One of our favorite books is The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. This also happens to be an excellent book about advocating for things that are important (other than advocating for oneself). Today, we read the book once again, but this time discussed all the different ways we saw the Lorax advocating. Later, we asked some of the children about the book.
""The Lorax is advocating! He was knocking on the door."- Nada
"The Lorax speaks for the trees!"- Fatima
"He said the trees don't have any tongues, so he speaks for them."-Miguel
"He was advocating for the swans and bears and fish. He told them to go somewhere else" -Sa'Mya
"Advocate means to speak up- the Lorax was speaking up."- Izzy
"The Lorax was speaking for the trees."-Sari
"He said, 'I am the Lorax and I speak for the trees,' and then he sent the bears away because they don't have no food. And they have gas in their tummies"- Neriyah
"He was nice! He speaks for the trees, he was protecting them." -June
"The Lorax was speaking up for the trees- he was advocating."- Amya
"The Lorax was the little guy who speaks up for himself and he doesn't want anybody to chop the trees."- Ayan
"The Lorax helped the animals."- Baruel
"The Lorax speaks for the trees- he stops the monsters from cutting the trees down."- Shobitha
""The Lorax is advocating! He was knocking on the door."- Nada
"The Lorax speaks for the trees!"- Fatima
"He said the trees don't have any tongues, so he speaks for them."-Miguel
"He was advocating for the swans and bears and fish. He told them to go somewhere else" -Sa'Mya
"Advocate means to speak up- the Lorax was speaking up."- Izzy
"The Lorax was speaking for the trees."-Sari
"He said, 'I am the Lorax and I speak for the trees,' and then he sent the bears away because they don't have no food. And they have gas in their tummies"- Neriyah
"He was nice! He speaks for the trees, he was protecting them." -June
"The Lorax was speaking up for the trees- he was advocating."- Amya
"The Lorax was the little guy who speaks up for himself and he doesn't want anybody to chop the trees."- Ayan
"The Lorax helped the animals."- Baruel
"The Lorax speaks for the trees- he stops the monsters from cutting the trees down."- Shobitha