What is Read Across America Day all about?
National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America Day was
created by a small group of teachers and NEA staff in 1998 to honor reading and
to celebrate the fun of the late great Dr. Seuss on his birthday. Since the good
doctor’s 100th birthday falls in 2004, we’re celebrating with a
Oath - have your students commit to reading by taking this reader's oath
Activities, and Reproducibles
NEA 2004 Read Across America Resource Kit - get ideas, activities, recipes,
reproducible resources, and writing tips for your students
Across America Teacher's Activity Guide - K-3 - print out these 3 pages for
an assortment of activities to go along with some of the Dr. Seuss books
2004 Read Across
America Teacher's Activity Guide - 4-5 - print out page 1 for a timeline
activity to go with the book, The Boy on Fairfield Street
World - Get 5 great reading lessons that cover a variety of skills that can
be used on Read Across America Day or anytime. Also, find links to other
sites with more reading activities.
100 Ways to
Celebrate Dr. Seuss - find a variety of activities in all subject areas
Explore the World
Through the Cat in the Hat Learning Library - keep students reading and
exploring science concepts with these Dr. Seuss books and activities
If I Ran the Zoo - Read this book. Afterwards, have children draw their
own wacky animals or write a story about how they would run the zoo.
Seuss - Have older students read this online biography. You may want
to make up a question sheet to check comprehension.
Seussville - a fun site filled with
activities - go to the playground and students can read Dr. Seuss's biography,
play games, print activities, and be sure to do the Seussville Storymaker to
create a cute short story.
Dr. Seuss's Who's
Whoses - Match the book characters with their book descriptions
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss - Create a birthday card
in a Row - a Dr. Seuss tic tac toe game
- What would you keep in your box?
A Word (or
Two) About Dr. Seuss - a Dr. Seuss acrostic
A Hatful of
Seuss - Match the hat with it's character
About Dr. Seuss and Me
Around with Dr. Seuss - Make a doorknob hanger
Hats Off to
Dr. Seuss Hat Toss - a paper toss game
Hat! - like Duck! Duck! Goose
has just Begun - a group rhyming game
Local Events by Community - find out what other classes are doing to
celebrate Read Across America
Adventure is gearing up for NEA's Read Across America! One of our partners, Book
Adventure is a free reading motivation program for children in grades K-8.
Children create their own book lists from over 6,000 recommended titles, take
quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes. And now Book
Adventure is creating activities and prizes just for Read Across America,
including Seuss related downloads, certificates, and the famous Cat in the Hat
hats. Visit their Web site and discover what awaits the book adventurous!