March 2nd is Dr. Seuss' birthday! We had a great day celebrating some of his books and noticing the great rhymes that he came up with. We especially liked:
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Green Eggs and Ham
The Cat in the Hat
Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now?!
Oh, The Places You'll Go
Many of the students brought in some of their favorites and shared them with the class during our independent reading time.
We also made and snacked on Green Eggs and Ham...20 of our 21 students loved them! (Instead of the unappealing green food coloring, we chose to top our eggs with green, chopped flat parsley...I was pleasantly surprised at the number of children willing to try!)
Once a quarter, we have a schoolwide GOTCHA party. During the school year, the children earn GOTCHA bucks when they are caught doing good things such as showing respect to others, property, etc... At the party, everyone wears their GOTCHA t-shirts, has a fun snack, and then can buy teacher trading cards with their GOTCHA bucks. Each card costs five GOTCHAs....with a mystery teacher card (unveiled at the party) that costs 15 GOTCHAS. Afterward, they get an extra recess and stand in lines to have the teachers autograph their cards.
So much fun!!
