Happy Read Across America Day
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What do you get when you combine a cat and a hat and a really good book? A day of fun-filled learning! If you are stuck for some last minute Read Across America Day activities, check out the articles below for some really good ideas. They are kid-tested and teacher-approved!
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Commented On March 2nd, 2011 8:39 am
Our school has a movie night this week and is raffling off the movie, and you can have your photo taken with the Cat in the Hat or Thing 1 and Thing 2 that night for $1. In addition, students may have their picture take as the Cat in the Hat during lunch for $1. The GATE (gifted) class & teacher are running this. (cardboard cutout, actual hat attached to the front, very cute) Individual classes have their own activities involving reading.
Commented On March 3rd, 2011 9:34 pm
Our school had a writing fair and art show the evening before Read Across America Day, so I got huge chart paper and had parents sign the pledge to read to a child on March 2nd and I put up a giant poster with the poem that starts out as “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read with a child.” I gave out a bookmark that said this to every parent that signed the pledge. It really raised awareness for this special day. The next day I invited my kids’ parents in to read Dr. Seuss books and make oobleck, among many other activities. We all dressed up as characters and it was a huge success! The best part was that the costumes were all homemade so it didn’t cost anything and the kids loved it!
Commented On March 5th, 2011 5:49 pm
My school is a K-4 school. The 5-6 school is right next door, which is a nice short walk. Every year, we have 5th and 6th grade students come over to read to our classes. Each class gets their own reader. What I think is really fantastic is that it isn’t just gifted readers who come over, but kids who struggle, too, which is powerful and reinforcing for everyone!
Commented On March 9th, 2011 9:35 pm
My students enjoyed having visitors reading to them!
Commented On February 17th, 2013 11:02 am
There’s a new fun song/video just out on you tube called Reading’s Lots of Fun by Paul Czekaj The song mentions many of the great Dr. Seuss stories. I think it would be perfect to use for Read across America day. Here’s the link for the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM3ZL9d_wKc and a copy of the lyrics. I’d love to hear feedback from you. Thanks Paul
Readings Lots of Fun!!
Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss, He makes reading lots of fun.
Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss, I don’t know what story is my favorite one.
One of the stories that I laugh at, Is the one with the boy and his 500 hats.
Or that sticky stuff that was a pain in the neck,
Poor old Bartholomew and the oobleck. Chorus
A flower growing out of your head is crazy.
But it happened in the story of Daisy-Head Mayzie
Horton told the mayor to make noise until.
The kangaroos heard them, so he saved Who-ville. Chorus
The tongue twisting rhymes by socks in fox, Could never be repeated by old Mr. Knox.
Horton sat on a egg on tree that bent,
Cause an elephant’s faithful, One hundred percent. Chorus
Thidwick the big hearted moose is the best.
Cause a host above all must be nice to his guests.
For breakfast if you what green eggs and ham.
Your gonna have to see a guy named Sam I Am. Chorus
Don’t know which story eeee…eeeeee Is my fav fav fav fav fav fav favorite one.