Dr. Seuss

In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday my class spent the whole week reading his books, drawing his characters, and thinking what it would be like to be in one of his books.  I have to say I love the idea of Dr. Seuss but his books take 17 hours to read and frankly give me a headache BUT the kids love them and they were so excited!  We started the week off with a listen and draw Cat in the Hat picture.  Forgot to take pictures but found in on Pinterest...

Cat in the Hat

My Literacy Centers were taken over by Dr. Seuss as well.
- Word Work- I had a Dr. Seuss rhyme match printable and then they practiced their sight words on the back.
- Writing- They were to think what would happen if Thing 1 and Thing 2 came to their house.  Write and illustrate it.
- Listening- They listened to The Cat in the Hat and drew their favorite part.  They copy the title, label their picture and write a sentence about it on the back.

Other activities:
- My Many Colored Days
- Green Eggs and Ham
- My favorite Dr. Seuss book
- Thing 1 or 2 hand print craft
- Cat in the Hat hat (that the kiddos wore on Friday)
- Dr. Seuss book (written and illustrated by the kiddos) INSPIRATION

On Friday Natalie's preschool also celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday.  She and her cousin, who is in the same class, dressed up as Thing 1 and Thing 2...I found a large picture of a 'thing' printed it out- traced in on laminated paper and attached it to a headband.  Signs are self explanatory.

Thanks Dr. Seuss and Happy Birthday!

XOXO
Maggie & co.

End of the Year Crafts

Here are a few crafts I have done for my Room Moms and my students for the end of the year.  I have a STAR theme in my classroom so I love stars- and this brick was so cool to make.

Family Brick

I did this last year for my Room Mom's family.  I used one of my Ed Emberley books for the art.  The kids loved doing it!  It can be used as a door holder for those nice breezy days!

             

You're A Star!

I made this for my students at the end of the year.  They picked that paint, I painted and monogrammed them.  This can easily be a birthday favor or a rainy day activity.

Sending Japan Some Hope

I came across OshKosh B'Gosh's Cranes for Kids: Giving Hope to the Children of Japan program and I couldn't help but get involved.  Here's the dish: 

Go to OshKosh B'Gosh and download the directions to make your very own crane.  When you have finished making it you can send it to OshKosh or drop it off at a store near you. 

OshGosh will donate a piece of clothing for every crane they get by April 25!

So get folding and send some hope to Japan.

* My Kindergarten students "helped" me do these.  They colored and decorated the 8x8 piece of paper I gave them and did the first 4 folds then I finished it up for them.  They loved watching it turn into a crane. 

My plain one...

COLOR!