Lesson Title: Earth Day with “The Lorax”

Student: Alexandra Anderl

1. Objective:

a. Students will be able to determine important in stories (2) 2.4

b. Students will be able to identify cause and effect (2) 2.11

c. Students will be able to respond to fiction and nonfiction selections (2) 2.13

d. Students will be able to identify how people shape the physical environment at

home and at school (2)3.24

2. Materials/Equipment

a. The Lorax book

b. Reading journal or notebook paper

c. Discussion Questions

3. Instruction:

a. Teacher:

i. Discuss what Earth Day is

ii. Read The Lorax aloud to class

iii. Group students into groups for discussion questions

iv. Discuss the questions

v. Instruct students about letter to the Lorax

b. Students:

i. Listen to The Lorax

 ii. Answer questions during discussion

iii. Write letter to The Lorax

4. Closure:

a. Discuss how The Lorax relates to Earth Day. Tell students they will be able to

watch The Lorax movie on Friday and tell about other Earth Day activities

throughout the week.

5. Evaluation:

a. Assess letters to The Lorax.

b. Quiz on The Lorax/Earth Day

The Lorax Discussion Questions
Did the Lorax like his environment before
the Once-ler came? Is there anything in
your own environment you’d be sad about
if it changed? How can you stop that from
happening?
Why won’t the Once-ler listen to the
Lorax? Do you agree that he is “crazy
with greed?” Why?
How does the Once-ler’s business affect
the Swomee-swans, the Brown
Bar-ba-loots, and the Humming-fish?
Should businesses be responsible for how
they impact the environment? Why?
Could the Once-ler have used the Truffula
tree without cutting it down? What are
some ways we use trees without cutting
them down?
The Once-ler says, “Unless someone like
you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is
going to get better. It’s not.” Do you think
one person’s actions can make a
difference?
What could the boy do with the Truffula
seed? What would you do?
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The Lorax/ Earth Day Quiz

1. What was the main idea of The Lorax?

2. What is Earth day?

3. Name 3 things you can do to help the Earth.

4. Give one example of something the Once-ler did that impacted the environment.

5. True or False: One person cannot make a big impact on the environment.