ms. tulley’s 2 nd grade lesson 4/19/2012

Ms. Tulley’s 2nd Grade Lesson

4/19/2012

The Lorax andthe Environment

Game

How to Play• Get into your teams – Lorax or Truffula Tree• One person at a time from one team at a time

will play.• Teams will alternate. If the Lorax team goes

first, then the Truffula team with go, then the Lorax, then the Truffula…

How to Play• Choose a category that is BLUE! You cannot choose a PURPLE

category. • Ms. Tulley will read the question and answer choices aloud.

Listen quietly!• Team member at the front of the class will answer question. • Once the question is answered, Ms. Tulley will read the response

on the Correct or Incorrect slide. Player will return to their team.• For every question answered correctly, that team will be

rewarded the amount of points the question was worth (100 to 400).

• Each team will get 3 “Call a Friend” for when a student needs help answering a question.

Rules• Stay in your groups! Do not get up and walk around,

because you might miss your turn.• Be RESPECTFUL! Cheer on your classmates, but don’t

scream out the answers. Points will be deducted or not rewarded if team members yell answers when their teammate is answering.

• Be quiet when Ms. Tulley is reading the question and answer choices so everyone can hear.

• Each player will have a very short amount of time to answer question. Everyone needs a turn, so one person can’t stay at the front of the class for more than a minute.

Lorax Once-ler

Truffula Trees

Thneed Unless

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Lorax 100TRUE or FALSE

Using a paper towel is better for the environment that using a cloth towel.

TRUE FALSE

CORRECT!100 points for your team!

The answer is FALSE! It is better to use cloth towels rather than paper towels because cloth is

reusable.

INCORRECT!The answer is FALSE! It is better to use cloth

towels rather than paper towels because cloth is reusable.

Once-ler 100What kind of person was the Once-ler?

A. Greedy B. Helpful C. CautiousD. Generous


The Once-ler was very greedy! All he cared about was the money he was getting from

making the Thneeds.

INCORRECT!The Once-ler was very greedy! All he cared about was the money he was getting from

making the Thneeds.

Truffula 100Ms. Tulley’s “The Lorax” book was made from

something very special. What is it?

A. Truffula tuftsB. Pixie dust

C. Thneed materialD. Recycled paper


Ms. Tulley’s “The Lorax” book is made from recycled paper!

INCORRECT!Ms. Tulley’s “The Lorax” book is made from

recycled paper!

Thneeds 100What is something you can recycle that could be

made into toilet tissue?

A. PaperB. PlasticC. MetalD. Glass


If you recycle your paper (that is clean, of course), it could possible turn into toilet tissue –

also known as toilet PAPER!

INCORRECT!Toilet tissue, also known as toilet PAPER, can be

made from recycled paper products.

Unless 100What CAN’T we recycle?

A. Card board milk cartonB. Styrofoam

C. Pop canD. Water bottle


You cannot recycle Styrofoam. To keep Styrofoam from taking up too much space in land fills, crush it before throwing it away.

INCORRECT!You cannot recycle Styrofoam. To keep

Styrofoam from taking up too much space in land fills, crush it before throwing it away.

Lorax 200The Lorax “speaks for the trees, for the trees

have no _____________”

A. ToesB. FriendsC. Tongues

D. Ears


The Lorax says in the story, “I speak for the trees. I speak for the tress, for the trees have no

tongues.”

INCORRECT!The Lorax says in the story, “I speak for the

trees. I speak for the tress, for the trees have no tongues.”

Onceler 200Why did the Bar-ba-loots leave?

A. The Once-ler hacked down the trees where they got their food

B. They went to visit familyC. They went for a hike and got lost

D. Their friends, the Swomee Swans and the Humming fish, convinced them to leave


The Once-ler cut down all of the Truffula Trees where the Bar-ba-loots got Truffula Fruit from. They were starving, so Lorax sent them away.

INCORRECT!The Once-ler cut down all of the Truffula Trees where the Bar-ba-loots got Truffula Fruit from. They were starving, so Lorax sent them away.

Truffula 200What did the Once-ler make with the Truffula

Tufts?

A. Butterfly milkB. Thneeds

C. Grickle-grassD. Whisper-ma-Phone


The Once-ler made THNEEDS from the Truffula Trees.

INCORRECT!The Once-ler made THNEEDS from the Truffula

Trees.

Thneeds 200What material can you recycle that may

potentially turn into a bicycle?

A. Paper towelsB. Glass jars

C. Metal D. Cardboard


Metal cans can be recycled to make many things, even parts for your own bicycle!

INCORRECT!Metal cans can be recycled to make many things, even parts for your own bicycle!

Unless 200BONUS!!!

Both groups! Decide if you think the animals and the Lorax will ever return to the Lorax’s forest?

You have 30 SECONDS.

Lorax 300What can you do to keep the environment

healthy?A. Use both side of every sheet of paper

B.Let the water run while you’re brushing your teeth

C. LitterD.Throw paper, plastic and metal in the same garbage can


There are SO MANY ways to keep our environment healthy. One way that students like you can do it is to write on BOTH sides of

every sheet of paper you use.

INCORRECT!There are SO MANY ways to keep our

environment healthy. One way that students like you can do it is to write on BOTH sides of

every sheet of paper you use.

Once-ler 300What kind of pollution caused the Humming fish

to leave?

A. Air pollutionB. Water pollution C. Land pollution


The Humming fish must leave because of the Gluppity Glupp from the Once-ler’s machinery

that is polluting the water.

INCORRECT!The Humming fish must leave because of the

Gluppity Glupp from the Once-ler’s machinery that is polluting the water.

Truffula 300What do trees give to us that we need to live?

A. ShadeB. Oxygen C. Bread

D. Thneeds


We humans need oxygen to breath. Oxygen comes from green plants, such as trees!

INCORRECT!We humans need oxygen to breath. Oxygen

comes from green plants, such as trees!

Thneeds 300What can a Thneed not be used for?

A. Bicycle seatB. PillowC. Glove

D. BlanketE. Hat


The Once-ler said the Thneed could be used for a shirt, sock, glove, hat, carpet, pillows, sheets,

curtains or bicycle seat covers. But not a blanket!

INCORRECT!The Once-ler said the Thneed could be used for a shirt, sock, glove, hat, carpet, pillows, sheets,

curtains or bicycle seat covers. But not a blanket!

Unless 300Nothing would get better UNLESS…

A. The Once-ler’s family comes backB. The boy leaves and never visits the Once-ler

againC. The Lorax invites the Bar-ba-loots, Swomee

-Swans and the Humming Fish to his new homeD. Someone like you cares a whole awful lot


In “The Lorax,” the Once-ler is confused about why Lorax stands on a pile of rocks that says

“UNLESS.” Then, he realizes that Lorax meant “UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful

lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”

INCORRECT!In “The Lorax,” the Once-ler is confused about why Lorax stands on a pile of rocks that says

“UNLESS.” Then, he realizes that Lorax meant “UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful

lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”

Lorax 400TRUE or FALSE

The Once-ler planted the last Truffula seed so all of the animals and Lorax would come back to

the forest.

TRUEFALSE


The answer is FALSE! The Once-ler did not plant the seed so Lorax and the animals would come

back. He gave the seed to the little boy to plant.

INCORRECT!The answer is FALSE! The Once-ler did not plant the seed so Lorax and the animals would come

back. He gave the seed to the little boy to plant.

Onceler 400What kind of pollution caused the Swomee-

Swans to leave?

A. Air pollutionB. Water pollution C. Land pollution


The Swomee-Swans must leave because of the “smogulous smoke” that is polluting the air and

will not let them sing.

INCORRECT!The Swomee-Swans must leave because of the “smogulous smoke” that is polluting the air and

will not let them sing.

Truffula 400TRUE or FALSE

Paper cannot be recycled over and over again, which is why new trees are always being cut

down.

TRUEFALSE


The answer is TRUE! Paper, unlike other recyclable materials, cannot be recycled over and over again. So, trees are always being cut

down.

INCORRECT!The answer is TRUE! Paper, unlike other

recyclable materials, cannot be recycled over and over again. So, trees are always being cut

down.

Thneeds 400What can be made if you recycled milk jugs?

A. ComputersB. Water bottles

C. Trash cans D. Playground equipment


A company called Playmart uses recycled milk jugs to create playground equipment.

INCORRECT!A company called Playmart uses recycled milk

jugs to create playground equipment.

Unless 400What could be a reason that Dr. Seuss wrote

“The Lorax?”

A.He thought it would be interesting to make fun of animals and plants that are harmed by humans.B.He wanted to teach kids (and adults) that it is important to keep the environment healthy.

C. He invented an outfit just like a Thneed and wanted to tell everyone how he created it.


Dr. Seuss wrote “The Lorax” because he wanted to raise awareness of environmental issues that hurt the Earth and some of the things that live here. He wrote this book to teach people how

important it is to be earth-friendly.

INCORRECT!Dr. Seuss wrote “The Lorax” because he wanted to raise awareness of environmental issues that hurt the Earth and some of the things that live here. He wrote this book to teach people how

important it is to be earth-friendly.

ms. tulley’s 2 nd grade lesson 4/19/2012

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