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My Hero Project

My Hero: Dr. Seuss

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article on the writing of Dr. Seuss introduces readers to such books as "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "The Cat in the Hat." Written by students, this article provides "related links" for further reading.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dr. Seuss and High Frequency Words

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart highlights the 236 high frequency words Dr. Seuss used to write The Cat in the Hat. There is some brief biography information on Dr. Seuss taken from Seussville. It contains activities...
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Curated OER

Cat in the Hat, Cover

For Students 9th - 10th
This "Featured Author," selection speaks more about how and why Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) wrote his children's books than about his life. Hurst also suggests the Dr. Seuss books can be used to teach older students some literary...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Camp Paws and Claws: Pets

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This multi-day series of lessons will engage students in reading and listenting comprehension strategies related to books about animals. Students will retell, dramatize, and illustrate their new animal knowledge.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Get the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Young scholars compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Cat in the Hat: Spina Ma Jigger

For Students Pre-K - K
Spin the spinner to see what activity you will complete! Will it be popping balloons? Coloring a picture? Or building sandcastles? Spin and see!
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Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Dr. Seuss

For Students 9th - 10th
This "Featured Author," selection speaks more about how and why Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) wrote his children's books than about his life. Hurst also suggests the Dr. Seuss books can be used to teach older students some literary...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Dr. Seuss

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids can learn about Dr. Seuss' biography on this website. Author of children's books such as Cat in the Hat.
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Primary
University of North Carolina

Unc: Edgar Allan Poe, 1809 1849 Tales

For Students 9th - 10th
Download Edgar Allan Poe's "Tales," which was published in 1845, four years prior to his death. Read popular short stories such as, "The Black Hat," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Purloined Letter." Also, read biographical...
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Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Dr. Seuss Classroom Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A classroom activity to celebrate the life and works of Dr. Seuss on Read Across America Day. Provides teacher ideas and suggestions for activities as well as links, lesson plans, and a bibliography.
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Unit Plan
Other

The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this extensive Ezra-Jack Keats website. It gives a summary of the different books and looks at Keats as a person and author.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Rhyme Time Picture Match Up

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
"Click on the pictures of words that rhyme (i.e., dog-frog; hat-cat)." Games come in four formats: "Matching, Flashcards, Concentration, Word Search."

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