Best of Works4Me: Read Across America
Teaching Ideas for Reading Events, Programs & Activities
Works4Me is a free weekly e-newsletter, showcasing practical classroom tips written and submitted by the readers themselves. Here we present you with a collection of teaching ideas related to our Read Across America program, an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved author Dr. Seuss.
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Celebrate Reading with the Cat
Ms. Cashell helps organize a week full of reading events and activities to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Seuss (March 2). There are Seuss-inspired costumes, guest readers, fundraisers, trivia quizzes, prizes, and even a Crazy Hair, Crazy Hat Day. -
Reading in the Halls
For Read Across America, we took time at the end of the day and every single student and teacher sat in the hallway and read for thirty minutes. It was awesome! Our principal feels that we should do t... -
Book Swap with 2-for-1 Coupons
Each year our school holds Drop Everything And Read (Dear) Week. It has become an annual tradition eagerly awaited by students and staff alike. We hold a book swap for students and staff. So that ever... -
Stop to Read
"On Dr. Seuss Day [also known as NEA's Read Across America], we volunteer to read to children at one of the big malls. -
Kids Read Across America
Students celebrate Dr. Seuss birthday (March 2) by reading their way across the United States with this activity that combines reading and geography. -
Dr. Seuss Goes Sports
Our school chose the theme Dr. Seuss Goes Sports for Read Across America. Each room will have the month of February to submit a collective single story of Dr. Seuss in some sporting event. I can't wai... -
Dr. Seuss's Birthday
We plan to celebrate Read Across America Day by inviting community members to read to children and their parents. We will end the evening with a birthday cake. During the day, the kindergarten student... -
School-Wide Celebration
We did a full day celebration for American Education Week that was very successful. We had students and teachers come to school dressed as their favorite book character. We had lots of Harry Potter an... -
Reading Across America
In addition to the many school wide activities for Dr. Seuss's birthday last year, my classroom was cleared of all the furniture and we made a colored masking tape outline of America on the carpet. St...
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biggs2 | 2013/01/30