Dr. Seuss Can Do It! How About You? By Tiffany Temple

1. Dr. Suess Can Do It! How About You? By Tiffany Temple • Introduction • Task • Resources • Process • Evaluation • Conclusion

2. Introduction It’s reading month and we are Reading Across America with Dr. Seuss! Dr. Seuss can make lots of noises, how about you? It’s up to you to learn more about the book, “Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can you?” so you can create even more noises than Dr. Seuss!

3. Task • After listening and reading the book “Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can You?” by Dr. Seuss, work with your buddy to get creative with the following: • *Think, Draw, and Write • *Take a picture of your work • *Play the sequence game • *Role play the story • *Create an onomatopoeia • *Show your work to • a partner and fill • the evaluation form

4. Resources • If you want more information on Poetry go to: • Onomatopoeia Web Site • Other Poetry Ideas If you want more information on Dr. Seuss go to the following sites: www.eseuss.com/ www.chaseart.com/ If you want more information on Read Across America go to: www.nea.org/readacross/

5. Process • *Think, Draw, and Write • *Take a picture of your work • *Play the sequence game • *Role play the story • *Create an onomatopoeia • *Show your work to a partner • and fill the evaluation form

6. Process • *Think, Draw, and Write • In your draft book, think of what your favorite part of the book, “Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can You?”. Then illustrate this section. Finally, write a sentence of why this is your favorite part of the book.

7. Process • *Take a picture of your work • Using the digital camera, have a neighbor take a picture of you, the book, “Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can You?”, and your draft book. Print the picture, cut, and paste it in your draft book by your work.

8. Process • *Role play the story • When your are finished with your draft book and gluing your picture, go the the pretend play center to act out the story with other students that finish early.

9. Process • *Create an onomatopoeia • Click on the “Onomatopoeia Web Site” to find out how to create this type of poetry and to see examples. • Then using Microsoft Word, create your own Onomatopoeia poem using the same noises in the book, “Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can You?”. Save and print and show to a partner. • Click on the “Other Poetry Ideas” to create other types of poetry using the same ideas in #2.

10. 1ST Click on the page that happened first in the story, “Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can You?”

12. 1ST Click on the page that happened first in the story, “Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can You?”

13. TRY AGAIN!

14. LAST Click on the page that happened last in the story, “Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can You?”

15. TRY AGAIN!

17. Evaluation Your work will be checked in 2 ways 1. A partner score sheet 2. Teacher score sheet

18. Evaluation • PARTNER EVALUATION: • (PRINT THIS OUT, WRITE YOUR NAMES • ON THIS, AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS) • 1. Did your partner Think, Draw, and Write in his or her draft book? • YES NO • Did your partner take a picture of his or her work? • YES NO • Did your partner play the sequence game? • YES NO • Did your partner role play the story in the pretend play center? • YES NO • Did your partner create an onomatopoeia poem? • YES NO

19. Evaluation • TEACHER EVALUATION: • How well was the Think, Draw, and Writeassignment? • 1 2 3 4 5 • How well was the onomatopoeiapoem? • 1 2 3 4 5 • Did they work together with their partner? • 1 2 3 4 5 • Did they complete all the tasks? • 1 2 3 4 5

20. Conclusion YIPPY! You have finished your quest! You have accomplished your job of making more noises than the almighty Dr. Seuss!! Click on the arrow to receive your Dr. Seuss Award! Then print it and hang it up in the hallway!

21. HATS OFF TO YOU! When you choose to read each day, you’re a WINNER in EVERY way! ___________________________________ name