Dr. Seuss Theodore ("Ted") Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. His mother, Henrietta Seuss Geisel, had worked in her father's bakery before marrying Ted's father, often memorizing the names of the pies that were on special each day and 'chanting' them to her customers. If Ted had difficulty getting to sleep, she would often recall her 'pie-selling chants.' As an adult, Ted credited his mother "for the rhythms in which I write and the urgency with which I do it." (Morgan, p. 7) I read two or three Dr. Seuss book each day during this unit. At the end of the unit, I ask the children to write about their favorite book. We also vote for our favorite book and graph the results. Oh, the Places You'll Go! * After reading this book, ask the children where they want to go. * Ask the children to draw, write, or tell what they want to do in life. * Reading this book is a great way to encourage your students to get ready for the next school year. Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? * Make a list of things that the children can do. * Let each child show something he/she can do. Then let the rest of the class try to do the same thing. Green Eggs and Ham * Have green eggs and ham for snack or other green foods (i.e. green ketchup). * Make a list of green food. Dr Seuss's ABC * This is a great way to review the ABC's. Show the children how much they have learned since the beginning of the year. * Do alphabet dot-to-dots. * Play ABC Bingo. * Make a class alphabet book. Hop on Pop * This book is a great way to introduce several word families. Fox in Socks * This book shows children that not all rhyming words end with the same letters. My Many Colored Days * After this book each child is asked to draw a picture using just one color. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins * Have a crazy hat day. * Design and make your own hats. * Graph a collection of hats. * Count to 500 by ones, twos, fives, and tens. * Discuss different hats that are worn for different reasons. Bartholomew and the Oobleck * Make Oobleck. * Write words to describe Oobleck. * Write a story about what it would be like if the school was covered with Oobleck. Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! * Write a story about funny things that could (or have) happend at your school. * Discuss how thinking skills helped the students in the story pass the test.