Author Study: Dr. Seuss

These sites are about author Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss. Read about his writing career and his famous children’s books, plus view his political cartoons. Take a virtual tour of a memorial in his hometown. Several sites include suggested classroom activities and online games to go along with his books, including “Green Eggs and Ham,” “Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street,” “The Cat in the Hat,” and more.

Grades

• 1,
• 2,
• 3,
• 4,
• 5

Links

Seussville

Explore this site for kids that includes online games based on Dr. Seuss’ books and a biography of the author.

ThinkQuest: Dr. Seuss: Beyond the Cat

This ThinkQuest was designed by students to share about Dr. Seuss and his children’s books. Read summaries of different books and learn why Dr. Seuss wrote them. NOTE: The site includes an unmoderated guestbook.

Teaching Short Vowels Lesson

In this lesson, teachers can use Dr. Seuss books to teach about short vowels. Handouts can be found in the “Resources” section on the left.

Dr. Seuss Activities

This page offers simple activities that go along with several Dr. Seuss books. There are many more activities in the “Celebrate Dr. Seuss” link found near the top.

Fact Monster: Dr. Seuss Biography

Read about this children’s author and his writing career. NOTE: The site has pop-up ads.

Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden

Make a virtual visit to this sculpture garden memorial that commemorates Dr. Seuss in his hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts. Includes a biography that discusses his childhood and career.

Who's Who & What's What in the Books of Dr. Seuss

This 157-page PDF includes a complete list of Dr. Seuss books and an alphabetical list of vocabulary words and book characters. The vocabulary list begins on page 9.

Featured Author: Dr. Seuss

This page from Carol Hurst’s literature site discusses the career and books of Dr. Seuss.

Enchanted Learning: Dr. Seuss Cloze Activity

Students can complete these sentences about Dr. Seuss by choosing the correct words from the top. Click “Answers” to see if you were correct.

And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street

This classroom activity has students use their imagination to create what they would see on the way to a friend’s house.

Math Stories

This page has word problems that use characters from Dr. Seuss’ books.

ABC Teach: Green Eggs and Ham

Click on the links for a variety of activities relating to the book.

A Catalog of Political Cartoons by Dr. Seuss

Besides writing children’s books, Dr. Seuss also drew political cartoons for a New York newspaper. This site offers images of these cartoons and is appropriate for older students.

Dr. Seuss Activities

This site offers activities geared toward younger children that are based on 15 Dr. Seuss books.

Education Standards

• AL
  • 3.7
  • 4.2
  • 6.1
  • 7
  • 7.2
  • 8.2
• DE
  • 2.4bI/T.1
  • 2.4bI/T.1
  • 2.4bI/T.1
  • 2.4bI/T.1
  • 2.4bI/T.1
  • 2.4f.1
  • 2.4f.1
  • 2.4f.1
  • 2.4f.2
  • 2.4f.2
  • 2.5e.1
  • 2.5e.1
  • 2.5f.2
  • 2.5f.2
  • 4.1b.1
  • 4.2c.1
  • 4.2c.1
  • 4.2c.2
  • 4.2c.2
• ME
  • A2.a
• MO
  • 1
  • 1.1
  • 1.10
  • 1.2
  • 1.4
  • 1.5
  • 1.6
  • 1.8
  • 2
  • 2.1
  • 2.4
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • R.2.A.a
  • R.2.C.e
  • R.2.C.e
  • R.2.C.g
  • R.3.C.h
  • R.3.C.h
  • R.3.C.i
• OK
  • A.3.4.a
  • A.4.2.c
  • A.5.2.a
  • A.6.2.b
  • A.7.2.a
  • A.8.1.c
• NV
  • 2.1.1.4
  • 3.4.5.1.a
  • 3.4.5.1.c
  • 3.4.5.2
  • 3.4.5.3.c
  • 3.4.5.3.h
  • 6.1.9.2.b
  • 6.2.9.2.b
• AU
  • RS2.5.3
  • RS2.7.1

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Created: May 29, 2003 at 09:25.13 | Updated: August 11, 2009 at 10:34.37