Dr. Seuss Week - Read Across America Day

Who doesn't love Dr. Seuss? Actually as a child, I didn't. They were not my favorite books, many without a storyline. However, as a teacher, I have discovered a love for them and have a week-long Dr. Seuss extravaganza in my classroom that culminates in Read Across America Day.

At the beginning of the week, I send home this note attached to a paper sack. The kids enjoy getting up in front of the class to have their peers guess what is in their bag.

Here's an easy craft we make to decorate our room-The Cat in the Hat. There are many hats you can download online. Then we use a paper plate and tear black construction paper to make his fur. I hand them from the clothespins on fishing line that I have hanging from the ceiling.  

Of course the most important part of Dr. Seuss week is the BOOKS! I have a bit of a book addiction. I've never counted how many I have but I know it is in the 1000s. 

My Dr. Seuss collection is no exception. I have multiples of some of the books so that I can use them in small groups and so that I can loan them to my team. Every year I try to add a couple to my collection!

Wacky Wednesday is always fun! One thing I do is put my message upside down! 

My 1st Grade team does a rotation during the Friday of that week as a culmination of our Dr. Seuss activities. Each classroom takes a different book and reads it and has an activity to go along with the book. My book is Green Eggs and Ham. I can read it really fast so that makes it fun for the kids. 

After I read it, we make a book page for a class book. I bind the pages and give it to the classroom teacher for their library. Here is the activity. I don't know where I got it and it doesn't give credit to anyone.

Here is a picture of my first grade team. I'm the 3rd from the left.

What do you do for Dr. Seuss' Read Across America Day?