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March 2011 Level 1

A Supplement to Scholastic News

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lesson plan vocabulary silly seussnew Word: silly Tell children that Theodor Seuss Geisel wrote very silly books. Explain that if something is silly, it’s funny and it doesn’t have to make sense. For example, Dr. Seuss wrote about a fox wearing socks, and a cat in a hat. Invite children to draw something they think is silly.

pHoneMic aWareness sound searcHFocus: the letter s Say Seuss aloud. Ask children what sound they hear at the beginning. What sound do they hear at the end? Is it the same sound? Yes! That’s the sound of the letter s! Ask children to search this month’s issue for more words that start or end with the letter s (e.g., news, simple, it’s, as, kids, silly, hats, such, said, spins, swerves). Have them circle each word and practice saying each aloud.

oral language personal preFerenceKey phrase: Yes, I would eat (or) No, I would not eat green eggs and ham.Tell children that one of Dr. Seuss’s books is Green Eggs and Ham. Explain that one of the book’s characters tries to get the other charachter to eat green eggs and ham. Invite children to sit in a circle, and have them point to the picture of green eggs and ham on page 4. Ask them to take turns using one of the phrases above to share whether or not they would eat green eggs and ham.

bridging languages: Time to rhymeDr. Seuss’s books are filled with words that rhyme. Read page 1 of this month’s Spanish issue. Which words rhyme? (sombrerillo, sencillo). Go to page 1 of the English issue. Which words rhyme (hat, that). Explain that in both Spanish and English, words that rhyme have similar ending sounds.

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seuss news las noticias de seussOBJECTIVE: Read news about Dr. Seuss for Read Across America Day!

NATIONAL STANDARD: Language Arts: Author Study

COMMON CORE STANDARDS: READING: 1. Determine what the text says explicitly and make inferences; 5. Analyze the structure of texts.

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The dr. is in!Dr. Seuss was born in 1904 in Springfield, •Massachusetts. His real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel. But Dr. Seuss’s friends and family just called him “Ted.”When Ted was a kid, he doodled pictures of funny •animals in his school notebooks. Ted had another pen name besides “Dr. Seuss”—•”Theo LeSieg.” Can you guess why? Theo is short for Theodor. LeSieg is Geisel spelled backward! A publisher once asked Dr. Seuss to write a •book that would teach kids to read 220 different words. He did it! It was The Cat in the Hat!Another time, one of Dr. Seuss’s friends bet him •that he couldn’t write a book using 50 words or less. Well, he did it, and it’s one of his most famous—Green Eggs and Ham!

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Green Eggs and Ham crossword Use words from the Word Bank to complete the sentences. Then fill in the crossword puzzle. Use page 4 of “Seuss News” to help you.

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reading a pie chartso Many Flowers!Eva collected 20 flowers on a spring day. Look at the chart. Then follow the directions below.

1. Color the dandelion section of the chart yellow. Color the violet section purple. Color the tulip section pink.

2. Which kind of flower did Eva have the fewest of?

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3. Which kind of flower made up half of the bunch?

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Problemas matemáticos

Matemáticas del diente de leónResuelve los problemas de abajo. Muestra tu trabajo y haz un círculo alrededor de tus respuestas.

Sara pidió 3 deseos antes de soplar las semillas de su diente de león. Su amiga Mimi pidió 3 deseos también. ¿Cuántos deseos pidieron en total?

Una abeja se posó en 3 dientes de león un día. Al día siguiente, se posó en otros 5. ¿En cuántos dientes de león se posó en total?

José sopló 10 semillas de dientes de león y 5 crecieron y se convirtieron en nuevos dientes de león. ¿Cuántos no crecieron?

Un oso encontró 10 dientes de león creciendo en el campo. Se comió 3 de ellos. ¿Cuántos dejó sin comer?

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lesson plan vocabulary planT parTsnew Words: roots, stem, leaves, petalsAsk children to point to the poppy plant on page 4. Where are the roots? The stem? The leaves? And the petals? Talk about what each part of the plant does. Then ask children to stand up. If they were a plant, where would their roots be? (beneath their feet) What would be their stem? (their body) Can they make leaves with their arms? Where would their petals be? (up around their head)

Word sTudy naMe gaMeKey Words: puffball, dandelionAsk children to find the puffball on page 3. How do they think it got its name? Is it because it’s puffy and round like a ball? Or is it because if you puff, or blow, on a puffball, you can blow the seeds away? Explain that the puffball may have gotten its name for both of these reasons.

oral language beFore and aFTerKey Words: after and before Have children go to pages 2 and 3. Together, point to the picture of the dandelion in bloom. Moving in a clockwise direction, talk through the steps of the dandelion’s life cycle, using the word after. (e.g., After the dandelion comes the puffball, after the puffball come the seeds, etc.) Go back to the beginning, move in a counterclockwise direction and talk through the steps again using the word before.

bridging languages: Flower powerWrite the words diente de león and dandelion on chart paper. Ask children which words are in Spanish and which in English. How do they know? What do the Spanish words mean? What does the English word mean? How are the Spanish and English words similar? How are they different?

dandy dandelions!The name dandelion comes from the French •term dent de lion, which means “lion’s tooth.” The dandelion’s leaves are long, and they have sharp edges. Long ago, people thought they looked like lions’ teeth!Dandelions “wake up” in the morning and “go •to sleep” at night. When the sun comes out, the flowers open to get the light. When it is dark, they close up again. Did you know that you can eat dandelions? •People use the leaves in salads and also eat them cooked. There is dandelion tea and even dandelion coffee. People also use dandelions in different kinds of medicines. But don’t go eating dandelions on your own! You •might get sick.

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Keep Flying, dandelion! ¡sigue volando, diente de león!OBJECTIVE: Learn about a dandelion’s life cycle.

STANDARDS: Science: characteristics of organisms; life cycle

COMMON CORE STANDARD: READING: 7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats.

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