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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Celebrating Seuss...

This Sunday is a holiday that we will celebrate all week in my childcare… It is the birthday of Theodor Geisel, who would be 104 years old this year. Who is Theodor Geisel? Perhaps you know him better as Dr Seuss…

My memories of favorite books from my youth would include several of his classics. His books, in print for over 50 years, continue to delight generations of children. I believe that there are few authors better able to instill the love of reading in young children that Dr Seuss.

So how do we celebrate?

On Monday, March 3rd, Grab Your Hat and Read With the Cat on Read Across America Day.
Pledge your participation! Check out the state pledge pages for ideas, then let us know your plans by filling out the pledge form. We'll post our favorites on the Web site.Send a personalized E-card created by Reading Rockets, one of our partners. You can tailor it to invite others to your event or provide your own reading message!

Get a free copy of Horton Hears A Who! (read-along book)
For the first time ever, an animated digital version of Horton Hears A Who! by Dr. Seuss is being released. Just in time for NEA's Read Across America Day, this special Seuss classic will be available for free exclusively on kidthing™. The pages come to life on your computer screen with animation, narration and sound effects. Or, turn the sound off and read the book aloud. Download at www.kidthing.com/neasreadacrossamerica/ .

More ways to celebrate:

Read as many Dr. Seuss books as you can!
Check out the Seussism of the Day.
Make green eggs and ham for breakfast. Think of the places where you would eat green eggs and ham.
Visit Seussville and play games online and print off fun activities at Seussville University.
Have a Cat-In-The-Hat birthday party
Learn more about Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel).
Take a virtual tour of the The Dr. Seuss National Memorial which is located in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Check out this listing of Top Dr. Seuss Books.
Do some unique Seuss crossword/word search puzzles.
Play this hat toss game.
Or instead of duck, duck goose, play cat, cat, hat. Create a Cat-in-the-Hat Story Sack.
Make your own Home-made Books.
Give the children a variety of craft supplies and recycling items (for example, glue, toilet paper rolls, egg cartons, pipe cleaners, felt, yarn, pom-poms, wiggle eyes, etc.) and challenge them to create their own unique creature like those in many of Dr. Seuss' books. Encourage them to write a story about their creature.
Create your own Dr. Seuss coloring book using some of these pictures.
Make your own Cat-In-The-Hat hat or a cat ear headband.
Make this fun Cat-in-The-Hat snack.
Print out this Dr. Seuss bookmark to color.
Make this Green Eggs and Ham Placemat.
Print out this Cat in The Hat maze or dot-to-dot to do.
Make birthday cards and hang them around the room.
Make some of these Grinch Crafts.
Try some of these Dr. Seuss Printables.
Make a Cat-in-the-Hat Hat.
See how many of these Dr. Seuss characters you know. See if you can match the quotes with the characters who said them.

Lots more links at http://www.gpschools.org/ci/ce/elem/holidays/drseuss.htm

Pick up a Dr. Seuss book and in the words of Dr. Seuss in Oh, The Places You'll Go...