HIT: Dr. Seuss

[Ellen Roberts <ROBERE@HIGH1.SD01.K12.ID.US>]

Hi!
   I'll see if I can do this so that all the responses get into the
message!  Thank you so much for your help!  Here goes:


  Our elementary school did:

1.  Served Green Eggs and Ham at breakfast
2.  Made a huge paper cake and classes voted for favorite Dr.
Seuss book and
put it on one of the candles.
3.  Trivia questions were used on the daily announcements

Karen Watson
Library Media Specialist
Forest Elementary School
Forest, VA
srwclw2@cs.com

Here is what I have done.  During the months of January and
February I have
the 5th and 3rd graders read as many of the Dr. Seuss books as
possible.
The 5th graders will be responsible for writing  the questions for the
3rd
grade "Dr. Seuss Trivia Contest".  On the library day closest to his
birthday we celebrate:  trivia contest, pictures to color, I have
parents do
face painting and they bring cupcakes to share.  I hope this is
helpful.
Please post a hit with your replys.

Thanks,
Sandy Knauff

Go to www.nea.org and click on their Read Across America link.

Donna Luther
L.F. Smith Elem
Pasadena I.S.D.
dluther@academicplanet.com

> With apologies to Horton:
> I meant what I said
> And I said what I meant
> This group is terrific
> One hundred percent!
>
> Thanks for all of the Oobleck recipes.  Most of them
> were variations on the cornstarch and water
> combination, but there were some other combinations.
>
> I am sending examples of both:
>
> Oobleck
>
> 1 - 8 ounce bottle of glue
>
> Fill empty bottle with water and stir.
>
> Mix in a bowl
>
> Add green food coloring
>
> In another bowl stir in 1 cup of water and 1 1/2
> teaspoons of borax powder
>
> Pour into glue mixture stirring constantly.
> *Here's the Oobleck recipe:
>
> Equal parts cornstarch and water (2 cups was
> suggested)
> Green food coloring
>
> Mix it up!
>
> ********************************************
>
> *This is a more detailed description of
> Oobleck-making.
>
> This is really quite simple to make. Put cornstarch in
> a bowl. Then put water into a measuring cup (not as
> much as the cornstarch- maybe 1/4 as much). Add some
> green food coloring to the water.
> Then pour the green water into the cornstarch (slowly)
> and mix it with a spoon until the right consistency.
> The Oobleck should seem as though it is hardish i.e.
> when you put your spoon in (or in a primary teachers
> case - hand) it almost resists you (it is really quite
> firm). However, when you hold your hand still (or the
> spoon) it kind of oozes off in a runny stream. If you
> have ever made the roux for gravy with water and
> cornstarch you will realize the stages the cornstarch
> goes through. The amount of Oobleck dictates the
> amount of cornstarch needed. If you make it too runny,
> just add more cornstarch.
>
> Corrin Sellen, Librarian
> Walter Hill School
> Swedesboro, NJ 08085
> cbsimc@yahoo.com

> >> We have been selected to supply the Cat in the Hat
costumes, hats and
> >other
> >> NEA items for Read across America for this year's Dr.
Seuss.  How can I
> >send
> >> out a note about this to everyone.  I am sure it will be of
interest.
We
> >> are offering a special price on these items to all schools and
NEA
> members
> >>
> >> Thanks Scott Morris
> morriscos@PRODIGY.NET

SANDY'S READ ACROSS AMERICA SUBMISSION:
http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/schools/mashburn/activities/scrpseus
s.htm
Sandy Beck
Instructional Technology Specialist
Forsyth County Schools
How did Mashburn Elementary celebrate Read Across America?
Find
out here, at this site created by Sandy Beck.

AND TO PLAN YOUR NEXT EVENT, TRY . . .
RESOURCES TO CELEBRATE READ ACROSS AMERICA:
http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/index.html

Find certificates, book selections, and other resources to help
you plan your own events.

SUGGESTIONS FOR READ ACROSS AMERICA:
http://www.nea.org/readacross/wb_read.html

Teachers from all over the country have sent in their own event
ideas, suggestions, and comments on this page.

GRADE ONE READS ACROSS AMERICA:
http://www.homestead.com/msross/readacross.html

Read and view how one school supports and celebrates Read
Across America.

"Read Across America" is the special celebration with special
activities for
Dr. Seuss's Birthday. Go to www.ala.org go under "events" for all
sorts of
suggestions. We have been celebrating RAA for 4 years. I dress
like the Cat
in the Hat and read to the pre-k to 4th, other classes do a special
Seussian
D.E.A.R. (drop everything and read).

Good fun. Enjoy

Mary Kohn
Librarian
St. Joseph Catholic School
Winter Haven, Fl 33881

One thing that I did was (using the theme of green eggs & ham)
have a contest whereby the kids try to list as many foods that "go
together" as possible -- like peanut butter & jelly.  Another thing
that we did was to rewrite the announcements for March 2 in
Seusseze -- you know rhyming everything in silly ways.  Those are
the only two things that I can think of off the top of my head.  Hope
they help!

Dawn Alexander, PhD Student
University of Maryland, College Park
dalexand@wam.umd.edu

Ellen Roberts, Llibrarian
Highlands Elem. School
Boise, ID
robere@high1.sd01.k12.id.us
Ellen Roberts
Highlands Library

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
    --Chinese proverb

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