Skip to main content

My Dr. Seuss Day: Bookjoy!


I was so fortunate to have the opportunity to read aloud to an amazing third grade class at a local elementary school yesterday as a guest reader for Read Across America Day.

I read Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!, written by Dr. Seuss with some help from Jack Prelutsky and Lane Smith, and I think the kids enjoyed it. I know I did! I haven't sang, laughed, or danced that much in awhile (what does that say about my life?). I had so much fun! We all had a great time celebrating bookjoy!

Below is a short clip of the read aloud. If you are not familiar with Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!, I encourage you to check it out.

Comments

Wendy said…
We were thrilled to host you! All of the students enjoyed your "bookjoy" and can't wait for you to come back! You are a celebrity!
March 5, 2011 at 10:47 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Fun and Inspiration

In this post, I'm sharing a few YouTube videos that have been quite inspiring and some that are just fun. Below is a TED presentation by spoken word poet and teacher, Sarah Kay . You MUST watch it and be inspired! I also watched a documentary titled, Louder Than A Bomb , about the spoken word poetry contest held in Chicago Public Schools. It was also extremely inspiring. Below is the trailer : Finally, does everyone but me know about the book, Goodnight iPad , a parody of the original by Margaret Wise Brown? Hilarious! See the YouTube video below...does it not perfectly capture what goes on in the homes of many of our children today? Reminds me of a colleague who told me she texts her children to tell them to come to dinner. The video below it is in stark contrast, titled: The Joy of Books . Enjoy!
Post a Comment
Read more

NCTE was AMAZING!

I loved NCTE --not the "getting ready to go" part, which I hate, but the actual "being there" part. I learned so much from many great educators and authors. One of the many highlights of the conference for me was the Authors' Blog session, which I chaired. Laurie Halse Anderson, Maureen Johnson, Justine Larbalestier, Barbara O'Connor, and Lisa Yee were all on the panel and let me tell you -- these women are amazing! I didn't have my camera but several of the authors have already blogged about the session--check out Laure Anderson , Barbara O'Connor , Lisa Yee and Justine Larbalestier's blog posts. During the question/answer phase of the presentation, the authors discussed and raise very important issues that I think all teachers should consider. One of the questions I asked was about receiving posts that contained personal information. Children and young adults become very connected to these authors through their books and the authors' blog...
2 comments
Read more