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Oh, What A Day! 4 Fantastic Ways to Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday
- March 1, 2012 by Josefina Rodriguez
It is no surprise that we commemorate the birthday of one of America’s most well-known children’s authors by dedicating a day filled with fun reading and literacy activities. On March 2nd, readers across the country will celebrate Theodore Geisel’s birthday (notably known as Dr. Seuss) by participating in Read Across America Day – a project created by the National Education Association.
Are you interested in celebrating Read Across America Day? Here are some ways you can get involved:
- Take the pledge to build a nation of readers: How will you inspire literacy? Share how you plan to participate on Read Across America’s official website, and see how others in your area are celebrating.
- Download these Dr. Seuss-inspired printable activities for the classroom or home play.
- Check with your local library to see if your branch is celebrating the day, or click here to find an event in your area.
- Follow the official Read Across America Facebook and Twitter pages for more ideas and to stay in the loop on ways you can promote reading and literacy.
So, grab your favorite Dr. Seuss classic, or any book for that matter, and celebrate the big day. As Dr. Seuss said, “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.”
Related Reading:
Building Fluent Readers: How Oral Reading Practice Helps Reading Comprehension
The Essential Nature of Developing Oral Reading Fluency
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Categories: Reading & Learning
3 Fun Brain Activities for Kids
- March 17, 2011 by Josefina Rodriguez
Have you ever stopped to think about your brain and all the amazing things that it does? For a three-pound tangle of nerve tissue, it is a brilliant bit of biology. It keeps you alive and well and is literally the command center of your body.
Today, we are learning how to use our brains in ways never thought possible. Just a few short decades ago, it was believed that the brain’s capacity was ‘fixed’ early in life and not able to change. Now that research proves differently, what will the human brain’s potential look like a hundred years from now? Two-hundred years from now? The possibilities are truly endless.
In celebration of this three-pound organ that does so much for us every day, I decided to share some fun activities to help you learn more about the brain and its incredible capabilities. Here are some of my favorites!
Brain Games: Test your memory, play a round of Neuro-Jeopardy, try an On-line Response Time Experiment, and take the Hidden Brain Challenge.
Sleep and Dreaming Experiments - Check out some activities around keeping a dream journal and learn how to find out how long it takes for you to fall asleep!
Creative Writing Projects – Write some brain poems, songs or a “brainy” newspaper. Learn something new about the brain and then write about it.
To learn more about Brain Awareness Week, check out The Dana Foundation, which is the official website for Brain Awareness Week, March 14-20.
Related Reading:
What Every Parent Should Know About Their Baby’s Developing Brain (Part 1)
Adolescence: What’s the Brain Got to Do with It?
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Categories: Brain Fitness
