Open Books

Hello everyone :), hope you are well.

What the weather look like in your city? Today it is snowing a lot in Chicago. I believe today was the day that snowed the most, and it is looking pretty :).

On Saturday, I took my son to a book store that was celebrating Dr. Seuss birthday. It was fantastic!!!! What a great idea they had!!! The name of the store is called "Open Books". They are a non-profit bookstore that sells used books. However, in perfect condition. The following is the link to access their store: http://www.open-books.org

We had a lot of fun on Saturday. They prepared a great party to celebrate Dr. Seuss birthday. There were face-painting, cake, story telling, a cat in the hat performance, crafts, and many more. The place was full of children eager to read and listen to the stories, as well as doing crafts.

Whilst there, I purchased three books by Dr. Seuss: Green Eggs and Ham, ABC and I can name 50 Trees Today. I payed only $8.80 for the three of them - a bargain!!!!

I also purchased two Winnie-The-Pooh books, which we love, and I payed only $3.20.

I highly recommend you to visit the store. They have a huge collection of books, the staff are so helpful and friendly, and the price of the books are quite cheap. Let me know what you think if you go to the bookstore. Have a great evening. Thanks :))).

Fabiana

The Cat in the Hat Mosaic

Today was an amazing and very productive day. Although, I had a failed attempting to make deviled eggs, everything else went smoothly. I wanted to create the green eggs and ham idea, but the recipe I found on the internet wasn't tasty. If any of you have a delicious deviled eggs recipe to share, I really appreciate :).

My son began his day reading "Green Eggs and Ham" - that's where my inspiration to make the deviled eggs came from :))!!!.

Afterwards he did a series of activities that we downloaded from the Seussville webiste. He did ABC order, word search, rhyming, coloring pages, and also played games. We found this cute cat and hat tic-tac-toe (image below) on the website. The link to download the activities I mentioned is the following: http://www.seussville.com/#/games

Moreover, my son created a mosaic with the cat in the hat pattern. The pattern of the mosaic was designed into shapes: square, circle, triangle and diamond. We used the construction paper to make the mosaic. The pattern is available to download on Just 4 teachers: Sharing Across Borders:
http://just4teachers.blogspot.com/2013/02/reposting-popular-post-mosaic-seuss-art.html

Furthermore, my son described me what was his favorite Dr. Seuss book. He said that he liked "The Cat in the Hat" because it is funny :))). I totally agree :)))!!!! This worksheet was downloaded from TPT: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/What-is-your-favorite-Dr-Seuss-book-free-writing-prompt

It's been a fun and enjoyable day so far :), hope yours was as great as ours :)!!! Tomorrow there is more Dr. Seuss!!! Have a great evening!!! Thanks.

Fabiana