The Cat in the Hat

If you don't teach young children, you may not be aware that Dr. Seuss' birthday is March 2nd. Luckily, I am a shaper of young minds and therefore, know such things. This is why I decided that this month in my classroom was really going to focus on reading and books. (Even more than usual!)

Of course, when most people think of Dr. Seuss, they think of The Cat in the Hat. We decided to start the month off with a bang by reading this classic, even though I thought it was too long for my preschoolers VERY short attention spans. Much to my surprise, they loved it and hung on every word! This doesn't happen very often for a lot of the kids in my classroom...many of them are rarely read to and have little appreciation for or interest in books. Since Monday, we have also read other Dr. Seuss books like Hop on Pop and There's a Wocket in My Pocket! I'm so happy that the kids seem to be picking up on all the rhyme from the stories. Honestly, I have never been a huge Seuss fan, but after this week, I'm jumping on the train because my classes love the books....and they're learning from them too!

We have been working on an art project this week to display in the hallway. Here's how it turned out:

"Spring into reading with Dr. Seuss!"

A close-up of some of the cats!

And yes, we did make "springs" out of pipe cleaners!