.6.10 W.6.4 SL.6.1.a

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