Read Across America
& Dr. Seuss's Birthday Celebration
March 2nd, 2005
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Dr. Seuss
Day March 2, 2004
Dr. Seuss
Day March 2, 2003
Preparation for
Dr. Seuss's birthday
Several months before Dr. Seuss's birthday,
a parent, Mrs. Leiter, thought it would be great if each child
and teacher was a walking talking book. We got right on it! Mrs.
Burger made patterns, and the volunteer moms in the media center
traced over 400 books with front and back covers.
Prior to March 2nd, students participated in
their annual Dr. Seuss lesson which always has a theme. This year's
was "The Year of the Book" and the importance of reading.
Students even reviewed how we learn to read.
A Seuss book that tied in beautifully was I
Can Read With My Eyes Shut. Other books used with the younger
grades in a variety of ways during the lesson were I Can Do
It All by Mary E. Pearson, Carlos Likes Reading by
Jessica Spanyol, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, A
Book For Honey Bear - Reading Keeps the Sighs Away by Audrey
Wood and Fix-It by David McPhail.
For the older children, they were exposed
to the books, Up the Learning Tree by Marcia Vaughn and
My Full Moon is Square by Elinor Pinczes. We also discussed
whether reading is a right or a privilege and what kinds of occupations
they might get when they are older if they do just a little reading,
a moderate amount of reading, or a lot of reading during their
childhood.
On March 2nd, teachers and students wore their hand drawn and
decorated book covers.
Some even carried around their favorite book with them all day.
Twins in kindergarten brought in a
card their grandmother received from Dr. Seuss a long time ago
to thank her second graders for sending him birthday cards.
What is a Dr. Seuss birthday celebration
without our sing along?
Under the direction of Mrs. Linares,
we sang several songs for this special occasion including Happy
Birthday.
A photographer from the Bergen Record
spent the afternoon learning about our yearly celebrations.
We were featured in their newspaper!
The PTO surprised Mrs. Witte with an
award
"in appreciation for her tireless efforts to foster a love
of reading among her children".
After the sing-along, students went
back to their homerooms for a snack.
This year children tried to make words out of their Alphabets
before eating the bagful of letters.
Matt M. decided to go home that evening
and make his own Cat in the Hat cake
for his family to celebrate this event.
He saved the best part for Mrs. Witte. It was scrumptious!!!
Bennett Books displayed many of the
book covers in their store windows for all to see.
It was a huge success.
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