READ ACROSS AMERICA
2017 at Oakland Elementary
The week of February 27th – March
3rd is the National Education Association’s Read Across America
week, held in conjunction each year with Dr. Seuss’s (Theodor Seuss Geisel)
birthday on March 2. Oakland Elementary
will be celebrating reading and the life of Dr. Seuss with the following
activities and events:
- Learning from
author Kristy Dempsey on Friday,
February 24th. She will discuss writing, editing, reading & publishing with
students. She will also share from
her book Superhero
Instruction Manual & discuss ways that students can show every day acts
of heroism (helping others, acts of kindness, etc.)
- Reading and
sharing Dr. Seuss’s books during library time.
- Distributing
Read Across America bookmarks and other treats to students.
- Eating special
Dr. Seuss foods in the cafeteria.
- Dressing up each
day to match a Dr. Seuss book –
MONDAY – For Oh,
the Places You’ll Go!, wear
something from a place you have been.
TUESDAY – Wear a tie or a scarf to go along with Hop
on Pop.
WEDNESDAY- For The
Cat in the Hat, wear something red
and white.
THURSDAY – Wear crazy socks to go along with Fox
in Socks.
FRIDAY – For One
Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, wear
something red and blue.
- Participating in
student contests:
Kindergarten
and First Grades
– “Find the Missing Cat in the Hat”
Students will look
for hidden cats in hats around the school during the week and turn them into
the library for a prize.
Second,
Third, and Fourth Grades – “Dr. Seuss Trivia”
Students will be given 5 trivia
questions about Dr. Seuss to answer. The
names of students
with the correct answers will go
into a basket for prize drawings. 
