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The Lorax WorksheetThe Lorax Worksheet
Publisher
PBS
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Grade
K - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
30 mins
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Year
2002
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The Lorax

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Accompany a reading of Dr. Seuss' tale, The Lorax, with a five-item worksheet. Questions challenge scholars to list characters' names, use text details to answer inquiries, and describe the moral of the story. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

dr. seuss, the lorax, producers, consumers, ecosystems, living things, human impact on the environment, responding to literature, responding to reading, reading comprehension, reading a schedule, reading, reading stories

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Read the story and assign the worksheet on Earth Day—April 22
  • Attach a sheet of paper to give learners more space to write their responses 
  • Perform a jigsaw activity in which small groups answer one of the five questions then share their work with the class

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires copies—one page per participant 
  • The worksheet is designed to be used after reading The Lorax by Dr. Seuss 

Pros

  • The worksheet's directions are easy to follow 
  • Boosts reading comprehension and knowledge of scientific topics 

Cons

  • Provides limited space for question responses 

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.2 RL.K.3 RL.K.10 RL.1.1 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.10 RL.2.1 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 RL.2.10 RL.3.1 RL.3.2 RL.3.3 RL.3.10 RL.4.1 RL.4.2 RL.4.3 RL.4.10 RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.10 RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.6.10

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