Dixie Elementary Magnet School Jan Ross, Library Media Specialist "Learning about Dr. Seuss" |
Dixie Elementary Magnet School Jan Ross, Library Media Specialist "Learning about Dr. Seuss" |
Grade Level: Second
Objective:
2.2 Students will recognize and appreciate certain authors and illustrators and locate books by these individuals.
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ELA Reading P 3 1.2 Students make sense of the variety of materials they read. |
Program of Studies ELA-P-R-3 Students will read material that rhymes, is predictable, and has high frequency words. |
Core Content for Assessment RD-E-x.0.1 Use word recognition strategies (e.g., phonetic principles, context clues, structural analysis) to determine pronunciations and meanings of words in passages. |
Resources: Various books and videos by Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss's Seussville!
Lesson Plan:
Week 1: Students will be introduced to Dr. Seuss by viewing the video Meet the Author: Who's Dr Seuss? Meet Ted Geisel from SRA Video. They will also be introduced to the Seussville web site in the computer lab.
Week 2: Students will continue the Dr. Seuss unit by hearing the biography, Dr. Seuss, We Love You, by Patricia Martin. They will also hear If I Ran the Zoo.
Week 3 and Week 4: Students will see the video, Horton Hatches the Egg.
Week 5: Students will hear the book The Lorax.
Week 6 and Week 7: Students will view the video, Dr. Seuss on the Loose.
Week 8: Students will finish the Dr. Seuss unit by listening to Scrambled Eggs Super.
Assessment: Students will be assessed visually by the Library Media Specialist as they select books by a variety of authors.
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