Using this Cat in the Hat Coloring Page, students can color a picture of the Cat in the Hat as they learn about Dr. Seuss.
Using The Lorax Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students read and then answer questions using support from The Lorax.
This Dr. Seuss Word Search is a fun way for students to learn about Dr. Seuss vocabulary and celebrate Read Across America Day!
UsingHorton Hatches the Egg Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students read and then answer questions using support from the story.
Using Connecting Events In The Lorax Worksheet, students make a connection between to events in The Lorax to understand how events are related.
Using Green Eggs and Ham Reader's Theater, students act out different parts in the story Green Eggs and Hall to learn more about Dr. Seuss.
This Dr. Seuss The Lorax Maze is a fun addition to your students' Read Across America celebration tohelp the Lorax find his way to the Truffula Tree.
UsingDr. Seuss TCH Word Family Worksheet, students find the TCH words with the help of Horton!
Using Horton Hears a Who Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students read and then answer questions using support from the story.
This Read Across America Day Reading Comprehension Worksheet will help your students build their reading comprehension skills while reading about Read Across America Day.
UsingDr. Seuss OX Word Family Worksheet, students circle the OX pictures in the chart using the help of Fox in Sox!
Using Dr. Seuss Crossword Puzzle, students use the book titles as clues to fill in the crossword puzzle with the missing words.
Using Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham Recipe Worksheet, studentswrite a recipe for a Dr. Seuss favorite dish, Green Eggs and Ham.
Using Sneetches Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students read and then answer questions using support from the story.
UsingDr. Seuss OP Word Family Worksheet, students circle the OP pictures in the chart using the help of Hop on Pop!
UsingDr. Seuss Creative Writing Worksheet, studentstrite a descriptive paragraph about your character after reading the Dr. Seuss classic, If I ran the Zoo.
UsingDr. Seuss ING Word Family Worksheet, students fill in the blanks using ING words from the word bank with help from Thing 1 and Thing 2!
Using Dr. Seuss Shapes Worksheet, students cut out shapes in order to sort and compare them based on the Dr. Seuss book, The Shape of Me and Other Stuff.
This Dr. Seuss Titles Alphabetical Order Worksheet will teach your students how to put seven Dr. Seuss books words in ABC order.
A whole day to love reading
Read Across America is a celebration of reading held around March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Second graders read favorite books, explore rhyme and word families, and practice retelling and comprehension with stories like The Lorax and Horton Hears a Who! Many schools now celebrate books from many authors too. It is a perfect time to grow reading stamina and talk about big ideas in stories, like caring for the Earth. The click comes when kids discover a new book they can't put down.
Make the day about real reading, real talk, and real fun.
Assign parts from a reader's theater script and model reading with expression. Practicing a script several times builds fluency, and performing for another class gives kids a real reason to reread.
Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withGreen Eggs and Ham Reader's TheaterWorksheetsOpen it →After reading The Lorax, kids answer a few comprehension questions using details from the story. Then talk about the big message: why did the Lorax speak for the trees?
Why it works: researchers who compared ten study methods found practice testing is one of the two that work best (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withThe Lorax Reading Comprehension WorksheetAssessmentsOpen it →Kids write and illustrate a short rhyming story in Dr. Seuss style with a silly creature. Creating rhymes builds phonics awareness and creative writing in one fun project.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withDr. Seuss Creative Writing WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Read Across America is one of the most fun days of the year.
WorksheetsRead Green Eggs and Ham, then write a silly recipe for a breakfast of your own.
Open Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham Recipe Worksheet →
WorksheetsHelp the Lorax find his way to the Truffula trees.
Open Dr. Seuss The Lorax Maze →
WorksheetsFind favorite Dr. Seuss words and characters hidden in the puzzle.
Open Dr. Seuss Word Search →Teacher favorites right now: Cat in the Hat Coloring Page, The Lorax Reading Comprehension Worksheet and Dr. Seuss Word Search.
Read Across America Day is celebrated on or around March 2, which is Dr. Seuss's birthday. Many schools celebrate for a whole week.
It started with Dr. Seuss, and many classes still read his books. Today the celebration also highlights books from many diverse authors.
Reader's theater, comprehension activities, rhyme writing, word family practice, and buddy reading with another class are all great choices.
Read together every night that week, visit the library, and let kids pick a book to read aloud to the family.
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