Dr. Seuss’s books and characters lend themselves very well to what we will be
focusing on in our class this year. First, I plan on using many of Dr.
Seuss’s books to model comprehension reading strategies in class. These
strategies include learning skills such as questioning, making connections,
synthesizing, inferring, visualizing, and determining important ideas.
Throughout the school year, I will be sending home information regarding these
strategies as we learn about them in class.
The second reason we will be focusing on the life of Dr. Seuss and his books
is because his messages also lend themselves to Double Eagle’s “Character
Counts” pillars. Each month, Double Eagle focuses on a set of character
values, called a pillar. I have attached a list of pillars and a description
of each. Every month, I will let you know what “Character Counts” pillar we
will be focusing on. Also, a student will be selected every month for
exceptional demonstration of the values represented by the pillar of character
to have a special lunch with Principal Hoberg.