Homeschool Read Across America Day Party

March 2 is Dr. Seuss’s birthday, and it is the day that children and educators celebrate Read Across America Day. You can celebrate this special day in your homeschool. This is the first post in a series on planning appropriate Read Across America activities for your children.

On March 2 have a “Cat in the Hat” party.

~Invite friends to your party. Create your own invitations with red and white striped paper. Or send a free Read Across America e-card.

~Have each of your guests make a hat just like the Cat’s using red and white construction paper and a paper plate for the brim. You can also find directions to make a hat, as well as other ideas to use with The Cat in the Hat, at Hubbard’s Cupboard. Everyone has to wear the hat during the party!

~Read The Cat in the Hat. Try using Reader’s Theater by having the kids read the lines for each of the characters. You could also have the kids retell the story with puppets.

~Play “Concentration” as a rhyming game. Make a deck of cards with rhyming pairs from The Cat in the Hat book. Play with the cards by matching words that rhyme.

~Write a poem together. Brainstorm a list of rhyming words with the children. Write the words on index cards. Work together to create a poem with the words. You can move the cards around as you construct your poem.

~Play “Pin-the-Hat-on-the-Cat”. Create your own Cat poster by drawing a cat on a overhead slide. Project the picture on large poster paper. Move the projector closer or further away from the poster until the picture is the size that you want it. Then trace the image onto the poster. Create several red and white striped hats for the children to pin on the poster.

Start planning a fun day for your homeschool!

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