Catherine Keeter

Dr. Seuss Reflection

There was a lot of preparation involved in Dr. Seuss day and it definitely
paid off in the end! In the end, the Samford students created a beautiful Seuss
themed hallway filled with bright colors and fun characters. The students were
able to walk through this hall way as they went to the Dr. Seuss assembly.
The Reading and Math team played a huge role in the creation and
organization of the Dr. Seuss decorations. I helped hang student work in the hall
and helped create borders for some of the butcher paper designs. I also helped
create a wall where students could write their favorite Dr. Seuss book. After this
wall was created I wrote down my favorite Dr. Seuss book, Fox in Sox. Right
after I wrote this down a student walked by and told me that Fox in Sox was his
favorite Dr. Seuss book too. He reminded me why we were creating the
decorations in the hallway. We made the Dr. Seuss books come to life to
encourage the students to read. We wanted the students to be intrigued by our
representations of the books to make them want to read the books themselves.
The students oohed and ahhed as they walked through the hall of creations and I
think many of them were enthralled by the decorations.
Dr. Seuss day started with a book parade. Each class dressed up as
characters from one of Dr. Seusss books. I love that each class dressed up
together because I feel like it bonded them and deepened their classroom
community. Each class paraded into the cafeteria for the Dr. Seuss assembly. At
the assembly Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Stone read The Cat in the Hat. Then the

dance team performed and third grade students came to the front to read their
contest-winning essays. The assembly closed with a performance of Seussical
the Musical by Simmons Middle School.
I loved that the principals of Trace Crossing Elementary read aloud to the
students. I feel as if the students were able to clearly see their principals joy for
reading and learning through this. I also really enjoyed the performance of
Seussical the Musical by Simmons Elementary. They brought the characters
from Dr.Seusss books to life in a very engaging way through music and
costumes.
I enjoyed Dr. Seuss day because I loved its goal in exciting students about
an author and encouraging them to read. I feel as if in my own classroom one
day I can use decorations, music, costumes, and more to make books come to
life. The students at Trace Crossings really enjoyed Dr. Seuss day and I know
when the students from my class got back to their classroom they all ran to grab
Dr. Seuss books!