happy birthday, baby!

yesterday was a special day for our schoolgirl, e. her classroom had a big celebration to remember dr. seuss's birthday. they wore pj's to school (which attracted some interesting looks when we arrived at the library AFTER school. hee hee.) each kiddo brought their favorite dr. seuss book to share with the class. they had a guest reader. they painted their own version of the cat in the hat. they rhymed. they wrote stories. they ate special little dr. seuss cakes made for them by their teacher...

overall, it was a really fun day. i loved watching her select her story to bring. it allowed me glimpse into her thought process. her first instinct was to lean towards 1 fish, 2 fish, red fish blue fish (which is the popular choice in her classroom). but as she began to think it through, she went with horton hatches the egg because it is one of HER favorites.

it was so fun to be on the other side of this academic scenario. being the teacher was fun. but being the mom was wonderful. it's fun to see a room full of young minds open up and embrace learning, but it is fascinating to watch YOUR OWN young mind do this before your eyes. i must also say that on the teacher side of things, you didn't get to see the how they took what they learned at school and wove it into their lives. this week, e has really been "seeing" her life through the lens of dr. seuss. because we had to bring a book to school, we now have a huge pile of seuss books out from the garage- e has been reading all week. she has been rhyming and commenting on his illustrations. she has been naming her stuffed animals after characters in his book...

happy birthday, dr. seuss! and thank you mrs. k! this day was a hit.