Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Today marked the end of our week-long celebration of Dr. Seuss. And did we ever have a fantastic time. The majority of the day was spent reading some of his books and completing activities associated with them Here is what we did. 

We began the day by reading There's a Wocket in my Pocket. After reading this silly story, we created our very own wockets for our pockets. The students loved designing their own creature. We also created a class book by writing about wockets in various places of the school or using various school supplies. Here is a picture of a wocket in a pocket. 

Next, we read the classic One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Students were then given a cup of colorful goldfish and had to graph them. We then used that graph to answer some questions. Students also created four different patterns by coloring a line of goldfish. Here is one's students graph. 

The third book we read was If I Ran the Zoo. This story is about a boy who dreams of the unusual animals he would place in a zoo. After reading, students were asked to create their own unique animal and then write about what it eats and where it lives. The students' creativity and imagination really shone during this project. 

Our final book was Bartholomew and the Oobleck. The story talks about how a king wishes for something different to fall from the sky. Once Oobleck starts falling it causes all kinds of trouble and the king realizes that he should appreciate what he has. Afterwards, students were able to feel Oobleck (made from cornstarch and water). They even got a small bag to take home with them. Here is a picture of the bowls of Oobleck. 

Our celebration ended in Art class where we made our very own Cat in the Hats. Here is a picture of them as well as our Thing 1 and Thing 2 project from yesterday. 

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!