We have wrapped up our Seuss unit with reading and having a class discussion on The Lorax.  Some students were aware of the story from the movie version.  After our discussion the students brainstormed things that the Lorax would say to the Once-ler if he were given the chance.

Students then chose one of these sentences – or created their own – and wrote it on a Truffula tree.  These were then decorated, cut out, and are posted on the bulletin board above their ‘What’s Happening in Whoville’ designs.

All in all, I think that the students have enjoyed our time with Dr. Seuss.  There are a few more books that I will read (tomorrow or early next week) as a final goodbye.

 

We enjoyed the book, “If I Ran the Zoo”, which is about a young boy who finds the typical animals in the zoo just a little too boring for him.  He uses his imagination and creates a variety of very Seuss-like animals for his zoo – if he was to have one of his own.

Students made flip books which had 6 typical animal pages and 2 pages where they could create their own outlandish animals.  Some students were very innovative with the animals they produced.

These books are pinned to the small bulletin board outside of our hallway door.  Check them out if you get by the school!

After reading “Horton Hears a Who”, students drew scenes of what could be happening in Whoville.  These are posted on the bulletin board in the hallway.

Some were scenes that could be found in our hometown; some others were more creative – more Seuss-ish!