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Page 2: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places you’ll go.         -I Can Read with My Eyes Shut

"Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be

challenged, to be entertained and delighted."Dr. Seuss

Page 3: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• Theodor Seuss Geisel was born March 2, 1904 in Springfield, MA.

• He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1925, and went onto Oxford University with the plan of acquiring a doctorate in literature.

• Dr. Seuss was granted doctorates in literature and fine arts by seven universities.

Page 4: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• After he finished school, Ted found a job in advertising.

• In his spare time he started to write children’s books.

• He is also loved to illustrate.

Page 5: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• Seuss's characters are somewhat rounded and droopy. For instance, the faces of the Grinch and of the Cat in the Hat.

• Seuss's earlier artwork often employed the shaded texture of pencil drawings or watercolors.

• In his children’s books he generally used just black, white, and one or two colors.

Page 6: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.

• He sent it to 43 different publishers but no one would publish it.

• In 1937 a friend published the book for him.

• This was the first time he used his pen name, Dr. Seuss (Seuss was his mother's maiden name). 

Page 7: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• In 1954, a magazine wrote that some children were having trouble learning to read because the books they had were boring. 

• Dr. Seuss did not want books to be boring for kids, but he did want kids to read.

• This inspired Geisel's publisher, and encouraged him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important.

• Dr. Suess had to cut the list to 250 words, and write a book.

Page 8: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• Nine months later, using 220 words, the book was called The Cat in the Hat.

• In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham.

Page 9: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• Dr. Seuss went on to write and illustrate an entire series of books just for beginning readers. 

• He wrote 54 books, most of them for children.

• He wrote using the names Dr. Seuss and Theo LeSieg (which is Geisel spelled backwards).

Page 10: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• Ted died on September 24, 1991.

• His books for children have been published in 20 different languages.

• Dr. Suess is the most popular children’s author in the world. 

Page 11: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes
Page 12: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• Introduce students to tongue twisters.

• Students can create their own tongue twisters using the first letter in their name.

• Focus on phonics, parts of speech, oral language, alliteration, and more.

Page 13: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• Math

• Sorting

• Shapes

Page 14: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• Make green eggs and ham.

• Science

Talk about other animals that lay eggs.

Page 15: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• Matching beginning letter sounds to pictures.

Page 16: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• Count the number of feet in the classroom.

• Count by 2’s.

Page 17: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

• Bring in a collection of hats and graph them.

Page 18: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

Discuss the importance of trees and people.

Science

Page 19: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

The story talks about the choices we make throughout life.

Don’t be afraid to try new things!

Page 20: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes
Page 21: By: Sandra Grande. The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places youll go. -I Can Read with My Eyes

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