Oh, how I wanted to be at school today! The kids love Dr. Seuss! Unfortunately, I have been home sick today. On a positive note, children don't mind celebrating birthdays a day late so tomorrow we will celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday.
Dr. Seuss has a way of playing with the English language that few others can, in addition to being able to tap into the emotions and sense of humor of children everywhere. Not only do children love Dr. Seuss but teachers do too! According to literacy research "the roots of phonemic awareness, a powerful predictor of later reading success, are found in traditional rhyming, skipping, and word games." (Susan Neuman, Learning to Read an Write); and Dr. Seuss is the master of this kind of language!
So, as I have nothing else to write about, (since I was home today), I leave you with a story written by one of my kids, borrowing language from Dr. Seuss.
There was a Bingo and there was a tomato.
Tomato, Tomato, I can't find you.
Tomato, Tomato, Tomato.
Tomato I can't find you in a sock or in a block.
I can't find you here or there. I can't find you anywhere!
Socky, Socky, where are you?
Make up words, I can't do.
Socky, Socky, where are you?
Socky, Socky, I can't find you.
You are always lost. Nowhere to be found.
Socky, Socky, Socky, you're my friend!
I can't find you anywhere.
Socky, socky, I want you, you're not no where to be found.
I'm an elementary computer enhancement teachers. Our students loved using technology to research Dr. Seuss. I used the Activboard to display my internet research so that students could see the man behind the name. The K - 2 students were able to visually identify the search engine as a means of getting information. They were amazed by the pictures of Theodore. Grades 3 - 5 actually used the search engine to read biography links and learn about the life this deceased genius! I found a wealth of internet links that students were able to navigate through. They absolutely loved this lesson!
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