Back to School Monday - World Maths Day and Dr. Seuss's Birthday

Tuesday, March 2nd is the birthday of almost everyone’s favorite children’s author, Dr. Seuss! This is just the excuse I need to blow off a little steam. This time of the year is really tough on both teachers and students. (We’d much rather be outside than looking at the same old books.) A day filled with nonsense and silliness, as well as books and worksheets is the perfect compromise to keep us a happy homeschooling family.

• http://www.outer-limit.net/coloring/grinchpages.shtml Outer-Limit.net has 17 free printable Grinch coloring pages.
• http://www.lucylearns.com/ has over 20 free printable Dr. Seuss coloring pages and activities. Print and color the Cat in the Hat, two sneetches, over ten Grinch coloring pages, the Lorax, a truffula tree and Sam-I-Am offering his ubiquitous Green Eggs and Ham.
• Cat in the Hat Tic-Tac-Toe game. Color, cut and paste game board and cat in the hat game piece. Laminate all pieces or print on card stock for a reusable Dr. Seuss game.  http://www.seussville.com/seussentennial/pdf/threecats.pdf
• Seussentenial (http://www.seussville.com/seussentennial/participation1.html) from the Seussville website has free printable activities.

We will be having green eggs and ham for breakfast as I read my favorite book, Green Eggs & Ham, which was read to us every other night before bed.  How the Grinch Stole Christmas is probably the only book that my mother, my children, and I can all recite. And who didn’t learn to read using The Cat in the Hat? It wasn’t until about 2 years ago that I could read Fox in Socks without stumbling over the words. I am quite excited to be sharing some of my favorite stories with my children. Besides, it means that I get to relive that part of my childhood with them. Happy reading!
 
Today is World Maths Day. I’m not sure that it’s a recognized holiday. But when encouraging our kids to practice their math skills, I’ll take any sort of holiday they want to throw my way! www.worldmathsday.com allows children all over the world to practice their math facts in exchange for points. If the student scores enough points, his name, school, and country are listed on the home page to show the world that he is a genuine math nerd! In my home, this title is worn with pride. I, myself, am a self professed math nerd.