Wednesday, June 07, 2006
My Favorite Childhood Book
My favorite childhood book was The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Seuss. I loved that book when I was little because I was amazed that someone could have so many hats. My mother made all of my clothes and we never bought many so I didn't have a lot of choices. The only hat I ever got to wear was usually on Easter Sunday. To me, it symbolized choices. As a young child I felt the world was so fascinating and I wanted to be so many different things. I have shared this book with my own children just for the sake of enjoyment but they didn't seem as enchanted with it as I was. I have shared it with my class and my theory about choices so they responded much better to the book. I have found out that my students love Dr. Seuss books even though they are in high school if I can make it into a learning experience. So, next year, we will be reading Dr. Seuss books for social skills lessons!
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Dr. Seuss books are so great, because they seem 'simple' and yet contain so much wisdom sometimes!
My favorite Dr Seuss is Horton Hears a Who, and I always remember "A person is a person, no matter how small." I enjoyed the 500 Hats one as well,though I had totally forgotten it until you mentioned it
I am so loving this thread...reminding me of great books I once read...and great ones I still have to read! I love Horton hears a Who and it helps my kids understand that thier younger smaller siblings are people not just pests!
I like how that book became symbolic for you. :)
Dr Suess is so great! I used the Ooblek book for science to introduce the concept of Plasma when we studied states of matter. We made green "Ooblek" out of cornstarch and water with green food coloring. Some funny stories from that lesson.
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