Mark Your Calendars:

Read Across America is

March 2-6, 2009

Schools In Our Area Celebrate

It's never too early to plan for next year's Read Across America Day celebration. Here are some tips to remember:

• Visit - http://www.nea.org/home/ns/13023.htm

• Put Read Across America Day on your 2008-2009 school calendar.

• Send out Save the Date letters to your favorite guest readers.

• Send a reminder to your local newspapers or family magazines.

• Organize a planning committee.

Additional Resources

-Download Kidthing and get four digital Dr. Seuss books. http://www.kidthing.com/nea/

-This Web page contains writing prompts, book report forms, word searches, etc. to go with the Dr. Seuss themes:  

 http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/reading/dr_seuss/green_eggs_and_ham/

-Here’s a Web site with background information about Dr. Seuss and links to fun “trivia tests.” Really cute.        http://www.kidsreads.com/features/010221-seuss/seuss-bio.asp

-This site has activities and resources for reading, math, science, and reasoning:

       http://www.seussville.com/university/

-You can find printable Dr. Seuss word searches, door knob hangers and certificates at: http://www.seussville.com/special/read.html

-Additional information and activities can be found at: http://www.seussville.com/seussentennial/events2.html