What Pet Should I Get

What Pet Should I Get?

Written By: Dr. Seuss

Published By: Random House

Copyright: 2015

Mysterious, Fun, Classic, Decisions, Life Lessons 

Reading Level

Lexile: 200L
DRA: 16
Guided Reading: J

Suggested Delivery

 Read Aloud

Electronic Resources

https://www.nea.org/assets/docs/HOTR16_RAAEduKit_Brochure_WEB.pdf

This is a PDF of a Read Across America Activity guide. It has many activities that go along with the book as well as other Dr.Seuss books such as The Cat in the Hat, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.

http://www.seussville.com/Educators/educatorLessonPlans.php

This is Dr. Seuss's website. There are newsletters, information about Dr. Seuss, and other classroom resources. 

Teaching Resources

Vocabulary

Puppy-mill- A place where puppies are bread for profit

Adoption- To take and make someone or something as your own

Yent- A giant fictional animal

Reading Strategies

Before Reading: The teacher will give the students information about Dr. Seuss and his style of writing. They can also talk about what types of pets they have at their house.

During Reading: After Reading the first page or so let the students guess what they think the children will pick as their pet

After Reading: Have the students discuss why Dr. Seuss never gave told us what animal the children got as a pet.

 Also at the end of the book is an editors note talking about Dr. Seuss, pet adoption and the discovery of the manuscript that can be read either before reading or after reading.

Writing Activity

Have the students pick a topic they have interest in. Once they know their topic have the students create their own poems as if they were Dr. Seuss himself using found poem strategy or blackout poetry.