A day of Seussiness
By Julie Matuszewski; photos courtesy of Erin Dill and American Academy
Together with American Academy first grade teacher Erin Dill, students Dylan McNitt (left), Weston Sakosky and Charlotte Rigg (far right) read their hearts out in honor of Read Across America Day.
Read Across America Day was created to encourage children to read and is celebrated by many on March 2 along with the birthday of Dr. Seuss – his 117th this year. American Academy first grade students held their own special celebration with a day of serious Seussiness.
Students, adorned in handmade Thing 1 and Thing 2 hats kicked off Seuss day fun reading favorite Dr. Seuss books such as Green Eggs and Ham, There’s a Wocket in My Pocket and The Lorax. Each student created handmade bookmarks. Erin Dill and her first grade students love to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday. The day is always fun for Dill to see the kids enjoying the books and stories that she enjoyed as a kid.
Tucker Sulya adds color and character to his Dr. Seuss inspired bookmarks, which comes in handy to mark his favorite spot in If I Ran the Circus.
