Wednesday-Wacky Wednesday
A- This lesson plan is for a second grade classroom. This lesson plan will be taught in
February, the Monday before Dr. Seuss’s birthday. This lesson plan assumes that all
students are on or above their grade level in language.
S-The studet will be able to make aliterations and create a calendar for the month of
February. They will also be able to take the aliterations and form a journal entry with an
illustration.
S-The teacher will read the book, “Wacky Wednesday” to the class. Students will use
Cat and the Hat handwriting paper to practice proper writing technique. Students will
use the calendar to show proficiency in knowing the days of the week. The students
will use journal paper to write their Wacky Wednesday rhymes and then illustrate them
in the picture frame on the journal paper.
U-Through the following tasks students will learn practice following directions as well as
the days of the week. This will show the students that learning can be fun.
Process
1. Print name on the top left side of the paper and the date on the top right side of the
paper. The date should be in long form (month day, year ) and then below it in short
form (M-D-Y).
2. On each line, starting on the left side, write the days of the week and their aliterations.
3. On your calendar sheet write your aliterations and fill in the numbers per the month.
4. Choose an aliteration and write a story using it in your journal.
5. Illustrate your journal.
R-Students will participate in class by listening and writing. After these activities have
been completed students can go online to www.seussville.com and practice these skills
and much more.
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Read Wacky Wednesday, as a class.
Make a wacky aliteration for each day of the week and put on handwriting paper
Take the calendar sheet and fill in your wacky days.
Use one of your aliterations and write about it in your journal. Highlight the
aliteration you are using with a yellow crayon on your handwriting paper.
Illustrate your journal.
Wednesday-Wacky Wednesday
E-Excellant: 12 points, Satisfactory: 8-11 points, Failing: 7 or less points
Excellant (3)
Satisfactory (2)
Heading
Name and date in
proper handwriting
Aliterations
An aliteration for
The aliterations are
each day of the week not complete.
is on the handwriting
paper. One
aliteration per line.
Contains seven (7) The calendar sheet
aliterations and
is only partial
numbers for the days complete.
of the month.
Contains a story and Journal entry is not
an illustration.
complete.
Calendar
Journal entry story
and illustration.
Failing (0)
Name and date with NO name and date
out proper
handwriting
NO aliterations
Calendar sheet is not
completed.
NO journal entry.
score
Conclusion: This lesson is for a second grade classroom. The ruberic and the grading
scale can be modified to fit into a specific clasroom. This unit plan can be completed as
a whole lesson, part whole and part individual or as a complete individual assignment.
Upon completion of this assignment students can go to Suessville.com and do some
continuing activities online.
Resources:
Book:
Handwriting Paper:
Wednesday-Wacky Wednesday
Calendar Sheet:
Journal Sheet: