Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Last week we celebrated Read Across America Week in honor of Dr. Seuss. Each day had a fun theme that went along with one of Dr. Seuss' books. On Wednesday, each class paired with another grade to do a teacher-switch or a buddy activity. Our class was paired with Ms. Kerr's 3rd graders! We read the book There's a Wocket in my Pocket and then the third graders helped the first graders create their very own silly creatures. The third graders were great leaders and the first graders LOVED working with them!

The students were SO engaged by the activities and books last week, that we decided to continue Dr. Seuss books and writing this week as well. Monday we read the book Oh, the Places You'll Go! and then students wrote about what they want to be when they grow up. We talked about how the "central message" of that story is that even though sometimes life can be hard and we might make mistakes, we have to keep trying and should never give up on our dreams!

"When I grow up I want to be a teacher and help children."

"When I grow up I want to be a doctor like my mom and take care of people."

"When I grow up I want to be a vet and help animals."

Oh...the places our first graders will GO!

We will end this Seusstastic unit on Friday with the creation of oobleck after reading the book Bartholomew and the Oobleck. Students will experiment with this interesting substance and make predictions if objects will sink or float in it!

I hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the week and a safe and fun Spring Break! :)