When kids listened attentively, high school students gave the elementary children a Dr. Seuss hat sticker.
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The day celebrates the birth of Dr. Seuss, and it’s meant to get kids excited about reading.
This year, Cooke County United Way partnered with area schools to bring in volunteers Thursday to read to pre-k and kindergarten students. The Cover to Cover program is an aim at promoting reading among children during spring.
The day at Pacific Christian School started out with a parade, where children dressed in full costume made their way through the school, showcasing their favorite storybook characters and plot lines, marching single-file while waving to parents, preschoolers, school staff and teachers. They had a door decorating contest, where teachers’ classroom doors were decked out in Dr. Seuss themes, and Thursday’s guest readers got to vote on their favorite, she said.
Not everyone was interested in meeting Cat in the Hat. “It really makes it memorable … something they’ll remember for a lifetime”.
“I think the verse propels you forward, the music of the language propels you forward, and the rhymes are teaching you how words sound; it’s teaching via phonetics instead of via memorization”, Nel said. Preschool friends James Wright and Parker Kierney do their own thing.
Kern said when she broke down the book for her students, they shared a conversation about decision making.
Student council member Isabella Lovato said it’s important for kids to find a book with a story they can relate to.
“It’s a life-long skill that students need”, Hedgecock said.
“Unless someone like you cares a whole terrible lot, nothing is going to get better, it’s not”, the book says.
Honorable mention, Mrs. Roman’s 4 Grade class and SPED “Oh the Places You’ll Go”. Each work features the whimsy you’d expect from the Cat in the Hat creator, but they also offer a look into Seuss’ darker and more adult wit.
“They seem like they’re having fun”, Lucas said.
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“I always enjoyed it”, said Kahn, one of more than a dozen McDaniel athletes to come to the school on Thursday.
