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The Lorax MovieFebruary 27, 2012

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SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITY

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Supplemental Activity includes eight pages of information and six question and answer activities. Also included are links for video viewing. The Supplemental Activity is intended to enhance News-2-You and Unique (ULS) content.

Newspaper Overview

Topic: The Lorax Movie

• The Dr. Seuss story, The Lorax, is also a new 3D movie, opening March 2.

• In the movie, 12 year-old Ted goes to someone called the Once-ler to find why there are no trees in his town.

• The Once-ler tells Ted that he cut down all the fuzzy Truffula trees to make popular clothing called Thneeds.

• The movie has a message for everyone: protect the environment.

ULS Overview

Topic: History

• Many families enjoy reading books together, such as The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.

• Each state has a state tree; The Lorax movie is about trees and the environment.

• Long ago, the United States had more trees and forests than today.

• Like The Lorax movie, history has messages that we can learn from.





The Lorax movie’s March 2 opening date honors author Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

Let’s look at the importance of reading and Read Across America Day.

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One annual celebration honors Dr. Seuss and reading too.





• We can read made-up stories or real-life adventures.

• We may read book to ourselves.

• A person or device may read books to us.

• Any way we do it, reading helps us learn about our world and enjoy it more.

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Reading is an important activity.

What kind of stories do you like?

Books offer endless adventures.





Story time is fun.

The National Education Association started Read Across America.

Would you rather read or be read to?

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• This organization, also called the NEA, is an American teachers’ group.

• In 1997, the NEA began working on ways to celebrate a very important activity: reading.

• The Read Across America program includes ways to celebrate reading all year round.

• But the NEA wanted one special day to really celebrate reading.





Author Theodore Seuss Geisel

What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book or character?

The NEA proclaimed March 2, 1998, the first Read Across America Day.

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• March 2 is the birth date of author Theodor Seuss Geisel, or Dr. Seuss.

• Dr. Seuss wrote his first children’s book, And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street, in 1937.

• Since that time, many children have enjoyed Dr. Seuss’ books.

• Dr. Seuss’ books making reading fun, with their fun, rhyming stories and their colorful pictures.





Who can read us stories?

a person a babya dog





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a person a baby



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a persona dog



a person!




a person



Boy Scouts NEANational Park Service

What group started Read Across America?





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Boy Scouts NEA




Try Again!



NEANational Park Service




NEA!



NEA




What author’s birthday is March 2?

Trevor Bayne J. K. Rowling Dr. Seuss





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J. K. Rowling Dr. Seuss



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Trevor Bayne Dr. Seuss



Dr. Seuss!




Dr. Seuss



Who would you like to invite to read to your classroom?

Read Across America has been celebrated each year since 1998.

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Michelle Obama reading The Cat in the Hat.

• Local heroes may be invited into schools to read to students on Read Across America Day.

• Students may race to see who can read the most books.

• Teachers may plan special activities around the class’ favorite stories.

• Book characters like Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat may even visit classrooms!





Would you like to see The Lorax movie? Why or why not?

This year, Read Across America Day focuses on a new movie, The Lorax.

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Taylor Swift and Zac Efron

• Because The Lorax is about protecting the environment, this year’s theme is about being green.

• Being green means helping our environment stay green and healthy.

• The real-life stars who provide the voices for the movies characters are getting involved.

• Taylor Swift, Zac Efron and others will celebrate Read Across America Day.





How do you like to celebrate reading?

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Inside The Lorax, the Book

• Think of ways you can celebrate in your classroom.

• Can you think of someone to invite to read to your class?

• What book would you ask them to read?

• What else could your class or school do to celebrate Read Across America Day?



How will you celebrate reading on Read Across America Day?



Who is a Dr. Seuss book character?

The Cat in the Hat Barney Batman





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The Cat in the Hat Batman



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The Cat in the Hat Barney



The Cat in the Hat!




The Cat in the Hat



What star will celebrate

Read Across America Day?

Abraham Lincoln Elvis Presley Taylor Swift





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Elvis Presley Taylor Swift



Try Again!





Abraham Lincoln Taylor Swift



Taylor Swift!





Taylor Swift



What do we celebrate on


reading fighting pollution





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reading pollution



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reading fighting



reading!





reading



Click on the video camera to see a preview of The Lorax movie:

Click on the video camera to see a group of firefighters help students to celebrate Read Across America Day:

Visit the following links for expanded video content.

Note: Ads on some of these videos may not be appropriate for students. We try to avoid them; however, we can’t control materials that are added after our review. Preview all videos before in-class presentation. Show videos full-screen when possible.



http://www.theloraxmovie.com/index.php

http://www.fdnntv.com/Read-Across-America-Los-Angeles-County-Firefighters



Hope you enjoyed learning about: The Lorax Movie!

The next topic will be: Girl Scouts’ Birthday.

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