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DAY 1
THEME: Rejoicing in Hope … in our Hearts.
LESSON ONE: Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Author: Dr. Seuss
ISBN: 0679805273
GRADE LEVEL: Intermediate
TEACHER INFORMATION:
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss's modern classic is about opportunity and our bright hopeful tomorrow.
The book looks at venturing out into the world where there will be ups and downs, challenges and change. It
describes up times and down times, waiting times and stressful times. It gives a strong message of hope and the
human potential.
MATERIALS: Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
BLM: Reader‟s Theatre - Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
CD: “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack
TIME FRAME: 1 x 45 minute lesson with optional lesson extensions
MINISTRY CURRICULA LINKS CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS
Reading: OE 1.6 Catholic Social Justice Teachings: Dignity of the Human
Writing: OE 1.5, 2.2 Person
Media: OE 1.2, 1.5, 3.2 Scripture Connections: Matthew 28:18-20
Religious Education Program: Grade 7, Unit 4, Unit 9.2
Fully Alive Program: Theme 1: Created and Loved by God
Catholic Graduate Expectations: 1(a), (e); 2 (a); 3 (a); 4 (a)
DISCUSSION POINTS Warm-Up: Reader’s Theatre of Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Hope is our trust that God offers the see BLM-INT DAY 1
Kingdom of Heaven and eternal life as our Students can break into small groups to practice the reader‟s
happiness. theatre script. Focus on the rhythmic metre of Dr. Seuss‟
poetry.
Dr. Seuss writes about Reflect on: Matthew 26:18-20 and Mark 6:6-8
beginnings What is the message of hope?
decisions
how good things happen Before Reading:
how bad things happen What do you think the title of the book (Oh, the Places
waiting You’ll Go) means?
escaping to bright places Have you ever wanted to go somewhere, but you were not
lonely game sure how you were going to get there?
resiliency
ups and downs of life During Reading:
hope in our heart Discussion Options
How are the “brains in your head” and “feet in your shoes”
going to help you to get somewhere or reach a goal?
What can you do if you are not sure where you want to go?
What feelings might you have if you go down the wrong
path or don‟t get what you want?
What feelings might you have if you are on the right path?
DAY 1
THEME: Rejoicing in Hope … in our Hearts.
LESSON ONE: Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Author: Dr. Seuss
ISBN: 0679805273
GRADE LEVEL: Intermediate
Where might you want to go or what might you want to do
or be that will make your life what you want?
Who might you want to help you get there?
How are you going to make sure you stay on track with
what you want for your life?
After Reading:
Response Question Options – whole group, small group,
pair, individual
Do you have something that you want for yourself?
What plans do you have to achieve what you want for
yourself?
What happens when you are faced with challenges and
successes?
Extending Understanding:
Working in pairs, find the text pieces that support what Dr.
Seuss writes about in Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (see list below)
Dr. Seuss writes about:
beginnings
decisions
how good things happen
how bad things happen
waiting
escaping to bright places
lonely game
resiliency
ups and downs of life
Hope in our Heart
Pairs will answer: Do you have knowledge or experience that
affect the way you interpret the author‟s message?
How does the author‟s approach differ from the approach in
other articles or stories that you have read?
Review similarities between poetry and song Writing Extension Options
lyrics (ie. stanza and verse, refrain and Students will write a goal and describe what they will
bridge). have to do in order to accomplish that goal.
Students will create a media work (slideshow, brochure,
public service announcement, etc). Suggestions to
include in the work: someone they would like to meet
DAY 1
THEME: Rejoicing in Hope … in our Hearts.
LESSON ONE: Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Author: Dr. Seuss
ISBN: 0679805273
GRADE LEVEL: Intermediate
and why, somewhere they would like to go, some
important people in their lives and/or something they
have learned that will help them in their life.
Students will take 5 to 7 quotes from the story and
develop a timeline that parallels their life journey.
Photos could be incorporated into the timeline. Use of
presentation software such as Keynote, PowerPoint,
Pages, is encouraged.
Media questions taken from: Ontario “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack:
Ministry of Education (2008). A Guide to Give students a copy of the lyrics.
Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades 4 to 6,
Volume Seven, Media Literacy, Toronto: Questions to Consider:
Queen‟s Printer. What values, virtues are represented?
What are the components of the message? How does the
message speak about Hope in our Hearts?
Who created this message?
What visualization techniques have been included in the
lyrics to suggest particular images, colours, or feelings?
What is the main idea?
ACCOMMODATIONS:
How I will change the lesson to meet the needs of individual students?
Peer Tutor/ Partner Increase/Decrease Time Manipulatives
Oral Explanation Include Visuals Extend
ASSESSMENT:
How will I know when my students are successful?
Anecdotal Notes Peer/Self Assessment Checklist
Rubric Oral Reports Rating Scale
Interview/Conference Include Visuals Extend
BLM: INT p.1
OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO!
Voice 1: Congratulations! Today is your day.
You‟re off to Great Places!
You‟re off and away!
Voice 2: You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
Voice 3: Jesus came and said to them,
“All authority in Heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
and teaching them to obey everything
that I have commanded you.
And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
(Matt. 26:18-20)
All: Rejoice in the Lord always …
the God of peace will be with you always.
(Philippians 4:4,9)
Voice 4: You‟ll look up and down streets.
Look „em over with care.
About some you will say, “I don‟t choose to go there.”
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
you‟re too smart to go down any not-so-good street.
Voice 1: And when things start to happen,
don‟t worry. Don‟t stew.
Just go right along.
You‟ll start happening too.
All: OH! THE PLACES YOU”LL GO!
BLM: INT p.2
Voice 2: I‟m sorry to say so
but, sadly, its true
that Bang-ups and Hang-ups
can happen to you.
Voice 3: You can get so confused
that you‟ll start in to race
down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
Voice 4: Then he went about among the villages teaching.
He called the twelve and began to send them out two by two.
(Mark 6:7-8)
Voice 1: On and on you will hike.
And I know you‟ll hike far
and face up to your problems
whatever they are.
Voice 2: And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)
KID, YOU”LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!
All: Rejoice in the Lord always …
the God of peace will be with you always.
(Philippians 4:4,9)
Voice 3: So, you‟re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So … get on your way!
Voice 4: Hope is a heart that is open to the world around you.
Hope is knowing that things change
and that we can help to change things for the better.
All: OH, THE PLACES WE HOPE TO GO!
