Lindsey Decker

Holiday Lesson: Dr. Suess Day

Grade:1
Objectives
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listen to Green Eggs and Ham

think about any foods that they havent liked
draw a picture of their change in liking an item
review the Alphabet
listen to ABC book
sing a new ABC song
think of items that begin with certain letters
learn finger play: Cat in the Hat
design a Cat in the Hat hat
count stripes of hat

Materials
-Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Suess. Picture Lions; New Ed edition (2003).
ISBN: 978-0007158461
- Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!. Random House Books for
Young Readers; Brdbk edition (November 26, 1996). ISBN: 978-0679882817
-Green Eggs and Ham worksheet: Food for Thought (attached)
-ABC cards
-ABC song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OExLhIxG2_I
-Finger play (attached)
-Red construction paper
-White construction paper
- scissors
-glue
-assortment of instruments
Curricular Connections
Reading, Writing, Art, Music, Math
Procedure
1. Read the story Green Eggs and Ham (Reading)
2. Ask students if they would eat the Green Egg and Ham
3. Have you ever tried anything that you thought you didnt like and
then did?
4. Hand out Food for Thought worksheet
5. Ask students to draw a picture of the food or something that they
didnt think they liked but after trying it they did. Write it on the blank
(Writing and Art)
6. Now we are going to read the story: ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!
(Reading)

7. Pass out ABC cards. Each student should get a different letter
8. Explain directions of the ABC songs (attached at bottom)
9. Teach finger play: Cat in the Hat (attached)
10.
Make Dr, Suess Hat (Art)
a. Students a larger read hat
b. Have students cut strips out of white paper
c. Have students paste white strips on the hat
i. Making sure it the pattern goes red, white, red, white
d. Have students write numbers on each stripe (math)
e. Have them write how many stripes are on the hat on the back
11.
Sing finger play at the end of class
Music Lesson Plan

ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! Song

1. Pass out ABC cards. One to each student
2. Have students say which letter that they have
3. Directions
When the song comes on I want you to raise your card above your
head for all students to see. So the first line is big A, little a. What begins
with A? the student with the A card will stand.
4. At the end of the song ask students what other items begin with their
letter. Can anyone else think of an item for that goes with another
students letter?
Music Lesson

Cat in the Hat finger play

The
The
The
The
The

Cat in the Hat Song Sung to Addams Family

cat in the hat (snap, snap)
cat in the hat (snap, snap)
cat in the hat, the cat in the hat
cat in the hat (snap, snap)

He causes so much fun

But when the fun is done
You will be the one
To send that cat away
The
The
The
The

cat
cat
cat
cat

in
in
in
in

the
the
the
the

hat (snap, snap)

hat (snap, snap)
hat, the cat in the hat
hat (snap, snap)

Procedure:
1. Sing song by yourself out loud so students can hear how it goes
2. Ask students to follow along
3. Now sing it and have students either snap fingers or clap their hand in
the right spot
4. Have students sing along with you now
5. Sing it again with stomping
6. Ask students to grab an instrument
7. Have them play the instrument during the snap parts now
Common Core State Standards
A.4.1. Sing independently, on pitch, and in rhythm with appropriate timbre,
diction, and
posture, and maintain a steady tempo
B.4.4 Echo short rhythmic and melodic patterns