4.+Yertle+the+Turtle

=**Seuss, Dr. (1958). //Yertle the Turtle.// New York: Random House.** = Synopsis: //Yertle is the dictatorial and oppressive king on a pond. He decides that his kingdom is too small, and demands that the other turtles stand on each other’s backs to build a higher throne which is toppled by the innocent act of the turtle at the bottom of the stack.//

Yertle the Turtle Trial
// Source: Adapted from Gayle Mertz, “Yertle on Trial,” Update on the Courts 4.2 (Winter 1996): 14-15. // [|Yertle on Trial copy.pdf] Yertle Trial Character Cards [|YERTLE TRIAL CARDSNEW.pdf] 5th Grade Yertle the Turtle Trial (//Downloaded from Google Search - unable to locate the URL//) [|5th Yertle the Turtle Mock Trial.pdf]

OTHER TEACHING IDEAS

 * Study ecology of a pond
 * Life cycle of turtles
 * Study the habitat of different types of turtles
 * Research the different species of turtles and their habitats. Compare/contrast the different species