Read Across America

This is probably my favorite Dr. Seuss board of all! I think I like this one best because it can be put on a door and features all the children in your class, so everyone is in on the fun! Here's what you need...

• PAC57038 - Red 48"x12' Fadeless Paper
• EU847639 - Giant Cat In The Hat BBS
• EU841300 - The Cat's Hat Cut Outs
• PAC53871E - Light Blue Premium Posterboard
• EU847215 - Dr. Seuss Upper and Lowercase Punch Out Letters

For the background:

I used the back side of some old straight border to create the white stripes. Any kind will do as long as it's the same width. The cheapest thing to do is save those random single pieces that always end up in the garbage and recycle them instead! I tacked up a piece of trimmer in between each line that I removed at the end, just to make sure that my lines stayed straight and the spacing was even.

For the kids:

I cutout the pictures of the children and then cut a slit in the bottom of the hat using an exacto knife. Then I slipped them onto the child's head and taped the back side. After that I mounted them all on black construction paper and cut them out leaving a small edge, this allows them to show up better on such a busy background. I then wrote the children's names on the hats in sharpie.

Finally, I put the letters on the posterboard so they would show up as well. Read Across America is a great program and I hope to continue to create more displays to promote it in the future!

Obey The Rules With Dr. Seuss

The manufacturer for all the fun Dr. Seuss products, Eureeka, has come out with a really cute set for the rules of the classroom. Here are the products I used to create this board...

• PAC57178 - Bright Blue 48"X12' Fadeless Paper
• EU845018 - Cat In The Hat Trimmer
• EU847131 - Dr. Seuss Rules BBS
• EU487125 - Dr. Seuss Upper and Lowercase Punch Out Letters
• EU842660 - Dr. Seuss Welcome Go-Arounds BBS

The "Go-Arounds" BBS are the characters you see on the outside of the board around the frame. It comes with a welcome sign and looks great around a classroom door as well! The title says, "Don't Be A Silly Goose, Obey The Rules With Dr. Seuss!"

Take A Look, We've Read Some Books

This is my latest Dr. Seuss Bulletin Board undertaking. I was challenged to create a Dr. Seuss board that tracked the number of books a classroom or school read. Obviously, you can change the numbers based on how many students are participating. I did this one based on the number of books a class would have read. The idea here is that for every 5 books a class reads, they would move the hat to track their progress. You could even put a picture of the prize the class wins at the end of the road to help them keep their goals in mind. I will warn you, this board is a bit more challenging to create than one might think. You might be sure and put this one somewhere that you can leave up all year, maybe even in the hallway outside your door! Here are the items I used and how I achieved this look...

• PAC57338 - Violet 48"X12' Fadeless Paper
• EU847041 - Favorite Books Mini BBS
• EU847215 - Dr. Seuss Upper & Lowercase Punch Out Letters
• PAC53821E - Orange Premium Posterboard
• PAC53861E - Dark Blue Premium Posterboard
• PAC53841E - Dark Green Premium Posterboard
• PAC53801E - Red Premium Posterboard
• CTP6579 - 4" Black Designer Punch Out Numbers
• EU841300 - The Cat's Hat Cut Outs

In order to create the road, I cut the poster board into 4 sections and laid them out the length of the board overlapping them just a bit. Then I drew out my road on top of it and cut it out. I outlined the seams in black marker. Once I started tacking it up, it was easier to see if I needed to trim a piece down. I used the black numbers on each piece and accented with the book covers and characters in the Mini BBS. The hat cut out is what I used as the progress marker.

**If you have questions about this, as I am sure you will, feel free to leave a comment and I'll do my best to explain any of this that seems unclear.**

On The Loose With Dr. Seuss

So I know I am a bit late, but Dr. Seuss' Birthday is being celebrated this month and I thought it would be cool to show you the Read Across America Boards I have done! This was the first one I ever did. Enjoy!

• PAC57038 - Red Fadeless 48"X12' Paper
• EU845017 - Cat In The Hat Trimmer
• EU847637 - Cat In The Hat Large Characters BBS
• EU847639 - Giant Cat In The Hat BBS
• T459 - 4" Blue Casual Ready Letters

The background is what really makes this board special and creating it is a cinch! I used the back side of some old straight border to create the white stripes. Any kind will do as long as it's the same width. The cheapest thing to do is save those random single pieces that always end up in the garbage and recycle them instead! I tacked up a piece of trimmer in between each line that I removed at the end, just to make sure that my lines stayed straight and the spacing was even. It looks like I have a good eye, but really I cheated! The thought bubble I created using a white piece of poster board. I just cut it out into a wavy looking bubble and attached the letters to it. Without the bubble the letters would have gotten lost on the busy background. Finally, the giant Cat in the Hat character is about 4 feet tall, so I simply cut him off and covered the cut with the blue trimmer.