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Read Across America

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Celebrate the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss on Read Across America Day with a collection of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics activities, each linked to a popular Dr. Seuss story. 

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
dr. seuss, reading, responding to reading, responding to literature, the cat in the hat, the lorax, green eggs and ham, balloons, simple machines, sound, making observations, energy, sound vibrations, vibration, Technology, engineers, animals, researching animals, word problems
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Additional Tags
english language arts
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Instructional Ideas
  • Create a Dr. Seuss themed bulletin board that showcases the resource's featured books 
  • Gather additional Dr. Seuss books for learners to browse when time permits 
  • If time does not allow all activities to be implemented on one day, schedule one each day the week of Read Across America 
Classroom Considerations
  • Contest dates and a past Read Across America Day is referenced, but neither take away from successfully implementing activities 
  • Read Across America Day takes place on March 2nd, Dr. Seuss's birthday 
  • Materials vary depending on activities chosen 
Pros
  • Each activity falls under one of the STEAM categories
  • Provides detailed activity steps along with extension or modification suggestions 
Cons
  • None