Dr. Seuss Lessons and Links for Read Across America Day

Our baby cousin Avery
celebrating Dr. Seuss!

This week brings us to an exciting yearly event…

Read Across America Day
March 2nd

Created in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

Dr. Seuss—Theodor Seuss Geisel—was born here in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904 and grew up on Mulberry Street, just a short walk from our MindWing office.

We are looking forward to the completion and opening of the Dr. Seuss Museum here in Springfield! It will be such an exciting destination for children as well as adults who grew up loving Dr. Seuss stories!

“The more that you read the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” With this Seuss quote in mind, please enjoy reading and sharing the following links to Seuss-related information!

1. Visit these links to Seuss-related MindWing Blogs!

• 12/16/10 Is Maryellen Actually “Maryellen Who?”
• 3/2/15 And to think that YOU saw it on Mulberry Street
• 2/29/16 Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss Lesson!

2. The following are links to information related to the Dr. Seuss Museum:

• http://www.wbur.org/artery/2015/03/19/dr-seuss-museum
• http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2017/02/outlook_2017_the_springfield_museums_soa.html
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3. Further links to information on the Springfield Museum site with a Fact or Fiction section you will find interesting:

• https://springfieldmuseums.org/about/dr-seuss-museum/
• https://www.seussinspringfield.org/who-dr-seuss/factor-fiction
• https://www.seussinspringfield.org/who-dr-seuss

4. A link to an article about Springfield-based Merriam-Webster adding the word “Seussian” to its dictionary! This may be interesting for older students.

• http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2017/02/springfields_merriam_webster_adds_seussi.html

5. Seussical the Musical debuted on Broadway in 2000. This fantastical family musical is based on the books of Dr. Seuss, including favorites like “Horton Hears a Who!,” “Horton Hatches the Egg,” and “Miss Gertrude McFuzz.”

• Information about Seussical the Musical 
• Youtube videos of regional productions

6. Read Across America Events and Materials/Printables for Your Classroom

• Events in Your State
• Seussville Printable Materials
• NEA Printable Materials