Lessons From Dr. Seuss The Cat In The Hat

Lesson One

Lesson Objective:

After reading the book The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, students will be able to interpret illustrations and text to identify key concepts of the story. They will be able to retell the events of the story, and describe the different characters and setting. They will also be able to retell the story from a different character’s perspective.

• LAFS.1.RI.3.7 – use the illustrations and details in the text to describe its key ideas

• LA.K.2.1.2 – retell main events (beginning, middle, end) of a story and describe characters and setting

• LAFS.1.RL.3.9 – compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories

Materials Needed:

-The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

-Sheets of paper

-A writing utensil

I will give the students prompts when necessary

ESOL Accommodations:

The words are all simple sight words deemed important for students at a first-grade level, but may still be challenging for an English Language Learner. I will make sure that the story is read slowly and clearly to better facilitate learning for the ESOL student. I will also give the ESOL student individualized attention as needed, and assign them a voluntary partner to work with. Instead of writing the retelling of the story, they could be asked to draw a picture and describe what is happening in the drawing.

Lesson Two

Lesson Objective:

After reading the book Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, the students will be able to identify rhyming words and the individual phonemes that comprise them. They also will be able to read simple words by sounding them out. Additionally they will learn that rhyming words can vary in spelling.

• LA.K.1.2.3 – recognize and produce words that rhyme.

• LA.K.1.3.2 – blend and segment individual phonemes in simple, one-syllable words.

• LA.K.1.4.2 – decode simple words in isolation and in context.

Materials Needed:

- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr.

I would pair them with a voluntary partner who could assist them, and reinforce this with individualized attention as needed. Instead of having the ESOL student write out their own rhyming words, they could work with their partner to draw a picture of a word they choose together.

Lesson Three

Lesson Objective:

After reading the book The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room by Jan Berenstain and completing the lesson the students will understand how stories are arranged in a sequence. The students will be able to determine the order of events in the story, make predictions about what might happen next, and give examples from the story that support their predictions.

• LA.1.1.7.6 – arrange events in sequence.

• LA.1.1.7.1 – identify a text’s features (e.g., title, subheadings, captions, illustrations), use them to make predictions and establish a purpose for reading.

• LA.1.1.7.4 – identify supporting details.

Materials Needed:

-The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room by Jan Berenstain

-Small cardboard pencil boxes with lid

-construction paper

-markers