Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!

Who doesn’t love a good book by Dr. Seuss??? Being one of my very favorite children’s authors, I’m always excited to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday!

 Here is a biography on good ol’ Seuss. My third graders read about Dr. Seuss’ life and wrote a mini biography to honor his life. 

Here are some other really fun sites for you and your kids to visit…

Horton Hears a Who is one of our family’s favorite movies. It’s a must see for all ages. My 3rd graders will be watching this with their kindergarten buddies on Friday : ) 

Did you know it’s also National Read Across America week??

We are celebrating literacy all week in my classroom!

Monday- Read and write poetry. Put your poem in your pocket and share it with whoever asks to hear it.

Tuesday- Parent guest readers. Parents promote reading by reading some of their favorite books from when they were a child.

Wednesday- Dr. Seuss’ birthday! Learn all about Dr. Seuss and write a mini biography on his life. DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) a Seuss book!

Thursday- Genre Day! Discover and learn about many different genres…fiction, nonfiction, mystery, fantasy, biography, etc.

Friday- Young Author’s Day! Share a few writing pieces with a friend. 

Right now if you were to walk down the hallways of our school, you would see the doors decorated to honor our students’ favorite authors and books.

My class voted on Louis Sachar, author of Sideways Stories from Wayside School and Holes. Our door is themed around the story Holes.

Black- holes
Light brown- dirt piles with shovels
Those little white-ish looking things are the yellow spotted lizards. Each student signed their name by a lizard.
Odd looking mountain at the top of my door?? That’s God’s Thumb : )

My class and I L.O.V.E. this book. My kids even play “Holes” at recess. A large group of them (about 15/24 students) have created a game based on Holes. They each act out a character from the book.  If you have a 3rd-5th grade kiddo, I recommend reading it together. SUCH a good piece of kid literature.

 On the wall next to my classroom door, we posted a short biography about Louis Sachar, his photo, all of the awards Holes has received, and five interesting Q and A’s.

On the other side of the door, our other favorite chapter books are on display. The kids each drew the book cover and we surrounded my favorite Dr. Seuss quote with them.
“The more that you read,
the more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
the more places you’ll go.”
-Dr. Seuss

This is the bulletin board in the hallway of our BEST work. Right now we are displaying the biography book reports on historical African Americans and United States Presidents (to celebrate Black History Month and Presidents’ Day in February).

I love this bulletin board for so many reasons. I love that the kids get excited to post their best work for the school to see. I love that it’s quick and easy to switch out the kids’ work (♥ you clothes pins!!). I love that the kids pictures and names area also displayed so they can admire their peers’ work as well.

Thanks for hanging out with me for a bit. Being a teacher is a big part of my life and I enjoy sharing bits of it with you : )

Do you enjoy reading? Do you encourage reading on a daily basis with your children?