Dr. Seuss Week and Read-In

The kiddos had a fun time learning about Dr. Seuss and his silly, wonderful books! Even though we were out of school on Monday and Tuesday due to the snow, there was still time to enjoy lots of activities related to Dr. Seuss. Wednesday, our superintendent, Mrs. Vest, read Green Eggs and Ham to all of the kindergarten classes. Afterwards the cafeteria staff served green eggs and ham! To their surprise, most of the children really liked them too!

On Thursday, our class celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday which was on March 2nd. The kiddos made hats like the ones from The Cat in the Hat book and enjoyed hearing the book read aloud on a CD. For shared reading, the kiddos learned to read a shorter version of Cat in the Hat from an anchor chart. During word work time, they practiced "-at" words and rhyming. We also had yummy Cat in the Hat cupcakes for snack time!

The kiddos made "Thing 1 or Thing 2" from their hand prints. They turned out super cute! They also completed a writing prompt, "What would you do if Thing 1 or Thing 2 came to your house?" I think most of you would be surprised at their answers! :) I will send them home next week.

*Source: http://littlekinderwarriors.blogspot.com/2013_03_01_archive.html and http://seusstastic.blogspot.com/2012/02/seusstastic-seuss-week-freebies-ideas.html

 

 

Friday morning was our Dr. Seuss Read-In (Kindergarten and 1st Grade). Parents were invited to read with their children, have donuts & juice, and do a small craft. Also, I laid out each child's guiding reading books so they could read them to their parents. Unfortunately I was absent but hear it went really well. If you were able to come, I hope you had a good time! Next week I will continue with the Dr. Seuss theme and will continue to teach word families. Here's a link for your child to enjoy more activities related to books by Dr. Seuss: http://www.seussville.com/. Have fun!

 

Our weather forecast looks good so hopefully we will have a full week! Please remember that March 14th, Friday, is a snow make-up day. Have a great weekend!

 

~ Mrs. Eilenstine