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Title:
| Author Study: Dr. Seuss |
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Description:
| These sites are about author Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss. Read about his writing career and his famous children's books, plus view his political cartoons. Take a virtual tour of a memorial in his hometown. Several sites include suggested classroom activities and online games to go along with his books, including "Green Eggs and Ham," "Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!" "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street," "The Cat in the Hat," and more. |
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Grade Level:
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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Resource Links:
| How The Grinch Stole Christmas
This site has an online coloring page and pdf files to download with mazes and other games. Includes an entry form to win a ticket to the Cat in the Hat movie coming fall 2003.
Seussville
This site for kids includes online games based on Dr. Seuss' books and a biography of the author.
Dr. Seuss: Beyond the Cat
This ThinkQuest was designed by students to share about Dr. Seuss and his children's books. Read summaries of different books and learn why Dr. Seuss wrote them. NOTE: The site includes an unmoderated guestbook.
Seussville University
Students can practice using their reading, math, science, and reasoning skills with these online and printable activities.
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Read about this Dr. Seuss book written with Jack Prelutsky. Includes the words to the school song, an online audio clip of the song, activity ideas for teachers, and an online game.
Teaching Short Vowels Lesson
In this lesson, teachers can use Dr. Seuss books to teach about short vowels. Handouts can be found in the "Resources" section on the left.
Meet Dr. Seuss!
Learn about the life and work of Theodor Seuss Geisel. Find out where he was born and what he did before he became an author.
Dr. Seuss Activities
This page offers simple activities that go along with several Dr. Seuss books. There are many more activities in the "Celebrate Dr. Seuss" link found near the top.
NEA: Dr. Seuss Biography
Read about the earliest books that Dr. Seuss wrote for children.
Fact Monster: Dr. Seuss Biography
Read about this children's author and his writing career. NOTE: The site has pop-up ads.
Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden
Make a virtual visit to this sculpture garden memorial that commemorates Dr. Seuss in his hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts. Includes a biography that discusses his childhood and career.
Who's Who & What's What in the Books of Dr. Seuss
This 157-page pdf includes a complete list of Dr. Seuss books and an alphabetical list of vocabulary words and book characters. The vocabulary list begins on page 9.
Featured Author: Dr. Seuss
This page from Carol Hurst's literature site discusses the career and books of Dr. Seuss.
Dr. Seuss Cloze Activity
Students can complete these sentences about Dr. Seuss by choosing the correct words from the top. Click "Answers" to see if you were correct.
And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street
This classroom activity has students use their imagination to create what they would see on the way to a friend's house.
Math Stories
This page has word problems that use characters from Dr. Seuss' books.
ABC Teach: Green Eggs and Ham
Click on the links for a variety of activities relating to the book.
ABC Teach: Oh, The Places You'll Go
This site has several activities related to the book, including setting reading and personal goals.
ABC Teach: The Cat in the Hat
These activities include writing a hat poem and designing a hat.
A Catalog of Political Cartoons by Dr. Seuss
Besides writing children's books, Dr. Seuss also drew political cartoons for a New York newspaper. This site offers images of these cartoons and is appropriate for older students.
Dr. Seuss Activities
This site offers activities geared toward younger children that are based on 15 Dr. Seuss books.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10, 2.1, 2.4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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