Toys: Fisher Price Little people Village, Candy Land Board Game
Snack: Apple Slices, Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars, and fruit snacks.
Circle Time: Today's theme, Dr. Seuss Day, is in honor of Theodore "Ted" Seuss Geisel (Mar 2, 1904-Sept. 21, 1991). Dr. Seuss is a well known author who wrote under the names (and pen names) Dr. Seuss (60 books), Theo LeSieg (12 books) and, in one case, Rosetta Stone. Ted's mother used to soothe her two children to sleep by "chanting" rhymes from her youth. Ted credits his mother for the ability and desire to rhyme. Seuss attended Dartmouth and Oxford. Helen Palmer was his first wife. Ted began illustrating and cartooning for advertisers. His first book, And to Think It All Happened on Mulberry Street was rejected 27 times before being printed. Under a contract with Random House Publishers, Ted produced The Cat in the Hat (to use 225 "new reader" words.) It became a success. After his first wife died, Ted married Audrey Stone Giesel, who influenced his later books. In all, Dr. Seuss wrote over 60 children's books which have been translated into 15 languages and been published into over 200 million copies around the world.
Dr. Seuss had no children of his own but was over heard saying to a mother, "You have 'em; and I'll entertain 'em!" Dr. Seuss revolutionized learning and early reading in America.
Dr. Seuss Animated Books:
After Snack Time, the students enjoyed watching three Dr. Seuss books on screen for a few minutes (while I set up the activities). They were: Dr. Seuss's ABCs, I Can Read With My Eye's Shut, Mr.Brown Can M oo. Can You?
Green Eggs and Ham Lesson
Sam-I-Am! Name tags: Each student wrote his/her name on a "________ I Am" tag. We talked about Green Eggs and Ham and how in the book there is a Sam who tells us he is "Sam I Am." Each student "read" their name tag as "______ I am."
Math/Science Lesson: Graphing and Hypothesis. We then talked about who would try "green eggs and ham." They got a "yes" card. Those who thought they would not like and would not try the eggs got a "no" card. Then the students lined up and put their cards on a graph. We then counted up all the "yes" and "no" votes. There were 3-4 votes in favor of "no" at this point.
For those understandable students who were hesitant to try--we talked about "if we do not try something new, we may not know whether we like it or not."
Cooking in the Kitchen: Green Eggs and Ham Recipe: I diced about a cup of ham and sauted it in a small amount of oil in a non-stick pan. To a medium bowl, I added 1/2 C. of cut up spinach, 5 whisked eggs, some salt, a pinch of Oreganco, Basil, Chives, and Parsley and 4-6 drops of green food coloring and 2 drops of blue food coloring(because the eggs are yellow). I added this to the hot, cubed ham and scrambled it on Medium for a few minutes until cooked through.
(No one had to try them. I was happy when one little guy told his dad and me, "I tried it! I like green eggs and ham. I ate them ALL!" This was a little guy who had voted "no" he did not like and did not want to try them.)
Take Home Activities: To do on Friday, March 2, Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss' Birthday).
- Green Eggs and Ham, "Sam I Am" Coloring Page
- Green Eggs Tic Tac Toe Game and Coloring Page
- Read YOUR favorite Dr. Seuss book aloud.
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937)
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The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1938)
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The King's Stilts (1939)
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Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)
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McElligot's Pool (1947)
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Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (1948)
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Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949)
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If I Ran the Zoo (1950)
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Scrambled Eggs Super! (1953)
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Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
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On Beyond Zebra (1955)
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If I Ran the Circus (1956)
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The Cat in the Hat (1957)
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957)
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Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (1958)
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The Cat in the Hat Comes Back! (1958)
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Happy Birthday to You! (1959)
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Green Eggs and Ham (1960)
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One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (1960)
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The Sneetches and Other Stories (1961)
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Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book (1962)
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Dr. Seuss's ABC (1963)
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Hop on Pop (1963)
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Fox in Socks (1965)
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I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew (1965)
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The Cat in the Hat Song Book (1967)
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The Foot Book (1968)
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I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! And Other Stories (1969)
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My Book About Me (1969) | |
I Can Draw It Myself (1970) | |
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? (1970)
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The Lorax (1971)
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Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (1972)
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Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (1973)
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The Shape of Me and Other Stuff (1973)
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Great Day for Up (1974)
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There's a Wocket in My Pocket! (1974)
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Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (1975)
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The Cat's Quizzer (1976)
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I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! (1978)
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Oh Say Can You Say? (1979)
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Hunches in Bunches (1982)
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The Butter Battle Book (1984)
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You're Only Old Once! (1986)
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I Am Not Going to Get Up Today! (1987)
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Oh, the Places You'll Go! (1990)
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Daisy-Head Mayzie (1994)
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My Many Colored Days (1996)
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Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! (1998)
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List of Dr. Seuss books from the "Seuss Dude" at: http://www.seussdude.com/list-books.html
Classic Seuss
- The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins*
- And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street*
- Bartholomew and the Oobleck*
- The Butter Battle Book*
- The Cat in the Hat Songbook
- Daisy-Head Mayzie*
- Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?*
- Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book
- Gerald McBoing Boing
- Horton Hatches the Egg*
- Horton Hears A Who!*
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas*
- Hunches in Bunches
- I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories*
- I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
- If I Ran the Circus*
- If I Ran the Zoo*
- The King’s Stilts*
- The Lorax*
- McElligot’s Pool*
- My Book About Me
- Oh, the Places You’ll Go!*
- On Beyond Zebra!*
- Scrambled Eggs Super!*
- The Sneetches and Other Stories*
- Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
- Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories*
Bright and Early Books
- The Foot Book*
- Great Day for Up!*
- Hooper Humperdink…? Not Him!
- In a People House*
- Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?*
- The Shape of Me and Other Stuff*
- There’s a Wocket in My Pocket*
- The Tooth Book*
- Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog?*
- The Eye Book*
Dr. Seuss Nursery
- All Aboard the Circus McGurkus
- Circus McGurkus 1, 2, 3!
- Dr. Seuss’s Circus McGurkus Squirt!
- Happy Birthday, Baby
- Horton Hears a Who! Can You?
- One Fish, Two Fish, Three, Four, Five Fish
- Up, Up, Up with the Cat
- Wet Pet, Dry Pet, Your Pet, My Pet
Beginner Books
- The Cat in the Hat*(9)
- The Cat in the Hat Comes Back*
- The Cat in the Hat in English and French
- The Cat in the Hat
- The Cat’s Quizzer*
- Dr. Seuss’s ABC*
- Fox in Socks*
- Green Eggs and Ham*(4)
- Hop on Pop*
- I Am Not Going To Get Up Today!*
- I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!*
- I Wish That I Had Duck Feet*
- Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!*
- Oh, Say Can You Say?*
- One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish*(13)
- Ten Apples Up On Top!*
- Wacky Wednesday*
- The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary
- Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!*
* Dr. Seuss books I own. See also, Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now? (1972), etc.
*Bolded: From the list of The 100 Best Selling Children's Books of All Times. Dr. Seuss took
Other Fun Seuss Websites:
http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm
http://www.ehow.com/list_5832717_preschool-activities-dr_-seuss-books.html
Bibliography Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss_bibliography#List_of_Dr._Seuss_Beginner_Book_videos
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