Read Across America
Celebrate a love of reading and unite as a school with these ideas based on books by Dr. Seuss:
Can you find the names Of these characters in the puzzle below? You have to search both high and low! (Look across and down.)
A fun word search that celebrates characters brought to life by Dr. Seuss. Free printable!
Hats off to Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel, for his ability to write entertaining books for young readers.
Introduce different hats with any of these wonderful stories:
- Which Hat Is That? By Anna Grossnickle Hines
- The Hat Book by Leonard Shortall
- Hats? By Dana Meachen Rau
- Zara's Hats by Paul Meisel
- Hats Off to Hats by Sara Corbett
- The Hatseller and the Monkeys by Baba Wague Diakite
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Hats off to hometown heroes! Have student write to local heroes and ask them about their favorite books. Showcase these hometown heroes and their choices in you reading celebration.
Have students make a list of hats that denote jobs (ex: fireman's hat, chef's hat, etc.). Draw a person wearing a hat. Have students write about it. For younger students, provide the prompt, "When I grow up. I want to be a ..."
Check out NEA's website here for more ideas!
