It may seem odd that a fourth grade lesson is based around a Dr. Suess book. This is possible because the lesson being taught is not merely about the words in the book, although that can be a component of your teaching. Instead, we are using the Lorax to teach the concept of analogy, and the ways that something that seems at first glance to be simply a cute book can stand for the history of a major industry. Further development takes place in the suggested follow-up lessons, which link this language arts lesson into other subjects. The links page is divided by catagory, and give you a sample of related sites and some information about potential projects.
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