1 day
4 teachers
450 eighth-graders
+ 108 Dr. Seuss' birthdays
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1 amazing birthday celebration
What better day to celebrate our first cross-curricular day than Dr. Seuss' birthday? We started the day together to learn more about this man we think we know so well, but really don't know at all. Then off we went to see the world through Dr. Seuss' eyes.
As 8th graders, we were finally old enough to learn the grown-up meanings behind Dr. Seuss's stories. We read his political cartoons and discovered amazing insights and connections with our world today.
After all that hard work, the Cat in the Hat came to play. We tried out our own funny cat tricks with flips and kicks, tongue twists, and crazy beard hangings. We even created a human pyramid for a minute.
Time to relax and hear a great book with The Sneetches. We chose an amazing thing about ourselves to share with everyone. We have officially been together for five months, but some of us have known each other for years, and we still learned new things about each other.
Finally, time for reflection on the words behind the man. So many amazing quotes to choose from. After choosing our favorites, we illustrated them in Dr. Seuss' style and explained the reason these quotes impacted us so much.
A wonderful day together celebrating with Dr. Seuss and each other. Here's to many more days together.
4 teachers
450 eighth-graders
+ 108 Dr. Seuss' birthdays
_________________________
1 amazing birthday celebration
What better day to celebrate our first cross-curricular day than Dr. Seuss' birthday? We started the day together to learn more about this man we think we know so well, but really don't know at all. Then off we went to see the world through Dr. Seuss' eyes.
As 8th graders, we were finally old enough to learn the grown-up meanings behind Dr. Seuss's stories. We read his political cartoons and discovered amazing insights and connections with our world today.
After all that hard work, the Cat in the Hat came to play. We tried out our own funny cat tricks with flips and kicks, tongue twists, and crazy beard hangings. We even created a human pyramid for a minute.
Time to relax and hear a great book with The Sneetches. We chose an amazing thing about ourselves to share with everyone. We have officially been together for five months, but some of us have known each other for years, and we still learned new things about each other.
Finally, time for reflection on the words behind the man. So many amazing quotes to choose from. After choosing our favorites, we illustrated them in Dr. Seuss' style and explained the reason these quotes impacted us so much.
A wonderful day together celebrating with Dr. Seuss and each other. Here's to many more days together.
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