Wonderful World of Dr. Seuss

Shawlon Abuan

ED638 Fall Intersession 2017

Dr. M. Rivera

IRA Newsletter Project: Effective Literacy Website #7

            The wonderful world of Dr. Seuss, filled with bouncing fun of colorful animations of characters, videos, and games. The Dr. Seuss website, http://www.seussville.com, takes users through the literacy worlds of Whoville, Jungle of Nool, Mulberry Street, and McElligot’s. In addition, the site is filled with activities for children, parents, and educators based on the stories from Dr. Seuss.

            Theodor Seuss Geisel, “Dr. Seuss”, answered the calling of writing books for children of all ages to enjoy reading. He wrote 45 Dr. Seuss books and the site helps categorize the books by age, holiday, and purpose. Not only do the books enrich learning, they encourage discussions of conservation, racism, greed, perseverance, and self-discovery. The site helps educators by offering a plethora of resources to use in the classroom and a timeline when to use each resource. Educators have access to lesson plans, pintables, and activities of their favorite books. The best part, these resources are absolutely FREE!

            For parents, the site provides newsletters, crafts and activities with full instructions of bringing fun into the home. The newsletters help parents with tips of engaging their children in reading at home. After reading the stories of adventures in Seussville, parents will be able to create some fun with the help of crafts and activities to do with their children. On activity children might like, a photo booth, children can be creative with washable markers to illustrate their very own backdrop, props, and words/phrases! Have books on hand for references.

            For children, this site is safe for any child to explore and play on the interactive games. Children are able to click on the characters of their favorite books and watch them come alive. With the colorful animations, the site allows children to enhance their understanding of the characters depicted in their favorite books. If children are able to sign up with adult assistance, they are able to create their own Who; a character of Seussville.

The site is a place for users of all ages to play and learn through the interactive games, activities, and books that enrich the users learning experiences. Hop on over to http://www.seussville.com to visit the wonderful world of Dr. Seuss! Become a Who citizen and start your adventures!