Alana and I decided to create a Mini Unit on word families to go along with the book “Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss. We have created this Mini Unit for Kindergarten aged students who are beginning to grasp … Continue reading Dr. Seuss Mini Unit
Hello readers and welcome to my final blog post! My partner Gabby and I have done all of our research for this project including finding credible sources. It has been fun and interesting figuring out our likes and dislikes as … Continue reading Reflection on How to Teach Dr. Seuss
Hello everyone and welcome back to my 4th blog post! At this point, Alana and I have done a ton of research about Cat in the Hat and the development of elementary aged students. During this process, we have made tremendous success in … Continue reading Reflection Post: Dr. Seuss Mini Unit
For this project, my partner, Gabby, and I have come up with a Mini Unit to help students engage with the book The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. Our intended age range for this Mini Unit is Kindergarten. … Continue reading Blog Post #3
Hi everyone and welcome back to my third blog post! For this Project, my partner and I have decided to create a Mini Unit to go along with the book The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss. Following reading the book to their class, teachers can follow our mini unit to work on word families. We want this mini unit to include a word family worksheet as well as a coloring aspect to keep the student’s imaginations alive while learning valuable information. Our intended age range for this Mini Unit is Kindergarten. An important aspect of this unit is reading … Continue reading Mini Unit for Cat in the Hat
While thinking about childhood and reading, one thing that comes to mind is how fascinating colors and pictures are to young children. Not only does it … Continue reading The Importance of Imagination and Rhyming
Hi, I’m Gabby Barbera and welcome to my second blog post! It has come to the point in our Research Project where we must finalize our desired topic for the project. I tossed around many ideas but then came to a conclusion about young children. One thing they love to do is draw. Not only does it keep them occupied, but it gives them an outlet to be creative and explore their own imagination. I’ve found that Dr Seuss has particularly creative artwork in his children’s story books. My entire childhood I read Dr Seuss and have always loved his … Continue reading Blog post #2
Upon reflecting and researching for my first blog post about teaching interests, I realized I have quite a few interests that could be beneficial for this project. I found that I do not have an interest in a specific time … Continue reading Dr. Seuss and American History
American Literature for Elementary Education 