Everyone Can Achieve

Grade Level:  3-5

Subjects: Language Arts, Theatre, Character Education

Learner Outcomes:
The students will research an internet site to locate information about Dr. Seuss.
The students will examine and chart their own goals of achievement.
The students will use software to create an organizational chart.
The students will role play positive character traits.
The students will create videos of each other to share in a whole group.

Duration of Lesson:  Two 1 hour sessions

Materials: Dr. Seuss We Love You, large chart paper,
"All About Dr. Seuss" Thinksheet, "My Character Counts" Thinksheet

Technology Tools/Courseware: Dr. Seuss Internet Site, Imagine Software, video camera, tape, television, Inspiration Software

Teacher Notes:
1. A picture of Dr. Seuss can be seen on or printed from the Dr. Seuss Internet Site site.
2. Have students keep "My Character Counts" Thinksheet in a safe place so they may add to it after each lesson.
 

Procedures:
1. Show picture of Dr. Seuss and have students guess who he is and what his goal may have been.
2. Have the students search the Dr. Seuss Internet Site to find the answers to complete "All About Dr. Seuss" Thinksheet.
3. Read Dr. Seuss We Love You to the students.
4. Discuss the accomplishments of Dr. Seuss.
5. Chart how he accomplished his goals together on large chart paper.
6. Students create own chart on the steps to reaching their goal using Inspiration Software.
7. Brainstorm and chart together character traits needed in order to achieve goals.
8. Separate the students into cooperative groups and assign each group a positive character trait.
9. Students work in small groups to role play positive character traits.
10. Have students video tape groups and watch videos as a group and discuss.
11. Students will keep track of character traits learned throughout this unit on "My Character Counts" Thinksheet.
 

Modifications:  The teacher may have students work with a partner to do research from the internet site.
The teacher may need to help students understand goals.

Enrichment Activities: The students may play the games on the Seusville site and determine what character trait is taught in the Dr. Seuss story that is portrayed in each game.

Evaluation and Assessment:
Check the "All About Dr. Seuss" Thinksheet for completeness and accuracy.
Assess the students' goal charts for reasonable responses.
 

West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives:
Language Arts -   3.2, 3.3, 3.15, 3.16, 3.24, 3.27, 4.3, 4.13, 4.16, 4.19, 4.20, 4.26, 4.29, 4.85, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, 5.23, 5.176
Theatre - 3.5, 3.8, 3.9, 3.12, 3.14, 3.15, 4.4, 4.5, 4.15, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
Technology - 3.90, 3.92, 4.98, 4.100, 5.186, 5.188

National Standards

References:
Dr. Seuss We Love You
falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/seuss.htm
www.randomhouse.com/seussville/
Inspiration Software