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Movin’ Into March for Literacy Week

February 19 By Linda Kamp 5 Comments

With Valentine’s Day behind us I’m in full planning mode for March and Literacy Week.   I thought I’d share some of our fun from last year in case you’re like me and still racking your brain for a Read Across America Week idea! Honestly, my little friends loved this so much I may do it again this year…. And yes, we are HUMAN CANDLES! Oh, the squeals of joy!!

Literacy Week Door Idea

I snapped a picture of each of my kiddos wearing a hat that I made  with a sentence strip and tissue paper twisted into a flame shape.I had to laugh at myself when it was all said and done because it would have been SO much easier to just glue a little yellow flame on their heads!

Literacy Week door decoration idea~ We made a giant Seuss-style birthday cupcake and used student pictures wearing tissue paper flame hats as human candles!

After a very funny discussion about all of the things Dr. Seuss  has given us as readers as well as our fondest first memories of reading his books, we baked him a birthday cupcake!

Dr. Seuss birthday cupcake writing booklets

Literacy Week Bulletin Board

 

Literacy Week bulletin board idea- We "baked" Seuss style birthday cupcakes and wrote about what Dr. Seuss has given us then gave a gift to him.

Next, we used our birthday cupcakes to decorate our hallway and wrote about a gift we’d like to give in return.  A lot of my students wrote that they’d like to write a book for him like he has done for them.

Literacy Week idea- Writing about what an author has given us as readers and a gift we'd like to give in return.

The responses were priceless about what they have gained from Dr. Seuss books!

 

Literacy Week idea- Writing about what an author has given us as readers and a gift we'd like to give in return.

This was such a fun project and my class loved how our Literacy Week bulletin board turned out.

Literacy Week bulletin board idea- Writing about what an author has given us as readers and a gift we'd like to give in return. We even "baked" him a birthday cupcake! The cupcakes can also be a foldable booklet.

 Happy Read Across America Literacy Week!  For more ideas see last year’s Literacy Week display based on Put Me In The Zoo!
         
Dr. Seuss birthday cupcake writing craft

For even more door and hallway displays be sure to check out my Bulletin Board Ideas on Pinterest!  Stay up to date with the latest posts! Subscribe below to have new posts sent directly to your inbox!

Happy teaching!

Linda

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    Comments

    1. Rachel Lamb says

      February 19 at 7:53 pm

      This is one of my favorite crafts! I am thinking I'll do the gigantic cake on my board this year!
      Rachel

      Reply
    2. Linda says

      February 19 at 11:26 pm

      Mine too, Rachel, and my kids got such a kick out of it!

      Reply
    3. Mrs. Sheehan says

      February 20 at 2:21 am

      Here is my question to you…when are you going to start making clip art?? You are such a talented artist and extremely talented teacher! I love all this!

      Reply
    4. Sara Frampton says

      February 20 at 2:53 am

      I love the whole thing, I just put the activity on my TPT wish list 🙂
      Sara
      Frampton's FUNdamentals

      Reply
    5. Cindy Calenti says

      February 20 at 12:50 pm

      Those cakes are adorable. I think the human candles are a hoot. This looks like really fun group of activities. Thanks for sharing!
      Cindy
      Granny Goes to School

      Reply

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