And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street Lesson Plan - Dr. Seuss

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QUESTION SHEET And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street Question & Answers 1. What was the name of the boy? ________________ 2. What was the only thing he saw on Mulberry Street?__________________ 3. What color was the horse? 4. What color was the elephant? __________________________ 5. What street does Mulberry run into? _____________________ 6. What did the Mayor do as they passed by?

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7. Why did the airplane fly by? ______________________________ 8. Can you name order of the following: The animals that pulled the wagon: 1. _____________________________ 2. _____________________________ 3. _____________________________ 4. _____________________________ 5. _____________________________ The things that the animals pulled: 1. _____________________________ 2. _____________________________ 3. _____________________________ 4. _____________________________ 5. _____________________________

9. Why didn’t Marco tell his Dad about all the things he pretended to see? _______________________________________________

Harder Questions 1. How many flower pots were on the horse and wagon? ___________ 2. Why did a reindeer replace the zebra? ________________________ 3. Why was the man on the trailer added? _______________________ 4. What person sat on the elephant? ____________________________ 5. What does the Chinese man eat with? _________________________ 6. What did the magician pull out of his hat? ______________________

7. Can you name all of the following: All of the animals in the book: 1. _______________________________ 2. _______________________________ 3. _______________________________ 4. _______________________________ 5. _______________________________ All of the people in the book: 1. _______________________________ 2. _______________________________ 3. _______________________________ 4. _______________________________ 5. _______________________________ 6. _______________________________ 7. _______________________________ 8. _______________________________ 9. _______________________________ 10. _______________________________ 11. _______________________________

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Did you know! Dr. Seuss wrote about Mulberry Street because that was the name of the street he lived on when he was a kid.

Discussion Questions What street do you live on? What things do you see when you walk down your street? What could you pretend those things are for fun?

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Answers to Questions

1. Marco 2. Horse and wagon 3. yellow 4. blue 5. Bliss Street 6. Raised his hat 7. To drop confetti on the parade 8. Animals were horse, zebra, reindeer, elephant and then 2 giraffes were added. Animals pulled a wagon, chariot, sled, big brass band and then a trailer was added with old man on it. 9. Marco didn't tell his Dad because he thought his Dad would get mad at him for making things up. Answers to Hard Questions 1. Three 2. Zebra was too slow 3. So someone could hear the band at a closer distance 4. Rajah 5. Sticks 6. 3 Rabbits 7. Animals in the book: Horse, Zebra, Reindeer, Elephant, 2 Giraffes People in the book: Dad, Marco, man on chariot, 2 boys on sled, Rajah, 7 band members, old man on trailer, 3 police including Sergeant Mulvaney, Mayor, Alderman, 3 men in airplane, Chinese man, magician, man with 10 foot beard